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Success for Digital Hub for Cybersecurity
The ATHENE Digital Hub is independent, making it the only startup hub for German cybersecurity startups in the Digital Hub Initiative (de:hub) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. This makes Darmstadt the only nationwide contact point for startups specializing in IT security and data protection.
Until now, the Digital Hub in Darmstadt and the Tech Quartier in Frankfurt formed a twin hub covering the two topics of fintech and cybersecurity. Now, both locations are independent with their own subjet area. Since the hub initiative was launched in 2017, the ATHENE Digital Hub has worked with its partners to build the leading national ecosystem for cybersecurity startups. As a StartupSecure incubator, the ATHENE Digital Hub has supported more than 20 startups to date – the highest number in the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research's program. Together with the Hebrew University in Israel, the hub has already conducted several incubator programs with German and Israeli students. The hub also awards several cash prizes, including the Pitch Award in the SpeedUpSecure Accelerator and the ATHENE Startup Award UP@it-sa, the only prize for the entire German-speaking region.
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