CyberPeace Institute

Name

CyberPeace Institute

Legal name

Protect.ngo Stichting

Website

https://cyberpeaceinstitute.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Protect.ngo (formerly CyberPeace Institute), founded in 2019 and headquartered in Geneva, is a nonprofit foundation that mobilizes cyber volunteers to defend NGO grantees, builds philanthropic and state coalitions to fund nonprofit cybersecurity, and trains civil society on responsible AI use.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Cybersecurity Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Other Social Advocacy Organizations (813319)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil Liberties & Constitutional Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAA)

Keywords

• Nonprofit cybersecurity defense
• Cyber volunteer mobilization
• Civil society protection
• Responsible AI training
• Cybersecurity coalition funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Genève

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic grants and donations: Nonprofit revenue model: Protect.ngo 'creates coalitions of states and philanthropies which/who disburse millions for the common good.' Funding flows from foundations, states, and philanthropic coalitions to underwrite the organization's defense and capacity-building work.
2. Common Good Cyber Fund participation: Common Good Cyber Fund launched June 15, 2025 with a $50 million yearly budget supported by G7 members (UK, Canada, others), coordinated via a 7-member secretariat including the CyberPeace Institute. The institute is a beneficiary/operator within this pooled funding mechanism for nonprofits protecting the internet.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Protect.ngo (formerly CyberPeace Institute) is a nonprofit foundation that protects nonprofits and civil society from cyberattacks by mobilizing a global network of cyber volunteers to defend grantees and over $15 billion in donations. It builds coalitions of states and philanthropies that disburse millions in pooled funding, produces public statements holding states accountable for peace and security in cyberspace, calls out information manipulation, and delivers responsible AI training (12,000 people trained).

Product overview

Protect.ngo (formerly CyberPeace Institute, rebranded 3 June 2026) operates as a single unified foundation offering an integrated set of programs addressing cybersecurity and trust for nonprofits and civil society. Its core product encompasses the Nonprofit Cyber Defense Program (protecting grantees and over $15Bn in donations), the Cyber Volunteer Mobilization initiative, the Coalition Funding Initiative (creating state/philanthropy coalitions disbursing millions), the State Accountability Program (statements and policy advocacy for peace and security in cyberspace), the Information Manipulation Response (calling out manipulation that erodes trust in democracy), and the Responsible AI Training program (12,000 people trained). Together these programs form a platform-plus-modules architecture where the foundation acts as the connective layer between volunteers, nonprofits, funders, and states, rather than a packaged SaaS product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nonprofit Cyber Defense Program Direct assistance program that protects nonprofit grantees and philanthropic impact from cyber attacks by deploying cyber volunteers for active defense support.
• Cyber Volunteer Mobilization Program that mobilizes a global network of cyber volunteers to defend nonprofits, addressing the cybersecurity workforce shortage in the nonprofit sector.
• Coalition Funding Initiative Initiative that creates coalitions of states and philanthropies that disburse millions for the common good, addressing funding instability of nonprofit cybersecurity organizations.
• State Accountability Program Program that holds states accountable for peace and security in cyberspace, providing stability for nonprofits through public statements and policy advocacy.
• Information Manipulation Response Program that calls out information manipulation that erodes trust in democracy, addressing threats to civil society beyond direct cyber attacks.
• Responsible AI Training Training program on safer technology for civil society that has trained 12,000 people to use AI responsibly.

Quantifiable outcome

• Protects grantees and over $15Bn in donations from cyberattacks
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Global Cyber AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding secretariat member, alongside the CyberPeace Institute, of the Common Good Cyber Fund launched June 15, 2025. The fund operates with a $50 million yearly budget to support nonprofits protecting the internet, coordinated via a 7-member secretariat.
• Shadowserver FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding secretariat member of the Common Good Cyber Fund, working with the CyberPeace Institute and Global Cyber Alliance (plus four additional secretariat members) to coordinate support for nonprofits protecting the internet.
• UK Government (Prime Minister's Office)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-initiated the Common Good Cyber Fund through a meeting between the UK and Canadian Prime Ministers; the fund launched June 15, 2025 with a $50M yearly budget and backing from other G7 members to support nonprofits protecting the internet.
• Government of Canada (Prime Minister's Office)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-initiated the Common Good Cyber Fund through a UK–Canada Prime Ministers' meeting; fund launched June 15, 2025 with G7 support and a $50M yearly budget.
• G7 Member GovernmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeyond the UK and Canada, other G7 members support the Common Good Cyber Fund launched June 15, 2025 with a $50M yearly budget to back the 7-member secretariat including the CyberPeace Institute.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Global Cyber Alliance: Co-founding secretariat member of the Common Good Cyber Fund alongside CyberPeace Institute. Both organizations focus on building practical, collaborative cybersecurity capacity for under-served communities (small businesses, NGOs), making them the most directly comparable mission-driven peer.
• Shadowserver Foundation: Co-founding secretariat member of the Common Good Cyber Fund and a nonprofit that provides free cyber threat intelligence, incident response, and remediation services globally — directly comparable mission, beneficiary base, and volunteer/researcher-led operating model.
• Citizen Lab: University-affiliated research laboratory that investigates cyber espionage against civil society and produces public reporting on state-backed threats. Closely comparable in producing public accountability research on adversaries targeting NGOs and activists.
• Access Now: International nonprofit defending the digital rights of users at risk, including civil-society organizations and activists. Highly comparable in mission (protecting civil society from digital threats), policy advocacy, and incident response for at-risk users.
• NetHope: Nonprofit consortium that delivers technology capacity (including cybersecurity) to the international NGO and humanitarian sector. Highly comparable in serving the same nonprofit constituency, addressing cyber capacity gaps, and aggregating member demand.
• TechSoup: Nonprofit that provides technology products, services, and capacity-building (including security tools) to other nonprofits globally. Comparable in serving the same nonprofit constituency with subsidized technology services and capacity-building.

Broad incumbents

• Freedom House: International nonprofit that monitors democratic freedom and supports civil-society resilience, including against digital repression. Comparable beneficiary base (civil society under threat) and accountability-reporting function, though wider democracy/human-rights mandate.
• NDI (National Democratic Institute): Large established nonprofit supporting democratic institutions worldwide, with significant programming to help civil society and NGOs operate securely against digital threats. Comparable end beneficiary base and threat environment, though broader civic-programming scope.
• Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT): Established nonprofit advocating for civil liberties and human rights online, including cybersecurity protections for civil society. Comparable policy-advocacy orientation and civil-society constituency, with broader digital-rights scope.
• Microsoft Philanthropies / Defender for Nonprofits: Microsoft's philanthropic arm provides subsidized and free cybersecurity products (e.g., Defender for Endpoint) to NGOs and nonprofits. Comparable beneficiary focus and protective mission, but executed as a commercial-vendor philanthropic program rather than a mission-driven nonprofit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cyberpeaceinst

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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