Toby Wilmington
Toby Wilmington
CEO @ Periphery | ⚔️ Embedded AI threat management for critical industrial and defence technologies.
Projects
Ideas brought to life. A look at the products, companies, and creative works built from the ground up.
Periphery (co-founder & CEO)
Periphery builds embedded AI threat management and on-device detection/prevention for IoT, XIoT, industrial and defence systems. Focused on constrained, offline-capable agents and post-market surveillance for connected devices.
Pre-seed fundraise (Periphery)
Periphery raised a reported $1.6M pre-seed round to commercialise its XIoT security platform; cited in company announcement and press coverage.
Techstars accelerator (cohort participant)
Periphery (founding team including Toby) participated in a Techstars 2023 cohort as part of early acceleration and investor exposure.
Support for Ukrainian uncrewed systems
Periphery provided expertise/technology donations to help protect Ukrainian drone fleets, mentioned in company communications and PR case studies.
In the Spotlight
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Recognitions
Formal validation from the top. A showcase of official awards, grants, and government acknowledgements.
Pre-seed funding - $1.6M
2024Periphery raised $1.6M pre-seed to expand development and US/Europe outreach; cited on company blog and investor coverage.
Techstars cohort participation
2023Early-stage acceleration and validation through Techstars participation (2023 cohort cited in company background).
Industry press & briefings (Bloomberg, Forbes, tech.eu mentions)
2024–2025Periphery and Toby have been cited in multiple outlets around securing drones, defence tech and IoT security; company case studies list Bloomberg, Forbes and tech.eu coverage.
Work Experience
Key roles that defined the journey.
Co-founder & CEO, Periphery
2023–presentLeads product, go-to-market, fundraising and strategy for Periphery's embedded AI threat management platform for IoT and uncrewed systems.
Threat Intelligence / Security role, Recorded Future (largest threat intelligence company)
before 2023 (exact dates not public)Worked within threat intelligence functions, contributing to enterprise and government-facing cybersecurity insights and response.
Cybersecurity Consultant, BAE Systems
prior to Recorded Future (exact dates not public)Consulted on cyber defence projects for UK & European governments and critical infrastructure sectors.
Incident response / capability builder, NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency)
prior roles; dates not publicCredited with building NATO’s incident response capabilities and operational cyber-defence capabilities.
Early roles: StepChange / thebigword (non-academic route into cybersecurity)
early career (dates not public)Worked in organisations where he developed technical skills before moving into specialised cybersecurity roles.
Membership
Affiliations and memberships in prestigious organizations and communities.
Listed profile and speaker/presenter role in IoT security community activities.
Participated in Techstars 2023 cohort as part of Periphery's early acceleration.
Local entrepreneurship programme that helped accelerate the founders from side-projects to full-time startup.
Education
Academic foundation and learning journey.
No public formal tertiary degree listed
Toby has described a non-academic route into cybersecurity, developing hands-on engineering and security skills through industry roles and on-the-job learning.
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