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Tech-Enabled Resilience

Tech-Enabled Resilience

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Building a robust future to navigate digitization

Digitization is the backbone of our hyper-connected world, powering work, learning, and vital services. While we enjoy the benefits of cloud platforms and real-time analytics, each layer of connectivity introduces new vulnerabilities. Cybercrime costs the global economy over $10 trillion annually, and data protection regulations grow more complex. Fragile healthcare infrastructures face surging demand. Unchecked, these threats can cascade through organizations, industries, and even entire societies.

Tech-enabled resilience is essential to meet the challenges we face. Proactive defense identifies threats early, automated compliance eliminates manual gaps, flaws and delays, and adaptive recovery keeps critical services operational. In a world where digital disruptions are inevitable, resilience is mission-critical.

Sub themes: Governance, risk and compliance (GRC), cyber and data security, energy transition technology, health tech
Theme lead: christian.melby@summaequity.com
Current investments: 6
Exited investments: 3
Investment range: EUR 40-200 m
SDG alignments: 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16

Challenges

1.

Risk & vulnerabilities

Cyberattacks have been among the most common global risks since 2018. Today, it is estimated that cyber crime is costing society and estimated USD 10tn. In figures, this is only surpassed by the GDP of the US and China
2.

Regulatory complexity

Difficulty to ensure the right level of data protection, transparency, and accountability, which has led to billions in fines and ultimately identity theft and fraud
3.

Inefficient resource flows

Circular economy business models, facilitated by digital platforms, can unleash EUR 1.8 tn in annual benefits and a 7% increase in GDP by 2030 based on the current development scenario in Europe alone
4.

Supply chain overview

Increasingly global organizational structures and lack of oversight along the value chain continues to jeopardize workforce safety

Solutions

1.

Protection against threats activities

Enable governments and companies to better protect their systems from illegal activities and threats. Focus areas include product safety & compliance, traceability, and asset security – for example, through cybersecurity software and risk management tools.
2.

Protection of fundamental rights

Enable SMEs to ensure that they have effective tools in place to protect data privacy and workers’ safety in line with regulations and other considerations. The investment focus is on reporting, auditing, and financial crime prevention tools to improve data privacy and worker safety (HSEQ).
3.

Enabling resource efficiency

Use technology solutions to enable companies to use resources more efficiently with a focus on technologies for energy transition, waste management, transportation, food, construction, and infrastructure, as well as EdTech and digital healthcare solutions and platforms
4.

Enabling governance controls to secure compliance

Support companies and institutions in the transition from a reactive to a proactive approach (i.e., identify and act upon areas for improvement) by enabling them to monitor relevant data sets and processes to set adequate targets and implement procedures