Jury and audience at the mysecurityevent Start-up Stage

17.11.2026 · VIP area of the Allianz Arena in Munich

Live cyber security start-up pitches

rated by a jury of tech investors

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How does it work?

The people, setup and mission of the mystartupstage.

The people

· 8 cyber security start-ups · 1 science start-up expert · 2 cyber security users · 5 tech investors

The setup

· 8 × 1-minute start-up pitches in 1-on-1 battles · Evaluation of the winner · 5 minutes of questions from the jury and audience · All pitches include an offer of real shares for real money

The mission

Direct product-market-fit feedback through evaluations by users.

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Award

A unique start-up award.

All start-ups are evaluated by a tech jury of investors and users on a scale from 1 to 10. The winner receives the unique start-up award.

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mysecurityevent audience awards in front of a hand-drawn awards board

About

Make the digital world a safer place with innovations.

At the mysecuritystart-up event investors, start-ups and IT security experts network and benefit from each other.

Modern networking methods provide concrete takeaways, including the Start-up Stage, duet presentations, hotseats, Pitch Night and Audience Awards.

Marc Plewnia, CEO & Founder

Marc Plewnia, CEO and founder of mysecurityevent

3 years of history

Impressions from 3 years of mystartupstage.

Direct feedback from the perspective of a company using cyber security solutions.
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Expert assessment and questions directly from the panel.
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A live dialogue instead of an anonymous pitch submission.
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Pitch, questions and assessment all happen live.
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Personal moments around the stage and the community.
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