We have a vast amount of experience supporting Startups and Spin-outs with rapid expansion plans. We’ve helped many of our early Startup and Spin-out clients grow from one or two people up to fifty plus in a very short space of time, before being bought-out or sold to larger organisations.
We understand the way many Startups work, with their core focus on their business idea, and sometimes very little knowledge of the IT systems that they can use to help them achieve their goals. We can provide the guidance needed, and implement and manage the tools that can help get their business idea off the ground to become a commercial success .
Whether you are pre-seed, post-funding or scaling from 10 to 100 users, we help Startups and Oxfordshire Spin-outs build a solid IT foundation that’s secure, compliant ready and simple to run.
You’ll get:
- A reliable support desk your team can actually use
- A Microsoft 365 setup built for secure growth (identity, devices, data)
- A baseline security standard you can show to customers and investors
- Clear costs and a plan you can scale
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IT Support Built for Startups and Spin-outs
Startups don’t have time for fragile systems, messy permissions, or “we’ll fix it later” security. You need IT that supports:
- rapid recruitment and onboarding
- distributed / hybrid working
- fundraising due diligence and security questions
- customer audits (especially in life sciences and regulated sectors)
Kriston Technology has supported growing UK businesses for decades and helps Startups and Spin-outs put the right controls in place early, without slowing you down. (Established 1998.)
Kriston Technology IT Support for Startups and Spin-outs
- Unlimited remote support for users
- Monitoring, patching and maintenance
- Vendor coordination (ISPs, SaaS providers, line-of-business apps)
- Monthly reporting and service reviews
- Tenant setup or clean-up (identity, groups, governance)
- Teams and SharePoint design that scales
- Secure remote working
- Onboarding and offboarding that doesn’t leave gaps
A practical set of controls designed to reduce risk quickly:
- Remote Monitoring and Management
- Secure sign-in & access policies
- Endpoint protection and device encryption
- DNS and web protection
- Email hardening (Antispam, and Anti-phishing)
- Data Backups
- Cyber awareness and phishing simulation testing
- Incident Response
Security Baseline Diagram: “Layered protection for startups”
Identity, devices, email, data and recovery – managed as one.
We prioritise the controls that reduce risk fastest: secure sign-in, managed devices, phishing protection, sensible permissions, and tested backup and recovery. This gives you a cyber security baseline you can easily explain to customers, investors, and auditors.
The 7 IT Problems That Slow Down Startups
- Everyone is an ‘admin’ – we implement role-based access, proper admin separation and secure change control.
- Device sprawl (and no visibility) – we standardise devices, patching, encryption and onboarding so you know what’s IT and data assets you have and who has access to them.
- Email and identity risk – we harden Mircosoft 365 with secure sign-in policies, MFA, condiftional access and 3rd party antispam and anti-phishing controls.
- No dependable backup – we put in place backups, that are tested and recoverable for your on premises and Microsoft 365
- Collaboration chaos – we design Teams and SharePoint so files and findable, permissions are sensible and ex-employees don’t retain access to your valuable data and IP.
- Compliance questions you can’t answer -we help you evidence good practice (policies, asset lists and security reporting)
- Scaling moments that break IT – funding rounds, office moves, acquisitions, repid growth; we plan for these and help you handle them in your stride.
Common Triggers for Outsourced IT Support for Startups
Over the years, we’ve seen the following as typical trigger points for Startups to reach out for professional IT support.
- CEO of Founder no longer has time to manage IT
- Recruitment activity after funding
- Opening a new office / lab / clinic site
- Investors required peace of mind
- Customer security questionnaires and audits
- Preparing for Cyber Essentials / procurement requirements
- M365 migrations, tenant merges, or acquisitions
In-depth Knowledge – We have worked with Startups and Spin-outs for many years
Experienced Engineers – Our engineers have an average of twenty years industry experience
Security-focused – We are Cyber Essentials certified and security-focused
Fully Managed Service – We can support your full IT stack, from 1st line helpdesk to 3rd line support
Book a free IT Health Check for your business
Are you getting the most from your IT investments? Are your IT systems holding you back?
For new and potential customers we offer a free no obligation IT Health Check, so you can see how your IT systems are performing and the IT support your business could benefit from.
IT Support for startups & spin-outs FAQs
Yes, we have worked with startups since we were one in 1998! The majority of them in Oxfordshire and the science parks, like Begroke Science Park, Milton Park and the Oxford Science Park, but nationally too. We offer IT support to startups on a flexible per user model, that scales as you do, for predictable pricing.
Yes, we support small teams, and can help put in place the foundations early to allow you to scale with confidence.
Yes, we can design your Microsoft 365 tenant, devices, security baseline, and collaboration setup from scatch.
Yes, we support hybrid and remote teams with secure identity, device management, and collaboration solutions.
Most startups can be onboarded in phases within the first 10 working days, prioritising risk and speed.
Absolutely, yes. We manage all proactive clients to a Cyber Essentials standard, aligning controls, closing gaps, and supporting your journey depending on your target level. We see Cyber Essentials as a good first step, not the end goal.
Yes, for budgeting, roadmap planning, supplier management, and board-level reporting we offer a vCIO service.
We will help you plan onboarding, licensing, devices, policies and permissions to avoid the “growth chaos” trap.
We’ve worked with dozens of starupts since 1998. Many of the succcessful ones are still customers to this day. We’ve helped some scale to 200+ users. Our team is well-versed in the requirements and fast-paced nature of business within a startup. We love partnering and supporting them on their journey.
Yes, we are based in Oxfordshire and support many growing SMEs and STEM startups.
We support Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, whether you starting from scratch or need help migrating from another system, we can help you choose the right platform, and provide ongoing support and assistance.
Ready for IT support that scales?
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01993 880 980
hello@ktecltd.com
