Enterprise-Grade IT Without the Enterprise Price Tag

Why London Startups Choose Nerdster

Startups face a paradox. You need to move fast, ship product, and win customers — but investors, enterprise clients, and regulators increasingly expect the security posture and compliance certifications of a company ten times your size. Building that infrastructure too early wastes capital. Building it too late creates technical debt that slows you down when you can least afford it.

Nerdster provides IT services for London startups that solve this timing problem. We deliver right-sized infrastructure that is secure from day one, compliant when you need to be, and designed to scale without rearchitecting everything at Series A.

Cloud-First, Cost-Optimised Infrastructure

Your cloud infrastructure should be an accelerant, not a cost centre. Too many startups either over-provision and burn through runway, or under-invest and face costly migrations when scale hits.

We design cloud architecture on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud that is built for your current stage and engineered for the next one. Auto-scaling, cost optimisation, infrastructure-as-code, and proper environment separation are baked in from the start. When your product takes off, your infrastructure scales with it — and your cloud bill stays predictable.

Security That Does Not Slow You Down

Enterprise security stacks are built for organisations with dedicated security teams and six-figure budgets. Startups need something different: comprehensive protection that does not require a security engineer to maintain and does not create friction for developers shipping code.

Our Startup Security Essentials package covers the critical surface area — endpoint detection and response, email security, identity and access management, and continuous monitoring — in a streamlined configuration that your team barely notices until it stops a threat. It is the security posture that lets you pass customer security questionnaires and investor due diligence without hiring a CISO.

Investor-Ready Compliance

The question “Do you have SOC 2?” or “Are you Cyber Essentials certified?” has become a standard part of both investor due diligence and enterprise sales processes. Not having an answer costs deals and dilutes negotiating positions.

We run compliance readiness programmes that take you from zero to certification efficiently. Policy development, technical controls implementation, evidence collection, and pre-audit preparation are all managed so your founding team stays focused on building the business. Most startups achieve Cyber Essentials certification within weeks and SOC 2 readiness within three to four months.

Fractional CTO Support for Technical Founders and Non-Technical Founders Alike

Whether you are a technical founder who needs a sounding board for architecture decisions, or a non-technical founder who needs strategic guidance on your entire technology stack, fractional CTO support gives you access to senior technology leadership without the six-figure salary.

We advise on cloud architecture, vendor selection, build-versus-buy decisions, security strategy, and technology due diligence preparation. When investors or acquirers want to understand your technology, we help you present a compelling, honest picture.

Scale Without the Growing Pains

The transition from 10 to 50 to 100 employees is where IT environments either scale gracefully or collapse under technical debt. Identity management, onboarding automation, network architecture, and security policies all need to evolve alongside your headcount.

Nerdster builds these foundations early and extends them as you grow. Your 100th employee gets the same seamless onboarding experience as your 10th, your security posture strengthens with scale, and your technology infrastructure remains a competitive advantage rather than a constraint.

We have helped London startups scale from seed to Series B and beyond. When you are ready to grow, your IT will be too.