Cybershield Acceleration Program

Run by Nana Bianca.

Cybershield is Nana Bianca's 16-week hybrid security accelerator in Florence, running annually. It offers up to EUR 150,000 in initial financial resources, including a EUR 50,000 non-dilutive grant from the Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale, with a further EUR 150,000 follow-on possible. Equity terms are not published.

Investment

€150,000 (Above Europe & C. Asia median $54.5k · Above global median $61.3k)

Equity taken

Not disclosed

Duration

16 weeks (Shorter than Europe & C. Asia median 26 wks · Shorter than global median 20 wks)

Format

hybrid

Cadence

annual

Location

Florence, Italy

Sectors

• Security

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

• https://www.cybershield.it/ read 2026-09-05 — supports cheque amount, cheque currency, cheque note, duration weeks, duration note, batch cadence, format, sectors, city, application url, status
• https://www.nanabianca.it/startup/accelerazione read 2026-09-05 — supports organization, city, status

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Last verified 2026-09-05.