Our mission is to find and grow the security technologies of the future.
CyLon exists to support the startups and entrepreneurs building the secure foundations of our future digital economy. So far, we have helped scale over 100 companies, now collectively valued at over £500m, and supported more than 200 entrepreneurs from 35+ different countries. We have run programmes on the ground in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
We have three core activities:
- CyLon Scale finds and grows leading global startups from around the world
- CyLon Spark stimulates the creation of new cyber startups and the development of cyber skills
- CyLon Go provides opportunities for people from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue a cyber career
Find out more at cylonlab.com or contact us [email protected].
You can also see what we're getting up to on Twitter - @cylonlab.
CyLon exists to support the startups and entrepreneurs building the secure foundations of our future digital economy. So far, we have helped scale over 100 companies, now collectively valued at over £500m, and supported more than 200 entrepreneurs from 35+ different countries. We have run programmes on the ground in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
We have three core activities:
- CyLon Scale finds and grows leading global startups from around the world
- CyLon Spark stimulates the creation of new cyber startups and the development of cyber skills
- CyLon Go provides opportunities for people from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue a cyber career
Find out more at cylonlab.com or contact us [email protected].
You can also see what we're getting up to on Twitter - @cylonlab.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2015
Investment Type: Accelerator
Portfolio 112
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 04.11.2020 | AlertFusio... | alertfusion.com | - | - |
| - | TripleChec... | triplecheck.tech | - | - |
| - | Lynx Analy... | lynxanalytics.com | $10M | United Sta... |
| - | Threat9 | threat9.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Apvera | apvera.com | $1.7M | Netherland... |
| - | Keepnet La... | keepnetlabs.com | - | United Kin... |
| - | DeepView | deepview.com | - | United Kin... |
| - | TripleChec... | triplecheck.net | - | Germany, H... |
| - | SafeTech | otshield.io | - | United Kin... |
| - | Aiculus | aiculus.co | - | Singapore |
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Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 20.08.2021 | New Thinking: Britain’s ‘Largest’ Cybersecurity Accelerator Launches With Inclusivity In Its DNA | Saj Huq - Director of Innovation at Plexal. Sean Pollock Photographer |
| 12.03.2021 | Top 10 Startup Accelerators in the United Kingdom | One of the most popular methods used to identify high-growth potential startups is to find out if they have gone through an accelerator program. This is especially true if we only consider programs that validate the ambition of startups and... |
| 20.03.2019 | Cybersecurity startup BinaryEdge accelerates in London | |
| 21.02.2019 | AI cyber defender Senseon secures $6.4m to redefine industry approach | AI cyber defender Senseon secures $6.4m to redefine industry approach 21-02-2019 Senseon, the next generation AI platform for cyber defence, has announced the completion of a seed funding round of $6.4m. The seed funding will support Senseo... |
| 21.02.2019 | AI cyber defender Senseon secures $6.4m to redefine industry approach | Senseon, the next generation AI platform for cyber defence, has announced the completion of a seed funding round of $6.4m. The seed funding will support Senseon’s scaling of technology and presence in EMEA and the US. Leading the investment... |
| 19.02.2019 | MMC leads $6.4m investment into cyber defence business, Senseon | MMC led the deal and we look forward to working with the other investors in the round including Mark Weatherford, Chief Cyber Security Strategist at vArmour and former Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity, U.S. Department of Homeland Se... |
| 20.05.2015 | Ignite Announces UK Expansion Plans – CEO Paul Smith Explains Why | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website. This week North East accelerator Ignite announced plans to expand to two more cities in the UK – Manchester and London – we caught up with CEO Paul Smith to hear why From Sep... |
| 16.04.2015 | London Security Incubator, CyLon, Selects First Cohort | The CyLon London incubator was announced back in January, billing itself as Europe’s first dedicated cyber-security accelerator. At the time it said it was expecting to select about 10 startups in its first intake. In the event it’s gone fo... |
| 28.01.2015 | Cyber London: Europe’s first cyber security accelerator programme and business incubator | Cyber London: Europe’s first cyber security accelerator programme and business incubator 28-01-2015 The launch of ‘Cyber London’ (Cylon), Europe’s first business accelerator programme and incubator space dedicated to developing and supporti... |
| 27.01.2015 | Europe Gets A Cyber Security Incubator | London’s — and Europe’s — crowded startup accelerator scene is getting a new addition. Not fintech-related, this time. Rather the focus is cyber security. The Cyber London (CyLon for short) 12-week program, has been co-founded by Alex van S... |