Stop Losing Enterprise Deals to a Security Questionnaire
When a prospect's procurement team asks for SOC 2 or ISO 27001, "we're working on it" doesn't close the deal. I get SaaS startups audit-ready in 3-6 months, without a full-time CISO on payroll or a platform that leaves you to figure out the hard parts alone.
The path to certification
Discovery
Gap analysis against your actual stack
Build
Where most startups get stuck without help
Audit-Ready
Evidence collected, auditor lined up
Certified
Report in hand, deals unblocked
The Problem
Sound Familiar?
You're heads-down on product and growth. Then a mid-market prospect's security team sends over a 40-question spreadsheet, and suddenly compliance isn't optional anymore. The usual worries come next:
"Can we actually afford this?"
You're watching runway closely, and compliance has a reputation for blowing budgets.
"Will this bury my engineers in paperwork?"
Your team should be shipping product, not writing policy documents all quarter.
"We don't even have a security team."
No CISO, no dedicated IT security hire, and no budget to build one out yet.
"What happens after we pass the audit?"
You don't want to relearn this every renewal cycle. It needs to stick.
How Kyveras Fits In
I work hands-on with SaaS founders to build the right-sized security and compliance program for where you actually are, not where a generic template assumes you are. That means it satisfies your auditor, holds up to your customers' scrutiny, and doesn't require a security department to keep running.
See how the engagement runs →What I Do
Four Ways to Get You Deal-Ready
Pick the entry point that matches where you are today. Most clients start with certification readiness and move into ongoing support once they're certified.
Certification Readiness
Get to SOC 2 or ISO 27001 with a scoped plan, not an open-ended engagement.
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Security Program Development
Build the risk-based security foundation your business actually needs, sized to your stage.
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Ongoing Compliance
Keep your certification current without it turning into a quarterly fire drill.
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Virtual CISO (vCISO)
Put a real security leader in front of enterprise prospects, on a fraction of a full-time salary.
Learn more →Why Kyveras
CISO Experience, Startup Speed
Over 20 years in IT and cybersecurity leadership, applied to companies that move at startup speed and can't afford enterprise-scale overhead.
- Clarity: We focus on what your auditor and your customers actually need — nothing added for the sake of looking thorough.
- Efficiency: A phased plan that fits around your roadmap instead of stopping it.
- Sustainability: Your team can run this after I leave — that's the point, not a side effect.
Why not just use a compliance platform?
Compliance software is good at templates and evidence tracking. It can't sit in a room with your engineering team, decide which controls actually apply to your architecture, or talk your auditor through an edge case. That judgment call is the part that gets startups stuck — and it's the part I handle directly.
Ready to Stop Stalling on Security Questionnaires?
Book a free 30-minute call. We'll look at where you stand today and what a realistic path to certification looks like for your team.