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Security report for archetype.fund

Archetype · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Archetype is an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in accelerating the decentralized future by investing in crypto founders and blockchain technology startups. The company positions itself as a key player in supporting disruptive innovation and new market creation within the crypto ecosystem. The website reflects a professional and modern digital presence built on Webflow, leveraging contemporary web technologies such as jQuery, Swiper.js, and Google Tag Manager for analytics and marketing. From a technical perspective, the site is well-structured with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. However, there is room for improvement in accessibility and security hardening, particularly the implementation of security headers and explicit privacy and cookie policies. The absence of contact information and formal security or incident response policies limits transparency and user trust. Security posture is moderate; HTTPS is implied but no explicit security headers were detected in the provided data. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found. The domain WHOIS data is privacy protected, which is common for venture capital and crypto-related businesses, and does not raise immediate concerns. Overall, the site is safe, professional, and targeted at a general audience interested in crypto venture funding. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy compliance with clear policies, adding contact and security incident response information, and improving security headers to strengthen trust and compliance with data protection regulations.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
57
Security headers
60
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
70

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Archetype operates in the niche market of early-stage venture capital focused on decentralized technologies and crypto startups. Its competitive advantage lies in its specialized focus on the programmable future and blockchain innovation. The business model centers on investing in and supporting crypto founders who aim to disrupt traditional markets. The target customer segment includes crypto entrepreneurs and investors interested in emerging decentralized markets. The company appears to be small-sized with a focused market position and no publicly disclosed parent or subsidiary companies beyond its jobs subdomain. The partnership ecosystem is not explicitly detailed on the site. Growth indicators and revenue streams are not disclosed but likely derive from venture investments and portfolio successes.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS usage and no visible sensitive data exposure. However, the lack of security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. There are no visible compliance indicators for GDPR or other data protection frameworks, and no incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies are published. The absence of contact information for security or abuse reporting limits incident response readiness. Overall, the security culture appears basic and would benefit from formalizing policies and technical controls to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit user consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add clear contact information including security and abuse reporting channels to enhance incident response capabilities.
  3. Deploy security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options to strengthen site security.
  4. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Improve accessibility features to meet WCAG standards and broaden user inclusivity.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Archetype
Description
Archetype is an early-stage venture firm focused on accelerating the decentralized future. We back the next generation of crypto founders that will disrupt the status quo, create entirely new markets, and are maniacally dedicated to their craft.
Key services
venture capital funding, support for crypto founders, market disruption facilitation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Webflow, jQuery 3.5.1, Swiper.js, Google Tag Manager, Finsweet Attributes
Frameworks
Webflow
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by URL
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No visible vulnerable libraries

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is professionally designed with clear branding and navigation.
  2. No public WHOIS data available, indicating privacy protection.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the homepage HTML.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers found in the HTML content.
  5. Uses modern web technologies and external libraries.
  6. No security headers detected in the provided data; potential area for improvement.
  7. No forms detected in the provided HTML content.
  8. No social media links explicitly found in the HTML content.
  9. No explicit security or incident response policies found.
  10. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Webflow platform, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery 3.5.1 and Swiper.js for interactive elements. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and marketing tracking. The site is hosted on Webflow's infrastructure, which generally provides reliable performance and scalability. The design is responsive and mobile-optimized, with good SEO meta tags and Open Graph data for social sharing. However, no explicit security headers were detected, and accessibility features are basic. The site does not contain forms or direct data collection fields in the analyzed HTML, reducing immediate data protection concerns but also limiting user engagement options. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and adequate for the business purpose but could be enhanced with improved security and accessibility practices.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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