CrowdStrike, announced the global expansion of its Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator, in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVIDIA through the NVIDIA Inception program. Now in its third year, the initiative aims to empower the next generation of innovators driving advancements in AI-powered cloud security. This expanded accelerator will provide worldwide startups with access to mentorship, technical support, funding opportunities, and go-to-market guidance to fast-track innovation across the cybersecurity ecosystem.
The third annual accelerator program is now accepting applications until November 15, 2025, with the eight-week session scheduled to run from January 5 to March 3, 2026. Selected early-stage startups will benefit from personalized mentorship from experts at CrowdStrike, AWS, and NVIDIA, as well as connections to leading cybersecurity investors and access to global visibility across the partners’ extensive networks and marketplaces.
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The program will culminate with an in-person Demo Day on March 24, 2026, hosted at the AWS Startup Loft in San Francisco, coinciding with the RSA Conference. Startups delivering exceptional pitches may receive potential investment consideration from the CrowdStrike Falcon® Fund.
Since its inception, the Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator has helped launch 59 startups, which together have raised over $730 million in post-program funding and achieved multiple successful acquisitions. Notable alumni include Onum, acquired by CrowdStrike; Remedio (formerly GYTPOL), the 2023–2024 cohort winner; and Terra Security, the 2024–2025 winner—both of which secured major funding rounds following their participation.
“Our Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator has become a hub for founders eager to transform how security and AI intersect in the cloud,” said Daniel Bernard, Chief Business Officer at CrowdStrike. “In collaboration with AWS and NVIDIA, we’re fostering a global community of innovators who are shaping the future of cybersecurity. The results from previous cohorts demonstrate what’s possible when industry leaders and visionary entrepreneurs join forces to protect the digital world.”
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“Startups are at the forefront of redefining every layer of the cybersecurity stack,” said Chris Grusz, Managing Director of Technology Partnerships at AWS Marketplace. “Together with CrowdStrike and NVIDIA, we’re giving founders the resources and scalability of AWS to accelerate development and bring innovative AI and cloud security solutions to market faster.”
“AI is now foundational to cybersecurity progress, and startups need the right infrastructure, expertise, and ecosystem to grow effectively,” said Bartley Richardson, Senior Director of Agentic AI and Cybersecurity Engineering at NVIDIA. “Through this accelerator, NVIDIA, AWS, and CrowdStrike are enabling founders to fully leverage accelerated computing and agentic systems to meet the evolving security demands of modern enterprises.”
With this year’s expanded global reach, the program continues to position itself as a launchpad for the world’s most promising AI-driven cybersecurity innovators, combining deep technical knowledge, business strategy, and ecosystem support to drive the next wave of secure digital transformation.
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