FOUNDER / 01About Stellarbridge
Built by people who know “good enough” isn’t.
We come from defense and adjacent regulated environments, where data workflows answer to contractual and mission requirements—not just internal preference. Stellarbridge is the control plane we believed those teams should already have.
Why we built itTHE PREMISE / 001
Every sensitive file action should be governed before it happens.
PEOPLEAGENTSPOLICY
How we got here
The controls were always downstream of the risk.
Sensitive engineering and operational data kept moving through systems designed for collaboration first. Governance was expected to catch up later.
We saw the same gap repeat: broad access inherited by default, external sharing treated as a convenience, and audit records assembled after the fact. The problem was not a missing checkbox. It was an architecture that separated policy from the data it was supposed to govern.
Stellarbridge starts from the opposite premise. Storage, movement, access, and evidence belong on one policy plane. Humans and AI agents should meet the same enforcement model, and every consequential decision should remain attributable.
See how the architecture carries that beliefLeadership
Two disciplines. One standard.
Company and product judgment on one side; security architecture and engineering on the other.
FOUNDER / 01
FOUNDER / 02David leads architecture and engineering with a bias toward systems that are secure by construction. His work centers on reducing attack surface, making policy enforceable, and proving behavior under adverse conditions.
FocusArchitecture · Security · Engineering
Read David’s view on security by subtraction How we work
Principles that make decisions easier.
These principles guide how we make decisions, especially when the right path isn’t obvious.
Policy before permission
Authority should be explicit before an action begins—not reconstructed after something goes wrong.
Evidence over assurance
A defensible record carries more weight than a promise. We design every critical action to leave proof.
Subtract attack surface
The strongest control is often removing the possibility entirely. Simpler architecture is easier to trust.
Ship in reviewable steps
Clear ownership, written decisions, and small changes make quality visible—and keep progress honest.
Build with us
Small team. Serious mandate.
We value people who can think in systems, explain their judgment, and care about what happens when software meets the real world.