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Tampa Bay Wave welcomes 16 cybersecurity startups into the CyberTech|X 2024 Accelerator Cohort

| Jo-Lynn Brown

Tampa Bay Wave, a nonprofit technology accelerator, has selected 16 cybersecurity startups for its CyberTech|X 2024 Accelerator program.

This year’s cohort includes startups from Florida, California, New York and Virginia, plus international regions like Spain, Chile and Canada.

The CyberTech|X 2024 Accelerator program is supported by a $2 million federal grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration which aims to foster regional innovation clusters in cybersecurity, fintech and healthtech.

Each participant in the CyberTech|X 2024 Accelerator program will benefit from a comprehensive three-month business accelerator experience, designed for founders by founders. This experience includes mentoring, sales training, pitch coaching and investor introductions, culminating in a Pitch Night on March 28, where the startups will present their innovative solutions to a gathering of investors, community members and industry leaders.

The CyberTech|X 2024 Accelerator program launched this week.

The program is supported by key funding partners including A-LIGN, KnowBe4, EY and strategic partners such as Bank of America, Cyber Florida, Digital Hands, 360 Advanced and USF Muma College of Business. Additionally, the cohort gains insights from the CyberTech|X Advisory Council, featuring cybersecurity experts and representatives from program funding partners.

The selected companies for the CyberTech|X 2024 cohort are:

Amagna – Tampa – www.amagna.com

Andes Intelligence – Providencia, Santiago, Chile – www.pegasus.cl

Blueteam – Bellevue, Washington – www.fmpos.ai

Cyberdefense.AI – Montreal, QC, Canada – www.cyberdefense.ai

CyDeploy- Baltimore, Maryland – www.cydeploy.com

EMPEQ (Empower Equity) – Ithaca, New York – www.empeq.co

Essert – Santa Clara, California – www.essert.io

Forward Security – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – www.forwardsecurity.com

Gray Wolf – Fredericton, NB, Canada – www.graywolfai.com

GuardianSat – Yulee, Florida – www.gsat.space

Hackrocks – Madrid, Spain – www.hackrocks.com

Hyperglade – Delaware, Ohio – www.hyperglade.io

Karambit.AI – Annandale, Virginia – www.karambit.ai

Securily – Boca Raton, – www.securily.com

Whiteswan – San Mateo, California – http://whiteswansecurity.com

Stealth Startup – Miami Beach

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