CrowdStrike, an endpoint protection platform provider, and venture capital firm Accel have unveiled the Falcon Fund $20 million early-stage investment fund. With the Falcon Fund, IT security startups can receive resources to help with application development and integration.The Falcon Fund serves as a co-investor and strategic partner alongside lead investors looking to work with IT security startups, according to a prepared statement. To qualify for the Falcon Fund, an IT security startup must meet the following criteria:Wants to resolve a problem that requires analytics on endpoint data and/or taking actions on the endpoint. Has existing interest from other lead investors (early-stage funding rounds preferred). Uses the CrowdStrike Falcon cloud platform and endpoint agent. Provides a product that offers an attractive market opportunity. CrowdStrike is now accepting Falcon Fund applications. In addition to the Falcon Fund, CrowdStrike has launched the CrowdStrike Store, a cloud-based, single-agent cybersecurity platform-as-a-service (PaaS).The CrowdStrike Store provides a unified security cloud ecosystem that features applications developed by Falcon Fund startups, the company said. Organizations can use the CrowdStrike Store to discover, try, buy and deploy trusted partner applications.