Cyber Tzar join the 7th NCSC for Startups programme

We are incredibly pleased to be able to share with you that we have been accepted on, and have started, this year’s NCSC for Startups programme (2023).

The programme is action-packed with meeting, collaborating, and learning from the top talent in Cyber Security and Start-ups in the UK.

The five new startups follow the more than 60 businesses to complete the NCSC For Startups programme, who have collectively gone on to raise £512m and create over 1,600 new jobs since the programme was founded in 2017.

What the programme means to you

What does it mean for you, our customers, resellers, channel partners, and friends?

We will be taking the opportunity to further validate our risk methodology, to test our messaging, language and semantics of our platform, to hone our strategy and goals, and to grow our customer base. We also aim to work with partners to test both our latest supply chain cyber risk and third-party risk management capabilities and our foundational Insurtech and insurance proposition. And finally, we will be coordinating and aligning with the NCSC on their approach and strategy regarding a universal cyber risk score.

The other start-ups on this year’s programme

Our fellow travellers on the journey for this round of the programme include the following fellow startups:

• Acubed.IT  – committed to supporting the public sector to ensure the UK’s ever-evolving cyber security is a top priority, providing a novel security product for solving complex cross-domain problems.
• Coc00n – provides a unique suite of cyber security protections that wrap around the mobile devices of high-risk and high-profile individuals, generating comprehensive digital privacy and security.
• MemCrypt – taking a new approach to prevent and reduce the impact of ransomware attacks by supporting the recovery of encrypted data to remove the need to pay any ransom.
• RevEng.AI – building foundational AI models for understanding the contents and behaviour of software supply chains.

The team that delivers the programme

The NCSC for Startups programme is delivered by a consortium that includes:

• The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – The UK’s authority for cybersecurity guidance and incident response, and part of the Government Communications Head Quarters (GCHQ).
• Plexal – a leading innovation centre fostering startups and tech collaborations, responsible for delivering a number of top-flight programmes, including the Cyber Runway programme on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT).
• Deloitte – global top four consulting firm, whose Risk Advisory and Cyber and Strategic Risk services divisions help deliver the programme.
• CyNam – cybersecurity networking and community, based around Cheltenham, Bristol, and Gloucester, and part of the UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration (UK C3).
• Hub8 – collaborative workspace and tech incubator for innovators based in Cheltenham (and expanding into other regions).

Learn more and in the news

Learn more on the official NCSC site: New Startups

In the news (so far):

• “£512M raised so far by NCSC For Startups community as it brings five more into the fold” from Tech.EU
• “NCSC startup alumni collectively secure £512m” from UK Tech News
• “NCSC for Startups Community Crosses Half a Billion Pound of Funding and Creates 1,600 UK Jobs” from Plexal
• “Plexal’s Cybersecurity Programme Adds Five New Startups” from Clayton County Register
• “Five startups to join NCSC for Startups initiative” from Computer Weekly

Thank you!

Extremely exciting times at Cyber Tzar. Thanks to everyone involved for making it happen. And to our sponsors, supporters, customers, partners, friends, and family.