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Challenge
  • Position London as a global hub for cyber security innovation and adoption (the sister project to GCHQ in Cheltenham)
  • Design and deliver a national 3-year programme to support and scale 72 high-growth companies in the UK’s cyber security sector
  • Bring cyber security to the forefront of the digital economy ensuring UK businesses have a robust and secure digital infrastructure
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Solution
  • Wrote the vision, strategy and business model
  • Oversaw brand development and helped select the first cohort
  • Designed a comprehensive accelerator programme for the incubated businesses
  • Drew in corporate members, professional services firms and engineering talent from the Centre for Secure Information Technology in Belfast
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Results
  • Facilitated partnerships between corporates and start-ups
  • Developed the engineering talent pool
  • Increased adoption of novel technology
  • Attracted financing from international sources
  • Through five accelerators in three years, LORCA has helped 72 cyber innovators raise over £200m in investment and earn over £37m in revenue. Now its turbocharging the growth of six graduates with LORCA Ignite: a new scaleup programme.

LORCA

Achieving safe growth and investment for a cyber security hub

Overview
As part of the UK’s National Cyber Security strategy, we designed and delivered the London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement. This was a 3 year scale-up accelerator programme for 72 high-potential companies with the objective of driving technology adoption and facilitating deal-making with large corporates.

Location
East London
About the Project
London Cyber Security Centre, a £13.5 million investment from DCMS to accelerate cyber security companies

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