West Midlands Cyber

Join & Support

Help build the region's cyber future

The Cluster is funded and strengthened by the community it serves. Joining means more than subscribing to updates. It means contributing to a shared regional effort.

Ways to participate

Individual

For practitioners, students and career changers who want to take part.

Business

For cyber SMEs and consultancies that want support, visibility and market access.

Corporate supporter

For larger organisations funding community activity and buyer engagement.

Education partner

For universities, colleges and training providers building talent pathways.

Investor

For angels, funds and corporate investors backing regional companies.

Community partner

For meetups, networks and community organisations working alongside us.

To be confirmed before launch

Membership tiers, pricing, benefits and sponsor packages are being finalised and will be published in full before launch, alongside a transparent explanation of where money goes. Register your interest below and we will contact you when tiers open.

Where the money goes

The Architecture Brief is explicit that “community-funded” must not be used as a slogan without a transparent explanation of the funding model and reinvestment. This is that explanation.

Income comes from

  • Community memberships
  • Business memberships
  • Corporate sponsorship
  • Programme partnerships
  • Events and training
  • Voluntary contributions
  • Commercial partnerships
  • Income generated through the Hub

It is reinvested into

Founder and SME support

Clinics, mentoring and scale-up help at no cost to early-stage businesses.

Skills and placements

Routes from education into regional employers.

Regional promotion

Making the region’s cyber capability visible nationally.

Market access

Buyer introductions, procurement readiness and investment readiness.

We work with government, public bodies and institutional partners, but we are not dependent on a single controlling institution. Membership does not paywall the ecosystem: the directory, insights and regional calendar remain open to everyone.

Register your interest

Tell us who you are and how you would like to take part. We will be in touch when membership opens, and sooner if there is something we can help with now.

The Cluster belongs to the community that builds it.