Strategic Cybersecurity Due Diligence for Venture Capital

In today's rapidly evolving technology landscape, making informed investment decisions in cybersecurity startups requires deep domain expertise and practical experience. Our VC Advisory Retainer provides venture capital firms with direct access to echo5's founder, Chris Hodson, for expert guidance on cybersecurity investments and due diligence.

This bespoke offering enables VCs to leverage practitioner-level insights for evaluating cybersecurity opportunities and conducting thorough technical assessments of potential investments across all sectors.

🚨 This is a focused, high-impact engagement designed for VCs who value deep technical expertise and straight-talking advice. We provide honest, practical insights based on real-world experience — not theoretical frameworks or surface-level analysis.

Our Process

Consider us your trusted cybersecurity advisor - we're here to provide expert guidance on technical due diligence, market positioning, and competitive analysis. Through weekly strategy sessions, we'll help you evaluate investment opportunities, assess technical capabilities, and identify potential security risks in your portfolio companies.

All engagement tracking and deliverables are managed through echo5OS, ensuring efficient communication and clear accountability.

You'll have priority access to our expertise via email, echo5.live, and direct communication channels.

Who is this for?

• Venture capital firms investing in cybersecurity startups
• Investment teams seeking expert technical due diligence support
• VCs requiring ongoing cybersecurity advisory for portfolio companies

What You Get

✅ Weekly Strategy Session – Dedicated time with Chris Hodson to review potential investment opportunities, plan your advisory group sessions, digital marketing, events or socials.

✅ 72-Hour Response Time – Priority response to document review requests and email queries

✅ Technical Due Diligence Support – Expert assessment of cybersecurity products, technologies, and technical teams

✅ Portfolio Advisory Call – One dedicated weekly call for portfolio company advisory, rotated across your investments as needed

✅ Access to echo5OS – Your central platform for managing engagement deliverables, scheduling meetings, and tracking progress

✅ echo5.live Membership – Premium access to cybersecurity advisory materials, market insights, and technical deep dives

How This Helps You Win

🔹 Make Informed Investment Decisions – Leverage deep technical expertise to evaluate cybersecurity opportunities

🔹 Accelerate Due Diligence – Fast-track technical assessment with practitioner-level insights

🔹 Identify Hidden Risks – Uncover technical and market risks before they impact investment returns

🔹 Support Portfolio Companies – Provide valuable cybersecurity guidance to existing investments

Pricing

💰 £5,500/month – Transparent pricing for expert cybersecurity advisory and due diligence support.