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Cyber Runway

Cyber Runway

Offers United Kingdom cyber founders from seed to scale via specialist tracks, hands-on acceleration, and growth-facing support.

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Cyber Runway is the largest cybersecurity accelerator in the United Kingdom, funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and delivered by Plexal, an innovation company based in London. The program runs annually and is structured into five distinct tracks to serve cybersecurity startups and SMEs at different maturity levels: Grow targets companies establishing foundationa…

Funds UK cybersecurity startups and SMEs across five tracks β€” from early growth to critical national infrastructure β€” through in-kind mentoring, investor access, and engineering support with no equity taken.

CycleiHow often this grant runs β€” e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.β€”
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.β€”
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.β€”
Award typeiThe form of funding β€” grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.In-kind assistance
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.β€”

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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: www.plexal.com