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Vision for CYBICA

Several types of investment vehicles invest in early-stage solutions that address these threats, but none of them combines technical cyber expertise with the vision of establishing sustainable digital infrastructure in Europe

Traditional Generalists VC Funds

Seeking short-term financial returns
Often generalists in terms of industries


Example funds:

Cyber Impact Fund

CYBICA is the first Cyber Impact Fund in Europe.

In the US, Ex/Ante VC Firm is a successful example of a Cybersecurity Impact Fund, supported by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt

  • Target: pre-seed / seed startups in online privacy and security
  • Example investments:
    Reality Defender - deep fake detection,
  • Lockr – consumer identity,
  • Webacy – self-custody business


Corporate Funds

Non-traditional investors, often focused on thematic that serves corporate business interests

Thematic Funds & Impact Funds

  • Thematic Funds: VC funds focused on one investment domain on which they have expertise (e.g., digital), seeking to maximize short-term financial returns
  • Impact Funds: Generalists Funds seeking to invest in companies providing long-term / sustainable impact to society, with less emphasis put on short-term financial returns (e.g., public funds)
Example funds:

WHAT IMPACT MEANS ?


When we target dual-use solutions, having an impact means making our fund’s objectives part of a global, long-term approach, to raising people’s awareness of the security and defense challenges they face in cyberspace, more or less consciously, and protecting victims (or preventing them from becoming victims).