Startup program
Startup Penetration TestingThe pentest report enterprise buyers expect.
Your enterprise customer asked for a pentest report. Your VC wants one before the next round. SecureLayer7's startup program ships a CREST-aligned pentest, one app, working proof-of-exploit on every finding, retest included, for $1,500 to $2,500 per engagement. The price is real because BugDazz Autonomous, SecureLayer7's LLM-driven pentest, collapses pentester-weeks into LLM-token-hours.
The window from vulnerability discovery to exploitation has gone from weeks to hours.
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Why this price
Token-hours, not pentester-weeks.
A manual app pentest covering OWASP Top 10, business-logic flaws, auth bypass, injection, and IDOR runs 60 to 120 pentester-hours, which is why enterprise rates land in the tens of thousands. BugDazz Autonomous, SecureLayer7's LLM-driven pentest, runs the same exploit primitives under the same rules of engagement, but in LLM-token hours instead of pentester-weeks. The output is identical: working proof-of-exploit, CVSS-mapped findings, code-level fixes, and a retest. So $1,500 to $2,500 per engagement is the real cost of an Autonomous pentest plus a healthy margin, not a discount. A human engagement lead signs off on every finding before the report ships, the methodology and signoff are human, the work is Autonomous.
What's in the engagement
Six things and only these.
Fixed scope is why the price is fixed. Every startup engagement ships the same six deliverables, the same shape we ship to enterprise customers, sized to one app surface.
- Scope: one app surface
- Pick one, web app, mobile app, or API. Single environment, staging or prod. Auth complexity sets the price within the band.
- Coverage: OWASP Top 10 + business logic
- Injection, IDOR, broken auth, SSRF, deserialization, business-logic flaws, driven by BugDazz Autonomous, the same primitives a pentester chains.
- Findings: working proof-of-exploit
- Each finding ships with a reproducible attack trace, request/response pairs, and screenshots. Not a scanner JSON dump.
- Report: CREST-aligned, investor-DD ready
- Executive summary plus per-finding technical narrative, CVSS, and remediation guidance, the same report shape we ship to enterprise customers.
- Engagement lead signoff
- A named SL7 pod lead reviews and signs the report before it ships. Methodology and signoff are human, the work is Autonomous.
- Retest included
- One re-test after your team patches. No additional fee. Written confirmation each path is closed.
How we pentest
Eight phases. Every finding verified closed-loop.
Each engagement is scoped to your application's architecture, user roles, and business logic, not a generic checklist. We chain findings into real exploit paths, then re-test every fix at no extra cost.
Reconnaissance & Enumeration
Map the full attack surface, subdomains, endpoints, tech stack, exposed services, and third-party integrations.
Scoping & Threat Modelling
Define test boundaries, identify high-value assets, and model attacker paths specific to your application and user roles.
Static Analysis
Review client-side code, JavaScript bundles, and API schemas for logic leaks, hardcoded secrets, and insecure patterns.
Dynamic Analysis
Active testing of running application, input fuzzing, authentication bypass, session manipulation, and flow abuse.
App & API Analysis
Deep-dive on REST and GraphQL endpoints: mass assignment, IDOR, broken object-level auth, rate limiting gaps, and injection.
Vulnerability Analysis
Correlate findings, chain vulnerabilities into real exploit paths, and assign CVSS scores with business impact context.
Remediation Guidance
Prioritised remediation guidance, not just CVE references. Developer-ready fixes with code examples where needed.
Patch Verification
Free re-test of all findings once fixes are deployed. Closed-loop confirmation that vulnerabilities are fully resolved.
Insights
Startup security Resources.
Reading for first-time security buyers: how we sequence the first pentest, what auditors expect, and the bugs we keep finding in early-stage stacks.
Meet your engagement lead
One named lead, every engagement.
John Dill
vCISO at SecureLayer7
15+
Years in offensive security
150+
Engagements led to date
99.99%
On-time engagement delivery
John owns your startup-program engagement from scoping to re-test. A 30-minute kickoff, scope locked in writing, and a single point of contact through report and re-test. Every Autonomous finding is reviewed before signoff, so you receive verified exploit traces, not raw agent output.
- Locks scope in a 30-minute kickoff. One surface, one environment, one budget.
- Reviews every Autonomous finding before signoff. You get verified exploit traces, not raw output.
- Walks the report and runs the re-test. Direct line, not a ticketing queue.
Ready to scope your startup pentest? Book a 30-minute kickoff with John to lock surface, environment, and timeline.
Book a 30-min callTested by industry.
The bug classes named below come from real engagements in each sector. Pick the closest fit.
Tech SaaS
Same engagement model your enterprise customers will demand at procurement.
Built for United Kingdom engagements
What changes when we deliver here.
Compliance scoping
Cyber Essentials Plus assessor partner included in the program
Regulatory framework
DSIT and Crown Commercial Service RFP cyber clauses covered
Local engagements
London Series-A SaaS closed BoA and Lloyds RFPs with the CE+ pack
Local pricing
GBP startup pricing, capped fee, R&D-credit-friendly invoicing
Compliance scoping
UK GDPR Art. 32 baseline evidence ready for investor DD
UK startup security on a budget.
Does this satisfy Tech Nation / DSIT supplier asks?
Yes. Cyber Essentials Plus + a fresh pentest report covers 90% of DSIT-aligned RFP cyber clauses for UK gov contracting.
Can the work count for R&D tax credit?
Most testing on a new product feature is eligible. Talk to your R&D adviser — we provide GBP invoice detail that maps cleanly to the claim.
Will an investor accept this for due diligence?
Yes. UK VC DD packs accept the CE+ certificate and the pentest summary. SoC II Type 1 add-on is a separate SoW.
How long does the program take?
5 to 6 weeks total. Week 1 scoping, weeks 2–4 testing, week 5 CE+ assessor visit, week 6 report and re-test.
Delivery in United Kingdom
UK startup pentest. CE+ first, full pentest second.
Get a Cyber Essentials Plus baseline and a fixed-scope pentest in one engagement. Tax-credit eligible, GBP-invoiced from the Pune entity.
- Direct line
- +44-20-0000-0000
- Office
- London, United Kingdom
Frameworks scoped: CREST · NCSC CAF · UK GDPR · PCI DSS · ISO/IEC 27001.
Pass procurement and DD
Get the report your enterprise deal needs.
A 30-minute kickoff locks scope and confirms eligibility. After the engagement: full CREST-aligned report plus one re-test. Sample report available on request.