Founding Cohort
3 of 5 founding slots open

Join our first 5 retainer clients. 50% off for 12 months.

Five founding slots: $2,500/mo Strategic vCISO for 12 months (half the $5,000 list rate). The SOC 2 Sprint at $500 instead of $2,500. Embedded vCISO custom-scoped for cohort members. Month-to-month, cancelable any time. Year two continues at then-current list rates or you walk.

50% off the Strategic vCISO retainer for 12 months

Strategic vCISO at $2,500/mo (was $5,000). Locked from sign date for one full year, regardless of any list-price changes during that window. Embedded vCISO is custom-scoped and negotiated case-by-case for cohort members.

$500 SOC 2 Sprint (saves $2,000)

The 2-week kickoff Sprint at one fifth the public price. Same scope: gap analysis, policy inventory, light pentest, exec readout, pre-audit confidence.

Priority access

Faster response SLAs and direct-line access to our founder on anything urgent. No queue, no tickets.

Still month-to-month

Founder pricing is a discount, not a commitment. Every retainer remains cancelable any time with 30 days notice.

How it works

  1. 1Apply below. We review every application personally.
  2. 230-minute fit call to confirm we are the right match.
  3. 3Sprint kicks off within two weeks. Retainer begins at lock-in rate on close of Sprint.

2 of 5 founding slots are filled. We review remaining applications in the order received.

Apply for a founding slot

Tell us about your company

We review every application personally. You will hear from Chase within one business day.

FAQ

Common questions

What happens at month 13?

Year two continues at the then-current Strategic vCISO list rate ($5,000/mo today) or you cancel. We open a renewal conversation 60 days before your founder rate expires so you can decide on a full stomach. No auto-rollover gotchas. Most founding clients stay because the program has paid for itself by then; if it has not, that is a real signal and we want you to walk.

Can I still cancel any time?

Yes. Month-to-month with 30 days notice remains the default for the full 12 months. Founder pricing is a discount, not a commitment. If we are not pulling our weight in a given month, you should not pay for it.

What if you raise list prices during my founder year?

Founding clients keep their original $2,500 or $5,000 rate for 12 months, period. If list prices rise during that window, your rate stays put. If anything, your year-two negotiation gets easier because you were grandfathered through the increase.

Does the $500 Sprint include the pentest?

Yes. Same scope as the public $2,500 Sprint: gap analysis, policy inventory, light pentest on your app, findings workshop, exec readout, and a retainer proposal if it makes sense.

What does 'case study rights' mean?

After 90 days in retainer, we write a short case study describing the engagement. You review and approve the exact copy before it goes live. If you prefer anonymized (e.g., 'Series A healthtech company, 45 employees'), that is fine.

Are the founder slots first-come, first-served?

We review applications in the order received. Fit matters more than order, so if a later application is obviously the wrong match and an earlier one is a perfect fit, we give the earlier one the slot.