# Ben Bernstein

> Ben Bernstein is a seed investor at Minimus backing Security and Software. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Minimus
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-bernstein-3427383/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bentwistlock
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stamod1

Ben Bernstein is a seed investor at Minimus in New York focused on Security and Software. Ben Bernstein is based out of New York, New York and is the Co-Founder & CEO of Minimus. Ben previously worked at Palo Alto Networks as SVP of Products & Engineering. Ben Bernstein attended Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Ben Bernstein has received the Gold Star Award.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Security | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Cloud Security | 1 | 50% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 50% |
| Risk Management | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eureka Security | Eureka is an Israeli startup offering holistic security across cloud data stores. The Eureka Cloud Data Security Posture Management platform enables security teams to successfully navigate the ongoing and often chaotic expansion and growth of cloud data. | $8M | Seed | Jan 12, 2022 |  |
| Velocity | AI-First Runtime Observability Platform - Faster incident resolution with actionable, accurate insights | $17M | Series A | Nov 02, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Greycroft](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greycroft) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hetz Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hetz-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Insight Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insight-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Quiet Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quiet-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [YL Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yl-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Minimus

VC Fund · New York, United States

The Minimus platform may assist businesses in achieving an instant reduction in vulnerability exposure with just one modification to deployment configurations, greatly speeding up the remaining remediation efforts.

3 contacts available at Minimus.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Bernstein | CEO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-bernstein-2 |
| Dima Stopel | VP R&D & Co-Founder | — |
| John Morello | CTO & Co-Founder | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Ben Bernstein invest in?

Ben Bernstein invests primarily in Security, Software and Cloud Security startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Ben Bernstein last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ben Bernstein closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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