CROSSWORD'S SPIN OUT COMPANY, CYBEROWL LTD, RAISES OVER £500K TO ACCELERATE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
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Release 16/013 21st December 2016
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CROSSWORD'S SPIN OUT COMPANY, CYBEROWL LTD, RAISES OVER £500K TO ACCELERATE
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Crossword Cybersecurity Plc (ISDX: CCS, "Crossword"), the ISDX listed technology
commercialisation company focusing exclusively on the cyber security sector, and
Coventry University have seen their spin out venture, CyberOwl Ltd complete a
successful fundraising, securing a further £510,000. Mercia Fund Management and
Coventry University Enterprises invested the additional funds to accelerate
product development. This investment will enable CyberOwl to rapidly develop its
leading edge target centric network monitoring product aimed at the fast growing
Smart Cities and Internet of Things arena.
CyberOwl is developing a scalable early-warning system for network security to
address complex networks, such as the Internet of Things, which is predicted to
include over 50 billion connected devices by 2020 according to Cisco. Its
software is based on research shortlisted for the Lloyds Science of Risk prize,
conducted by Dr Siraj Shaikh, Reader in Cybersecurity at the University of
Coventry.
Since Mercia Fund Management's initial investment in April 2016, CyberOwl has
hired an outstanding management team, developed a proof of concept and entered
discussions with several potential blue-chip defence and security partners.
Former Associate Director at KPMG Daniel Ng has joined as CEO, and Ken Woghiren,
former Head of Architecture and Strategy at BBC Worldwide and ASOS, has been
appointed as CTO. With Daniel on board, Tom Ilube, Crossword CEO, has moved to
Non-executive Chairman.
Tom Ilube, Crossword's CEO said "CyberOwl has established its market potential
through a successful proof of concept and the appointment of an experienced
management team with extensive knowledge of the cyber security sector. We are
delighted that Coventry University and Mercia Fund Management have invested
additional funds in CyberOwl."
"Organisations need an early warning system to stop an attack in its tracks
before significant damage is done" said Daniel Ng, CEO of CyberOwl. "It is clear
from our discussions with potential partners that CyberOwl's target centric
network monitoring approach overcomes the challenges of stealthy, slow-moving,
sophisticated attacks on increasingly complex networks. This investment is a
huge boost in helping us take our first product to market and grow our
capability."
ENDS
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Tom Ilube, CEO Crossword Cybersecurity Plc
www.crosswordcybersecurity.com
Tel: +44 (0)208 973 2350
Email: info(at)crosswordcybersecurity.com
Twitter: (at)crosswordcyber
Daniel Ng, CEO CyberOwl Ltd
www.cyberowl.io
Email: daniel.ng(at)cyberowl.io
ISDX Corporate Advisor (Crossword)
Nick Michaels and Jon Isaacs, Alfred Henry Corporate Finance Limited
www.alfredhenry.com
Tel: +44 207 251 3762
ISDX Corporate Broker (Crossword)
Claire Louise Noyce, CEO, Hybridan LLP
Tel: +44 (0)203 764 2341
Email: claire.noyce(at)hybridan.com
- ENDS -
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Source: Crossword Cybersecurity Plc via GlobeNewswire
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