R6-04 Funding plan

Supports slides 37 and 38.

I’m bootstrapping. No raise. I decided that on 17 Oct 2026.

How growth gets paid for

Source	What it is	When
Partner revenue share	The Strike Graph embed: $2,450 net a licence (70% of $3,500), 400 licences planned in Q1. My planning figures until the terms are signed. DTA next on the same price and share; CSA after that.	November 2026 onward
Consulting, by exception	Regulatory analysis for portfolio companies. The SunCoast work shows the shape: $115K of it was paid in kind in July 2026. I take it when it pays for engine time, not instead of it.	As sold
Publisher licences	Content licensed to platforms and publishers once the crosswalk is live inside partner products.	2027

The runway

Cash about $140K. That’s 10 to 13 months of expenses, preliminary until it’s reconciled to bank cash. The Vertex positions stay outside operating funding; none is assumed.

If the embed slips

The downside plan on slide 24 is the plan: cut tooling and contractors from month 6 (expenses fall to $6K a month in the model), keep the engine and the gate, and decide at month 6. The model ends that case with about $53K cash at month 12.

Not yet evidenced: the 2027 timing for publisher licences. No publisher licence is signed or quoted. Not yet evidenced: CSA revenue on the Strike Graph model. CSA mappings are agreed (7 Oct); commercial terms aren’t.

Sources:

• Bootstrap decision: Dorian, 17 Oct 2026 (Capstone Facts Reconciled).
• Strike Graph figures: Dorian’s planning figures from the 15 Oct 2026 conversation; the meeting notes don’t record agreed terms.
• DTA terms: Capstone Facts Reconciled (content at the Strike Graph price and share; paperwork with lawyers).
• SunCoast in-kind: Capstone Facts Reconciled ($175K in Jul 2026: $60K cash, $115K in kind).
• Downside: deck-src/model.json, “down” scenario (expenses $6,000 a month from month 6; cash $52,975 at month 12).