CIT Announces: MACH37™ and SINET Form Collaborative Partnership
Herndon, VA (PRWEB) July 30, 2013 -- The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) announced today that the MACH37™ Cybersecurity Accelerator and the Security Innovation Network (SINET) have entered a collaborative partnership.
MACH37™ Managing Partner Rick Gordon said, "We are excited to enter this partnership with SINET. Their goal of advancing innovation in the cybersecurity industry aligns with our mission of facilitating the next generation of product-based cybersecurity companies."
Robert Rodriguez, Chairman & Founder of SINET stated, "I am looking forward to working with the MACH37™ team in our respective missions of advancing innovation in the cybersecurity domain. SINET believes our nation cannot afford to leave any stone unturned when it comes to the discovery of innovative solutions."
MACH37™ is currently accepting applications for its fall session, which begins on September 16, 2013. It is the nation’s first market-centric cybersecurity accelerator focused on creating companies that will deliver the next generation of cybersecurity solutions. It is located in the CIT headquarters.
SINET is a significant catalyst for advancing innovation in the cybersecurity domain. The organization propels change by increasing awareness among the builders, buyers, researchers and investors comprising the security ecosystem.
Along with this partnership, Gordon has been named to the elite SINET Showcase Steering Committee, a council made up of experts from the system integration, academic, science, Federal Government, private industry, venture capital and investment banking communities. The committee identifies and selects 16 companies to present at the annual SINET Showcase. Gordon joins Tom Weithman, VP of CIT Entrepreneur and Managing Director of the CIT GAP Funds, who is also a member of the Steering Committee.
To learn more about the SINET Showcase Program and the SINET 16 Innovator application process (Deadline is August 16th), please visit: http://www.security-innovation.org/showcase2013/Showcase2013.htm.
About MACH37™, http://www.mach37.com
MACH37™ is a cybersecurity accelerator focused on creating companies that will deliver the next generation of cybersecurity solutions. MACH37™ was conceived and developed by the Center for Innovative Technology and is supported by a community of hundreds of cybersecurity leaders who contribute to company development. MACH37™ is a market centric accelerator focusing singularly on cyber technology products and the markets they serve.
About the Center for Innovative Technology, http://www.cit.org
Since 1985, CIT, a nonprofit corporation, has been Virginia’s primary driver of innovation and entrepreneurship. CIT accelerates the next generation of technology and technology companies through commercialization, capital formation, market development and revenue generation services. To facilitate national innovation leadership and accelerate the rate of technology adoption, CIT creates partnerships between innovative technology start-up companies and advanced technology consumers. CIT’s CAGE Code is 1UP71. To learn more, please visit http://www.cit.org. Follow CIT on Twitter @CITorg and add the Center for Innovative Technology on LinkedIn and Facebook.
Hap Connors, Center for Innovative Technology, http://www.cit.org, (703) 689-3048, [email protected]
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