The Demo Day of the Cybersecurity Startup Program presented the most cutting-edge solutions in cybersecurity developed by the startups participating in the program, with AI taking center stage. This event, held at La Harinera, marked the culmination of the program promoted by INCIBE and Startup Valencia, in collaboration with Valencia Innovation Capital from the Valencia City Council and Innsomnia.
The 15 startups that were incubated or accelerated over the past three months as part of the program had the opportunity to pitch their projects in a 5-minute format to investors and potential clients.
DataOrigin, Revel, and Sagenso were named finalists in the Incubation category, while Vesta-Z, Umibots, and World Challenge Game were finalists in the Acceleration category. The two winners, DataOrigin and Vesta-Z, shared a prize of 10,000 euros, and the finalists also enjoyed other awards such as a spot in the Pitch Stage at VDS, which will hold its seventh edition on October 23 and 24 at the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, or the chance to participate in events organized by INCIBE.
The judging panel responsible for selecting the winners included Mª del Pilar de Cos González-Taladriz, Cybersecurity Industry, Entrepreneurship, and Internationalization Specialist at INCIBE; Lucía Calabria, Deputy Director of Entrepreneurship at Las Naves / Valencia Innovation Capital; Alberto Andújar, Director of BIGBAN Private Investors; Sarah Soler, Sales & Customer Success Manager at the same company; and Nacho Mas and Karina Virrueta, CEO and Head of Innovation Ecosystem at Startup Valencia, respectively.
Nacho Mas, CEO of Startup Valencia, emphasized “Startup Valencia’s commitment to supporting cybersecurity startups and collaborating with them to provide the best solutions through partnerships with institutions like INCIBE.”
The event was attended by representatives from prominent investment funds and corporations such as Marina de Empresas, Zeus, Successful Fund, BIGBAN Private Investors, Elewit, and Theraakel, among others.
The 15 startups that participated in the Demo Day were VeriHub, Ear Recovery, DataOrigin, Ch3etah, Zerion, Repara.me, Zeeguros, Sagenso, and Revel in the incubation phase; and Umibots, World Challenge Game, Deliverance Enterprises, Vesta-Z, In RESET, and Venturest in the acceleration phase.
The event concluded with a networking session to facilitate connections between program participants and event attendees, promoting collaboration and growth opportunities.
Cybersecurity Startup Program
The Cybersecurity Startup Program, organized by Startup Valencia along with INCIBE and funded by NextGeneration-EU and PRTR funds through INCIBE, aims to boost innovative startups and projects from any sector through three-month incubation and acceleration programs.
The program was developed in collaboration with the Valencian accelerator Innsomnia and included participation from tech companies and experts from Nunsys, BeDisruptive, Geekshubs, Internxt, Sothis, Aktion Legal Partners, Zubi Labs, The Impact Project, and Plug and Play Tech Center, among others, who took part in training and mentoring sessions.
The training was complemented by visits to key companies in the sector and networking activities. This initiative is supported by Valencia Innovation Capital, the new innovation strategy of the Valencia City Council, and Innsomnia, an Innovation Hub that has advised and guided companies in their digital transformation process.
