vCISO Lite for startups. SOC 2 ready in weeks — not months.
Your product is ready for enterprise customers. Your security posture isn’t. Fix that in weeks — without hiring a full-time CISO, taking on a $150K consultancy retainer, or handing another 200-question questionnaire to your engineers.
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What audit-ready looks like
Progress you can show your board — and the enterprise prospects who ask “how far along are you?”
Not a spreadsheet buried in Google Drive. Not a slide your CTO rebuilds the night before a board meeting. A living readiness view your team, your auditor, and your buyers all read from.
AWS, GitHub, Okta, GCP and 50+ others — the exports your engineers used to burn Fridays on.
Not template downloads. Access control that names your actual roles, your actual repos, your actual data.
Employee training due in 3 days? The owner gets a ping. Not a spreadsheet, not a “can someone handle this” Slack.
Getting here in weeks — not months — starts with unblocking the three things every startup hits first.
The problem
Enterprise revenue is waiting. Security is the blocker.
Every startup founder knows the pain. You've built something great, but procurement won't move.
Enterprise deals blocked by security
You've built the product they want, but procurement won't sign off without SOC 2. The deal sits in limbo while competitors move in.
Can't afford a full-time CISO
Security consultants charge $300/hour. A CISO costs $250K+. You're pre-Series A—that's not in the budget.
Security questionnaires derail your roadmap
Every enterprise prospect sends a different 200-question assessment. Your engineers are answering security questions instead of shipping features.
The solution
Enterprise-grade security on a startup budget
vCISO Lite gives you everything you need to get SOC 2 ready and close enterprise deals—without the enterprise price tag.
Get SOC 2 ready without the consultant
Our AI guides you through SOC 2 Type I readiness step by step. Know exactly what controls you need, generate the policies, and track your progress—all in one place.
- Guided readiness assessment
- Auto-generated policies & procedures
- Control implementation tracking
Automated evidence gathering
Stop manually collecting screenshots and exporting logs. Our integrations automatically gather evidence from AWS, GCP, GitHub, Okta, and 50+ other tools—saving hundreds of hours.
- 50+ native integrations
- Continuous evidence collection
- Auditor-ready exports
Nail investor due diligence
VCs and growth investors ask about security. Show them you've got it handled with professional policies, clear controls, and a documented security program—all in an investor data room.
- Investor-ready security overview
- M&A due diligence packages
- Compliance roadmap timeline
Risk analysis that drives decisions
Not all risks are equal. Our risk analysis engine helps you understand which risks to accept, which to mitigate, and which need immediate attention—with quantified business impact.
- Accept vs. mitigate guidance
- Business impact scoring
- Board-ready risk reports
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vCISO Lite vs. the alternatives
See why startups choose us over expensive consultants or DIY approaches.
We were about to lose a $400K ARR contract because we didn't have SOC 2. vCISO Lite got us audit-ready in 7 weeks—and the automated evidence gathering saved our engineers hundreds of hours. We closed the deal and three more like it.
Sometimes the software isn’t enough.
For the strategic work — board reporting, first-audit relationships, cyber risk quantification for an M&A conversation, negotiating an enterprise master security agreement — vCISO Lite pairs with the Other20 advisory team. Fifteen years of Fortune 500 + startup security leadership, priced by engagement, no full-time hire.
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How startups use vCISO Lite
Automated evidence gathering
Connect AWS, GitHub, Okta and 50+ tools. Evidence collects itself.
Investor data rooms
One-click export of your entire security posture for VC due diligence.
Risk analysis & prioritization
Know which risks to accept and which to mitigate—with business context.
M&A due diligence
Security documentation packages for acquisitions and partnerships.
Common questions
What startups ask us
What's the difference between SOC 2 Type I and Type II?
Type I assesses whether your controls are properly designed at a specific point in time. Type II evaluates whether those controls operated effectively over a period (typically 3-12 months). Most startups begin with Type I to satisfy enterprise clients quickly, then pursue Type II for deeper trust. vCISO Lite helps you achieve Type I readiness in 6-8 weeks, setting you up for a successful Type II observation period.
How does automated evidence gathering work?
vCISO Lite connects directly to your tech stack—AWS, GCP, Azure, GitHub, GitLab, Okta, Google Workspace, and 50+ other tools. We continuously pull evidence like access logs, configuration settings, and security events. When it's time for your audit, all evidence is organized and ready to export. No more manual screenshots or last-minute scrambling.
What if we receive findings during our audit?
Findings are normal—they're observations from your auditor about gaps that need attention. vCISO Lite helps you track findings, assign owners, and document remediation efforts. Most of our customers complete their first audit with zero or minimal findings because our gap analysis catches issues before the auditor does.
Can we use this for investor due diligence?
Absolutely. We offer one-click investor data room exports that include your security policies, compliance status, risk analysis, and control evidence—everything a VC's security team wants to see. This is also valuable for M&A due diligence when you're being acquired or acquiring other companies.
How does risk analysis help us prioritize?
Our risk analysis engine evaluates each risk based on likelihood, impact, and your specific business context. It recommends which risks to accept (low impact, expensive to mitigate), which to mitigate (high likelihood, reasonable cost), and which need immediate attention. You get actionable intelligence, not just a list of vulnerabilities.
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