FERPA-compliant data storage for govtech – secure, audited, no legal hassle.
Small bootstrapped govtech startups targeting students are crushed by soaring legal fees for FERPA data privacy compliance that devour their limited budgets.
StudentVault offers managed Postgres with built-in FERPA encryption, access logs, and purge tools, plus compliance certifications. Startups migrate student data easily, avoiding $10k+ custom infra and lawyer audits.
Small, bootstrapped govtech startups targeting students
Turnkey FERPA-certified hosting with auto-purge and role-based student data isolation.
friendly
Create isolated tables per app.
Every query logged for audits.
Schedule data deletion post-consent expiry.
Manage keys and verify compliance.
Safe SQL editor with FERPA guardrails.
Pre-generated compliance docs.
Built-in throttling for data protection.
Anonymized data dumps.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | Yes | |
| vault_id | uuid | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| encryption_key_hash | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| vault_id | uuid | No |
| query | text | No |
| timestamp | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/vaultsCreate new data vault
/api/logs/:vault_idFetch access logs
/api/purgeRun data purge
/api/reports/complianceGenerate cert
/api/querySafe query execution
No logs/purge
10k rows/mo
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 15 | 15% | $50 | $600 |
| Month 6 | 120 | 20% | $528 | $6,336 |
Managed storage with logs, purges, and certs – no infra nightmares for govtech solos.
Target Supabase users in govtech via Twitter/Discord; offer free migration from CSV; interview for features.
Great DB
No built-in FERPA
FERPA layer + tools
Certified compliance + switching costs from data migration.
Supabase/PlanetScale growth but edtech needs compliance wrapper.
Data breach
Supabase security + audits
High DB costs
Tiered quotas
Success: 6 want hosted FERPA
Success: $66 MRR
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