LORCA: The London Office for Rapid Cyber Security Advancement
Helping the most innovative UK startups scale, connect and solve the big cyber challenges.
72 innovators
£200m investment raised
£37m revenue
865 jobs
LORCA accelerated the growth of the most innovative cyber companies to solve digital challenges faced by enterprises, the economy and society.
It was backed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and delivered by Plexal in collaboration with Deloitte and the Centre for Secure Information Technologies.
LORCA believed in the power of collaboration, so it connected startups, scaleups, academics, investors, platforms, government and industry from around the world into a global ecosystem.
Through five accelerators over three years, LORCA helped 72 cyber innovators raise over £200m in investment and earn over £37m in revenue. It then turbocharged the growth of six graduates with LORCA Ignite: a new scaleup programme.
LORCA members have broken the £150m investment milestone
LORCA graduate ThinkCyber wins Innovate UK competition
The LORCA report
HEAR WHAT OUR ALUMNI HAVE TO SAY
The experiences from the last 12 months at LORCA taught us a massive amount about our own strengths as well as the needs of our clients. The continuous support from LORCA enabled us to accomplish our goal of creating Otlo as a brand in its own right and a platform for future investment. As a result, we expanded internationally and became part of a very successful Austrian health IT service company.
otlo
We went through numerous accelerators, and LORCA was one of the most beneficial programmes we experienced. In just one year, we gained immense opportunities to grow and expand in the UK. Thanks to LORCA, we not only managed to transfer our team to London but also established relationships with governmental agencies and top IT companies in the UK. This resulted in game-changing agreements and partnerships for us.
Messagenius
LORCA had an immediate impact on our business. It established a relationship for us that resulted in a new enterprise client within weeks. The knowledge sharing helped us develop our leadership team’s approach to the market and form a close network of allies within the industry.
Vivida
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