# Attategic

*/Startups/Attategic*

## Startup Overview

This platform embeds cryptographic provenance directly into CI/CD pipelines to guarantee the integrity of software builds. By automatically generating and verifying security attestations during the build process, the system secures the software supply chain from commit to deployment. DevOps teams use this infrastructure to ensure every code change carries mathematical proof of its origin and build environment.

Standard compliance platforms like Vanta and Drata rely on survey-based workflows and retrospective reporting to track security postures. Instead of waiting for quarterly audits or forcing engineers into manual artifact signing, this solution operates as a strictly code-native layer. It enforces security policies continuously at build time, instantly blocking undocumented changes and removing the burden of manual compliance gathering from developer workflows.

## Startup Founding Hypothesis

**Approach**: that embeds cryptographic provenance into CI/CD pipelines
**Competitors**:
- [Vanta](/Competitors/Vanta)
- [Drata](/Competitors/Drata)
- [manual artifact signing](/Competitors/manual_artifact_signing)
**Differentiator2x2**: code-native rather than survey-based, and continuously enforced at build time

## Startup Solution Coordinate

**Solution**: [Pipeline Provenance Engine](/Software/Pipeline_Provenance_Engine)

## Startup Position2x2

```mermaid
quadrantChart
title Attategic Position vs Competitors
x-axis Survey-Based --> Code-Native
y-axis Point-in-Time Check --> Continuously Enforced
quadrant-1 Automated Build Provenance
quadrant-2 Continuous Policy Monitoring
quadrant-3 Periodic Manual Audits
quadrant-4 Developer Toil
Vanta: [0.25, 0.65]
Drata: [0.35, 0.70]
Manual Artifact Signing: [0.85, 0.20]
Attategic: [0.80, 0.85]
```

## Startup Offer

**Proof**:
- Aiming to eliminate 100% of manual artifact signing steps for dev teams.
- Targeting an 80% reduction in software supply chain audit preparation time.
- Designed to achieve verifiable SLSA Level 3 compliance out-of-the-box.
**Tiers**:
- Name: Startup Pipeline · Price: ~$400–$800/mo · Inclusions: Designed for up to 25 connected repositories, standard SLSA Level 2 build provenance, and 30-day artifact retention.
- Name: Enterprise Enforcer · Price: ~$1,500–$3,500/mo · Inclusions: Unlimited repositories, SLSA Level 3 continuous enforcement, custom KMS integration, and automated SOC2/FedRAMP reporting.
**Guarantee**: If an automated build successfully passes but fails to generate an auditor-verifiable provenance attestation, the affected month of service is fully refunded.
**Business Function**: ProvideService
**Objection Handlers**:
- Objection: This will add latency and slow down our CI/CD pipelines. Rebuttal: Designed to execute cryptographic signing in milliseconds, running asynchronously so builds are never blocked.
- Objection: We already use Vanta or Drata for compliance. Rebuttal: Those tools rely on API checks and surveys; we provide cryptographic, code-level proof of your supply chain.
- Objection: We cannot trust third-party tools with our private signing keys. Rebuttal: Built to integrate directly with your existing AWS KMS or HashiCorp Vault so keys never leave your infrastructure.
**Pricing Architecture**: Tiered
**Agent Checkout Support**:
- agentic-commerce-protocol

## Startup Brand

**Voice**: Technical and exacting, prioritizing cryptographic proof over compliance theater.
**Tagline**: Unbreakable cryptographic proof for every artifact in your pipeline.
**Icon Concept**: stamp
**Palette Intent**: electric-signal
**Visual Identity**: High-contrast terminal aesthetics feature stark black backgrounds with electric cyan typography and schematic diagrams of cryptographic hashes.
**Archetype Reference**: the-ruler

## Startup Buyer Chain

**Chain**: Attategic → Platform Engineer → CISO → Compliance Auditor
**Gtm Motion**: Acquires developer adoption through a self-serve CI/CD pipeline extension that secures individual repository builds with cryptographic provenance. Expands by upselling enterprise security teams on organization-wide enforcement controls, centralized compliance reporting, and cross-platform infrastructure connectors.
**Agent Channel**: Designed to list in the LangChain tool registry and emerging automated security toolkits, providing a structured API endpoint that autonomous DevSecOps agents would call to verify code origin and build artifact provenance during automated audits.
**Primary Channel**: Developer ecosystem marketplaces, specifically targeting the GitHub Marketplace and GitLab Integration catalog where platform engineers search for SLSA compliance tools and artifact signing automation.

## Startup Customer Journey

```mermaid
flowchart LR; A[GitHub Marketplace] --> B[Pipeline Extension]; B --> C[Signed Artifact]; C --> D[SLSA Attestation]; D --> E[Enterprise Enforcer]; E --> F[Compliance Report];
```

## Startup Proof Points

_Illustrative — target and order-of-magnitude estimate figures, not an achieved track record (this Thing is concept-stage)._

**Pilot Goals**:
- 14-day pipeline integration pilot on 5 core repositories to prove automated SLSA Level 2 provenance generation without adding measurable build latency
- 30-day enterprise compliance pilot to generate a complete, auditor-ready supply chain report using the client's existing AWS KMS architecture
**Target Metrics**:
- Target: 100% elimination of manual artifact signing steps for development teams
- Target: 80% reduction in software supply chain audit preparation time
- Aim: Under 50 milliseconds of cryptographic signing execution time to prevent CI/CD pipeline blocking
- Target: 0 private key exposures during build attestation via direct AWS KMS or HashiCorp Vault integration
**Target Case Studies**:
- Mid-market FinTech VP of Engineering: Transitioning from manual release signing to automated SLSA Level 3 compliance across 50+ repositories without slowing CI/CD pipelines
- Series B SaaS Head of Security: Reducing SOC2 audit prep from weeks to hours by replacing survey-based compliance tools with cryptographic, code-level provenance generation
- GovTech DevSecOps Lead: Achieving continuous FedRAMP reporting requirements by integrating KMS-backed artifact signing without exposing private keys to third parties
**Testimonial Targets**:
- VP of Engineering: Relief that build provenance happens automatically and asynchronously without blocking developers or complicating the release pipeline
- Chief Information Security Officer: Confidence in providing auditors with cryptographic, code-level proof rather than relying on API screenshots or manual surveys
- DevSecOps Engineer: Satisfaction with the native key management integration, proving that signing keys remain strictly within their own infrastructure

## Startup Top Risks

**Risks**:
- Severity: existential · Description: Engineering teams reject the tool because cryptographic signing blocks pipelines and introduces unacceptable build latency. · Mitigation Status: in-progress
- Severity: high · Description: Third-party compliance auditors refuse to accept build-time cryptographic provenance as a substitute for traditional SOC2 evidence. · Mitigation Status: unmitigated
- Severity: high · Description: Maintaining native integrations across a fragmented ecosystem of CI/CD platforms and package managers drains core engineering resources. · Mitigation Status: in-progress
- Severity: moderate · Description: Enterprise security teams demand complex on-premise key management integrations that delay adoption and extend sales cycles. · Mitigation Status: unmitigated

## Startup Competitors

- [Vanta](/Competitors/Vanta) — Incumbent
- [Drata](/Competitors/Drata) — Incumbent
- [Manual Artifact Signing](/Competitors/Manual_Artifact_Signing) — Status Quo
- [Chainguard](/Competitors/Chainguard) — Supply Chain Security
- [Sigstore](/Competitors/Sigstore) — Open Source Alternative

## Startup Solution Stack

- [Provenance Attestation Service](/Services/Provenance_Attestation_Service) — Service-as-Software
- [Policy Enforcement Worker](/Agents/Policy_Enforcement_Worker) — Agent
- [Cryptographic Provenance SDK](/Software/Cryptographic_Provenance_SDK) — Software
- [Artifact Signing API](/Software/Artifact_Signing_API) — Software

## Startup Story Brand

**Hero**:
- **Need**: to be the defender of technical integrity, not a compliance survey filler
- **Want**: to secure the software supply chain without slowing down the CI/CD pipeline
- **Identity**: the Head of Platform at a security-conscious software company
**Plan**:
- Step: Submit repositories · Detail: Identify the critical build pipelines requiring automated cryptographic provenance and SLSA enforcement.
- Step: Validate infrastructure · Detail: Attach your existing AWS KMS or HashiCorp Vault so signing keys never leave your controlled environment.
- Step: Deploy enforcement · Detail: Activate build-time policies that block unsigned artifacts and generate auditor-ready compliance reports automatically.
**Guide**:
- **Empathy**: Does your CI/CD process still leak untrusted artifacts into production without verifiable proof?
**Problem**:
- **Villain**: compliance theater
- **External**: Security leads waste weeks on manual artifact signing and gathering screenshots for auditors because Drata cannot prove code provenance.
- **Internal**: You feel like you are checking boxes for a certificate while your actual build artifacts remain unverifiable.
- **Philosophical**: Every engineering team deserves cryptographic certainty — not checklists that rely on pinky-swearing.
**Success**: Your software supply chain is protected by unbreakable cryptographic proof, with every artifact automatically signed and verified at the moment of creation.
**One Liner**: Manual artifact signing costs platform teams weeks of audit prep. Attategic embeds cryptographic provenance into CI/CD so every build is verifiable by default.
**Positioning**:
- **So That**: provide code-level proof of software provenance rather than just survey-based compliance
- **Unlike**: Vanta or manual artifact signing
- **For Whom**: Head of Platform at security-conscious software companies
- **Category**: Cryptographic Supply Chain Security
**Call To Action**:
- **Direct**: Secure your pipeline
- **Transitional**: Download SLSA Level 3 schema
**Failure Stakes**:
- Supply chain vulnerabilities
- Weeks lost to audit prep
- Failed FedRAMP certification
**Transformation**:
- **To**: the software supply-chain's architect
- **From**: a security lead chasing developers for signing logs
**Controlling Idea**: Cryptographic proof must be code-native and enforced at build time.

## Startup Token Hero

**Genre**: founding-hypothesis
**Rendered**: Manual artifact signing costs platform teams weeks of audit prep. Attategic embeds cryptographic provenance into CI/CD so every build is verifiable by default.
**Mechanism**: spine-derived-v1
**Template Id**: spine-founding-hypothesis
**Vocab Fingerprint**: 6e1ad58ceb682f1e

## Startup Token Positioning

**Genre**: moore-positioning
**Rendered**: Cryptographic Supply Chain Security for Head of Platform at security-conscious software companies. Unlike Vanta or manual artifact signing — provide code-level proof of software provenance rather than just survey-based compliance.
**Mechanism**: spine-derived-v1
**Template Id**: spine-moore-positioning
**Vocab Fingerprint**: b285434447d566ba

## Startup Token Pitch Deck

**Genre**: pitch-deck
**Rendered**: Problem: Security leads waste weeks on manual artifact signing and gathering screenshots for auditors because Drata cannot prove code provenance.
Solution: Manual artifact signing costs platform teams weeks of audit prep. Attategic embeds cryptographic provenance into CI/CD so every build is verifiable by default.
Customer: Head of Platform at security-conscious software companies
Unlike: Vanta or manual artifact signing
**Mechanism**: spine-derived-v1
**Template Id**: spine-pitch-deck
**Vocab Fingerprint**: 586fd724703fb75d

## Startup Token M E D D P I C C

**Pain**: Security leads waste weeks on manual artifact signing and gathering screenshots for auditors because Drata cannot prove code provenance.
**Metrics**: Target: Your software supply chain is protected by unbreakable cryptographic proof, with every artifact automatically signed and verified at the moment of creation.
**Rendered**: Pain: Security leads waste weeks on manual artifact signing and gathering screenshots for auditors because Drata cannot prove code provenance.
Economic buyer: Platform Engineer
Metrics: Target: Your software supply chain is protected by unbreakable cryptographic proof, with every artifact automatically signed and verified at the moment of creation.
Competition: Vanta or manual artifact signing
**Mechanism**: spine-derived-v1
**Competition**: Vanta or manual artifact signing
**Economic Buyer**: Platform Engineer
**Vocab Fingerprint**: 5a346a29b3cfd955

## Startup Token Cold Email

**Genre**: cold-email
**Rendered**: Subject: Cryptographic Supply Chain Security for Head of Platform at security-conscious software companies

Head of Platform at security-conscious software companies — Security leads waste weeks on manual artifact signing and gathering screenshots for auditors because Drata cannot prove code provenance. Manual artifact signing costs platform teams weeks of audit prep. Attategic embeds cryptographic provenance into CI/CD so every build is verifiable by default.
**Mechanism**: spine-derived-v1
**Template Id**: spine-cold-email
**Vocab Fingerprint**: 2d0692050bc482ad

## Startup Token Agent Spec

**Genre**: ai-agent-spec
**Rendered**: Cryptographic Supply Chain Security. Manual artifact signing costs platform teams weeks of audit prep. Attategic embeds cryptographic provenance into CI/CD so every build is verifiable by default. Serves Head of Platform at security-conscious software companies.
**Mechanism**: spine-derived-v1
**Template Id**: spine-ai-agent-spec
**Vocab Fingerprint**: 5431902242381304

## Neighborhood

### Candidate solutions

- [Demonstrate Virtual CFO Value](/Problems/Demonstrate_Virtual_CFO_Value) — candidate solution for · Problems

### What it offers

- [Pipeline Provenance Engine](/Software/Pipeline_Provenance_Engine) — offers · Software

### Composed of

- [Provenance Attestation Service](/Services/Provenance_Attestation_Service) — composes · Services
- [Policy Enforcement Worker](/Agents/Policy_Enforcement_Worker) — composes · Agents
- [Cryptographic Provenance SDK](/Software/Cryptographic_Provenance_SDK) — composes · Software
- [Artifact Signing API](/Software/Artifact_Signing_API) — composes · Software

### Embodies

- [Software](/Theses/Software) — embodies · Theses

### Competitors

- [Chainguard](/Competitors/Chainguard) — competes with · Competitors
- [Sigstore](/Competitors/Sigstore) — competes with · Competitors
- [Vanta](/Competitors/Vanta) — competes with · Competitors
- [Drata](/Competitors/Drata) — competes with · Competitors
- [Manual Artifact Signing](/Competitors/Manual_Artifact_Signing) — competes with · Competitors

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