STARTUP PROGRAM
Are you ready to fast-track your growth, build powerful connections, and position your startup in front of global cybersecurity leaders? Whether you’re an early- stage disruptor or scaling up for your next big leap, the Black Hat MEA 2025. Startup Program is your gateway to new markets, influential partnerships, and tangible results.
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PROGRAM OFFERINGS
STARTup pod
Lead generation, brand awareness, meeting future clients/partners/investorsCyberseed pitch competition
pitching on the mainstage for equity-free fundsMentorship circuit
direct guidance from cybersecurity leaders and investors
Key content access
access to the top
essentially a database of potential buyers, investors and partnersvisibility
on the Blackhat channels.Startup & Scaleup Program Criteria
Early Stage Growth Stage
Fundraising
< USD 8 - 30 million
Founded
< 3 - 8 years
Team size
< 20 - 100
REVENUE
< 10 - 100
Cyberseed Startup
Competition
Eight finalists will pitch to a panel of expert judges on the final day of the event. One will walk away with the title – and 30,000 USD in prize money.
The Cyberseed Startup Competition offers a global stage for startups to present their technologies to influential tech buyers, government leaders, investors and the wider infosec community.