CyLon

CyLon is a cybersecurity-focused investor and start-up support platform. It backs early-stage security and resilience companies, running programme hubs in London and Singapore and keeping a network in the US and the Middle East. It serves cyber founders and individuals who have a cyber idea.

What CyLon offers

• Early-stage investment — backs security start-ups with its own capital rather than through a venture fund.
• Customer introductions — connects portfolio companies with early buyers.
• Product-market fit support — works with founders on shaping the product around real demand.
• Sales capability building — helps teams develop the way they sell.
• Investor connections — introduces founders to other investors for follow-on funding.
• Programmes — runs programmes for existing cyber companies and for individuals at the idea stage.

Who it works with

Founders of security and resilience start-ups. Its portfolio includes companies in the UK, the US and Israel, and its team combines national security experience with years of work alongside enterprise security founders.

Key facts

• Hubs: London and Singapore
• Investment model: invests its own capital and is not a venture capital fund
• Network: buyers, investors and advisors across Europe, Asia, the US and the Middle East