HyperSphere Startup Program

Enterprise-grade data protection,
free until you graduate.

Your users will ask how you protect their data before you have a security team. HyperSphere DNA gives early-stage startups a real answer — self-serve, live in under 30 minutes, free for up to 12 months.

Free for up to 12 months Reviewed in 48 hours Live in < 30 min
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The Problem

The security question comes earlier than you expect.

Consumers, enterprise buyers, and investors all ask the same thing: how do you protect our data? A vague answer erodes trust, stalls deals, or kills them.

The question you'll get

"Walk us through your data protection architecture."

It shows up in your first enterprise deal, your first security review, your first diligence call — long before you've hired anyone to own the answer.

The problem with existing tools

Built for companies that already scaled.

Enterprise security comes with enterprise pricing, procurement cycles, and onboarding designed for companies with a CISO and a security budget. You have neither yet.

What changes today

Real protection, built for your stage.

If you're already on Amazon S3, HyperSphere DNA works for you today — self-serve, under 30 minutes, no code changes, free through the Startup Program.

The Product

Encryption that works when everything else fails.

HyperSphere DNA (Data Neutralization Appliance) sits inline with your S3 storage and neutralizes data on every write — no keys to store, manage, lose, or steal.

S3-compatible. No code changes.

Drop it in front of your S3 bucket. No migration. No new SDK. Works with your existing AWS infrastructure.

Live in under 30 minutes.

Self-serve through AWS Marketplace. API key provisioned in under 60 minutes. No enterprise onboarding, no waiting for a rep.

Quantum-resistant. Zero management.

FIPS-aligned through validated primitives. Stolen data is mathematically inaccessible — even if credentials are compromised.

The Startup Program

Free access. Real product. Defined graduation.

Access

The full product, free for up to 12 months — a resilient, production-ready architecture protecting up to 25 GB of data. No synthetic trial: your own AWS account, against your real data.

Enrollment

Self-serve through the existing AWS Marketplace and API-key motion. No new sales process. Light-touch technical support rather than full enterprise onboarding.

Graduation

Guided transition to standard pricing at the volume cap or 12-month mark. A discount taper, not a cliff — the relationship is protected when it becomes commercially meaningful.

Eligibility

Four criteria.

If you meet all four, you're in — reviewed within 48 hours, no negotiation and no procurement cycle.

1

Backed by a recognized source.

Accelerator, seed fund, venture firm, or university funding all qualify. If you've raised from a recognized source, you're eligible.

2

Already storing data in Amazon S3.

HyperSphere DNA sits inline with S3 — no code changes, no migration. If you're already on S3, you're ready to go in under 30 minutes.

3

Below the 25 GB protected-data threshold.

The program is designed for early-stage data volumes — a resilient, production-ready architecture protecting up to 25 GB of data. If you're above it, we'll work with you on a paid plan that fits.

4

Committing to case study & reference rights.

Agreed at enrollment, not requested later. You share your story; we share the tools. It's the one thing we ask in return for 12 months free.

How It Works

From application to live in under a day.

01

Apply

Submit a short eligibility check — funding, storage setup, and agreement to reference-call rights. Takes a few minutes.

02

Get approved

You hear back within 48 hours. If you qualify, you're in — no negotiation, no procurement cycle.

03

Go live

Your API key is provisioned through AWS Marketplace. Live in under 60 minutes, in your own account, against your real data.

04

Build with it

Use the full product — encryption on every write, zero management. Light-touch support when you need it.

05

Graduate

At the volume cap or 12-month mark, you move to standard pricing — with a guided transition and no cliff.

The Exchange

What you get. What we ask in return.

What you get

  • Full product access — the real HyperSphere DNA, not a trial sandbox.
  • Light-touch technical support when you need it.
  • A clean, guided graduation path with no pricing cliff.
  • A security answer ready for every conversation that asks about data protection.

What we ask in return

  • Case study participation, agreed at enrollment.
  • Reference-call rights as your company grows.
  • Logo usage rights.
  • The commercial return on a free tier is the reference, the logo, and the story at graduation.

Apply to the Startup Program

Ship with real data protection in place before your users ask about it. Submit the eligibility check below and you'll hear back within 48 hours.

Free
Cost
48 hrs
Review time
12 mo
Program length
  • Full product access in your own AWS account.
  • No sales call, no procurement cycle.
  • Guided graduation to standard pricing — a taper, not a cliff.

Eligibility check

A few minutes. If you meet the four criteria, you're in.

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