Startup idea?
Talk to us!

Let's Startup!

We are the home for founders and start-ups in IT security and cybersecurity.

Cube 5 accompanies and supports interested founders and start-ups in the fields of cybersecurity and IT security in every phase of development. Cube 5 is based at the Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security and the Faculty of Computer Science at the Ruhr University and at the university’s own Worldfactory Start-up Center (WSC). One focus of Cube 5 is on supporting spin-offs from research with prospects for success in the B2B sector.

Our offer

Consulting

From the business idea to the start-up and beyond: we offer young entrepreneurs guidance at every stage of development. We advise and support start-up teams in the application process for the BMBF funding programme “StartUpSecure”.

Qualification

We want to sensitise students and researchers to the topic of founding and impart start-up know-how. With our own incubator and accelerator programmes, we provide young start-ups with professional assistance.

Networking

Our ecosystem of companies and institutions in the fields of IT security and cybersecurity, which ranges from local to international, is highly developed and provides the ideal breeding ground for innovative business ideas and young companies.