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Agency combines AI software and forward-deployed experts to operate security and compliance programs for companies facing customer and regulatory requirements.

category

Managed security and compliance

market profile

  • text: Companies navigating several security frameworks must coordinate controls, evidence and audit work across existing systems.
  • text: Agency pairs a managed service with AI and also offers separate audit-related products, so software-only GRC tools may be partners as well as alternatives.

personas

  • title: Startup founder or COO
    pains:
    • Enterprise buyers require SOC 2 before a contract can close
    • A small team lacks time and specialist staff to run security controls
  • title: CISO or security leader
    pains:
    • Multiple standards and business units compete for limited security capacity
    • Security operations and audit evidence are fragmented across tools
  • title: Compliance or GRC manager
    pains:
    • Collecting evidence and answering security questionnaires is repetitive
    • Coordinating control owners and audit deadlines consumes time

icp

  • text: High-growth technology startups and mid-market firms needing SOC 2 or ISO 27001 but lacking a full in-house security team.
  • text: Enterprise organizations in regulated fields such as healthcare, financial services and defense with multiple framework requirements.

message pillars

  • text: Operate security and compliance with experts supported by AI.
  • text: Work across a customer's existing security tools.
  • text: Cover execution from controls to audit readiness.

objections

  • objection: We already pay for Vanta or Drata.
    response: Agency positions its service around operating the program and implementing controls alongside existing GRC platforms; confirm integration scope.
  • objection: An outside team may not understand our environment.
    response: Define responsibilities, escalation paths and access with the assigned experts before onboarding.
  • objection: Can the provider also independently audit its own work?
    response: Verify auditor independence and use an independent auditor; Agency says Auditsuisse does not audit Agency Comply customers.

competitors

  • name: Vanta
    why: Compliance automation platform and potential partner for managed execution.
  • name: Drata
    why: GRC automation alternative and integration partner.
  • name: Scytale
    why: Compliance automation and support alternative.
  • name: Trustero
    why: AI-enabled compliance software alternative.

influencers

  • name: Amir Tarighat
    url: https://seedtable.com/companies/agency
    why: Co-founder and CEO who has discussed cybersecurity publicly.

keywords

  • managed SOC 2 compliance
  • virtual CISO service
  • SOC 2 evidence collection
  • managed security compliance
  • CMMC compliance services
  • AI compliance automation
  • outsourced security team

voice

  • trust-focused
  • execution-oriented
  • confident

signals

  • text: An enterprise prospect requests SOC 2 or ISO 27001 evidence during procurement.
  • text: A defense or healthcare company needs to address an additional framework without expanding its team.
  • text: A company has a GRC platform but struggles to implement and maintain controls.

stack

  • Vanta
  • Drata
  • CrowdStrike

hiring

  • Forward-deployed compliance engineer

pricing

model: unknown

motion

sales_led

channels

  • SEO
  • LinkedIn
  • channel partners
  • customer case studies
  • sales

confidence

high

Founders

  • name: Amir Tarighat
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: Amir Tarighat is the cofounder and CEO of Agency. He's a developer, cybersecurity expert, and digital privacy advocate. Amir graduated from Harvard University, and studied Advanced Computer Security at Stanford. He lives in NYC.
  • name: Tyler Carbone
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: Co-Founder at Agency, where we provide personal cybersecurity + coverage. Previous founder Terbium Labs (sold to Deloitte), Evenspring (sold to Timmons Group) and SRRN Games.

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