Polara Labs provides a streamlined SOC 2 compliance pipeline tailored for early‑stage B2B SaaS companies with 2‑50 employees. The service guides founders through an intake assessment, automatically generates a custom policy suite and evidence map, and delivers an audit‑ready package that is reviewed by an independent U.S. licensed CPA firm, all for a flat fee starting at $4 K and $600 per month. It reduces the typical three‑month, $20‑$40 K audit timeline to about one week.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Early‑stage B2B SaaS startups often need a SOC 2 report to close enterprise deals, but traditional audit processes require months of effort and tens of thousands of dollars, which exceeds the resources of teams with 2‑50 employees and no dedicated compliance staff.
Solution
Polara Labs offers an end‑to‑end SOC 2 compliance pipeline that transforms a brief intake questionnaire into a complete, audit‑ready package. A rules‑engine maps the startup’s technology stack, data flows, and team structure to the relevant SOC 2 controls, automatically generating a custom policy suite and an evidence map. The compiled package is then reviewed by an independent U.S. CPA firm, whose audit opinion is delivered without the startup needing to hire compliance personnel. The service is priced at a fixed $4 K startup fee plus $600 per month, enabling companies to obtain a verifiable SOC 2 Type 1 (or Type 2) report in about one week.
Target Audience
Polara Labs targets early‑stage B2B SaaS startups with 2‑50 employees that handle customer data and lack a dedicated compliance function.
Features
- Rules‑engine intake that maps stack and data to SOC 2 controls with consistent, repeatable outputs
- Automated generation of a full policy suite (13 policies) tailored to the company’s answers
- Evidence mapping that links each control to uploaded proof, including timestamps and chain‑of‑custody metadata
- Independent U.S. licensed CPA review of the complete audit binder, ensuring structural auditor independence
- Ongoing monthly subscription that keeps the audit package current and supports Type 2 observation tracking
- Transparent pricing model ($4 K start‑up fee, $600 / month) with a typical one‑week time to audit‑ready status