The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced five startups that will join its new NCSC for Startups initiative, which is designed to help the UK government rapidly expand its cyber security capabilities.
The initiative is being run in partnership with East London-based innovation hub Plexal, and succeeds the NCSC Cyber Accelerator, a separate programme that helped more than 40 tech companies raise over £100m in external investment.
While the Cyber Accelerator was specifically geared around helping startups to scale, NCSC for Startups is open to startups at all stages of maturity.
“We are excited to welcome the first innovators to NCSC For Startups,” said Saj Huq, director of innovation at Plexal. “The response to our call for applications has been phenomenal and we’re looking forward to bringing on more startups throughout 2021 in response to specific challenges and technology needs in the cyber security market.
“The NCSC understands the UK’s cyber security challenges better than anyone, and the opportunity for innovative startups to benefit from…
