Cyber Runway Birmingham in Partnership with Plexal

Oct 08, 2024 to Oct 08, 2024

12:00-17:00

Innovation Birmingham, Holt St, Birmingham, B7 4BB

Midlands Cyber is pleased to announce we're hosting the next Cyber Runway in Partnership with Plexal for the Second Year

Plexal is delighted to welcome applications for our Cyber Runway: Birmingham - Securing the Future of Telecoms

Do you have a cyber security solution for the telecoms sector that you'd like to pitch to investors and industry experts?

We are looking for startups /organisations that are building cyber security solutions or secure by design solutions for the telecoms sector to join us and pitch their solutions.

A representative from UK Telecoms lab will share their challenges and insights followed by Q&A from attendees.

This event will be a great chance for startups to network with fellow startups, industry experts and investors. Startups will also get to hear about how they can better engage with the local ecosystem and the various innovation programmes on offer.

Our panel of judges will provide feedback on solutions and will share their expert knowledge:

  • Max Slinger, Mercia Ventures
  • Huw Sparkes, Future Planet Capital
  • (Expert TBC), UK Telecoms Lab

About Cyber Runway:

Cyber Runway, funded by the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), is the UK's largest cyber security accelerator. We work with founders from idea to scale up to fast-track their growth. Over the past two years we’ve supported nearly 200 companies and helped them launch products, raise funding and secure pilots.

How to get involved:

To apply please submit a pitch deck to Arutyun Arutyunyan at [email protected] and Cc in Mary Welton [email protected] . In your pitch deck please include: What your solution is Why it’s applicable to this sector Uses cases and traction (where applicable) Team overview Application deadline - 27 September 2024. If your application is successful, the Plexal team will be in touch by 2nd October with information on next steps.

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