in investment raised by LORCA members since joining our programme
in revenue generated by LORCA members since joining our programme
How many new contracts have been won by cohort members since joining our programme
SCALING STARTUPS
We’ve delivered five year-long accelerators in the last three years, giving members bespoke support to help them develop cyber solutions, make the right connections with industry and expand into UK and international markets.
And we don’t take any equity or ownership over the IP of our members. All we’re interested in is helping them scale.
Now, we’re turbocharging the growth of six graduates with LORCA Ignite: our new scaleup programme.
If you’d like to engage with our startup ecosystem or join us as a member of Plexal, just email us on info@lorca.co.uk
LORCA takes zero equity from members
Soft landing programmes and bespoke trade missions
Business mentoring
Free desk space at the Plexal innovation centre and coworking space, and all the benefits of being a member
Connections to investors and industry buyers through showcases and exclusive member events
Engineering support from CSIT and access to its testing facilities
Remote access to Deloitte’s testing facilities and technical cyber expertise
Workshops and education sessions on marketing, recruitment, legal issues and more that are designed around our members’ needs. These are currently being delivered remotely.
What our cohort says about us…
Risk Ledger:
“At the minute most buyers react badly to vendor approaches unless they are introduced, or the vendor has some credibility and so LORCA is a nice way to facilitate that.
“The programme is light-touch but maximum-impact. We’re able to continue growing the rest of the company and keep our focus where it needs to be while capitalising on a lot of the support LORCA offers. For companies at our stage, we tend to find that accelerators are either too high-touch (they detract from other aspects of running a company) or don’t offer any real support apart from a badge. LORCA has struck a nice balance.”
VIVIDA
“LORCA has had an immediate impact on our business. They established a relationship that resulted in a new enterprise client within weeks. The knowledge sharing has helped us develop our leadership team’s approach to market and form a close network of allies within the industry.”
Messagenius:
“LORCA is the best innovation programme that we’ve taken part in for one main reason: people, people, people. LORCA’s team is always supportive, efficient, available and pragmatic. The people LORCA has introduced us to are top-notch experts and great professionals.’’