21 days to Jun 22 reservation close · 35 days to Jul 6 launch · 62 days to Aug 2 enforcement
LedgerProof

Founding Member Program · Closes June 22

Anchor the protocol that proves Article 50 compliance for the AI era.

Founding Members commit to LedgerProof before the July 6, 2026 public launch. In exchange: structural equity in the operator, a voice on the Foundation's Advisory Council, and the public attribution that comes with naming the protocol you built on. Three tiers. Closing date for July 6 launch attribution is Monday June 22, 2026.

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Standard Tier

Standard Founding Member

$50K – $150K

Commitment range

What you get

  • Production protocol access from Day 1
  • Foundation Advisory Council seat (1 of up to 25 across all Founding Members)
  • Reference rights on the July 6, 2026 launch press release — logo + named role
  • 0.10% warrant in LedgerProof Inc. (4-year vest, 1-year cliff, $0.01 strike, accelerated on change-of-control)
  • Direct line to the senior protocol engineer for integration support
  • SLA-backed operator service through 2027
Best for EU and US mid-market deployers (10–500 named AI deployments); organizations needing Article 50 evidence in production by Aug 2; companies whose first AI compliance commitment is a public one.
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Anchor Tier

Anchor Founding Member

$250K – $500K

Commitment range

What you get (everything in Standard, plus)

  • Headline reference rights — named in the first paragraph of the launch press release; logo in the headline image
  • 0.25% warrant in LedgerProof Inc.
  • Foundation Advisory Council seat with elevated convening rights (Council co-host privileges at the first three Foundation forums)
  • Direct line to the Foundation Executive Director and to Veronica for protocol-level conversations
  • Co-authorship invitation on the first Big-4 working-group advisory citing "LP-Conformant" (target Q4 2026)
  • Dedicated SLA-backed operator service with custom anchoring cadence
Best for Tier-1 EU and US enterprises seeking public alignment with the open Article 50 standard; pre-IPO companies derisking the compliance narrative for the prospectus; Foundation members who want the public-association story, not just the integration.
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Strategic Beta · By Invitation

Strategic Beta Partner

$1M

With first-year discount structure for charter partners

What you get (everything in Anchor, plus)

  • Custom protocol roadmap input — direct working sessions with the protocol team on the v1.2 release
  • Foundation Technical Steering Committee nomination right (one nomination, board confirms)
  • 0.50% warrant in LedgerProof Inc.
  • Co-branded launch event in the partner's home market
  • Multi-year strategic alignment letter co-signed with Foundation Executive Director
  • Dedicated technical account manager and white-glove implementation team
  • Production reference call rights at any time during the seed-through-Series-A window
Best for Companies whose strategic posture benefits from being seen as defining the standard, not adopting it; charter partners willing to commit before the protocol has public production deployments; organizations whose first call with their board is "we shaped this category."
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What every tier explicitly does NOT include

We are explicit about this because regulatory-anxious legal teams ask:

  • No claim of regulatory endorsement by the European Commission, the EU AI Office, ESMA, EIOPA, BaFin, CNIL, AESIA, or any other competent authority. The protocol produces verifiable evidence. Regulators verify the evidence. No party endorses any party.
  • No claim of presumption of conformity under Article 40 of the EU AI Act. Presumption of conformity flows through CEN-CENELEC harmonized standards published in the Official Journal under M/593. We participate in that process via DIN SME membership and CEN-CENELEC JTC 21 — but presumption of conformity is a separate question that is years from settled. The Founding Member agreement does not promise it.
  • No exclusive license of any kind. The protocol is open. Founding Members get warrant equity in the operator (LedgerProof Inc.), reference rights, and Foundation participation — they do not get protocol exclusivity. Any deployer can implement the protocol under the published terms.
  • No vendor lock-in. Receipts produced through LedgerProof Inc.'s operator service remain verifiable using the public protocol stack indefinitely. If a Founding Member migrates to another operator — or runs their own — every receipt ever issued under our service continues to verify offline against Bitcoin.

How the program works

Four steps. Twenty-one days.

Step 01 · This week (before Jun 22)

Reserve

Click Reserve on the tier you're targeting, or email commercial@ledgerproof.org. Veronica responds within 24 hours to schedule a 30-minute scoping call. The Founding Member Agreement template is 4 pages (Standard, Anchor) or 5-6 pages (Strategic Beta). Cooley-prepared.

Step 02 · Week of Jun 8-15

Scope

30-min commercial scoping call with Veronica and Cooley. Technical scoping call with the senior protocol engineer (typically 45 min covering SDK integration path, SIEM connector availability, anchoring cadence, and audit memo posture). Joint legal call between Cooley and your commercial counsel — agreement template stays under 6 pages.

Step 03 · By Jun 22

Commit

Signed Founding Member Agreement + warrant Schedule A. Wire transfer of the tier commitment to LedgerProof Inc. (or to the LedgerProof Foundation Stichting EU subsidiary for EU-domiciled members preferring EUR settlement — operational from Sep 30). Public attribution confirmed for the Jul 6 launch press kit.

Step 04 · From Jun 25 onwards

Deploy

SDK access and integration support begin Day 1 of signed agreement. Production receipt emission target: within 30 days of commitment for Standard / Anchor tier, within 14 days for Strategic Beta with white-glove implementation.

Frequently asked

What counterparty counsel asks first.

Why is there a deadline of June 22?

The July 6 launch press kit locks anchor logos on June 22 so the press kit can finalize June 30 for embargoed distribution. Commitments after June 22 are still welcome — they just land in the Q4 cohort rather than the launch cohort.

What if we want to commit but can't sign before Jun 22?

Two paths: (a) a publishable Letter of Intent — a one-page document co-signed by you and Veronica indicating intent to convert to a Standard / Anchor tier within a defined evaluation window, suitable for press attribution as "in evaluation"; (b) post-launch commit — your logo appears in the Q4 cohort announcement, not the July 6 kit. Both work. The LOI flavor is what the Allianz-class regulated-enterprise targets typically execute.

Can we become a Founding Member without warrant participation?

Yes. We have a donation-only flavor of the Standard tier — same access, same Foundation Advisory Council seat, no warrant. Some Foundation members (regulated entities whose compliance framework restricts warrant participation, or organizations whose internal policy prohibits commercial equity) prefer this path. Email commercial@ledgerproof.org and ask for the donation-only variant.

What happens to our warrant if LedgerProof Inc. is acquired before Series A?

The warrant accelerates and vests in full on change-of-control. The acquirer takes the warrant on standard terms. Same as YC SAFE-equivalent treatment for the equity component.

How does the Foundation Advisory Council work?

The Foundation Advisory Council is an advisory body — NOT a fiduciary board, NOT a governance vote, NOT a controlling interest. Council members get: (a) early visibility into protocol roadmap (under standard NDA where commercially relevant), (b) the right to attend the quarterly Foundation forum, (c) the ability to flag protocol concerns to the Foundation board through a formal channel, (d) public-attribution rights as a Foundation member. The Council is structurally distinct from the Foundation Board, which has fiduciary duty and votes on Foundation governance.

Is the Founding Member commitment refundable?

The commercial component (warrant + reference rights + Foundation Council seat) is non-refundable on Founding Member Agreement signature. The optional donation-only flavor follows standard 501(c)(3) charitable-contribution refund rules. Either way, the protocol you've integrated continues to function indefinitely — your receipts remain verifiable on Bitcoin regardless of whether you remain a Founding Member.

Why three tiers, not more granularity?

Founder-led commercial discipline: we name the three tiers, we hold the three tiers. Custom tier pricing creates procurement friction and breaks the speed of close. The three tiers cover the relevant range; if your scope sits between two, the cleanest path is to pick the higher tier with phased payment.

Reserve your tier.

Submission routes directly to Veronica. Response within 24 hours, scoping call within 5 business days. We commit to a clean response either way — no pipeline ghosting.

Submission constitutes acceptance of the privacy notice. Email is used for reservation correspondence only. We do not share, sell, or repurpose.

Three tiers. Twenty-one days to June 22. Seventy-two days to Article 50 enforcement.

Reserve Standard ($50-150K) Reserve Anchor ($250-500K)

For Strategic Beta inquiries: strategic@ledgerproof.org