Cyber
Helping the UK’s leading cyber security scaleups to accelerate their growth
Securing the future
The UK’s first national scaleup programme for the cyber security sector, Tech Nation Cyber is aimed at ambitious tech companies ready for growth, at home and abroad.
Offering peer-to-peer learning, masterclasses led by expert scale coaches, meetups and an international trip organised in conjunction with the Department of International Trade (DIT), the programme will provide cyber security scaleups with invaluable skills, a powerful network – including peers, investors and potential clients – and the ability to implement changes to help their companies grow.
It’s free to join, and we don’t take an equity stake in your business.
The Cyber programme will also engage investors, academia and industry on a wider scale, through mentoring, market reports, events and thought leadership pieces, including Tech Nation’s Cyber Collaboration Toolkit.
Take a look at our first Cyber cohort
A summary of our Cyber Cohort
45%are located outside the capital
9different cities as headquarters
£580Kin average revenue
£3mraised on average in funds
£11.6m in total revenue
12sector specialisms
How does the programme work?
Cyber is a six-month, non-residential programme to accelerate ambitious UK scaleups. From online training and phishing
Applications for Cyber opened on the 8th of February, ended with a judging roundtable on the 28th of March and our Cyber 1.0 cohort was announced on the 17th of April. If your company qualifies for the programme, don’t hesitate to get in touch for future opportunities.
To apply for the programme, your business must:
- Be headquartered in the UK
- 10+ employees
- Seed funding at minimum (or, if bootstrapped, £500,000+ in revenue)
- Ambitions to grow, expand and be industry leader
What is included in the programme?
Masterclasses
Four founder-focused sessions delivered by world-leading scale coaches covering core issues, from investment to the evolution of sales and international expansion.
Meetups
Five intimate networking sessions designed with the wider leadership team in mind to foster peer-to-peer learning and explore the challenges faced by different roles and departments.
Cohort trips
Three trips, including a thought leadership event and an international trip co-organised with DIT, to showcase companies at home and overseas.
Networking
The chance to share experiences, problem-solve with peers and learn from industry leaders and scale coaches who have been through the journey already.
Our supporters
Tech Nation is proud to be supported by these members of our judging panel and insight peers
“Most startup’s wish-lists look the same: customers, talent, capital – in that order. For Cyber Security companies these have been typically harder to acquire but the importance of the growth of this sector to the UK means things must change. Thankfully they are!”
Mike Kennedy, Downing Capital
Pratima Aiyagari, Cisco 
Mike Kennedy, Downing Capital 
Robert Coles, NHS 
Dr Emma Philpott, IASME 
Deeph Chana, Imperial College Business School 
Itxaso del Palacio, Notion Capital 
Akriti Dokania, Octopus Ventures 
Dr Jamie Graves, Zonefox 
Andy Williams, Global Transatlantic and Cyber Industry Advisor to DIT 
Seb Wallace, Triple Point 
Talal Rajab, techUK 
Alastair Paterson, Digital Shadows 
James Chappell, Digital Shadows 
Mivy James, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence 
Cat McDonald, Albion Capital 
Ed Macnair, Censornet
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