When Plexal launched LORCA (which runs a cyber accelerator) in 2017, we were tasked by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport with raising £40m over three years. Today,
Category: Cybersecurity
The LORCA Report 2020
LORCA, the cyber programme Plexal is delivering, has released The LORCA Report 2020. The report takes the pulse of the UK’s growing cyber ecosystem and features research with Beauhurst along
Plexal’s partnered with cyber community Hub8
Plexal, which delivers the LORCA cybersecurity programme, has partnered with Hub8 – a purpose-built workspace dedicated to supporting Cheltenham’s flourishing cyber community. Plexal members, including the members of our cyber
LORCA graduate ThinkCyber wins Innovate UK competition
The government launched the Innovate UK Fast Start Competition in April to “fast-track the development of innovations borne out of the coronavirus crisis while supporting the UK’s next generation of
We’ve never needed an ecosystem approach to cybersecurity more. Here’s how to sign up.
In just over a month, the world has been changed by COVID-19 in staggering ways. Industries have pivoted, supply chains have begun manufacturing new products to deal with the crisis
Plexal and LORCA have joined the UK’s 5G security working group
The UK5G Testbed and Trials Working Group was created to understand the specific challenges in the UK’s 5G ecosystem, as well as coordinate progress across the trials and testbeds taking place to uncover potential use cases for 5G.
Britain is open: Plexal joins forces with global innovation platform SOSA to connect London, New York and Tel Aviv ecosystems
We’re excited to reveal that Plexal has partnered with global innovation platform SOSA as part of SOSA’s expansion into the UK.
RazorSecure has raised £2.6m in investment
Hot on the heels of news that UK tech investment reached a record £10.1bn in 2019, we’re excited to announce that RazorSecure, a member of our LORCA programme, has raised £2.6m in its latest funding round.
Meet LORCA’s fourth cybersecurity cohort
We’re excited to introduce you to the 20 scaleups we’ve selected to join our fourth cohort of cyber innovators, which is also our largest and most international yet.
The big reveal: meet LORCA’s third cohort (its most international yet)
LORCA, the cybersecurity programme Plexal’s innovation team is delivering for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, has just welcomed 15 scaleups to its third cohort. If you remember,
Plexal bolsters its global cybersecurity links with two international partnerships
We’re excited to reveal that Plexal has partnered with the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), City of New York, and the New York Economic Development Corporation.
Don’t do a Reddit: how wargaming exercises can help you prep for an inevitable data breach
Berta Papp-Silva is the co-founder and CEO of The CyberFish: a new Plexal member that incorporates insights from psychology and behavioural science when developing cybersecurity solutions.