Alex von Someren - Founding CyLon
I left school to join Acorn Computers in the 1980s , where I was extensively involved in the BBC Microcomputer project . Subsequently I co-founded ANT Ltd in 1990 to produce networking products , including Web Browser software licensed to the Oracle Corporation . Following on from that I co-founded nCipher to develop internet security products using advanced cryptography . The company became a world leader in IT security , counting major banks , finance companies and governments among its customers . nCipher plc was sold to Thales SA in 2008 . Currently I ’ m the Managing Partner for Early Stage investing at venture firm Amadeus Capital Partners , where we have supported and funded over 120 companies over the past 20 years .
In 2015 , together with Grace Cassy , Jonathan Luff and Poppy Wood , we founded Cyber London , Europe ’ s first cyber security accelerator . We each recognised the importance of innovation within this sector , but there was very little support tailored to the needs of cyber security entrepreneurs .
We decided to set up Cyber London and haven ’ t looked back since .