Startups & Early-Stage Companies

Build the security foundations investors and customers expect

Know where you stand before the enterprise questionnaire arrives or the due diligence starts. Fix what matters most without hiring a security team.

Why security matters from day one

Investor due diligence is getting harder

Series A investors increasingly require evidence of a security programme — not just policies you wrote last week, but controls that are actually in place.

The enterprise questionnaire you weren't expecting

Landing your first enterprise customer often means a security questionnaire you're not ready for. Without documented controls, you're losing deals you should be winning.

A breach at the wrong moment

Startups don't have the reserves to absorb a data breach, ransomware attack, or ICO fine. Basic controls now cost a fraction of what a breach costs later.

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Know where you stand in under 10 minutes

AI-guided conversations — no forms, no jargon. A personalised PDF report with your findings and prioritised actions delivered to your inbox.

Digital Resilience

How resilient is your company to phishing, ransomware, and data loss?

Access controls, email security, backup maturity, vendor risk, and incident response. Covers the 5 core areas that enterprise security questionnaires and investors actually ask about.

  • Free 10-minute check covering 5 core areas
  • AI-guided conversation, no forms to fill in
  • Automated PDF with prioritised action plan
  • Includes 30-day Pro portal trial on paid tiers
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GDPR Compliance

Do you have a clear legal basis for processing your users' data?

If you collect email addresses, account data, or analytics from EU users, GDPR applies from day one. Most startups don\'t realise they\'re exposed until the ICO comes knocking.

  • Free 10-minute GDPR exposure check
  • Covers lawful basis, DPAs, retention, and breach response
  • AI-guided conversation with Alex Morgan, DPC
  • Includes 30-day Pro portal trial on paid tiers
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Compliance Navigator

Which regulations actually apply to your startup?

UK GDPR, Cyber Essentials, DORA, ISO 27001 — map your actual obligations in minutes. Free, instant, no account needed.

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Fortify Portal

From finding gaps to closing them

Assessment results feed your action plan automatically. The portal keeps your programme documented, evidenced, and ready to show investors or enterprise prospects.

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Findings & Action Plan

Every gap from your assessment lands here with a prioritised remediation plan. Share it with investors or a security-conscious customer as evidence of your programme.

Policy Library

AI generates the core policies a startup needs from day one — acceptable use, data retention, incident response — pre-filled from your company profile.

Evidence Vault

Attach screenshots, config exports, and certificates to your controls. When the security questionnaire arrives, answer with actual evidence — not assertions.

Board-Ready Reports

Auto-generated PDFs showing your security posture and improvement over time — suitable for investor updates, board packs, or due diligence data rooms.

Why startups use Fortify

Expert-quality security — without the waiting list, the day rates, or the need to hire a CISO.

Built for founders, not security teams

No jargon, no 40-page spec docs. AI-guided assessments written for people building a company, not running a security operations centre.

Investor-ready from day one

Quarterly board-ready reports with a documented action plan show investors a security programme — not a promise that you'll sort it after the round closes.

GDPR handled, not deferred

Processing customer data without a clear legal basis is an ICO enforcement risk most early-stage companies don't think about until it's too late.

Scales with you

Start with the free assessment. As you grow, the portal grows with you — Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001, DORA, and SOC 2 audit modules are all available.

Your data is safe with us

Assessment responses are never used to train AI models, never sold, and never shared with third parties.

Never used to train AI

Fortify uses the Anthropic Claude API. Anthropic does not train on API data. Your responses generate your report and nothing else.

Never sold or shared

Your assessment responses and contact details are never sold to third parties or shared with any external organisation.

Keep it about your business

Assessments ask about your processes — not individuals. Avoid sharing personal data such as customer or staff details during the conversation.