Cybersecurity Services for Venture Capital Firms
Cybersecurity Services for Venture Capital Firms — Sentant
Venture capital runs on trust, speed, and relationships. Attackers know this. With social engineering, account takeovers, and data-room scams, they aim at partners, analysts, and finance teams. Reported internet-crime losses in 2024 reached $16.6 billion, with email-driven fraud being a significant factor. Sentant delivers cybersecurity services for venture capital firms, designed for how you work. We protect your partners’ inboxes, your portfolio data, and your deal flow—without slowing down your next investment. Our team specializes in IT, security, and compliance for VCs and their portfolio companies.
Why Venture Capital Needs Purpose-Built Security
VC firms hold sensitive information.
Term sheets, cap tables, and LP details move across cloud tools every day.
That makes your team a high-value target.
The risk reality
Cybercrime losses continue to rise. Attackers favor email and social engineering.
Breaches are expensive. The average global cost reached $4.88M in 2024. Financial firms faced even higher costs.
VCs themselves are targeted. A recent incident at a major VC firm was traced to sophisticated social engineering.
What LPs and Boards Expect
A defensible program mapped to a recognized framework.
Continuous monitoring, rapid response, and provable results.
Clear readiness for diligence, audits, and exits.
The standard most investors recognize is the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, now including a “Govern” function that elevates oversight. We align your program to CSF 2.0 so leaders can show risk ownership and progress.
Sentant’s Cybersecurity Stack for VC Firms
We design around your people, your tools, and your deal cadence.
Every control supports a clear business outcome.
vCISO and Governance
Build or refresh your security roadmap against NIST CSF 2.0.
Define policies that partners will follow.
Report security metrics that LPs and boards understand.
Identity and Access Hardening
Enforce modern SSO and phishing-resistant MFA.
Lock down privileged roles and third-party app grants.
Automate joiner-mover-leaver workflows across the firm and portfolio.
Inbox and Communication Protection
Stop business email compromise with layered controls.
Implement DMARC, SPF, and DKIM across all domains.
Deploy targeted phishing detection and account-takeover guardrails.
Endpoint and Detection
Roll out EDR across laptops, desktops, and servers.
Centralize logs for correlation and alerting.
Tune detections to your specific workflows to reduce noise.
Cloud and SaaS Posture
Secure Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack, and your VDR.
Tighten sharing policies, external access, and link lifetimes.
Monitor OAuth apps and shadow IT in real time.
Deal Room and Diligence Security
Standardize VDR configuration with least privilege.
Use watermarking, link expiry, and conditional access.
Run pre-close “red team light” checks on critical targets.
Third-party and Portfolio Risk
Right-size vendor reviews for funds and portfolio companies.
Offer a clear, repeatable questionnaire process.
Track remediation with owners and deadlines.
Compliance Readiness Without the Drag
Prepare for SOC 2 or ISO 27001 at the fund or portfolio level.
Map controls to the required evidence.
Remove friction so sales and fundraising keep moving.
Incident Response and Tabletop Exercises
Establish an IR plan with roles and communications.
Run table-tops that reflect VC-specific scenarios.
Measure time to detect and time to contain, then improve.
Human Risk Reduction
Deliver short, role-based training that partners accept.
Simulate real phishing that mirrors current attacks.
Coach executives on secure travel and conference habits.
Built for VC Workflows
Security fails if it disrupts deals.
Our approach delivers protection without slowing your team.
Email stays fast. We filter threats upstream and minimize false positives.
Travel-friendly. Controls adapt to airport Wi-Fi, hotel networks, and investor meetings.
Portfolio-aware. We support founders during diligence, audits, and enterprise sales.
Local Expertise, National Reach
Sentant is headquartered in San Francisco and supports VC hubs across the country, including Austin and other fast-growing markets. We pair remote coverage with on-site help when it matters.
What You Gain With Sentant
Stronger Defense Against Email Fraud
BEC remains the costliest threat for deal-driven firms. We combine identity hardening, domain protection, behavioral detections, and user coaching to reduce risk where it starts—your inbox.
Lower Breach Impact
We focus on rapid detection and clean containment. Faster response shrinks legal exposure, downtime, and reputational harm tied to breaches that now average $4.88M globally.
Faster Diligence and Audits
Our control set maps cleanly to CSF 2.0 and common attestations. That shortens diligence cycles and removes blockers during fundraising and exits.
Faster Diligence and Audits Executive-Level Clarity
Partners get concise dashboards, not noise. You’ll see trends, business impact, and clear asks.
Portfolio Leverage
We provide repeatable templates for portfolio companies. Founders get practical guidance that helps them win enterprise customers.
A Pragmatic 30-60-90 Day Plan
Days 1–30: Assess and Stabilize
Validate identity, email, and endpoint baselines.
Close easy wins: legacy protocols, stale admins, and risky sharing.
Confirm logging and alerting across core systems.
Days 31–60: Harden and Measure
Roll out phishing-resistant MFA to all users.
Lock VDR defaults, enforce link expiry, and update data-handling policies.
Define metrics: phishing failure rate, MTTD, and MTTR.
Days 61–90: Prove and Scale
Run a tailored tabletop for partners and ops.
Map evidence to SOC 2 or ISO 27001 needs.
Package a board-ready security report.
Use Cases We Solve Every Week
A partner gets a last-minute password reset prompt before a wire.
An analyst receives a spoofed note from the CFO during a close.
A founder shares a data-room folder too broadly under time pressure.
A departing staffer still has access to investor updates.
A target company reveals weak identity controls late in diligence.
We treat these scenarios as design inputs, not exceptions.
Why Sentant
VC-specific experience. Our services page and use cases reflect venture workflows, not generic IT.
Local presence. Bay Area roots, with coverage for Austin and other hubs.
Outcome focus. Clear metrics, board-ready reporting, and portfolio lift.
Human approach. Short training, smart defaults, and respectful change management.
FAQs
Will this slow down our deal flow?
No. Controls are tuned for VC speed. Most changes sit behind the scenes.
Can you support our portfolio companies?
Yes. We provide shared playbooks and optional services for founders.
Do you work to a framework?
Yes. We align to NIST CSF 2.0, including the new “Govern” function for executive oversight.
What about incident costs?
We design for fast containment because breach costs remain high, especially in finance.
Let’s Secure Your Next Deal, Contact Sentant Today!
You move fast. Your security should, too.
Book a consult with Sentant to protect partners, portfolios, and LP trust—without adding friction.