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Infosecurity Europe 2026 Cyber Startup Competition finalists announced

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Infosecurity Europe 2026 will host a dedicated Cyber Startups Zone and a live pitch competition on 2 June for five cybersecurity startups, featuring AI-native and risk-focused technologies. The competition introduces a new startup-focused exhibition area and offers finalists direct access to industry leaders, investors, and buyers. The winner receives a 2027 exhibition stand, PR support, and a brand workshop package. Judges include Shlomo Kramer (Check Point, Palo Alto Networks founder) and senior CISOs from Close Brothers and Underwriting.

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  1. 18.05.2026 16:30 1 articles · 14h ago

    Five cybersecurity startups selected for Infosecurity Europe 2026 competition

    On 2 June 2026, five cybersecurity startups will pitch live at Infosecurity Europe in a dedicated competition featuring new startup-focused exhibition space and industry judging panel. Finalists include Cytidel, Datambit, Konvu, Ploy, and Red Carbon, each presenting AI-native or risk-focused platforms designed to address vulnerabilities, synthetic media, identity access, and SOC alert fatigue.

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  • The Cyber Startups Zone is a new dedicated area on the Infosecurity Europe 2026 show floor to showcase emerging cybersecurity technologies.

    First reported: 18.05.2026 16:30
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  • The competition will take place on Tuesday, 2 June 2026, with finalists pitching live to senior industry leaders, investors, and buyers.

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  • Judges for the competition include Shlomo Kramer (founder/investor of Check Point, Palo Alto Networks, Imperva, Cato Networks, Sumo Logic), Mun Valiji (Group CISO at Close Brothers), and Kirsty Kelly (Group CISO at Underwriting).

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  • The winner will receive a free exhibition stand at Infosecurity Europe 2027, PR support from Origin Communications, and a brand workshop from Dusted.

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  • Cytidel provides a real-time vulnerability intelligence platform prioritizing risks based on active exploitation and threat actor activity, reducing alert noise and enabling intelligence-led vulnerability management.

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  • Datambit offers deepfake detection for audio and video, delivering high-confidence, explainable outputs to verify digital evidence integrity amid rising synthetic media threats.

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  • Konvu is an AI-native vulnerability triage platform that automates investigation by connecting to existing scanners, performing agent-driven checks, and returning exploitability decisions with evidence-backed reasoning.

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  • Ploy provides an agentic access intelligence platform for autonomous identity management and visibility across SaaS, cloud, identity providers, and collaboration tools to mitigate identity-related attacks.

    First reported: 18.05.2026 16:30
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  • Ploy’s platform addresses identity-related attacks, which account for 80% of breaches and 93% of organizations experiencing multiple identity incidents annually.

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  • Red Carbon deploys AI analysts to automate low-level SOC tasks including alert analysis, threat intelligence, compliance auditing, and mitigation of alert fatigue and false positives.

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