St. Louis Earns Reputation As Hub For Advanced Information Security

SixThirty CYBER, a St. Louis, Missouri-based business development program that invests in cybersecurity companies, recently announced the six startups that will be a part of the SixThirty CYBER 2017 Portfolio & Business Development Program.

AppsCo, BotDoc, Reblaze Technologies, Silverfort, SourceDefense, and Zighra will each receive up to $200,000 in funding, along with mentorship from industry experts and connections to top technology companies in the United States. SixThirty CYBER says it plans to invest $10 million into cybersecurity startups over the next five years.

The newly formed Midwest Cyber Center of Excellence works extensively across Missouri leading workforce development, youth education and information sharing initiatives and Missouri is home to the western campus of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA). At the same time, organizations like LaunchCode and Claim Academy are delivering coding and IT talent at an accelerated rate for Missouri employers.

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