[HGI-news-int] Cube 5 in Bochum: Startups wanted for cybersecurity incubator

Thu Sep 8 08:37:13 CEST 2022

Bochum, September 9, 2022

Cube 5: Startups wanted for cybersecurity incubator

The Cube 5 team from Bochum is sending its Next Gen Startup Incubator inCUBE
into the next round. Early-stage cybersecurity startups can still apply for
Batch #2 until 30 September and benefit from customised coaching and
networking content.

With inCUBE, Cube 5 has developed an innovative Next Gen incubator for the
difficult first steps in the start-up process, which is entirely tailored to
the needs of early-stage start-ups in the fields of cybersecurity and IT
security. The offer for ambitious founders focuses on sustainability and
provides intensive five-month support for a maximum of five teams with
customised further training and operational assistance. The participating
teams can benefit from the connection to a strong regional to supra-regional
startup ecosystem with partners from science and business. 

Batch #1, which started in May, is currently underway. Participants receive
support from experienced experts on relevant topics such as business model
development, company formation, sales, online- and personnel marketing. In
addition, they can access more than 200 software programs for free or at
significantly reduced rates and are considered for the provision of free
office space in Bochum.

The inCUBE funding programs takes place twice a year, with new batches
starting in the summer and winter semesters. Teams of two or more people
from all over Germany can apply. There are no costs for the participants.
Nor do they have to give up any shares in the young companies. The
application deadline for the second batch is 30 September 2022. More
information and details on the application process can be found here:
https://cube-five-incube.de/

About Cube 5

Since 2018, Cube 5 has been accompanying and supporting people interested in
founding and startups in the fields of cybersecurity and IT security at
every stage of development.

Cube 5 is based at the Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security and the Faculty
of Computer Science at the Ruhr University Bochum and is at home in the
university's own Worldfactory Start-up Center (WSC). One focus of Cube 5 is
on supporting spin-offs from research with prospects for success in the B2B
sector. As one of four locations in Germany, Cube 5 supports highly
innovative startup projects and startups from the scientific context of IT
security in the "StartUpSecure" funding programs of the Federal Ministry of
Education and Research (BMBF). Specially developed formats - e.g. the
incubator "inCUBE" for early-stage start-up teams - expand the portfolio.

>From the idea to business model development to company set-up: Cube 5
supports young entrepreneurs with startup know-how, suitable offers and
sustainable programs in every phase. A highly developed local to
international ecosystem of companies and institutions in the areas of IT
security and cybersecurity provides the ideal breeding ground for innovative
business ideas and young companies.

Contact

Thomas Würstlein, PR Manager

Cube 5/ Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security

Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Mail: thomas.wuerstlein(at)rub.de

Phone: +49 (0) 234 32-29822

Kind regards

Christina Scholten

RUHR-UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM

Horst Görtz Institut for IT Security/ Cluster of Excellence CASA 

Marketing and Public Relations

MC EG 78, Postfach MC 3

Universitätsstr. 150

44780 Bochum, Germany

Tel: +49-(0)234-32-29274

E-Mail:  <mailto:christina.scholten at rub.de> christina.scholten at rub.de

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