Who we are
Don't let infrastructure derail your momentum.
Enterprise-grade foundations, governance, and compliance-ready when you need it.
About Us
Across our work with startups and enterprises, we've seen the same blocker appear again and again. A team with momentum hits a wall. An enterprise customer interested. An investor ready. Then comes technical due diligence.
An investor asks: "Does your security program match your company's maturity?"
An enterprise customer wants to know: "Can you prove your security posture?"
What unfolds is months of delay retrofitting security and governance onto infrastructure never designed for it. Expensive consultants. Typically multiple vendors, each solving one piece. Costs that consume precious budgets. And worst of all, never actually knowing if you're secure, or just checking boxes.
Where the Industry Struggles
It's fragmented. Too many vendors, exorbitant costs, security theatre everywhere. Compliance tools that overlay established infrastructure. Infrastructure platforms that ignore governance. Managed services that lock you in.
The result?
Startups with great products forced to compromise on their roadmaps. Diverted from their core mission. Watching runway get burned on problems that shouldn't exist.
What We've Learned
Through our team's experience working inside both fast-moving startups and large enterprises, we've learned that genuine security isn't added later, it's foundational. The organisations we've seen navigate these challenges smoothly didn't just bolt security on, they built it in their platforms from day one.
And we've realised: the startup world has gotten this backwards.
What We Believe
There's a better approach. One where startups get enterprise-grade foundations without months of delay or six-figure budgets. Where security and governance are built in as design principles, not retrofit projects. Where infrastructure supports speed, not hinders it.
This doesn't require dozens of tools. It requires thoughtful architecture, intelligent automation, and a platform engineered specifically for startup infrastructure, success, and trust.
Why FIRSTBLOX Exists
Because we've learned what works. We've been on both sides. We understand the constraints, the patterns, the solutions that actually stick.
And we're convinced the startup ecosystem needs a better foundation and optional tooling to meet their needs as they grow. Not more vendors. Not more tools. Just the right approach, built properly.
We believe there's a better way. We're building it.
Core Team
Advisors
Masha Sharma
Forbes Technology Council, VP of Merchant Experience at Groupon
Joanna Krashia
CEO @ BolsterUp
Advisors
Masha Sharma
Forbes Technology Council, VP of Merchant Experience at Groupon
Joanna Krashia
CEO @ BolsterUp
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