Europe

Growth Academy: Cybersecurity

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Europe - Hybrid
3 months

A three-month program providing cybersecurity startups with essential growth skills, internationalization strategies, and Google tools & products to help them scale.

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Europe - Hybrid
3 months

About the program

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About the program

A three-month program providing cybersecurity startup leaders with essential growth skills, internationalization strategies, and Google tools & products to help them scale. Selected founders will work with a mix of Google and external industry experts in a series of workshops and will receive mentoring across strategy, sales, and partnerships. The kick-off session, and two further face-to-face events, will be held in various cities across Europe. These will be made public in the coming months.

Key benefits

  • Equity-free Support

    3 months of equity-free support.

  • Custom Mentoring

    Technical consulting and tailored support and advice from mentors from Google and industry experts.

  • Strategic support

    Support on company and product strategy.

  • Leadership training

    Learn more about effective leadership skills based on knowledge and data shared by Google.

  • Go Global

    Support from mentors and Google teams on new international opportunities, to expand your business to new markets.

  • Networking Opportunities

    Meet and connect with fellow founders to grow your network, learn from others, and contribute to a bigger community.

Program criteria

Program criteria

  • Seed to Series A startups based in Europe but looking to scale internationally
  • Startups need to be focused on an element of cybersecurity, such as: prevention, protection, research, and/or threat analysis and threat sharing
  • Startups must have demonstrated traction (users, revenue)
  • Startups must have a scalable product or service, with both a significant total addressable market and a defensible growth model

Selected cohort

Key dates

  • January 10, 2023

    Applications Open

  • February 12, 2023

    Application Deadline

  • March, 2023

    Cohort Announcement

  • April 12, 2023

    Program Kickoff

  • June, 2023

    Program Ends

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