Readiness brief
Tailored compliance assessment
What your target framework actually requires, the ~18 policies you will need, your top 5 architecture decisions, and where you stand today. Tailored to your stack. Not generic. Not templated.
Invite-only · 20 startups · Batch 1
You know you will need SOC 2. Start building for it now, not scrambling later.
Every architecture decision you make today either makes your future audit easy or three times more expensive to fix. The Compliance LaunchPad gives you the guidance, community, and readiness planning to get it right from Day 0, so when it is time to go to audit, you are not starting from scratch.
Why we built this
“The first time I faced compliance, I had a hundred questions and nobody would give me a straight answer. Every consultant wanted a $15K engagementbefore they would give us a straight answer. Every platform wanted us to buy before we even understood what we needed.”
We built the LaunchPad because nobody should have to pay $15K just to understand what they need. A community of founders going through the same thing, direct access to people who actually know compliance, and a clear path from Day 0 to audit-ready. No invoice to figure out where you stand. No sales pitch before you are ready. Just real guidance until you are.
Ravi MandalFounder & CEO, ZeroTB
What is included
A head start on your first audit.
Every startup we accept gets the full stack. Guidance, community, access, and a clear path to audit-ready.
Early access
Platform early access
First access to new capabilities as we ship them: integrations, gap analysis, evidence automation. You are our design partners. Your feedback shapes what we build.
Community
Private Slack community
Ask 'do I need a BAA for this?' or 'what should my logging look like?' and get a practitioner answer, not a chatbot. Plus a community of founders figuring it out alongside you.
Exclusive
Events and roundtables
Priority invites to compliance roundtables, founder dinners, and expert sessions. For founders who do not have a security network yet, this is your way in.
Monthly
Expert sessions and AMAs
Live deep-dives: 'What SOC 2 auditors actually look for,' 'How to handle your first security questionnaire,' 'Encryption decisions you cannot undo.' Recorded for members. Bring your questions.
Ongoing
Insider newsletter
Actual intel: framework changes, what auditors are flagging this quarter, which enterprise buyers are tightening requirements. The kind of knowledge a $300/hr consultant keeps to themselves.
Founder pricing locked in.
When you are ready to activate the full ZeroTB platform, Batch 1 members get founder pricing that never increases. Early supporters get rewarded, not penalized.
Price lock for the life of the engagement
Direct founder access, no sales gauntlet
Who should apply
This is built for founders who plan ahead.
✦ This is for you if
- →You are building a product that will need SOC 2 or ISO 27001 to sell to enterprise.
- →You want to understand compliance before you need it, not scramble when a prospect asks.
- →You are making infrastructure decisions right now and want to get them right the first time.
- →You value a community of founders going through the same thing.
✕ This is not for you if
- →You just want a checkbox to tell customers you are “working on compliance.”
- →You are looking for someone to rubber-stamp your security posture.
- →You need to be audit-ready next month. Talk to us directly, we can help faster.
- →You are a large company with an existing compliance team.
How it works
Apply. Get accepted. Start building right.
01
Apply
2 minutes
Tell us your stack, team size, and target framework. We review every application and not all are accepted.
02
Get accepted
rolling reviews
We accept startups that are building real products and will genuinely benefit from the program.
03
Get your brief + access
within 7 days
Your tailored Readiness Brief, Slack access, newsletter, and event invites.
04
Build and activate
your timeline
Build with confidence. When audit requirements knock, we are one message away.
Trust and independence
We prepare you. Your auditor attests.
ZeroTB is your partner, not your auditor. This separation is how compliance is supposed to work.
What ZeroTB does
- →Readiness guidance and architecture recommendations
- →Policy generation and gap analysis (on activation)
- →Continuous monitoring and evidence automation
- →Introduction to qualified, independent audit partners
What your auditor does
- →Independent SOC 2 attestation (CPA firm, AICPA standards)
- →Independent ISO 27001 certification (accredited body)
- →Evidence sufficiency evaluation
- →Report issuance and opinion (entirely their own)
“Preparation and attestation should never come from the same company. Your enterprise customers trust the report because the auditor is independent. We keep it that way.”
Questions
Frequently asked.
Because we have been through the compliance grind as founders and we know how broken the early experience is. Nobody should have to pay $15K just to understand what they need. LaunchPad is free. It gives you readiness guidance, community, and a head start. When you are ready to go to audit, you will activate the full ZeroTB platform at founder pricing, and engage an independent auditor. Both of those cost money. We are just making sure you do not waste either by starting unprepared.
Apply
The program we wished existed. Now it does.
Free readiness guidance, community, and expert access for 20 startups in Batch 1. When you are ready to go to audit, you already know what you need.
Compliance from Day 0.