# Startup Security Readiness Assessment

> From $18K · Compliance & GRC · https://cisomarketplace.services/services/startup-security-readiness-assessment

Specialized security assessment designed for startups at every growth stage, from angel funding through Series A and beyond. Our tailored approach addresses the unique security challenges of rapidly evolving startups, balancing innovation speed with essential security controls. We help founders and startup teams build security foundations that enable growth, satisfy investor expectations, and prepare for enterprise customer requirements without slowing down product development.

## In scope

- Security architecture foundations review
- DevSecOps implementation assessment
- Cloud infrastructure security evaluation
- Authentication and identity strategy review
- Data protection controls assessment
- Security policy framework development
- Customer security requirements readiness
- Security questionnaire preparation
- Compliance roadmap planning
- Technical debt evaluation
- Security resource planning
- Investor due diligence preparation

## Deliverables

- Startup security roadmap
- Growth-stage security framework
- Security control priorities by funding stage
- DevSecOps implementation guidance
- Cloud security configuration templates
- Lightweight security policy templates
- Enterprise customer security readiness report
- Security questionnaire response templates
- Compliance preparation checklist
- Security hiring and resource planning

## Tiers

### Angel/Pre-Seed Security Foundations: $18K

Pre-seed teams: up to 10 employees, up to 5 developers and 1 cloud account. Review of cloud configuration, authentication, data protection and code pipeline basics, with a prioritized 90-day security roadmap and a lightweight policy template set.

Limits: employees 10, developers 5, cloud accounts 1

Includes:
- Cloud infrastructure security review (1 account)
- Authentication and identity strategy review
- Data protection controls check
- Lightweight security policy templates
- Prioritized 90-day security roadmap

Excludes:
- Security questionnaire response templates
- Enterprise customer readiness report
- Compliance roadmap
- Penetration testing

### Seed Stage Security Program: $30K

Seed-stage: up to 25 employees, up to 15 developers and up to 2 cloud accounts. Adds DevSecOps pipeline assessment, customer security requirements readiness, security questionnaire response templates and cloud configuration templates.

Limits: employees 25, developers 15, cloud accounts 2

Includes:
- Everything in the pre-seed tier
- DevSecOps implementation assessment and guidance
- Security questionnaire response templates
- Customer security readiness report
- Cloud security configuration templates

Excludes:
- Compliance framework preparation (SOC 2, ISO 27001)
- Security hiring and resource plan
- Investor due diligence package
- Penetration testing

### Series A Security Scaling Program: $45K

Series A: up to 100 employees, up to 40 developers and up to 5 cloud accounts. Adds a compliance roadmap and preparation checklist for 1 framework, technical debt evaluation, investor due diligence preparation and a security hiring and resource plan.

Limits: employees 100, developers 40, cloud accounts 5

Includes:
- Everything in the seed tier
- Compliance roadmap and preparation checklist for 1 framework
- Technical debt evaluation
- Investor due diligence preparation
- Security hiring and resource plan

Excludes:
- The compliance readiness project or audit itself
- Penetration testing
- Ongoing vCISO support
- Companies above 100 employees (use the general assessments)

## Terms

Starting price shown is the lowest published tier. A written proposal fixes scope, tier and price before anything is signed. Timeline is set in the SOW.

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