Cyber Runway: Sunderland – Smart Cities and Secure Connected Places

Organiser: Plexal

Plexal is delighted to welcome applications for our Cyber Runway: Sunderland pitch day.

Do you have a cyber security solution for Smart Cities and Secure Connected Places that you’d like to pitch to investors and industry experts?


We are pleased to be joined by Liz St Louis (Director of Smart Cities , Sunderland City Counciland Prof Chris Hankin (Imperial College London) who will share their expertise on Smart City and Cyber-Physical security challenges 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 to those that are selected to pitch.

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 arutyun.arutyunyan@plexal.com and Cc in Mary Welton mary.welton@plexal.com
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 – 17:00, 24th January 2024. If your application is successful, the Plexal team will be in touch asap with information on next steps.


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