Konvu wins Infosec Cyber Startup Award

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Cybersecurity startup and AI-native vulnerability management platform, Konvu wins Infosecurity Europe’s  inaugural Cyber Startup Award taking top honours in a global competition that showcases the most promising emerging cybersecurity technologies.

The prize package includes a free exhibition stand at Infosecurity Europe 2027 along with expert PR support from cyber security PR agency and brand consultancy, Origin Communications, and Future-Brand Workshop package from Dusted brand consultancy.

At the show, Konvu’s AI-native vulnerability management platform stood out among five finalists who pitch live on stage to an audience of senior industry leaders, investors and buyers at Infosecurity Europe.  The winner, announced by Shlomo Kramer, CEO and Co-founder, Cato Networks, followed presentations from fellow finalists Cytidel, a vulnerability intelligence platform; Datambit Limited, who specialize in deepfake detection for audio and video; Ploy, an agentic access intelligence platform; and RedCarbon, aiming to help the Security Operations Centre manage alerts and false positives.  The award is delivered in partnership with UK Cyber Flywheel and highlights innovation shaping the future of cybersecurity.

“I think the new frontier models are going to bring a revolution over the next year.   Not necessarily in security itself, because the core responsibilities remain the same, but in security operations.  Security teams will still need to do the same jobs they do today, but they’ll need to do them 100 times faster and at 100 times the scale,” comments Shlomo Kramer, CEO and Co-founder, Cato Networks.

“You simply can’t achieve that using the old approach.  To operate at that speed and scale, organizations need the right architecture and the right agentic controls built on top of it.  What stood out about the award winner was the strength of their vision.  They identified a compelling entry point, expanded it into a platform strategy and addressed a genuine market problem. That's a powerful combination, and ultimately what set them apart.”

“I have been really impressed by the pitches here, so it means a lot that our solution resonated with the judges,” says says Lucas Masson, CEO, Konvu.  “We’re building AI agents that help drastically speed up the vulnerability management process, automatically and autonomously investigating and remediating vulnerabilities.  We’re all about trust, and awards like this can help add another layer of trust that’s really helpful for us as an early-stage company.”

“The timing is right.  Frontier models like Mythos are getting very good at finding new vulnerabilities, but the same capability is in attackers’ hands, so the window between discovery and exploitation is collapsing,” continues Masson.  “Detection is heading toward being largely automated, which moves the bottleneck onto the enterprises who have to triage and fix.  That’s where Konvu cuts the load off security teams and remediates at the speed attackers now operate.”

Also on the judging panel at the show were Mun Valiji, founder of the UK Cyber Start-up program and Group CISO at specialist banking group Close Brothers, and Kirsty Kelly, Group CISO at CFC insurance provider Underwriting.

“The awards provide an opportunity to give something back to the community at Infosecurity.  We’ve got access to amazing founders, investors and practitioners, with a prime opportunity for people in the community to come together.  This was a chance to bring that to life,” says Mun Valiji, founder of the UK Cyber Start-up program and Group CISO at specialist banking group Close Brothers.  “The Cyber Startup Zone and the awards are a great way for cyber startups to showcase their solutions and get some real energy going, but more importantly, leave people with a sense of connection that they’re part of a community.”

Designed to shine a light on the next generation of cybersecurity innovators, Infosecurity Europe’s Cyber Startup Programme brings startup founders, investors and ecosystem enablers together through a dedicated show-floor experience.  Combining exhibition space, tailored conference content, a live competition and high-impact networking, the Cyber Startup Programme reflects Infosecurity Europe’s growing focus on innovation and early-stage growth.

Central to the programme is the Cyber Startups Zone, a dedicated area on the show floor providing a platform for ambitious startups to demonstrate emerging technologies, share bold ideas and connect directly with customers, partners and investors.  With tailored tickets available for startup founders, investors and startup enablers, the Cyber Startup Programme is designed to support businesses at every stage of the startup journey.

Registration for next year’s Infosecurity Europe is now open here.