What dcypher does

dcypher is a Netherlands-headquartered organization listed at dcypher.nl, with a stated headcount of 11 employees and offices referenced in Utrecht and The Hague. Beyond this baseline firmographic data, the supplied source material contains no information about a company named dcypher; the accompanying source commentary explicitly notes that the aggregated sources (centered on RVO.nl and the NCC-NL cybersecurity coordination program) do not document dcypher as a corporate entity.

No products, services, proprietary technology, pricing model, customer base, management team, funding history, partnerships, certifications, patents, or revenue figures are disclosed in the input. Consequently, the company's functional description, go-to-market motion, revenue mechanics, and underlying technical architecture cannot be characterized with confidence from the available evidence. Any inference about what dcypher builds, sells, or to whom it sells would be unsupported and is therefore omitted from this description.

The information environment surrounding dcypher in the supplied dataset is limited to third-party Dutch government and cybersecurity-innovation context (NCC-NL, CIF-NL subsidy program, ECCC network). These adjacent programs are public-sector coordination and funding vehicles and are not, based on the provided material, attributable to dcypher as a product, customer, or operational relationship.

Name

dcypher

Website

https://dcypher.nl

Company type

Private

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

dcypher is a Netherlands-based organization with 11 employees and a presence in Utrecht and The Hague, listed at dcypher.nl. The supplied source material contains no documented products, customers, revenue model, or technology stack for the entity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Coordination and Innovation Funding Services

NAICS

National Security and International Affairs (9281), International Affairs (92812)

SIC

Services-Business Services, Nec (7389)

akta.pro primary industry

Policy & Compliance Management (HDADAIAB)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity innovation coordination
• Cyber innovation funding
• Cybersecurity matchmaking services
• National cybersecurity centre
• Cybersecurity consortium building

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

dcypher functions as the Dutch National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre (NCC-NL), helping Dutch SMBs, startups, research organizations, and other public/private entities access national and European cybersecurity innovation funding, find project partners through matchmaking, and stay informed on EU cybersecurity policy and regulations. It administers the Cybersecurity Innovation Fund (CIF-NL) subsidy scheme and operates the Cybersecurity Funding Portal that consolidates Dutch and EU subsidy opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NCC-NL Financing Guidance Service Advisory service helping Dutch SMBs, startups, research organizations, and other public/private entities identify and apply for national, regional, and European subsidies and financing for cybersecurity innovation projects.
• Cybersecurity Innovation Fund (CIF-NL) National subsidy scheme administered by NCC-NL/dcypher that supports Dutch enterprises and research organisations in the (further) development of cybersecurity solutions. Aims to stimulate cybersecurity innovation in light of rapid digitalisation in the Netherlands.
• Cybersecurity Funding Portal Online searchable portal that aggregates Dutch and European cybersecurity subsidies with filters for budgets, deadlines, and eligibility conditions, enabling users to identify relevant funding for their cybersecurity projects.
• Consortia Building and Matchmaking Service Service that connects Dutch cybersecurity innovators with relevant partners in the Dutch and European cybersecurity ecosystem, supporting the formation of consortia for innovation projects.
• EU Policy Insight and Influence Support Service that keeps Dutch cybersecurity stakeholders informed of new EU regulations, subsidy opportunities, and policy changes, and supports them in providing input on European policy and subsidy programmes through consultations, feedback sessions, and surveys.

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• RVO (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland): The Netherlands Enterprise Agency that hosts dcypher and provides operational support. RVO is the broader public-sector innovation and funding intermediary of which dcypher's NCC-NL activities are a programme, and a directly comparable Dutch public innovation-services peer.
• ENISA — European Union Agency for Cybersecurity: The EU agency for cybersecurity, operational since 2004, handling policy support, capacity building, and certification. ENISA is the broader policy and operational incumbent in the same ecosystem dcypher operates in, with overlapping mandates in EU cyber coordination.
• European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC): The EU-level coordination body headquartered in Bucharest that dcypher (NCC-NL) is institutionally tied to. ECCC sets the pan-European cybersecurity competence agenda and co-funds projects routed through national NCCs, making it the direct overarching counterpart of dcypher.
• ECSO — European Cyber Security Organisation: A Brussels-based, industry-led counterpart organisation that partners with ECCC and the NCC network. ECSO runs the public-private partnership and industry-driven cybersecurity agenda in Europe, overlapping with dcypher's matchmaking and consortium-building mandate.

Emerging players

• Digital Catapult: A UK-based technology and innovation centre that runs accelerator programmes, funding matchmaking, and ecosystem building for emerging technologies including cybersecurity. It is comparable in operating model to dcypher as a publicly-supported digital innovation intermediary.
• Cyber Ireland: Ireland's national cybersecurity cluster organisation, focused on industry-academia collaboration, skills development, and innovation. It mirrors dcypher's consortium-formation and human capital mandate at a national-cluster level, with comparable public-private governance.

Regional players

• BSI — Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik: Germany's federal cybersecurity office and the German NCC counterpart. BSI is structurally analogous to dcypher in coordinating national cybersecurity policy, standards, and innovation support, but at a significantly larger scale.
• ANSSI (Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information): France's national cybersecurity authority, functioning as a peer NCC in the ECCC network. ANSSI performs policy, incident response, and certification roles for France and is directly comparable to dcypher in mandate at the national level.
• NCSC-NL (Nationaal Cyber Security Centrum): The Dutch national CSIRT and central information-sharing hub for cyber threats, sitting alongside dcypher in the national cybersecurity landscape. While NCSC-NL focuses on incident response and threat intelligence, it is the closest Dutch operational peer to dcypher.

Others

• Topsector ICT / Dutch Digitalisation Strategy: The Dutch top-sector and policy framework coordinating public-private innovation in ICT, including cybersecurity. It is adjacent to dcypher as the higher-level policy and funding architecture within which dcypher's innovation and human capital activities sit.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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