Evaluation of the Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator
An evaluation of the Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator (CyberASAP) programme to commercialise UK academic cyber security research.
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The Cyber Security Academic Start-up Accelerator (CyberASAP) programme was funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)* and delivered by the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN). It supports the commercialisation of UK cyber security research and helps academic researchers to turn ideas into fully rolled-out commercial projects by developing the academics’ entrepreneurial skills.
This report evaluates the CyberASAP programme which was initially piloted in 2017/18 and has been delivered over five years to 2021/22.
The CyberASAP programme is part of the government’s wider work to protect and promote the UK online, as set out in the £2.6 billion National Cyber Strategy.
*Responsibility for cyber security growth and innovation policy moved from DCMS to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) in February 2023.