Mend.io Launches Mend Forge: An AI Native Innovation Engine for Next Gen Application Security

TEL AVIV, Israel and BOSTON, MA, July 31, 2025 — Mend.io, the leader in application security for modern software development, today announced the debut of Mend Forge, an innovation engine purpose-built to address the emerging security challenges introduced by AI-generated code, machine learning models, and evolving software supply chains.

Mend Forge offers early access to cutting-edge research, experimental capabilities, and security prototypes that address the risks AI brings to the software development lifecycle. Unlike traditional R&D efforts that are often opaque, Mend Forge emphasizes transparency, showcasing in-development technologies and strategic focus areas long before they are productized.

“AI is transforming software development faster than any shift we’ve seen before, and security can’t afford to lag behind,” said Rami Sass, CEO and Co-founder of Mend.io. “Mend Forge is our answer to that urgency. It’s not just an innovation lab. It’s a public commitment to lead from the front, to share what we’re building, and to help the industry navigate the complex realities of securing AI-driven software.”

Addressing a Rapidly Changing Threat Landscape

As organizations adopt generative AI tools and embed machine learning models into their applications, they face new classes of risk: prompt injection, model manipulation, data poisoning, insecure model integration, and more. These threats demand a rethinking of traditional AppSec strategies.

Mend Forge is designed to meet this moment by:

• Exploring defenses against AI specific attack vectors. 
• Reinforcing security across AI integrated CI/CD pipelines. 
• Surfacing actionable intelligence on AI related risk posture. 
• Stress-testing new approaches to code and model validation. 

Each project inside Mend Forge is grounded in real customer needs and informed by deep collaboration with development and security teams working on the front lines.

A New Model for Security R&D

Mend Forge breaks from conventional innovation approaches by inviting customers, partners, and the broader security community to observe — and in some cases participate in — the evolution of new technologies. The platform reflects Mend.io’s belief that trust is built through visibility, and that credible innovation is measured not just by speed, but by relevance and rigor.

By launching Mend Forge, Mend.io strengthens its leadership position at the intersection of AI and AppSec, giving enterprises the confidence that their security partner is actively adapting to, and anticipating, the future.