We built Fencer because early teams deserve simple, trustworthy security that doesn’t hinder their momentum.
Modern startups are expected to earn trust quickly. Customers assume baseline protections are in place. Enterprise buyers require security reviews. Compliance attestations? They’re table stakes. For early teams, those expectations arrive long before a security team ever does.
This pattern shows up again and again as startups move upmarket. Enterprise security requirements enter the picture and suddenly security and SOC 2 compliance become prerequisites for revenue growth. With small engineering teams and limited time, security can turn into a distraction instead of a discipline. Teams juggle too many point solutions and scanners, chase noisy findings, and spend more time managing tools than improving security. The problem isn’t effort. It’s that most tools simply aren’t built for startups.
This insight is what led us to build Fencer.
Fencer is designed to make security approachable for startups without dedicated security teams. It's built to fit into existing development workflows, reduces noise, and guides teams to gradually improve security without taking away from product development. The goal is to make security a habit teams build into their day-to-day work, not a separate initiative that feels like a second job.
Fencer exists to make early, simple security the default for startups, so teams can move fast, earn trust, and grow without security becoming a blocker.
— Vladik Rikhter & Tim Olshansky, Co-Founders, Fencer
Vladik is CEO and co-founder of Fencer. Previously, he was the CEO and co-founder of Zenput, a leading operations execution platform for chain restaurants, convenience stores, and grocers. Prior to its acquisition by Crunchtime, Zenput grew to serve over 75,000 locations across 100+ countries supporting brands like Chipotle’s, Domino’s, and KFC. Vladik graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a BS in Industrial & Systems Engineering.
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Tim is President and co-founder of Fencer and a seasoned senior executive and entrepreneur. He served as Chief Product & Technology Officer at Crunchtime (after the Zenput acquisition), where he launched products serving safety and compliance-minded brands like Chipotle and Burger King; was CTO at Aconex (ASX:ACX) working with security conscious government agencies and contractors like the US DoD and Bechtel following the acquisition of his startup Worksite; among other successful exits and teams. He holds degrees in Law and Physics from the University of Sydney.
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