Evaluation of the Cyber Runway programme
An evaluation of the government's Cyber Runway programme to help cyber security businesses innovate, develop and grow.
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The Cyber Runway programme was initially funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in 2021*. It is delivered by Plexal as a ‘bootcamp’ and accelerator programme for UK cyber sector businesses at different stages of the business lifecycle with three streams: Launch, Grow and Scale.
- Launch: support to individuals to develop relevant entrepreneurial skills, meet potential co-founders, and establish new cyber businesses.
- Grow: support to businesses to help them grow, access funding, and achieve commercial success.
- Scale: support to help businesses grow rapidly in the UK and internationally.
The programme brought together three separate DCMS funded accelerators programmes - HutZero, Cyber101 and TechNation Cyber - into one single branded programme. This was enacted to enable a clearer application process for cyber companies; to deconflict the programmes and to maximise synergies and pathways between the cohorts.
This evaluation report relates to the Cyber Runway programme in its initial year (2021 to 2022) .
Cyber Runway is part of the government’s £2.6 billion National Cyber Strategy to protect and promote the UK online. This includes an objective to strengthen the UK cyber security ecosystem and ensure we have a sustainable, innovative and internationally competitive cyber and information security sector.
*Responsibility for cyber security growth and innovation policy moved from DCMS to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) in February 2023.