Why $750k now
The round is sized against the next fundable milestone, not against open-ended product expansion.
In the illustrative operating model, $750k funds roughly 16–17 months of runway at a blended burn of about $44k per month. The purpose is to build the first delivery team, harden the selected pilot scope and make the path from demo to pilot more repeatable.
$435k / 58% — first delivery team
Engineering, QA, design and rollout form the first delivery layer that turns the founder-led core into a repeatable operating model.
$90k / 12% — infrastructure / AI / tooling
Cloud, AI consumption, developer tooling and the operating infrastructure required for the pilot scope and early deployment.
$90k / 12% — pilot delivery / rollout playbooks
Packaging the pilot-ready scope, launch logic and the first rollout playbooks so each case is not rebuilt from scratch.
$60k / 8% — investor and sales materials
Deck, demo discipline, proof surfaces and sales-grade material that support investor and design-partner conversations.
$37.5k / 5% — legal / admin / compliance
Legal and operating work around the round, the first pilot contracts and the early company layer.
$37.5k / 5% — reserve
A buffer for slower revenue ramp, additional implementation cost and early go-to-market variance.