DataTribe Challenge to Accelerate your Cybersecurity Startup

Deadline Date: September 27, 2024

Donor Name: DataTribe

Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000

https://datatribe.com/challenge

The DataTribe Challenge is a unique startup competition for pre-seed and seed stage cybersecurity and data science startups.

It’s a platform for startups to connect with DataTribe, to tighten their pitch, to gain industry exposure, and to make connections with prospective investors and customers.

This is their 7th Annual Challenge. This year, Five Challenge applications will be selected to be recognized as Finalists. Finalists will participate in Challenge coaching leading to the Challenge Finalists Event. At the invitation-only Finalists event, the Finalists will present to a panel of judges in front of 150 CISOs, investors, and industry leaders. In addition to the five Finalists, an additional 10 entrants will be selected to receive invitations to attend the Finalists event.

The DataTribe will begin the messaging workshop with the finalists starting the week of October 21st. The Finalists event is scheduled to take place in the DataTribe Challenge Auditorium in Maple Lawn, Maryland on November 13th, 2024.

Why Participate?

• The DataTribe is very conscious of how busy founders are. So, they take great care in trying to make the Challenge both easy to apply to as well as valuable for selected participants. The key benefits for all entrants include a direct path to getting in front of DataTribe and the potential to be selected to participate in the program as a Finalist. Finalists split the $25K prize, receive messaging and strategy coaching by a DataTribe team member, and the opportunity to present in front of an audience of industry leaders at the Challenge Finalists event. As well, Finalists benefit from awareness-building through the Challenge promotion and the recognition of having been selected as a Finalist. Through the collaboration and coaching, Challenge participants form lasting relationships with the DataTribe team. They become advocates for your success. The DataTribe team routinely helps Challenge alumni on their entrepreneurial journey even years later.

Why They Do the DataTribe Challenge?

• At DataTribe, they remain unwavering in their commitment to nurturing startups into world-class enterprises. They’ve carved out a distinctive reputation as a partner to exceptional teams operating at the forefront of innovation. These teams often draw experiences from the world’s most prestigious, and high-stakes technology environments, the Intelligence Community and national labs. They want to meet cybersecurity founders and to help drive progress and elevate the standards in the fields of cybersecurity and data science.

Eligibility Criteria 

• The competition is open to teams/individuals with practical experience in the research, design, development, integration, and deployment of cutting-edge tools, techniques, and systems to support cyber operations for government, university labs, or a corporate enterprise. They are looking for founders who want to turn exceptional talent and tech into world-class product companies.

For more information, visit DataTribe.