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Cybersecurity accelerators and startup programs

Compare the 5 accelerators, incubators, and founder programs that back cybersecurity startups, before you apply.

  • See the terms. What each program invests, for how much equity, and for how long.
  • Check that you fit. Stages, sectors, eligibility, and format, each with its source.
  • Compare the perks. Cloud credits and discounts: the most each one offers across its tiers.

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5 programs back cybersecurity startups

Cybersecurity programs by kind
Cybersecurity programs by kindCybersecurity programs by kind. Accelerator: 3; Incubator: 1; Government program: 1.AcceleratorAccelerator: 33IncubatorIncubator: 11Government programGovernment program: 11

2 of them publish a standard investment and 0 offer credits or perks.

Cybersecurity accelerators and startup programs
ProgramTypeHeadquartersInvestmentCredits and perksFounded
C3iHub IIT KanpurC3iHub, C3i HubIncubatorIndian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpurIndia$36K104 weeks—2020
DiSH AcceleratorDigital Security Hub AcceleratorAcceleratorDigital Security Hub (DiSH), a consortium led by Barclays Eagle LabsManchesterUnited KingdomEquity-free12 weeks—2022
InnovationQuarterUNIIQ, InnovationQuarter CapitalGovernment programThe HagueNetherlands———
Startup Wise Guys AcceleratorStartup Wise Guys, SWGAcceleratorTallinnEstonia$110K—2012
Tampa Bay WaveAcceleratorTampaUnited StatesEquity-free—2013

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About the data

A program is listed here when it names Cybersecurity among the sectors it takes. Investment is its standard cash investment per company and the equity it takes, where it publishes one; credits and perks are the most a company can receive. Terms change from cohort to cohort, so check the program’s own site before applying. Compiled from program websites, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026; every profile links its sources.