{
  "topic": {
    "slug": "added-compliance",
    "title": "Startups that added a security or compliance certification",
    "rule": "The homepage newly states SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 13485, HIPAA, FedRAMP, PCI DSS, CE marking or FDA clearance. GDPR is not counted.",
    "record": "https://startuphistory.org/t/added-compliance"
  },
  "as_of": "2026-11-09",
  "summary": "In Q4 2026 (to 9 November 2026), 15 startups added a security or compliance certification to their homepage, out of 1,797 with at least two captures in the archive that quarter. These are observations in the archive, not a market-wide rate. Coverage differs by quarter.",
  "quarters": [
    {
      "quarter": "2026-Q4",
      "companies": 15,
      "checked": 1797
    },
    {
      "quarter": "2026-Q3",
      "companies": 3,
      "checked": 815
    },
    {
      "quarter": "2026-Q2",
      "companies": 0,
      "checked": 168
    },
    {
      "quarter": "2026-Q1",
      "companies": 1,
      "checked": 401
    },
    {
      "quarter": "2025-Q4",
      "companies": 0,
      "checked": 61
    },
    {
      "quarter": "2025-Q3",
      "companies": 4,
      "checked": 499
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 200,
    "total": 0,
    "pages": 1,
    "next": null
  },
  "changes": [],
  "method": {
    "version": "messaging-v1",
    "description": "https://startuphistory.org/method"
  },
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "cite": "StartupHistory, “Startups that added a security or compliance certification”, https://startuphistory.org/t/added-compliance (accessed 9 November 2026)"
}