Enterprise deals stall at the security review. We implement the controls, write the policies, and prepare your team for audit — audit-ready in 8–14 weeks while your engineers keep shipping.
SOC 2 is an AICPA auditing standard covering security, availability, confidentiality, processing integrity, and privacy of customer data. Enterprise procurement teams require a SOC 2 Type II report before signing contracts with software vendors — without it, deals stall at the security review stage.
25,000+
Tech-enabled startups in NYC (NYCEDC)
5
Trust Service Criteria — only Security (CC6) is mandatory
3–12 mo
Typical Type II observation window — it begins after readiness
8–14 wks
Our compressed timeline — dedicated engineer, no detours
Readiness timelines stretch not because the requirements are complex, but because of three things we eliminate:
No dedicated security staff
Most Series A-B startups don’t have a security engineer. Controls get assigned to engineers who are also building the product. Progress is slow.
Unclear what auditors actually want
Trust Service Criteria are written in audit language. Translating them into specific controls and evidence types is where most startups waste months.
Compliance software does not close gaps
Tools like Vanta and Drata are good at tracking what’s missing. They don’t implement controls, write policies, or configure your infrastructure.
A dedicated senior engineer handles control implementation, policy writing, and evidence collection — while your engineers keep shipping. We know what auditors actually look for, and we build it directly into your environment.
Three phases, fixed timeline, dedicated engineer. We scope the engagement precisely at kickoff so there are no surprises in scope or timeline.
Phase 1
Weeks 1–2
Map your current controls against the Trust Service Criteria. Identify gaps, classify each by audit risk, and produce a prioritized remediation roadmap. This is the foundation everything else builds on.
Phase 2
Weeks 3–10
Implement the missing controls, write the required policies, and set up audit evidence collection — automated where possible. This is where the actual work happens.
Phase 3
Weeks 11–14
Prepare your team for auditor interviews, conduct a pre-audit evidence review, and introduce you to your chosen CPA firm. We stay involved through the audit kickoff.
SOC 2 audits are organized around Trust Service Criteria (TSC). Security (CC6) is the only required criterion — the others are optional but commonly included based on your product and customer requirements.
The system is protected against unauthorized access, both physical and logical. This is the required criterion and the one auditors scrutinize most heavily.
The system is available for operation and use as committed or agreed. Critical for SaaS products with uptime SLAs in customer contracts.
Information designated as confidential is protected as committed or agreed. Relevant for any firm handling sensitive customer or business data.
System processing is complete, valid, accurate, timely, and authorized. Most relevant for fintech, data processing, and transaction-heavy applications.
Personal information is collected, used, retained, disclosed, and disposed of in conformity with commitments. Relevant for any product handling personal data.
Every engagement is scoped and priced before work begins. No open-ended hourly billing, no surprise invoices.
$8,000
2 weeks
Full gap analysis, risk prioritization, and remediation roadmap. Start here if you need to understand your current state before committing to full remediation.
$18,000–$25,000
8–14 weeks
All three phases. We implement the controls, write the policies, set up evidence collection, and prepare you for your audit. Fixed price, scoped at kickoff.
$2,500/mo
After audit completion
Annual renewal support, control monitoring, and auditor liaison. Keeps you ready for each audit cycle without rebuilding from scratch.
Vanta, Drata, and Secureframe are useful tools. They tell you what is missing. We close the gaps.
Compliance software tells you what is missing. We implement it. There is a significant difference between a tool that shows you a gap and an engineer who closes it.
Not templates you fill in — complete, auditor-reviewed policies written for your specific environment. Auditors can tell the difference between a customized policy and a boilerplate template.
We know what local CPA firms look for in their pre-audit evidence reviews. We prepare you specifically for the auditor conducting your examination.
You own everything we build. Policies, runbooks, evidence repositories, monitoring configurations — all of it is yours to take into your next audit cycle, with or without us.
Series A through C, B2B focus, enterprise customers requiring SOC 2 before signing. If an enterprise deal is blocked on security, we unblock it.
Product-led growth companies closing enterprise contracts
Payment processors, lending platforms, financial data companies
Digital health platforms handling PHI or health data
Legal software handling privileged or sensitive client data
A 30-minute call to understand your current state, your audit target date, and the enterprise deals waiting on your SOC 2 report. We will tell you exactly what it takes to get there.