Foundation Services
Expert-Built Infrastructure That Opens Enterprise Doors
Secure AWS infrastructure with governance and compliance built-in. Delivered by infrastructure engineers in 1-4 weeks, so your team can focus on product.
Why Founders & CTOs Choose FIRSTBLOX Foundations
Start secure. Scale confidently.
Enterprise deals require infrastructure with proper security controls, compliance readiness, and audit documentation in place to assure customers.
Pass Due Diligence with Confidence
Investor security reviews and enterprise customer assessments demand production-ready infrastructure. Establish trust from day one with audit-ready foundations.
Avoid Costly Rework and Security Debt
Poor infrastructure decisions compound over time. Expert-built foundations prevent misconfigurations, security gaps, and expensive migrations later.
Security and Compliance Built-In from Day One
Infrastructure engineered for security governance with compliance-ready controls built-in. Foundation for any compliance framework, so your team can focus on product.
Foundation Essentials
The baseline every startup needs
Baseline set of essential security and compliance-focused foundations to establish or fix your cloud organization. Delivered in 1 week or less.
Secure AWS multi-account organization structure
Identity & Access Management with SSO integration
Audit-ready logging and monitoring
Network security, encryption, and guardrails
Infrastructure-as-Code delivery and documentation
Organization Visualizer UI for account and billing visibility
1 week or less
Delivery timeline
10 core building blocks
Essential components
100% Infrastructure-as-Code
Fully automated delivery
Foundation Comply
Compliance-aligned Infrastructure
Everything in Essentials, plus best-fit building blocks and configurations aligned to your specific compliance programme. Typically delivered in 1-4 weeks.
Best-fit configurations for your target compliance framework
Threat detection and continuous monitoring
PII data scanning and classification
Security Hub for centralised findings and status
Infrastructure-as-Code delivery and documentation
Organization Visualizer UI (included with all Foundation Services)
1-4 weeks
Delivery timeline
Compliance-aligned
Infrastructure and controls
Choose your framework
SOC 2, ISO 27001, and more
Framework-aligned infrastructure
Infrastructure controls mapped to SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and more.
GDPR
EU regulation on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union and European Economic Area.
ISO 27001
International standard for information security management systems (ISMS).
SOC 2
Audit framework for service organizations based on Trust Service Criteria covering security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy.
NIST 800-171r2
Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) in nonfederal systems and organizations.
C5
Attestation scheme for cloud service providers operating in Germany, issued by BSI.
HIPAA
U.S. legislation providing data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information.
FedRAMP Moderate
U.S. government program providing standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services.
AWS Well-Architected
AWS best practices framework covering operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimisation, and sustainability pillars.
CMMC
Unified standard for implementing cybersecurity across the defense industrial base, required for DoD contractors.
FIRSTBLOX Foundation services deliver compliance-ready AWS infrastructure with pre-configured security controls and compliance mapping. While we build the technical foundation aligned to these frameworks, achieving full compliance requires your organization's policies, procedures, and operational practices. Our Platform service provides continuous monitoring and AI-guided remediation to help maintain compliance posture, but final compliance determination rests with you and your auditors.
What You Get
with FIRSTBLOX Foundations
Multi-Account AWS Organization
Production-ready account structure with Infrastructure-as-Code
Identity & Access Management
Secure IAM policies, SSO integration, and least-privilege access
Audit-Ready Logging & Monitoring
CloudTrail, Config, and GuardDuty configured for compliance evidence
Security Controls & Guardrails
Policy-as-code enforcement with security best practices built in
Compliance Framework Alignment
Infrastructure controls mapped to your target compliance framework
Documentation & Expert Support
Architecture diagrams, runbooks, and 30-day engineering support
Upgrade to Foundation Comply
for threat detection, security monitoring, and compliance framework alignment.
Choose Your Starting Point
Get enterprise-grade infrastructure in weeks, not months.
Essentials
Foundation Essentials
Secure, scalable AWS foundation
Delivered in 1 week or less
Comply
Foundation Comply
Essentials + compliance frameworks
Delivered in 1-4 weeks
All foundation packages include expert implementation, documentation, and handover training.
Your Complete Security & Compliance Journey
From Expert Setup to Ongoing Operations
Foundation Services
Essentials
1 weekSecure AWS foundation with multi-account setup, IAM, logging, and networking
Comply
1-4 weeksCompliance frameworks, threat detection, and audit-ready security controls
Then expand with
Products
Console
AI-native operations platform for continuous governance and compliance monitoring
Explore ConsoleTrust Centre
Customer-facing security portal to build buyer confidence and speed up sales
Explore Trust CentreTrusted by Founders and Engineering Teams
Real results from startups building enterprise-ready infrastructure.
HireBus
US-based hiring automation platform
"FIRSTBLOX helped us get investor-ready and compliance-aligned in weeks. Their team understood the complexity of building secure foundations from day one."
Nick Halverson
CTO, HireBus
The Challenge
Developer velocity was impacted with inefficient cloud access and slow deployment pipelines. Security KPIs were not met, compliance had not started, and the foundation for their new AI platform was not in place.
The Solution
Multi-account AWS organization with secure architecture
AWS SSO with threat detection and secured access
Audit trails and compliance automations
Regional CI/CD pipelines delivering infrastructure
The Outcome
Accelerated development velocity, enhanced security posture, improved compliance readiness, and foundation for AI platform deployment.
Built for startup teams using AWS as their core cloud platform.
We also integrate with third-party SDLC and identity management systems to scan, recommend, and remediate in preparation for technical audits. Foundation Services available via AWS Marketplace.
*Foundation ServicesFrequently Asked Questions
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Customization & Management
Support & Maintenance
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Enterprise deals need enterprise-ready infrastructure. Get started today.
Whether you're starting fresh or fixing what's broken, we'll get you audit-ready in weeks, not months. Ship faster, close deals sooner.