Europe-first compliance automation
Get ISO 27001 certified
without losing
CTO weeks.
Kantis helps UK and EU B2B startups get audit-ready for ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR readiness, EU AI Act, and ISO 42001 in weeks, with automated evidence collection and hands-on auditor coordination, so the team keeps building product.
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Proof the process stays manageable for lean teams
Qorelo reached ISO 27001 certification in six weeks with 0 non-conformities, then completed a SOC 2 Type I Security examination, GDPR readiness work, and customer-facing proof.
Marino Kurtovic
Co-Founder & CTO, Qorelo GmbH
"With Kantis, we completed our ISO 27001 certification, SOC 2 Type I Security examination, and GDPR readiness review through one coordinated process. ISO 27001 took six weeks with 0 non-conformities — giving us a stronger trust foundation for enterprise customer conversations, including with Mercedes-Benz."
ISO 27001 6 weeks 0 non-conformities SOC 2 Type I Security GDPR readiness Trust Portal
Read the Qorelo case study Compliance is broken for startups
Broad trust platforms are often designed around US-first SOC 2 workflows. European startups selling to enterprise buyers usually need a more ISO-led route.
Priced for enterprises, not startups
Vanta and Drata charge £8–12K per year — platform only. Add accredited auditors and penetration testing and you're past £20K before your first customer.
See the ISO 27001 cost guideEvidence collection is still manual
Most platforms tell you what's broken and let you figure out the rest. Screenshots from AWS, manually adapted policy templates, hours of CTO time — every year.
Built for SOC 2, not ISO 27001
Broad US-first platforms often make SOC 2 the default workflow. If you're selling to European enterprise, ISO 27001, UK & EU GDPR, and credible auditor routes need to be first-class.
From gap to certified
Kantis manages the readiness work. An accredited certification body issues the certificate.
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Free gap assessment
In a single working session, we map your infrastructure against all 93 ISO 27001 controls and produce a prioritised gap report with a remediation roadmap. No cost, no commitment.
02
Managed readiness and coordination
We prepare policies tailored to your actual stack, map evidence, coordinate the auditor route, and keep the project moving. For startups with a reasonable security baseline, customer team time is often around 15-20 hours instead of weeks of CTO work.
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Certified and renewal-ready
After a successful external audit, the ISO 27001 certificate is issued by a UKAS-accredited certification body where that route is appropriate. Continuous monitoring keeps evidence live for surveillance audits and renewals.
Before the audit
What Kantis handles vs what your team handles
Kantis keeps the ISO route practical: we manage policies, evidence, internal audit support, and auditor coordination, while your team supplies system access, approves decisions, and fixes real gaps.
Before the first paid step, we map your likely timeline, auditor route, evidence gaps, and expected CTO workload.
Kantis handles
- Gap assessment and scoped remediation roadmap
- Startup-fit policies and ISMS documentation
- Evidence mapping, reminders, and collection
- Internal audit support and certification-body coordination
- Trust Portal proof materials and renewal monitoring
Your team handles
- Name an owner and join short working sessions
- Connect systems and confirm how controls work
- Approve policies, complete training, and accept key documents
- Fix priority gaps that require product or infrastructure decisions
- Make people available for short auditor interviews when required
Frameworks we cover
Starting with ISO 27001. Expanding across the full EU and US compliance stack.
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ISO 27001
Information security management. Required by enterprise buyers across the UK and EU.
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UK & EU GDPR
Data protection compliance covering both UK post-Brexit regime and EU GDPR simultaneously.
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SOC 2
The US standard for security and availability. Required by American enterprise buyers. Available alongside our European frameworks.
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EU AI Act
AI Act obligations are phasing in. Kantis helps AI startups prepare the governance, evidence, and customer-facing answers enterprise buyers expect.
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ISO 42001
The AI management system standard. The natural complement to ISO 27001 for AI-native companies.
Built in Europe for the
European trust stack.
European startups should not have to run a US-first compliance playbook to satisfy European buyers. Kantis is built around ISO 27001, GDPR, credible UK/German auditor routes, and the practical constraints of small founder-led teams.
European frameworks first
ISO 27001, UK/EU GDPR, EU AI Act, and ISO 42001 are first-class, not afterthoughts behind SOC 2.
Credible auditor routes
UKAS-accredited UK and DAkkS-accredited German certification-body routes where appropriate, plus SOC partners for US-facing deals.
Small-team operating model
Policy templates and evidence workflows for 2-20 person B2B startups, not generic enterprise controls.
Product-time protection
Automation and hands-on support reduce CTO days lost to screenshots, policies, and auditor coordination.
Others
Kantis
European compliance defaults
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ISO 27001 primary focus
UK/Germany auditor-route clarity
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UK & EU GDPR
Managed support to save CTO time
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Founder questions
Practical answers before you book a call
ISO 27001 usually lands when a serious buyer asks for it. These are the questions founders and CTOs need answered first.
What does Kantis do for ISO 27001?+-
Kantis helps UK and EU B2B startups prepare for ISO 27001 by mapping gaps, preparing startup-fit policies, collecting evidence, supporting internal audit work, coordinating the certification-body route, and keeping monitoring live after certification.
Does Kantis issue ISO 27001 certificates?+-
No. Kantis handles readiness, evidence, policy preparation, internal audit support, and auditor coordination. The ISO 27001 certificate is issued by an independent accredited certification body after a successful external audit.
How long does ISO 27001 take for a startup?+-
A focused startup can often complete ISO 27001 in 4-8 weeks when the scope is clear and evidence is available. Qorelo reached certification in about six weeks; Centinel Analytica reached it in under two months.
How much CTO or engineering time is usually needed?+-
It depends on the starting point, but Kantis is designed to keep founder and CTO time low. One of our customers, Centinel Analytica, estimated 15-20 hours from its team while Kantis managed the audit preparation and coordination.
Is GDPR a certification?+-
No. GDPR is a legal compliance regime, not a certification like ISO 27001. Kantis supports GDPR readiness work so startups can answer customer, procurement, and data-protection questions more clearly.
Can Kantis help with SOC 2 and ISO 42001 too?+-
Yes. Kantis supports SOC 2 readiness and coordination for US-facing enterprise deals, and ISO 42001 readiness for AI companies that need auditable AI management-system controls alongside ISO 27001.
The team behind Kantis
Built by operators who understand
compliance and software
Founder-led compliance experience, engineering depth, growth support, product design, and strategic guidance in one focused team.
Daria Vasylieva
Business Development AssociateBlends operations, data analytics, and business-analysis discipline from roles across Europe, North America, and the Middle East. At Kantis, she helps turn messy founder-led sales and customer workflows into structured data, decisions, and follow-through.
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an enterprise deal?
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