Awarded for completing Safeguard for Startups and passing its exam, demonstrating the ability to run a right-sized security programme at a small company: connecting and triaging findings without a dedicated security team, reading a startup pricing offer with its qualifiers intact, answering a customer security questionnaire from real evidence, and separating platform readiness from an independent auditor's attestation.
Certificates are designed to be checked, not just displayed.
The credential is valid for 12 months from issue. Its public page states the expiry date, and renewing means passing the current exam again — so the credential always reflects the current material.
