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SaaS Startups & Tech Companies

From seed to Series B without slowing the engineering team. SOC 2 in 9 weeks. ISO 27001 in 18.

Scalable cybersecurity and compliance solutions for growing SaaS companies and technology startups.

SOC2ISO27001GDPR

SaaS startups across Vancouver (cluster), Toronto (cluster), South Florida, and LA β€” plus remote-first companies with leadership in any of those metros.

9 wksMedian first-time SOC 2 Type II for our SaaS clients
18 wksMedian first-time ISO 27001 certification
$0Engineering team disruption β€” we run the program parallel to product work
What you can count on

93% of tickets touched within 15 minutes. 100% of after-hours messages acknowledged the same business day. Every engagement staffed by a named senior engineer.

What we see in saas startups & tech companies

Pain you're probably already feeling.

Your enterprise pipeline is blocked because your SOC 2 isn't done.

Series A and beyond, every six-figure deal asks for the SOC 2 report. Most startups discover this on the first 200K-ARR enterprise call and lose 6 months scrambling. We move fastest of any practice in this segment β€” first-time SOC 2 Type II in 9 weeks if you start before the deal stalls.

Your IT was a DIY weekend project that doesn't scale past 50 people.

The Google Workspace tenant, the shared 1Password vault, the GitHub org with everyone as admin β€” fine at 10. Liability at 50. Audit failure at 100. We migrate the whole stack to a governable shape in 2-4 weeks with zero engineering downtime.

You have customer PII in production and no documented data-handling controls.

GDPR fines start at 4% of global revenue. CCPA penalties are growing. Most early-stage SaaS treat data residency, retention, and DSAR (data subject access request) workflows as something to figure out later. "Later" is when an EU customer asks. We document it now.

What we install on day one.

Network Segmentation & Zero Trust

Micro-segmentation and zero trust network architecture

Included
Network & Infrastructure SecurityZero TrustSegmentation

Why this matters for saas

  • Lateral movement of threats
  • Over-privileged network access
  • Complex compliance requirements
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Cloud Security Posture Management

Continuous cloud security monitoring and compliance

Included
Cloud Security & ManagementCloud SecurityCSPM

Why this matters for saas

  • Cloud misconfigurations
  • Compliance violations in cloud
  • Cloud security visibility gaps
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Container & Kubernetes Security

Comprehensive container security and orchestration

Included
Cloud Security & ManagementContainer SecurityKubernetes

Why this matters for saas

  • Container vulnerability management
  • Kubernetes security configuration
  • Runtime threat protection
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Compliance Management

Comprehensive regulatory compliance automation

Included
Compliance & Risk ManagementComplianceRegulatory

Why this matters for saas

  • Complex compliance requirements
  • Manual compliance processes
  • Audit preparation challenges
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Identity & Access Management

Comprehensive identity governance and access control

Included
Identity & Access ManagementIAMSingle Sign-On

Why this matters for saas

  • Password management complexity
  • Unauthorized access risks
  • Identity compliance requirements
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Compliance, line by line

What each framework actually asks for β€” and what we do about it.

SOC 2 Type II (Trust Services Criteria)

What it requires

Evidence of operating controls over Security, Availability, Confidentiality, Processing Integrity, and Privacy across a 6-12 month observation window.

How we help

Vanta, Drata, Secureframe, or Tugboat Logic β€” whichever automation platform you have or want. We bring the controls, the evidence, the auditor relationships, and the readiness timeline. Typical first-time at 9 weeks.

ISO/IEC 27001:2022

What it requires

Information Security Management System covering 93 controls (down from 114 in the 2013 version) across 4 themes; mandatory for many EU enterprise pipelines.

How we help

Statement of Applicability drafted week 2; ISMS implementation parallel to your product work; evidence binder ready for stage 1 audit at week 14. Stage 2 typically week 18.

GDPR + CCPA + similar consumer-data laws

What it requires

Documented data inventory, lawful basis for processing, DSAR workflow, breach notification within 72 hours, DPO designation in some cases.

How we help

Data inventory + DPA library on day 1; DSAR workflow integrated with your product; 72-hour breach runbook; fractional DPO available where needed.

Additional compliance services

Advanced Email Security

AI-powered phishing protection and email filtering

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Phishing Simulation & Training

Realistic phishing tests and employee education

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Secure Email Encryption

End-to-end email encryption and digital signatures

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Free self-serve tools

Score your risk. Price your downtime. No call required.

Two short diagnostics built by our senior engineers. Answer a handful of questions, get a scored report with next steps β€” yours to keep either way.

Questions we always get

Before the call.

Straight answers so the health-check call can skip the basics.

Do you work with our existing tooling (Vanta, Drata, Secureframe, Tugboat Logic)?

Yes β€” all four of the major SOC 2 / ISO automation platforms. We're tool-agnostic; we bring the controls and the evidence and use whichever platform you've already standardized on (or recommend one if you haven't picked yet).

Can you get us SOC 2 ready before our enterprise deal closes?

Depends on the timeline. SOC 2 Type II requires a 6-month observation window minimum (3 for Type I). If the customer accepts a Type I report or a SOC 2 + bridge letter approach, we can deliver in 4-6 weeks. Type II from cold start is 9 weeks for the readiness work + 6 months observation + 4 weeks audit.

What does ongoing managed security look like for a 50-person SaaS?

Identity (Entra/Okta/Google Workspace), endpoint EDR + MDM, secrets management, GitHub/GitLab security posture, AWS/GCP/Azure hardening, evidence collection, quarterly access reviews. One contract, named engineer, fits in your monthly burn.

Do you support startups that are 100% remote across multiple countries?

Yes β€” most of our SaaS clients are remote-first across 3-15 countries. We design for it: cloud identity, no on-prem, zero-trust network, ChromeOS or managed Mac/Win endpoints, regional data residency where required by your customer base.

Can you scale with us from Series A through IPO?

Yes β€” our retainer model scales with seat count and complexity. The same team that gets you SOC 2 Type II at 50 people walks you through ISO 27001 at 200, FedRAMP if you go after federal at 500, and IPO-grade controls at IPO.

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