The latest crop of cybersecurity companies on the rise will soon be landing in Tampa Bay.
The Tampa Bay Wave's second CyberTech|X Accelerator program cohort was announced Wednesday, which includes 15 companies from across the globe.
The cohort was formed in 2020 and launched its first class in 2021 to help cybersecurity startups gain access to mentoring, sales training, investor introductions, pitch coaching and more. It has backing from a number of local cybersecurity heavy hitters including A-LIGN, KnowBe4 and a $100,000 donation from ConnectWise founder, Arnie Bellini and his wife, Lauren Bellini.
The three-month program will culminate in a Demo Day April 6 where the companies will pitch to a group of accredited investors. According to the Wave, roughly half of the previous cohort closed their funding rounds within six months of Demo Day, with two companies getting acquired entirely.
"People across the country are finally recognizing what those of us in Florida already know, which is that our technology and startup ecosystems have been experiencing tremendous growth over the past five to 10 years, including in sectors like cybersecurity," Tampa Bay Wave President and founder Linda Olson said in a statement. "As cybersecurity threats continue to rise, programs like the CyberTech|X Accelerator can go a long way to address these growing security concerns, while showcasing Tampa Bay’s tech and cybersecurity talent."
Here is the newest class of the cohort:
Caliola Engineering LLC
What they do: Caliola designs innovative products to ensure secure and reliable communication. Its cybersecurity product simplifies the deployment of military-grade encryption to ensure critical networks and infrastructure are secured.
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
CloudWize.io
What they do: CloudWize is a no-code platform for maximum cloud security and compliance. CloudWize simplifies the complete picture of all cloud pillars: security, performance, cost, operations and compliance.
Location: Netanya, Israel
Crashtest Security
What they do: Crashtest Security offers a "Dynamic Application Security Testing" scanner that supports agile development teams to release continuously secure web apps and APIs through black box scanning.
Location: Munich, Germany
Lessontrek
What they do: Lessontrek is a modern and secure software as a service company that delivers and tracks cyber training. Lessontrek is owned and operated by a U.S. Navy veteran with 10 years of startup and Fortune 500 experience on the frontlines of cybersecurity in Silicon Valley and Microsoft.
Location: Seattle
Memi Corp.
What they do: Memi is a frictionless identity management and verification platform that enables users to authenticate each other and businesses by using a centralized platform while protecting the user’s personal information. Each Memi user is linked to a government-issued photo ID, providing verified and trusted user data.
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
Metapyxl
What they do: Metapyxl is a digital content authentication software used to address vulnerabilities associated with protecting, authenticating, tracking and licensing digital media. It also gives creators a peer-to-peer trusted marketplace to safely distribute their protected content.
Location: Delaware City, Delaware
NUTS Technologies Inc.
What they do: Through hybrid cloud technologies, NUTS Technologies Inc. offers the world's first smart data container designed for the network to make data private. Its secure modular data containers protect data in any environment without the need for centralized access controls.
Location: Glencoe, Illinois
Ragnarok
What they do: Ragnarok is a cloud cyber storage startup offering a solution to the growing problem of ransomware. It decentralizes and secures cloud storage using its technology to make the data stored quantum-safe and secured against a host of vulnerabilities, from data breaches to misconfigurations.
Location: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Redactable
What they do: Redactable helps companies permanently redact their confidential documents. Its technology engages secure redaction architecture to ensure that data is eradicated and that confidential documents never leave a private network.
Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Sequretek
What they do: Sequretek is an enterprise cybersecurity company with solutions in enterprise security monitoring; detection and response; identity access governance and authentication; and endpoint threat detection and response.
Location: Woodbridge, New Jersey
Sicura
What they do: Sicura helps high-security, highly regulated industries stay secure. It works with companies' existing automation and security tools to enforce and prove a compliant baseline across their IT landscape. Sicura enables companies to meet technical controls of common compliance regulations, avoid errors and misconfigurations and prevent security drift by providing automated remediation for IT infrastructure.
Location: Baltimore
Snowpack
What they do: Snowpack combines privacy and security in a unique overlay network to make individuals and their data invisible on the internet.
Location: Paris, France
TEKRiSQ INC.
What they do: TEKRiSQ drives cybersecurity maturity in small and medium-sized businesses. It aligns with trusted advisors using its engagement platform to identify, communicate and remediate risk in a streamlined fashion.
Location: Ponte Vedra Beach
