Award-winning New Zealand cyber company picks Cheltenham for European HQ

Another international cyber tech company is moving to Gloucestershire as the area's reputation as a major UK cyber hub grows

New Zealand-owned cyber intelligence services pioneer, Darkscope, has picked Hub8 in Cheltenham for its European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters.

Its premium platform, Darkscope Watchtower, can aggregate millions of threat indicators in real time to identify new attacks, redefining the cyber intelligence landscape. 

The cyber company's arrival in the county was facilitated by Invest in Gloucestershire, the county’s leading inward investment programme.

Invest in Gloucestershire has been in discussions with Darkscope since January.

It hosted Darkscope's Chief Operating Officer Morten Steen Mjels in March. Morten met with several key stakeholders including the National Cyber Security Centre, CyNam and Plexal, as well as academic leads at Gloucestershire College. Site visits were also undertaken to commercial premises at Hub 8, Clockwise and Eagle Tower. 

The company has now signed a service agreement with Hub8 and have confirmed they will be establishing their EMEA HQ in Cheltenham.

This will include an incident response capability as well as pre-sales and sales teams, creating at least 12 new roles. Darkspace also wants to work with Gloucestershire College's cyber and technology students.

Phil Clement, Head of Inward Investment said: “We are delighted to welcome this award-winning company from New Zealand into our fast-expanding security eco-system. This investment is a great example of the global reach that Gloucestershire has in this vital sector “

Morten Steen Mjels said “Gloucestershire has fostered a unique ecosystem for the development of Cyber Security & Intelligence technology which we don’t see anywhere else. We look forward to making Hub8 our home for Darkscope EMEA and becoming a valuable player in the incredible cyber community being nurtured here.”