SOC 2 for Fintech Startups Under 20 Employees

Your enterprise
deal is waiting
on your SOC 2.

We run the readiness programme: gap assessment, policy drafting, evidence oversight, audit coordination. Three meetings for leadership. A few async questions for your team. Your team implements with our direction, and we validate every step.

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1
Senior practitioner leads your engagement
No junior handoffs · One owner, start to finish
6mo
Typical SOC 2 observation window
An AICPA framework norm, commonly 3-12 months by scope · Audit coordinated
12mo
Ongoing compliance monitoring
Quarterly check-ins · Drift alerts · Renewal-ready
3
Meetings for leadership. Async questions for your team.
Kick-off · Mid-audit check-in · Final readout

The enterprise deal is already there. SOC 2 is what stands between you and it. Blaecwood gives you a clear, validated path through it so your team can stay focused on the product.

Who We Help

Built for the fintech
startup closing its
first enterprise deal.

You are under 20 people. You do not have a CISO. An enterprise prospect, investor, or bank partner has asked for your SOC 2 report and the clock is running. That is exactly who we built this for.

01 / THE DEAL

You need SOC 2 to close a deal

An enterprise procurement team gated your contract on a SOC 2 Type 2 report. You have a real timeline and no internal compliance person. Blaecwood directs and validates the work so your team's lift stays small and predictable.

02 / THE AUDIT

You are heading into an audit unprepared

Your audit window is approaching and you are not confident your evidence, policies, or controls will hold up to scrutiny. We assess exactly where you stand and direct remediation of the gaps that matter before the audit begins.

03 / THE RAISE

Your investors need proof

Growth investors and institutional funds often expect a verified compliance posture before diligence closes. SOC 2 Type 2 answers those questions early and keeps compliance off the list of things holding up your raise.

The Problem

Every week without
SOC 2 is a week
the deal waits.

Fintech founders trying to DIY SOC 2 lose months to confusion, auditor uncertainty, and evidence collection that never gets done. The cost is not the compliance work. It is the revenue sitting on the other side of it.

01

An enterprise buyer asked for your SOC 2 report and you do not have one.

02

You do not know where to start: which controls apply, which policies you need, or how evidence collection actually works.

03

By the time most founders learn about the multi-month observation period, they have already missed the deal window. The clock only starts once controls are in place. Every week without them is a week added to the back end.

04

You do not know which auditor to hire or how to manage them through the audit without getting blindsided by exceptions.

05

Your engineers cannot stop shipping to run a compliance program no one on the team has done before.

How It Works

One engagement.
Everything directed and validated.

Core Service
SOC 2 Type 2 Readiness, End to End

We run the readiness programme from day one to audit-ready. Leadership attends three meetings: kick-off, mid-audit check-in, and final readout. Your team will receive occasional async questions via Slack or email. We coordinate those directly and own the programme management; your team owns implementation.

01
Readiness Assessment and Gap Analysis
We map your current controls against SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria and identify your material gaps before the auditor does. You know exactly where you stand from day one.
02
Policy and Controls Library
Every security policy your audit requires, written and customized for your company, your architecture, and your team. Not templates.
03
Evidence Oversight and Validation
We define the evidence package, oversee collection, and validate completeness before anything reaches the auditor.
04
Auditor Shortlisting and Coordination
We help you evaluate and select an independent auditor for your scope, and coordinate scheduling and requests throughout the audit. Leadership attends three meetings. Your team fields occasional async questions via Slack, and we coordinate directly with them so nothing lands on you unexpectedly. The auditor's testing and report remain fully independent.
05
Ongoing Compliance Monitoring
After your SOC 2 report is issued, we monitor your compliance posture with quarterly check-ins and drift alerts. You stay audit-ready for your renewal and future due diligence.
Start Here
SOC 2 Type 1 Fast Track
A 15-minute call scopes the engagement. We review where you stand and map out what Type 1 readiness looks like for your team. Everything carries forward if you proceed to Type 2. No pitch, no pressure.

About

Kehinde, Founder of Blaecwood
Kehinde
Founder · Security and Compliance · Toronto, Canada

Blaecwood is a specialist compliance practice with one focus: guiding fintech startups to their SOC 2 Type 2 report so they can close the enterprise deals waiting on it.

Kehinde brings over 10 years of security and compliance experience, and holds the CISSP and CCSP certifications and an MSc in Digital Forensics. Every Blaecwood engagement is led by a senior practitioner with real audit experience, not handed off to junior staff. The approach is direct: assess where you actually are, align the right tooling, and validate everything through to your SOC 2 report.

Compliance is not a checkbox. It is the commercial unlock your enterprise pipeline is sitting behind.

Senior-led, start to finish One practitioner owns your engagement from day one to your SOC 2 report

Fintech specialist SOC 2 for startups is the only thing we do in North America

Oversight, start to finish Three meetings for leadership. Your team executes; we direct and validate.

Fixed scope, no lock-in One engagement, one outcome

SOC 2 Type 2.
Directed and validated,
start to finish.

Book a 15-minute call to scope your engagement. If SOC 2 Type 2 is
the right fit, Blaecwood runs the programme through to your report.

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