Executive cybersecurity leadership for growing and regulated companies preparing for audits, fundraising, regulatory scrutiny, enterprise customers, M&A, or public markets — without the cost of a full-time CISO.
Fractional CISO engagements start at $5,000/month.
Former CTO/CIO at a public company and CISO at a Nasdaq-listed crypto FinTech platform. 25+ years in FinTech, payments, and digital assets. Advisor to companies navigating SOC 2, PCI DSS, NYDFS Part 500, and SEC cybersecurity disclosure.
Most Series B investors have seen a SOC 2 report before. What they haven't seen is a CEO who can confidently answer:
“What's your process if your custody provider halts withdrawals?”
“Who gets called at 2am when you detect a breach 6 weeks before your fundraise?”
“How does your board actually oversee AI risk?”
The companies that pass these questions cold have something most Seed–Series B companies don't: a security program built by someone who's sat in the CISO chair through a public listing.
You may need experienced security leadership. That does not necessarily mean hiring a full-time CISO at $350K+ plus bonus and equity. It means bringing in the right level of executive expertise for the stage your company is in.
Fractional CISO engagements start at $5,000/month.
Ongoing executive security leadership for organizations that need experienced CISO guidance without adding a full-time executive. Security strategy, risk management, board reporting, regulatory readiness, security program development, audit oversight, incident preparedness, and executive advisory.
Specialized cybersecurity leadership for payments, lending, financial technology, digital assets, and regulated financial services companies. Regulatory readiness, security architecture, risk management, third-party oversight, compliance programs, and executive security leadership.
Prepare your security program for investor diligence, SOC 2, PCI DSS, regulatory examinations, enterprise customers, M&A, or public-company requirements.
Build practical governance around enterprise AI, generative AI, third-party AI risk, agentic systems, and emerging regulatory requirements. Programs can incorporate NIST AI RMF, internal AI policy, governance structures, risk assessments, and executive oversight.
Experienced CISO support when cybersecurity becomes part of an acquisition, financing event, IPO, board discussion, investor review, or regulatory process.
We work with 2–3 companies at a time. That's intentional. Security leadership doesn't scale through playbooks — it scales through judgment.
Fractional CISO engagements start at $5,000/month.
The principal has been on both sides of the diligence table.
As CISO and VP of Technology at a Nasdaq-listed crypto platform, the principal led the security and technology program through a SPAC transaction / IPO, public listing, and multiple SOC 2 and PCI DSS audits. He knows what institutional investors ask. He knows what regulators actually look for. He knows the difference between a policy that passes an audit and a program that survives scrutiny under pressure.
Before that, he spent 20+ years in FinTech and payments — including SVP roles at a global ATM and payments operator and technology leadership at multiple financial services companies, with full P&L accountability and board reporting.
Now he works with a small number of companies at a time as their fractional CISO. He doesn't install firewalls. He doesn't run pen tests. He does the things that keep CEOs and CFOs awake at night — with the judgment of someone who's built the technology, managed the teams, and answered to the board.
The 5 areas that generate the most friction in Series B security diligence — and how to find the gaps before your investor does.
Based on 20+ investor diligence calls and the security program that took a crypto company public via SPAC and IPO.