// Cybersecurity

RevOps for cybersecurity vendors.

Channel, MSSP and direct. Series A to PE-owned.

Cybersecurity revenue doesn't move like ordinary SaaS. Most of it flows through distributors, resellers and MSSPs. It's priced per endpoint, per user, by consumption or as a token drawdown. And it renews on terms while MSSP revenue bills monthly. Generic RevOps playbooks break on all three. A senior RevOps bench that already speaks your GTM doesn't.

// Where it usually breaks

Six places cybersecurity revenue leaks.

Leak 01

Channel conflict

Deal registration that doesn't protect partners. Reps close what partners sourced, and partners quietly stop bringing deals.

Leak 02

Too many revenue models in one forecast

Term licenses, MSSP monthly revenue and consumption drawdowns share one CRM and one number, so none of them is accurate.

Leak 03

Unit pricing nobody can quote

Per-endpoint, per-user, consumption and token-drawdown pricing that Sales Engineers translate by hand on every deal.

Leak 04

Partner programs that don't pay off

Tiers, margins and MDF that don't line up with what partners actually sell or what you need them to sell.

Leak 05

Renewals at scale

Thousands of custom-quoted renewals worked one by one, with retention sliding while the team keeps up.

Leak 06

Forecasting through partners

Commits built on partner optimism, because partner-sourced deals reach the CRM late or not at all.

// What we do

Start with a Baseline. Fix the leaks that matter.

Read-only tools map your org from your own records: retention, pipeline, win rate, partner-sourced versus direct, renewal health. Then we pull the fewest levers that move revenue the most, alongside your team.

  • Pricing architecture and price books for per-unit, consumption and token-drawdown models
  • Drawdown tracking: burn rate against commitment, overage and true-up forecasting
  • Partner program, deal registration and channel margin design
  • MSSP billing, MRR reporting and separation from term revenue
  • Renewal and upsell automation at scale
  • Channel-aware pipeline and forecast
  • Territory, quota and comp for direct, channel and MSSP motions

// From the files

The pricing model was the ceiling.

14 days → 25 min
Quote turnaround at a Series A cybersecurity vendor
>50%
Channel share of new business after the pricing rebuild
1 quarter
Time to rebuild pricing, quoting and the partner program
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// FAQ

Questions cybersecurity teams ask.

What delivery models do you work with?+

SaaS, services and frontier AI delivery models, sold direct, through distribution and through MSSPs, from Series A to PE-owned. That includes consumption pricing, prepaid token and credit drawdowns, and hybrid models where a platform fee sits on top of usage.

How do you forecast consumption and token-drawdown revenue?+

Separate what was committed from what was consumed. Track burn rate against each prepaid commitment, flag accounts that will run out early (expansion) or late (renewal risk), and forecast overage and true-up as their own line. Most CRMs only see the contract, not the burn.

Why is our channel forecast always off?+

Usually because partner-sourced deals enter the CRM late or not at all, and stages mean different things to partners and reps. Fix deal registration and stage criteria first; the forecast follows.

How should a cybersecurity vendor handle MSSP revenue?+

Treat it as its own motion. MSSPs buy monthly and resell, so their pricing, billing and reporting need to be separate from term licenses. When the two are mixed, both the forecast and the retention numbers stop telling the truth.

Do you only work with cybersecurity companies?+

No. Cybersecurity is where we have the deepest roots, but we work with growth-stage and PE-backed technology and services companies of all kinds.

Get control of the Whirlwind.

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