The Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme (CyberASAP) is an 11 month programme funded by Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), that will invest in innovative cyber security ideas coming from the UK’s academic research base.
The aim of this competition is to identify the most promising commercial opportunities in academia relating to cyber security, with a share of up to £800k funding available.
This is phase 1 of a potential 2 phase competition.
Phase 1 will last up to four months, split into two equal stages:
- an initial stage for value proposition development activities
- a further stage for market validation activities
Teams invited to the market validation stage will be required to give a presentation to an independent judging panel. The panel will select teams to progress.
Phase 1 will determine the value of the idea and, if appropriate, identify the best commercial route to progress. The programme will be supported by industry experts, including some from cyber security.
We encourage applications that respond to the below cyber security challenges:
- Security and Resilience of Operational Technology (OT)
- Software Supply Chain Security and Resilience, including compliance with Software Code of Practice and security of cloud services
- Emerging Opportunities and Technologies; this can include AI in cyber security (access management, change management, threat detection and reporting), drones and robotics
This list is not exhaustive and we welcome applications that address other cyber security challenges, including online harms.
Applications are open from Monday 19th January to 11am on 11th February – find out more and how to apply here.