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STARTUPS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

CISPA seeks to have a strong and decisive global impact on society and economy by combining cutting-edge and often disruptive foundational research with transfer to innovative applications.

SUPPORT SERVICES

Our interdisciplinary team supports prospective founders in the ideation and startup phase. We aim to create a creative environment and to promote an entrepreneurial mindset in the context of the Saarland Informatics Campus. During the conception and implementation of new business models in the field of IT security, our support – funded by the BMBF funding program StartUpSecure – includes:

  • Staffing of venture teams and searching for co-founders
  • Coaching regarding ideation, product development, business modeling and go-to-market
  • Facilitating exchange with internationally renowned researchers during idea generation and product development
  • Support in fundraising through public funding programs such as StartUpSecure and private venture capitalists, e.g. the CISPA Venture Capital Fund
  • Easier go-to-market through an international network of industrial research partners
     

MORE SERVICE AND SUPPORT

Founders Fellowship

This program empowers teams of up to three people, including PhD students, postdocs, and MSc students, to turn their innovative research in information security, privacy, or AI/ML into successful startups.

Product Labs

The Product Labs department develops original prototypes especially for CISPA. They design and implement systems and software using agile design and development methods.

BLOG

On our CISPA Startup Blog, we publish news, interviews and interesting facts about our ecosystem on a regular basis. Get to know our startups and learn how cutting-edge research evolves into real-world cybersecurity solutions.

SOME OF OUR SPIN-OFFS AND STARTUPS

The following spin-offs and startups are currently in incubation at CISPA. They receive professional support in product development, business development as well as marketing and funding.

OPEN POSITIONS

CISPA supports a number of early stage venture teams that are looking for co-founders and contributors. Applications for the following open positions are evaluated continuously:

 

AIS Advanced IT-Security Solutions

NetBird
 

Lubis EDA
 

CONTACT

Interested in learning more about our community management, events, or support services? Looking for a specific contact from our technology transfer team? Explore our additional subpages for more information.

You can also send us an email or give us a call:
 

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Startups and Entrepreneurship

  +49 681 87083 1590