The European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO), together with the National Cybersecurity Centre of Portugal (CNCS), ScaleUp Porto, Bright Pixel, Maxive and S21sec, have the pleasure of inviting you to the 9th edition of the Cyber Investor Days, scheduled on 15-16 June 2021 in Porto, Portugal.

The most promising European cybersecurity startups and SMEs will have a chance to pitch their innovative cybersecurity solutions and hold B2B meetings with the leading investors and corporates from Europe and beyond. 9th Cyber Investor Days will be organised as a virtual event, allowing remote attendance.

Two best cybersecurity companies participating in the Porto edition of the Cyber Investor Days will be nominated to compete for the ECSO’s European Cybersecurity STARtup Award. Nominees will be selected by the local jury. During the final ceremony of the Award, nominated companies will pitch in front of the European jury and will have a unique opportunity to present themselves to high-level investors, corporate executives and cybersecurity experts. For more information, click here.

• FOR STARTUPS & SMEs. To be selected for the pitches and B2B meetings, European cybersecurity start-ups and SMEs are invited to send their applications to ECSO (wg4_secretariat@ecs-org.eu). DEADLINE: Monday, 26 April 2021, midnight CET.
• Your application should include a duly completed application and a 5-7 slides pitch deck. The application form is available here (Word file). More information about the application process can be found in the application guidelines, available here (PDF file).
• FOR INVESTORS & CORPORATES.  Registration is now open here

The last two editions of the ECSO's CYBER INVESTOR DAYS were organised as all-virtual events and proved to be a great success – the record number of investors and corporates attended the event, more than 200 virtual B2B meetings were held.

ECSO cybersecurity business matchmaking events are designed to cover different investment phases, ranging from seed to strategic investment and M&A, as well as to give exposure to potential corporate customers and business partners. 

More information about the previous editions of the CYBER INVESTOR DAYS can be found here.