The Cyber Forge is a private room for the people building security companies. No buyers in here, and no pitch decks. Just the founders who are two moves ahead of you, and the ones two moves behind.
Beyond CISO stays honest because nobody in it is selling. That protection is the whole reason a CISO will tell you what a tool actually cost them. The Cyber Forge exists so founders get the same thing: a room where everyone else has your problem, not your quota.
Not introductions to buyers. The things founders only tell each other.
What the deal actually closed at. What the discount really was. How many weeks the security review added.
Who to call for a first security engineer, and which title is a mistake at your stage.
What the term sheet said, which fund actually led, and what the founder wishes they had pushed back on.
Whether it was the product, the champion, or a budget line that moved. Usually it was the champion.
Not a lead. Someone who has been through that exact procurement and will tell you where it stalls.
Founders do not get into Beyond CISO, and the CISOs in there do not get pitched. The crossing is curated: the dinners, the salons, and the conference-week tables Alchemy runs. Both sides briefed, nobody surprised, and a reason for each introduction.
Founders and co-founders of security and AI security companies.
The person who can actually change the plan on Monday.
People who answer as often as they ask.
Anyone here for a buyer list.
Agencies and recruiters working an angle.
Investors scouting deal flow. The CXO Syndicate is that room.
No. It is small, every seat is vouched for, and the people in it are selling into the same buyers you are.
No. You have to be building and shipping, with customers you can talk about honestly.
One seat per company, and it belongs to whoever can change the plan without asking anyone.
Beyond CISO is practitioners only. This is founders only. Alchemy runs both and curates where they meet.
Tell us what you are building and who you are selling to. If the room can help you, and you can help the room, you will hear from us.
