CASE STUDY
How Fastgen got ISO 27001 certification in just 2 months to unlock enterprise sales

About Fastgen

Fastgen is a low-code platform built for engineers to quickly develop workflows, APIs, and full backend systems. The company empowers teams to ship backend features faster with minimal overhead.

Website

https://fastgen.com/

Location

New York City

Industry

B2B

Software

Employees

2-10

The Challenge

Enterprise growth blocked by lack of certification

As Fastgen’s customer base expanded, the company began engaging with more enterprise-level prospects. But a recurring issue kept stalling these deals - ISO 27001 certification. Without it, Fastgen couldn’t pass the procurement requirements of larger organizations.

“That question - ‘Are you ISO certified?’ - comes up eventually in almost every enterprise conversation. Without it, you're always wondering if it's going to be a deal-breaker,” says David.

Internally, the team had two clear goals for pursuing certification:

- Achieve it as quickly as possible

- Spend as little time as possible on the process

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The Solution

A hands-on partner to drive speed and simplicity

Fastgen selected Secfix for its automation capabilities and responsive support. Unlike traditional consultants, Secfix offered a platform approach that helped Fastgen streamline the process.

To ensure efficiency, Fastgen assigned one of their founding engineers to lead the project, leveraging Secfix’s tools and guidance to keep the rest of the team minimally involved.

“We wanted automation, speed, and minimal team effort - and Secfix delivered on all three.”

From first outreach to passing the audit, the entire certification process took just two months.

Why Secfix

Automation, responsiveness, and results

What stood out to Fastgen was Secfix’s balance of human support and technical tooling.

“Consultants might guide you, but they don’t offer automation. We needed both. Secfix let our engineer move fast, and their team was super responsive whenever we had questions.”

The structured briefings, checklists, and clear milestones helped Fastgen focus on execution without getting bogged down in complexity.

Results

Certification, trust, and a competitive edge

By achieving ISO 27001 certification, Fastgen not only removed a major blocker in enterprise sales - it gained a competitive differentiator. “Now we have that peace of mind in sales calls, especially in Germany. We can just tick that box.” The company now features its certification in a **Trust Center** on its website, allowing potential customers to quickly validate its security posture and view relevant details. “It’s visually better than just sending a PDF. It’s a no-brainer if you’re certified.” David’s advice to other startups? “Assign a capable, technical person to lead it - and use a platform like Secfix. Doing this on your own or with consultants would take way too long. We powered through in two months, and it was one of the best things we did to move upmarket.” Now fully certified, Fastgen is well-positioned to grow its footprint among enterprise customers - and do so with the confidence of being ISO-compliant from day one.

We got ISO 27001 certification in two months, and it was one of the best things we did to move upmarket.

David Nordhausen

Co-Founder at Fastgen (YC W23)