ECCC Access-2-Finance Series

ECCC Access-2-Finance Series

Don’t miss your chance to meet with fellow cybersecurity entrepreneurs and industry leaders and attend the pitches & B2B meetings. 


The  ECCC Access-2-Finance Series, organised by European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC), CenSec, DigitalLead, Aalborg University and Women4Cyber, will take place on the 9th May 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The most promising European cybersecurity start-ups and scale-ups will take the stage and have the unique opportunity to pitch their innovative cybersecurity solutions and meet with leading investors and corporates from around Europe.

For European start-ups and scale-ups: Ambitious to pitch on a European stage?

Danish and other European cybersecurity start-ups and scale-ups are invited to register by providing their company’s profile and indicate whether they are looking for access-to-finance opportunities (B2B meetings with potential investors). Companies seeking access-to-market opportunities (B2B meetings with potential customers and partners, i.e. integrators, corporates etc) are also invited to apply.

For your application and more information about the ECCC Access-2-Finance Series download underneath the application form and additional information:

For European start-ups and scale-ups: Ambitious to pitch on a European stage?

Danish and other European cybersecurity start-ups and scale-ups are invited to register by providing their company’s profile and indicate whether they are looking for access-to-finance opportunities (B2B meetings with potential investors). Companies seeking access-to-market opportunities (B2B meetings with potential customers and partners, i.e. integrators, corporates etc) are also invited to apply.

For your application and more information about the ECCC Access-2-Finance Series download underneath the application form and additional information:

• ECCC Access-2-Finance series – Application guidelines
• ECCC Access-2-Finance series – Application form

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 2 April 2023 17:00 CET
The duly filled application form (pdf) and the pitch deck (pdf, 1 MB size) must be sent to susanne@censec.dk. The pitch deck should be of 5-7 slides (not counting the front and end slide).

IMPORTANT: Keep your application convincing and concise. Respect the indicated character limit. The selection committee will finally select between 8-12 European start/scale-ups to pitch during the ECCC Access-2-Finance Series on the 9th May in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Please note that definitive attendance will be subject to official confirmation after registration.

The ECCC Access-2-Finance Series is organised back-to-back of the V2 Security Conference (10th-11th May 2023, it’s free to attend but registration is required. It is a unique opportunity to attend these two cybersecurity events with leading content, renowned speakers and some of Europe’s most exiting cybersecurity start-ups and scale-ups.

ECSO STARtup Award

The two best cybersecurity companies participating in the ECCC Access-2-Finance Series will be nominated to compete for the ECSO STARtup Award. Nominees will be selected by the local jury and will be invited to participate in the final competition, which will be held in early 2024. During the final ceremony, nominees will pitch to the European jury and will have a unique opportunity to present themselves to high-level investors, corporate executives and cybersecurity experts. For more information, visit ECSO’s STARtup Award!

Special Women4Cyber STARtup Award
Cybersecurity companies (co-)founded by women and/or companies with at least 50% female employees will also be nominated for the Women4Cyber STARtup Award.

Guidelines and more information can be found on Censec's website