SOC 2 · HIPAA · CMMC readiness
Your enterprise client just required SOC 2. You have 90 days.
We do the evidence collection, policy writing, and auditor coordination so your CTO isn’t burning 200 hours at $150/hr on spreadsheets. Flat-fee sprint. No $30K software subscription required.
$6,500Flat fee — SOC 2 Type I sprint
90dTo audit-ready evidence binder
80%Less than Vanta’s annual floor
$0Regulatory fines, active clients
We runSOC 2HIPAAISO 27001CMMCNIST CSFPCI-DSSFedRAMP
The problem
Compliance is a $30,000 hidden tax on your team’s momentum.
Enterprise clients now require SOC 2 or HIPAA attestation to sign contracts. Most SMBs face the same three options — all painful. We built a fourth.
200+
CTO hours lost
to DIY compliance
to DIY compliance
$30K
Vanta / Drata
annual floor price
annual floor price
$30K
Hidden cost at
$150/hr CTO rate
$150/hr CTO rate
The sprint
Three phases. Ninety days. One deliverable: a clean audit.
Days 1–30 · Phase 1
Discover & Document
We map your actual operating environment against SOC 2 trust service criteria — no generic templates applied to a company they don’t understand.
- Kickoff + environment walkthrough
- Control gap analysis vs. selected TSCs
- Policy library: 12 documents authored to your model
- Vendor inventory and risk tier assignment
Days 31–60 · Phase 2
Build & Test
Controls get implemented, tested, and wired to your actual operations. Evidence isn’t collected once — it’s built into recurring processes so it generates itself.
- Control implementation support
- Evidence collection and organization
- Weekly sync + Slack async channel
- Pre-audit mock review and gap close
Days 61–90 · Phase 3
Package & Hand Off
Your evidence binder is audit-ready. Your auditor is introduced. Your team can defend every control in plain language. The program runs after we leave.
- Auditor-ready evidence binder (full index)
- Warm intro to CPA / audit firm
- Control ownership runbook for your team
- Optional retainer for Type II continuation
Engagement models
Four tiers. One entry point.
Start with the gap report. Most clients convert to the sprint within two weeks of seeing the output.
Tripwire
Compliance Gap Report
$397 one-time
- SOC 2 / HIPAA readiness questionnaire
- Gap analysis vs. trust criteria
- Prioritized remediation roadmap PDF
- 30-min debrief call
- Delivered in 5 business days
Core — Most popular
SOC 2 Type I Sprint
$6,500 flat fee
- Policy & procedure library (12 docs)
- Full evidence collection & binder
- Control mapping to CC trust criteria
- Auditor-ready deliverable package
- Audit firm introduction included
- Weekly sync + Slack async support
Subscription
Continuous Compliance
$2,200 / month
- Evidence refresh & log review
- Type II readiness tracking
- Policy updates on reg changes
- 2 vendor risk questionnaires/mo
- Monthly compliance health report
High-ticket
Fractional CISO / GRC
$5,500 / month
- HIPAA + CMMC + SOC 2 multi-framework
- Board & investor reporting
- Security awareness training
- Incident response plan ownership
- Audit liaison (named contact)
Client result · SOC 2 Type I
From 61 open gaps to a clean Type I opinion in 11 weeks.
A Series A SaaS company lost a $480K contract because they couldn’t produce a SOC 2 report. Their CTO had spent four months on internal prep. We rebuilt the evidence layer and closed the audit before the next procurement cycle.
We lost a deal. Then we found Digital Anchor. We didn’t lose another one.CTO · Series A SaaS · 55 employees
Read the case study →Sprint length11 weekskickoff to audit opinion
Gaps closed61 → 0across 9 control families
Contract recovered$480Ksigned within 30 days of opinion
CTO hours freed180+redirected to product roadmap
By the numbers
What SMBs on the sprint actually experience.
90d
Median days to audit-ready evidence
$6K
vs. $30K+ Vanta annual floor
100%
Audit pass rate, active sprint clients
4x
Faster than avg. DIY timeline
Client voices
From founders who had the 90-day deadline.
“
Our CTO was about to take a leave of absence to deal with audit prep. Anchor came in and we had a clean evidence binder in ten weeks. CTO never missed a sprint.
VP EngineeringSaaS · Series A · SOC 2 Type I
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We were blocked on two Fortune 500 procurement reviews. Both required SOC 2. Anchor closed the sprint, we passed both reviews, and $1.1M in contracts moved forward.
Chief Revenue OfficerHealthtech · 40 employees · HIPAA + SOC 2
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The gap report alone was worth ten times what we paid. We knew exactly where we stood and what the sprint would cost before we signed anything.
CEO / FounderB2B SaaS · Pre-Series A · SOC 2 Type I
Common questions
What founders ask before starting the sprint.
What does the $6,500 flat fee include?
Policy and procedure library (12 documents authored to your operating model), full evidence collection and organization, control mapping to the CC trust service criteria, an auditor-ready evidence binder, and a warm introduction to a CPA firm for the opinion. Weekly syncs and Slack async support are included throughout the 90 days. The fee does not include the CPA audit firm fee, which typically runs $8,000–$18,000 for a Type I.
Why not just buy Vanta or Drata and do it ourselves?
Vanta and Drata automate evidence collection well — but they don’t write your policies, close your gaps, coordinate with auditors, or make the program actually work. Most SMBs who buy a platform still need someone to run it. That person is usually the CTO, at $150/hr, for 200+ hours. At that burn rate you’ve already spent $30,000 before the platform subscription.
How do we qualify for the sprint?
The sprint is designed for SMBs with 10–200 employees targeting SOC 2 Type I for the first time, or organizations needing HIPAA documentation for procurement. We accept a limited number of sprint clients per quarter. Start with the $397 gap report — it confirms sprint eligibility and defines the exact 90-day scope for your environment.
What happens after the sprint?
Type I is a point-in-time assessment. Most clients need Type II within 6–12 months as enterprise customers require it. The continuous compliance retainer at $2,200/month handles evidence refresh, policy updates, and Type II readiness tracking. It is optional — your team can run the program independently using the control ownership runbook we hand off at sprint close.
Can you handle HIPAA or CMMC at the same time?
Yes. Many sprint clients operate in overlapping regulatory environments. Framework selection is confirmed at kickoff and control mapping covers all selected frameworks. Multi-framework sprints typically extend the timeline by 2–3 weeks and are scoped individually during the gap report phase.
Apply for the sprint
Stop losing enterprise deals to a compliance checkbox.
Start with a $397 gap report — a 5-day, fixed-scope analysis of where you stand vs. SOC 2 trust criteria, with a clear sprint roadmap. Most clients move straight to the sprint from there.