The second group of pioneering cyber security startups to benefit from London’s £13.5m government-funded cyber innovation centre has been announced.
The centre, led by innovation centre Plexal in partnership with Deloitte’s cyber team and the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen’s University Belfast, was officially opened in June 2018, when the first companies to pass through the incubator were introduced.
The centre, officially known as the London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement (Lorca), will support the startups in scaling their organisations at pace and to access and grow into new markets, secure further investment, and recruit and retain the best talent.
The second cohort will focus on issues identified by a panel of cyber leaders as the most important to the industry, which are user-centric security and supply chain security.
Chosen for their growth potential, including commercial application, the startups will receive a year of bespoke, world-class support at London’s Here East tech campus in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
The cohort will have access to leading experts, including one-to-one commercial and technical…