“Maryland is home to the world’s most advanced cybersecurity and data science coming out of the U.S. “We are located in the midst of the country’s deepest and largest reservoir of cybersecurity engineering talent, including some of the fastest growing commercial cyber firms in the world,” he said. Larry Hogan and Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh. 18, Janke announced the creation of Cyber Town with Gov. All by itself.Īt a press conference held on site Oct. Not Northern Virginia or even the Maryland-Virginia region. It’s where ideas are born and spring into life. It’s where the schools, the trained professionals and the opportunities are. He says he considers the state of Maryland the center of the cybersecurity world. With Port Covington poised to become Cyber Town USA, DataTribe expects to take its start-up studio to the center of the action.Ĭo-founder Mike Janke has worked hard and long on the project to base the state’s cyber-tech industry in Baltimore’s newest commercial center. “We barely had time to get the logos made,” Janke says. They were interested in turning their experience in NSA and CIA into a commercial product. So he and Ackerman tried an experiment, investing in Onyara, a new company founded by Joe and Steven Witt. Janke was convinced Maryland had the know-how, education, the research and experienced people to keep companies local. He was CEO of Silent Circle, a cybersecurity firm, when he and Ackerman invested in companies in Maryland that then moved to Silicon Valley.
“I’ve always looked for problems that weren’t being served,” Janke says. The company came out of discussions between Janke, a former Navy Seal and entrepreneur, and Bob Ackerman, CEO of AllegisCyber and a Fortune 100 cybersecurity executive. Its San Francisco satellite office offers access to West Coast customers, funding or new talent.
“That’s a real economic impact,” says co-founder Mike Janke.ĭataTribe offers office space, expertise and, most importantly, capital to help entrepreneurs develop their wares. In the last 24 months, DataTribe has created 211 net new jobs with salaries averaging $135,000 a year. DataTribe co-founder Mike Janke notes that 50 of the world’s top commercial cybersecurity executives and founders have invested in DataTribe.ĭataTribe is barely three years old – but already the start-up studio has helped launch several companies that have the cybersecurity industry taking notice.īased in Fulton, Md., DataTribe is the brainchild of three cybersecurity entrepreneurs who focus on turning ideas born in the defense industry into commercial success.
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