Right-sized security that satisfies enterprise buyers and investor due diligence. Get audit-ready without slowing your product roadmap — SOC 2 readiness, penetration testing and cloud security scoped for your stage and budget.
// The Challenge
Enterprise prospects send security questionnaires before the first demo ends. Investors ask about your security posture during due diligence. Your team of ten doesn't have a dedicated security hire — yet the market expects you to operate like a company ten times your size.
You're building fast with limited headcount. Every hour spent on security must directly unblock revenue or reduce existential risk.
Enterprise deals stall — or die — when you can't produce a SOC 2 report, a recent pentest or a completed security questionnaire. Security becomes a revenue gate.
Series A and beyond, investors scrutinize your security posture. A history of breaches or zero security controls raises red flags that delay or kill funding rounds.
Most startups don't have a CISO or even a dedicated security engineer. Your developers wear multiple hats, and security knowledge is spread thin across the team.
Shipping fast to hit product-market fit means security shortcuts accumulate. Each sprint adds features — and potential vulnerabilities — without dedicated review.
Serverless functions, managed databases, container orchestration — your cloud-native stack is powerful but misconfiguration is the leading cause of startup data breaches.
Every enterprise prospect sends a 200-question security questionnaire. Without documented controls and test evidence, filling these takes weeks and still looks incomplete.
// How We Help
We understand resource constraints. These engagements are right-sized for your stage — focused on what unblocks revenue, satisfies investors and reduces the risks that could end your company.
OWASP Top 10, authentication, authorization and business-logic testing for your customer-facing product — the pentest report enterprise buyers ask for.
Learn more →REST and GraphQL testing against BOLA, broken auth, mass assignment and data exposure — the OWASP API Top 10 flaws scanners miss.
Learn more →AWS, Azure or GCP configuration audit — IAM policies, storage permissions, network segmentation and logging benchmarked against CIS standards.
Learn more →Gap analysis, control implementation guidance and evidence collection — get audit-ready in weeks, not months, without hiring a compliance team.
Learn more →Lightweight SAST, SCA and container scanning integrated into your CI/CD — security gates that catch issues in the PR without blocking your release cadence.
Learn more →Design-level review of your architecture, data flows and trust boundaries — catch foundational flaws before they become expensive rewrites.
Learn more →// Typical Engagement
Most startups come to us with an immediate trigger — an enterprise deal requiring a pentest, a funding round with security due diligence, or a compliance deadline. We scope work to solve the immediate need, then build a roadmap that grows with you.
Your product tested against OWASP Top 10 and business-logic flaws. Delivers the pentest report enterprise buyers and investors require. 1-2 weeks.
Current-state assessment against Trust Services Criteria, prioritized gap list and a phased roadmap to Type II — scoped for a startup budget. 3-4 weeks.
Your AWS/Azure/GCP environment audited against CIS Benchmarks — IAM, storage, networking and logging. Fixes prioritized by blast radius. 1-2 weeks.
We help you build a security evidence library and answer SIG/CAIQ questionnaires — reducing response time from weeks to days for every new prospect. Ongoing.
Startup Security Snapshot
This is what a typical startup security intake looks like. After engagement: every line turns green — and you have the evidence to prove it.
// Compliance
Compliance isn't just a checkbox — it's a competitive advantage. The right certifications open enterprise doors, satisfy investors and reduce your insurance premiums.
The most-requested certification for B2B startups. We map your controls to Trust Services Criteria, close gaps efficiently and prepare evidence packages your auditor expects — optimized for lean teams.
Required for enterprise deals in Europe, APAC and regulated verticals. We run the gap analysis and build lightweight ISMS documentation sized for your stage — not a Fortune 500 template.
If you serve EU customers, GDPR applies from day one. Data processing inventories, privacy impact assessments and technical controls — so your DPA withstands scrutiny.
For health-tech startups handling PHI. We test and document the technical safeguards the Security Rule requires — BAA-ready without over-engineering your infrastructure.
For fintech and payment startups processing cardholder data. We test against PCI DSS requirements and map findings to SAQ or ROC evidence — scoped to minimize your compliance surface.
Enterprise buyers send SIG, CAIQ and custom questionnaires before signing. We help you build a reusable evidence library that cuts response time from weeks to days.
SOC 2 Readiness · Series A Startup
A Series A SaaS startup needed SOC 2 readiness to close a six-figure enterprise deal. We ran the gap analysis, implemented controls and prepared evidence — they passed their Type II audit on the first attempt.
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