Investment Opportunity
The Compliance Platform European SMBs Need
European SMBs face a growing wave of regulations — NIS 2, DORA, GDPR, ISO 27001 — but lack the budget and expertise to comply. ShieldBase is an AI-powered compliance platform that automates risk management, policy creation, gap analysis, incident response, and audit readiness across all major frameworks — at a price point built for SMBs.
Vision
Become the default compliance operating system for European SMBs — covering every major regulation from a single dashboard with AI-driven automation, at a fraction of enterprise pricing.
Mission
Empower small and medium-sized EU businesses to achieve and maintain compliance across NIS 2, DORA, ISO 27001, GDPR, and beyond — without hiring consultants, purchasing enterprise tools, or building internal compliance teams.
Market Opportunity
A Regulation-Driven, Underserved Market
NIS 2, DORA, and tightened GDPR enforcement are creating mandatory compliance demand across the EU — yet the vast majority of affected SMBs have no tooling.
Why Now, Why Us
Investment Thesis
Regulation Creates Demand
A wave of EU regulations — NIS 2, DORA, the AI Act, and updated GDPR enforcement — is creating urgent, non-optional compliance demand for hundreds of thousands of organisations.
Incumbents Ignore SMBs
Vanta, Drata, and OneTrust target US enterprises at $30–100K/year. There is no affordable, multi-regulation, EU-focused compliance platform for small and medium-sized businesses.
AI Unlocks Unit Economics
AI generates policies, risk assessments, gap analyses, and training materials at near-zero marginal cost — enabling SaaS pricing 10–50x below consultants.
Multi-Regulation Land & Expand
Customers land on NIS 2 or GDPR, then expand to DORA, ISO 27001, and sector-specific frameworks. Each regulation deepens retention and grows ARPU without new acquisition cost.
Business Model
SaaS with Built-In Expansion Revenue
Three tiers serve the full SMB spectrum. Each tier includes core compliance tools; customers unlock additional regulation modules and advanced features as they grow.
Starter
€99/mo
Micro-enterprises (10–49 employees)
NIS 2 compliance, AI gap analysis, core policy tools, 1 language
Professional
€199/mo
SMBs (50–149 employees)
NIS 2 full suite, advanced risk scoring, board reports, audit trail, 4 languages
Business
€349/mo
Mid-market (150–499 employees)
All features, SAML SSO, BYOK encryption, API access, 8 languages
Roadmap
Path to Market
Platform Development
AI compliance engine, NIS 2 module, multi-language support
Closed Beta
25 design partners across 3 EU markets, NIS 2 focus
Public Launch
Open registration, full NIS 2 compliance coverage
Regulation Expansion
GDPR, DORA, ISO 27001, and sector-specific framework modules
Scale
MSP channel, 500+ customers, marketplace integrations, Series A
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Let's Discuss the Opportunity
ShieldBase is pre-launch and actively exploring partnerships with investors who understand the European regulatory landscape.