Vijil, a Menlo Park, CA-based AI software company, has raised $17 million in funding, bringing its total funding to $23 million. 

Investors 

The funding round was led by BrightMind Partners, with participation from Mayfield and Gradient Ventures. 

BrightMind Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage investments in enterprise technology and AI, particularly in areas such as cybersecurity and enterprise infrastructure. The firm aims to partner with “visionary founders” who are reimagining how enterprises use technology, combining deep technical expertise with real business insight. 

Vijil Use of Funds 

The company plans to use the funds to accelerate deployments of its platform, enhance AI agent resilience, and expand enterprise adoption. 

About Vijil 

Led by founder and CEO Vin Sharma, Vijil provides a modular platform that allows organizations to build, test, deploy, and continuously improve the intrinsic resilience of AI agents using reinforcement learning on production telemetry. Its main offerings include Vijil Evaluate, which tests AI agents for reliability, security, and regulatory compliance, and Vijil Dome, a runtime layer that enforces policies and guards against attacks. Founded in 2023, Vijil serves customers such as SmartRecruiters. 

Funding Details 

Company: Vijil, Inc. 

Raised: $17.0M 

Round: Not specified (Series unspecified; growth/expansion assumed) 

Funding Date: November 2025 

Lead Investor: BrightMind Partners 

Additional Investors: Mayfield, Gradient Ventures 

Company Website: https://www.vijil.ai/  

Software Category: AI / Enterprise Trust & Risk Management / Agentic AI 

Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251125902087/en/