Founder pentest playbook

Your first pentest, no procurement department required.

Pre-launch, pre-funding, or pre-enterprise-deal: a CREST-accredited pentest scoped on one call, priced on the same call, and shipped in two weeks. Founders, not procurement, on the line.

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Why this matters

Founders get sold pentests for CISOs they do not have yet.

  • Generic enterprise SOWs ship a 14-page legal review and a 6-week procurement cycle. Your enterprise buyer will not wait.

  • Founder-friendly 'startup packages' that cap at scanner output do not survive investor due diligence or first SOC 2.

  • Without a defined scope and a fixed price on the first call, the engagement balloons through change orders.

Here is what we ship.

Why teams pick us

Founder-shaped, enterprise-grade.

  • Founder on the call

    20-minute scoping call with the lead pentester, not a BDR. Decisions made on the call.

  • Fixed price, fixed scope

    Confirmed on the first call, no surprise extensions, no change-order trap.

  • Investor and enterprise ready

    CREST report shaped for investor DD, enterprise InfoSec, and first SOC 2 Type I.

How it works

From founder call to report in two weeks.

  1. Founder-to-pentester call

    20 minutes. Tell us what you ship, who you sell to, and which review is driving this.

  2. Researchers test the stack

    Web, API, cloud, and mobile as one engagement. Business-logic chains included.

  3. Report your three reviewers accept

    Investor DD, enterprise InfoSec, and SOC 2 Type I, in one file. Re-test included.

Research ledger,

Coordinated disclosures published by SL7 research.

The same researchers run your engagement.

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What founders say

“Thank you for being our pentest partners. Our user base is safer because of y'all.”
Vinay Hiremath

Vinay Hiremath

Co-founder, Loom

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Common questions

What buyers ask before they sign.

What does the founder package include?
Web app, API, and first cloud account in one scope. Mobile or AD added when in scope.
Will investors accept the report?
Yes. CREST + reproducer + remediation is the standard investor DD security artefact.
Enterprise InfoSec acceptance?
Yes. Enterprise InfoSec teams accept CREST reports across the buyer-side.
How fast can we start?
Most engagements kick off within five business days of the scoping call.
Pricing?
Fixed-price on the first call. Founder bands sit below typical enterprise SOWs by design.

Ready to ship your first pentest in two weeks?

20-minute call with the lead pentester. No BDRs, no procurement, no change-order traps.

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