Cyber Advisers aims to help small and medium organizations build cybersecurity capabilities through an affordable Cybersecurity as a Service platform. The increasing threats and regulations make cybersecurity challenging for these organizations. Cyber Advisers' platform focuses on the most important controls to provide effective security across people, processes, and technology at a lower cost than traditional solutions. Their goal is to become a $20 million company within 5 years by gaining a small share of the $250 billion mid-size cybersecurity market and maintaining high growth and profit margins. They are seeking $500,000 in seed funding to focus on sales and marketing in the early stages.
2. Mission Statement
Cyber Advisers focuses on helping small
and medium size organizations build
advance risk management capabilities by
leveraging "Cybersecurity as a Service"
platform in an affordable OpEx model.
3. Opportunities
The increasing complexity of cybersecurity threats
compounded by legal & regulatory requirements is
extremely overwhelming for the small and medium
organizations and threatens their profitability.
• Managing cybersecurity is extremely challenging
• The industry is infested by smoke & mirror solutions
• Most effective cybersecurity solutions are cost prohibitive
4. Business Concept
Cybersecurity as a Service (CSaaS) platform provides a holistic and effective
information security solution for small and medium organizations.
• We focus on 20% of the controls that provide 80% of the protection
• Our platform provides security across people, process & technology
Key benefits of Cyber-Adviser CSaaS includes
• Reduction in Capital Expense
• Elimination of Staffing Challenges
• Increased Coverage and controls for the same price
• Access to Security Expertise for compliance & audit discussions
5. Market Summary
Among the small and medium sized
business in the US – over 20,000
employ more than 500 employees
The annual revenue of these medium
business range from 100M – 1 Billion
The mid-seize Market for CSaaS is
valued at approximately $250 Billion
Conservative estimate of .01% market
share in 5 years = $25 Million
•Over 3000 of these medium sized companies are
located in California
•Average revenue for companies with more than
500 employees = 250 Million
•Number of companies with more than 500
employees = 20000
•Average spend on CSaaS = .05% of revenue
•A recent PwC survey of 10000 business and IT
executives, over 60% said they are considering
using Cybersecurity as a Service (CSaaS).
7. Competition
• System Integrators
• Consulting Firms
• Boutique Security Firms
Major
competitors
include –
• End to End coverage
• Full cost transparency
• Cost competitive solution
• Experienced leadership team
Cyber Advisers
competitive
advantage.
8. Goals and Objectives
The objective for Cyber Advisers is to provide holistic and effective security
with cost saving of over 50% by leveraging open source solutions, block-
chain technology and pooling of resources across geography and industry.
The 5 year Goal for Cyber Advisers include -
• Become a USD 20 Million company
• Achieve and maintain a profit margin of 30%
• Get on Fortune 500 fastest growing company list
9. Financial Plan
The startup cost for the first 6 months is estimated at USD
470,000
The year 1 revenue is expected to reach 600K with over
100% growth year after year in the first 3 years
• We expect to make a gross profit in year 1
• We expect to break even in year 2
• We expect to be fully profitable in year 3
11. Risks and Rewards
Risks
• Lack of adequate funding
• Skills shortage and cost of labour
• Lack of adoption of the CSaaS Model
Rewards
• Above average interest rate
• Seed Funding secured by a note
• Huge upside in conversion to equity
• Favorable Valuation Cap and Warrant Coverage
• A 100K seed has potential valuation of 466k in Series A
12. Key Issues
Near term
• Need 500K in seed funding
• Window of opportunity may lapse
Long term
• Changing regulatory requirements
• Skills shortage continue to increase cost.
Seed Funds to be used primarily for sales and marketing
13. THANK YOU
We encourage you to reach out to us with any questions
info@cyber-advisers.com
415.324.7166