- Raised $51M Seed round led by Mayfield, Oct 2023
About
Minimus, previously known as Gutsy, is an Israeli cybersecurity startup founded by the team behind Twistlock. The company focuses on preventing application vulnerabilities by providing secure, minimal container images and virtual machines that serve as drop-in replacements for existing software components across development pipelines. Their platform aims to eliminate over 95% of software supply chain vulnerabilities by building images from scratch with only the necessary software, significantly reducing the attack surface. Minimus also offers an Image Creator feature, allowing customers to build and manage their own hardened container images. Minimus also offers Minimus Supply Chain Protection and minicli for securing software dependencies and managing custom container images as code.
Funding history · 1 round · $51.0M total
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Q&A
- What is Minimus's primary focus?
- Minimus is an Israeli cybersecurity startup specializing in minimal, secured container images to reduce application vulnerabilities and enhance software supply chain protection.
- When was Minimus founded and by whom?
- Minimus was founded in October 2022 by Ben Bernstein (CEO & Co-Founder), Dima Stopel (VP R&D & Co-Founder), and John Morello (CTO & Co-Founder).
- How much funding has Minimus raised to date?
- Minimus has raised a total of $51 million USD.
- When was Minimus's last funding round and who were the lead investors?
- Minimus's last funding round was a Seed round in September 2023, which raised $51 million USD. The lead investors were Mayfield and YL Ventures.
- What is Minimus's employee count?
- Minimus has an employee count in the 51-200 range.
- What is Minimus's current operational status?
- Minimus is currently inactive.
- Where is Minimus headquartered?
- Minimus is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
- What key product features does Minimus offer?
- Minimus offers secure, minimal container images and virtual machines, an Image Creator feature for building hardened container images, Minimus Supply Chain Protection, and minicli for managing custom container images as code.
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External links
| Website | minimus.io/ |
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| linkedin.com/company/104413841 |
Identifiers & details
| Legal name | MINIMUS LTD |
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| Founded | 2022-10 |
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Patents
| EPO | 15 |
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Publications (Crossref)
| Works | 1 |
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Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | minimus.io |
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Certificate / subdomain footprint
| Subdomains | 12 |
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Israeli Companies Registrar (רשם החברות / ICA)
| Registrar # (ח.פ.) | 516697836 |
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| Status | פעילה |
| Corp type | ישראלית חברה פרטית |
| Incorporated | 2022-10-27 |
| Purpose | לעסוק בכל עיסוק חוקי |
| Liability | מוגבלת |
| In violation (unfiled) | no |
| Last annual report | 2024 |
| Active charges / liens | 2 |
| Registry events | 2 — charge (2) |
| Registered address | קורן 12 הרצליה |
Recent registry events
| Date | Event |
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| 2026-02-22 | רישום שעבוד |
| 2026-02-10 | רישום שעבוד |