"Are you protected?" gets deleted.
Every CTO gets a breach-statistics email daily. The one that gets read names the enterprise deal they just announced and the questionnaire that is about to land.
Fresh leads from the live internet · for security & compliance vendors
Cybersecurity lead generation for the week a company realises it needs you.
Describe the company you sell to in one sentence. Jesse searches the live internet and returns the ones showing a security or compliance trigger: a first CISO, an enterprise logo, a Series A, a move into Europe. With the source page and the date.
1200+ sales teams use Agent Jesse · no credit card required
› Find me Series A B2B SaaS companies in the US that announced their first enterprise customer in the last 90 days and don't yet mention SOC 2 on their site
Quillbrook Analytics
Denver · 60 employees · Series A
19 AugAnnounced first Fortune 500 customer · press release
2 SepPosted "Security & Compliance Lead" role · careers page
Harbourline HR
Austin · 140 employees
27 AugOpened Amsterdam office, hiring 6 roles in NL · careers page
5 SepHired first Data Protection Officer · LinkedIn
Security buyers don't respond to fear. They respond to a deadline.
Firmographics can't see the trigger.
"SaaS, 50–200 employees" describes ten thousand companies. Maybe 300 of them signed their first enterprise logo this quarter. Those are the ones with a SOC 2 deadline.
The window is short.
From first enterprise deal to signed audit engagement is often a single quarter. A list refreshed last quarter misses it entirely.
Signal 1
Find SaaS companies moving upmarket that will need SOC 2.
A startup that just announced an enterprise customer, or changed its pricing page to add an "Enterprise" tier, is about to receive its first security questionnaire. If SOC 2 is not on the site yet, the deadline is coming.
For compliance automation platforms, SOC 2 auditors, vCISO and security consulting firms. Buyer: CTO or Head of Engineering at this stage.
› Find me 100 SaaS companies that recently announced enterprise customers and may face increased security requirements
Example SaaS Co
Denver · 60 employees · Series A
LiveThe enterprise announcement, the pricing-page change, and whether a trust page exists
Signal 2
Find companies that just hired a CISO or compliance leader.
A first CISO, Head of Security, or GRC lead spends their first 90 days choosing tools and partners. The hire is announced on LinkedIn and the careers page. Write to them in week two, not month six.
For security product vendors, MSSPs, GRC platforms, and pen-testing firms. The new hire is the buyer and has budget attached to the role.
› Find me 100 companies that recently hired a CISO
Example Security Buyer
US · 200 employees
LiveThe hire, the announcement source, and open security roles reporting to them
Signal 3
Find startups that just raised a Series A.
A Series A brings the first enterprise pipeline, the first board question about security, and the budget to answer it. Compliance tooling, an MSSP, and a first security hire usually follow within two quarters of the round.
For compliance automation, managed security, and security-staffing vendors. Buyer: CTO or COO until a security leader is hired.
› Find me 100 startups that recently raised a Series A and are likely investing in security and compliance
Example Series A Co
Remote-first · Series A
LiveThe round, the stated use of funds, and security or compliance roles posted since
Signal 4
Find US companies expanding into Europe that will need GDPR support.
An Amsterdam office, roles posted in Berlin, or a pricing page in euros means European customer data is coming and a Data Protection Officer is not far behind. The first EU job post is the earliest public tell.
For privacy consultancies, GDPR compliance platforms, DPO-as-a-service providers, and EU-focused legal firms. Buyer: General Counsel, COO, or the newly hired DPO.
› Find me 100 companies expanding into Europe that may need GDPR compliance support
Example EU Expander
Austin · 140 employees
LiveThe EU location, the roles posted there, and whether a DPO or privacy lead has been named
How it works
One sentence in. A short, dated list out.
01
Describe the buyer
Company type, trigger, one constraint. "Fintech startups that raised a Series A this year and have no security lead." That sentence is the whole input.
02
Jesse searches the live web
Every query runs against the internet now, not a stored list. Each company comes back with the trigger, the source page, and the date. 10 credits a search.
03
Write to the trigger
Enrich only the people you will email, 5 credits each. Open with the enterprise logo, the new CISO, or the Berlin roles. Re-run weekly and work only the new rows.
Worked example
From query to email in one screen.
› Find me US B2B SaaS companies with 30–150 employees that announced an enterprise customer in the last 90 days and have no SOC 2 or trust page on their site
Quillbrook Analytics
Denver · 60 employees · Series A
19 AugAnnounced first Fortune 500 customer · press release
2 SepPosted "Security & Compliance Lead" role · careers page
To: CTO, Quillbrook Analytics · Subject: the questionnaire after the Fortune 500 announcement
Congrats on the Fortune 500 logo. Their vendor-risk team usually sends a 200-question security review within 60 days of signing, and the Security & Compliance Lead you're hiring won't have started yet.
We got a 50-person Denver SaaS company through SOC 2 Type I in nine weeks last quarter, in time for their renewal.
Worth 15 minutes before the questionnaire lands?
Honest fit
When Jesse is the right tool for cybersecurity sales leads, and when it isn't.
| Choose | If you | Because |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse | sell security or compliance on triggers: enterprise deals, CISO hires, funding, EU expansion | A sentence against the live web gives a short list with a dated reason to write. Free to start; Pro $9/mo. |
| Clay | want to combine tech-stack detection (which compliance platform is installed), funding feeds, and your own scoring | Enrichment waterfalls across 100+ providers Jesse does not orchestrate. Launch from $54/mo annual. |
| ZoomInfo | sell into enterprise security teams and need org charts and intent topics | Depth in large-account org charts and procurement-friendly contracts Jesse does not offer today. |
| Apollo.io | run high-volume outbound to CISO and CTO titles with a sequencer in the same seat | Database plus sending at the lowest per-seat cost, from $49/user/mo. Jesse has no sequencer. |
Many security vendors run two: Jesse for the trigger list, Apollo or Clay for enrichment and sending. Jesse pricing read 11 Sep 2026; Apollo.io and Clay 20 Aug 2026.
Pricing
Search is 10 credits. Email is 5.
$0
1,000 credits, once
≈100 searches, no card
$9/mo
1,000 credits/mo
Alerts, CSV export, lookalikes
$29/mo
8,000 credits/mo
API, MCP, n8n
$100/mo
30,000 credits/mo
Priority support
As of 11 September 2026. Phone enrichment is 30 credits.
Frequently asked questions
How do I generate leads for a cybersecurity company?
Start from the event that creates the need, not from the company category. A first enterprise customer, a new CISO, a Series A, or a move into Europe each puts a security or compliance decision on someone's calendar. Find the event, open your email with it, and re-run the search weekly. Jesse's free plan covers about 100 live searches.
How do I sell cybersecurity services without leading with fear?
Lead with the buyer's own deadline. "Your new Fortune 500 customer will send a vendor-risk questionnaire within 60 days" is a fact about their business. "Breaches cost $4.5M on average" is a fact about everyone else's. The first gets a reply because it is specific, dated, and about them.
How do I find companies that need SOC 2?
Look for the pressure, not the certificate. Companies announcing enterprise customers, adding an Enterprise pricing tier, or hiring a first security or GRC lead are about to need SOC 2. In Jesse, "Find me 100 B2B SaaS companies that are likely preparing for SOC 2 compliance" returns those companies with the source and the date.
How do I find companies that recently hired a CISO?
The hire is public within days: a LinkedIn announcement, an updated leadership page, or a press release. In Jesse, "Find me 100 companies that recently hired a CISO" returns the company, the person, the date, and any security roles now posted under them. Reach them in their first month, when the tooling budget is being spent.
How do I get MSP or MSSP clients?
Sell to the moment a company outgrows its internal IT. Signals include a first compliance requirement, a new office, headcount passing roughly 50, or a job post for an IT manager that stays open. Find the trigger, write to the owner or COO about that specific event, and offer the assessment before the pitch.
How do I find US companies that need GDPR help?
Watch for the first European footprint: roles posted in an EU city, a euro pricing page, or a Data Protection Officer hire. In Jesse, "Find me 100 companies expanding into Europe that may need GDPR compliance support" returns those companies with sources. The earliest tell is usually a job post, weeks before any announcement.
Is Jesse better than intent data for cybersecurity sales?
They answer different questions. Intent data infers that a company is researching a topic from anonymised web activity. Jesse finds a named, dated, verifiable event at a named company: a hire, a deal, a round, an office. For technical buyers who research everything, events are easier to trust and easier to write to than a topic score.
When do companies buy security and compliance tools?
Within one quarter of a trigger. A first enterprise deal produces a questionnaire within about 60 days. A new CISO spends in the first 90. A Series A funds a first security hire within two quarters. Budget season matters less than the event, which is why the event is what you should be searching for.
Ten companies that signed their first enterprise logo this month. That's the list.
Run one of the ten security and compliance prompts on the free plan. 1,000 credits, no card.
Prices read from agentjesse.ai/pricing on 11 September 2026. Result cards on this page are illustrative examples.