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Cybersecurity for Venture Capital Firms

Protect your portfolio companies and fund operations. From startup security assessments to due diligence, we help VCs identify and mitigate cyber risks across your investments.

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Unique Security Risks in Venture Capital

Venture capital firms face distinct cybersecurity challenges. Your portfolio's growth-first mentality often means security takes a backseat until it's too late.

Portfolio Company Risk

Startups often prioritize growth over security, creating vulnerabilities that can impact your entire portfolio. A single compromised company can expose sensitive deal information and damage your reputation.

Investment Due Diligence

Cyber risk assessment is critical - a single breach can destroy a portfolio company's value. Without proper technical diligence, you may inherit security debt that requires significant post-investment remediation.

Sensitive Deal Information

Term sheets, valuations, and strategic plans are high-value targets for attackers. Sophisticated threat actors target VC firms to steal non-public information that could influence markets or competitive positioning.

Limited Startup Resources

Early-stage companies lack security expertise but handle valuable IP and customer data. They need right-sized security programs that protect assets without diverting resources from core business growth.

Cybersecurity Solutions for VC Firms

From pre-investment due diligence to portfolio-wide security programs, we help venture capital firms manage cyber risk across the investment lifecycle.

Portfolio Security Assessments

Evaluate cybersecurity posture across your investments. Identify high-risk companies, prioritize remediation, and track security improvements over time.

Pre-Investment Due Diligence

Identify cyber risks before you commit capital. Our technical diligence reports quantify security debt and inform investment decisions.

Startup Security Programs

Right-sized security frameworks for early-stage companies. Build programs that protect without slowing growth, aligned to funding stage and resources.

Fund Operations Security

Protect LP data, wire transfers, and deal communications. Secure your fund's operations against BEC attacks, data breaches, and insider threats.

Incident Response Retainer

On-call expertise for portfolio emergencies. When a portfolio company faces a security incident, we mobilize rapidly to contain threats and protect value.

Security Roadmap Development

Help portfolio companies build security programs that scale. Phase improvements to align with funding rounds and company growth trajectories.

Our Portfolio Security Process

We work with VC firms to establish security baselines, identify risks, and implement improvements across portfolio companies - all while respecting the resource constraints of early-stage businesses.

1 Initial Assessment: Evaluate current portfolio and fund security posture
2 Risk Prioritization: Identify highest-risk portfolio companies and gaps
3 Implementation: Deploy security improvements across fund and portfolio
4 Ongoing Monitoring: Continuous assessment as portfolio grows

Portfolio Security Deliverables

  • Portfolio-wide security maturity assessment and scoring
  • Individual company risk profiles and remediation priorities
  • Startup-appropriate security policy templates
  • Board-ready security reporting for portfolio companies
  • Phased security roadmaps aligned to funding stages
  • Ongoing monitoring and quarterly reviews

Venture Capital Cybersecurity FAQ

Answers to questions we frequently hear from VC partners and portfolio operations teams.

How do you assess startup security?

We use a startup-appropriate framework that evaluates security maturity against stage and industry standards. Early-stage companies aren't expected to have enterprise-grade security, but they should have fundamentals in place for their stage.

Can you help with pre-investment diligence?

Yes, we provide technical due diligence reports that identify cyber risks and remediation costs. Our reports help VCs understand what security investments will be needed post-funding and identify red flags before capital is committed.

What about portfolio companies with no security budget?

We help develop phased security roadmaps that align with funding rounds and growth. Security investments can be timed to match Series A, B, and later rounds when companies have resources to implement them.

Do you work with the portfolio companies directly?

Yes, we can engage directly with portfolio company leadership to implement improvements. We work collaboratively with founders and CTOs to build security programs that support growth rather than slow it down.

Protect Your Portfolio Value

Schedule a confidential discussion about your fund's cybersecurity needs, upcoming investments, or portfolio company concerns.

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