Plexal

Plexal is the innovation centre and coworking space that believes in the power of collaboration. It forges connections between industry, academia, investors, startups and scaleups to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing society and the economy. Plexal creates the conditions for solutions to be co-created, putting collaboration and innovation in the fast lane. Plexal's cyber ecosystem includes security leaders, cyber startups, policymakers, investors and enterprises across the UK and around the world. Plexal brings this ecosystem together through its programmes, events and direct introductions. Its innovation team is working with technology innovators across the UK to deliver NCSC for Startups, enabling companies to build solutions with the government to solve some of the UK's most pressing national security challenges. Plexal delivers the government-backed London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement (LORCA): an innovation programme aimed at scaling cybersecurity solutions that are needed most by industry and society. It is also the dedicated innovation partner for the Greater Manchester Digital Security Innovation Hub. Plexal will deliver innovation programmes for the hub, helping to catalyse the growth of SMEs across Greater Manchester and beyond. Members of Plexal's workspace enjoy community events, 1:1 support and services designed to help them scale. Plexal also partners with social enterprises, researchers and business to champion inclusive innovation, and it's optimising its physical workspace for accessibility. Plexal was launched in 2017 and was founded by clients of specialist real estate investment advisory company Delancey.