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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.

 

JOIN OUR 2025 STARTUP PROGRAM 

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PROGRAM OFFERINGS

STARTup pod

Lead generation, brand awareness, meeting future clients/partners/investors

Cyberseed pitch competition

pitching on the mainstage for equity-free funds

Mentorship circuit

direct guidance from cybersecurity leaders and investors

Key content access

access to the top

essentially a database of potential buyers, investors and partners

visibility

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

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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.

Cyberseed 2025 Judges: