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SERIES A // FUND THE EVIDENCE LAYER FOR AI

A network that works.
Now we scale it.
RankShield Series A — turn a live, verifiable, post-quantum AI security network into the default evidence layer.

We are raising a Series A to take a network that is already live and already mapping real threats and make it the default way AI and agent actions are proven. This page is the honest version: exactly what is built, what the capital does, the milestones, and the risks. The round size and terms we discuss with you directly.

WHAT'S BUILT

Shipped. Built.
Roadmap. Kept separate.

A live post-quantum attestation stack, a WordPress plugin and Shopify app in market, a threat mesh that has mapped 238 attack networks, and six OS guardians at varying readiness. We never blur what is shipped with what is planned, because you will diligence it anyway.

THE PLAN

The tech is proven.
Fund the scale.

The network and the cryptography already work. The capital weights toward hardening the guardians to general availability and building the go-to-market motion from a self-serve base into enterprise. Product and reach, not science projects.

THE MILESTONES

Eighteen months,
measurable targets.

Guardians to GA. iOS in the App Store. The mesh broader and better-enriched. The agent runtime in enterprise pilots. Patents prosecuted. An independent security review published. Targets the round is sized against, stated as a plan.

THE RISKS

We name them
before you find them.

A fast, well-funded category. An "underserved intersection" that is an inference, not a monopoly. Execution risk in getting six guardians to GA. Pre-scale revenue. The honest version is the strong version, and it is the one we tell.

THE ASK

Verify it
yourself.

For a "verifier, not vendor" company, the pitch is simple: don’t take our claims on faith, check them. Reach out and we will open the deck, the data room, and live access to the network and attestation stack.

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THE HONEST EVALUATION

What are we actually funding?

RankShield is raising a Series A to scale a network that already works into the default verifiable evidence layer for AI — the capital funds product hardening and go-to-market, because the technology and the network are the parts already proven. The strongest thing we can show an investor is not a projection but a running system. The post-quantum attestation stack is live: an action can be signed with multiple algorithms, written to an RFC 6962 transparency log, co-signed by witnesses, and verified independently by anyone. The threat mesh is live and generating first-party intelligence: since June 17, 2026 it has processed roughly 887,000 real events and mapped 238 distinct attack networks. Two products are in market and revenue-capable: the WordPress plugin on wordpress.org and the Shopify app on the App Store. What the round funds is the distance between "it works" and "it is everywhere": bringing the six OS guardians and the agent runtime to general availability, and building the go-to-market motion from a self-serve base into enterprise. We are deliberately raising to scale proven pieces, not to discover whether the science works.

Exactly what is built today?

Three buckets, kept strictly separate, because conflating them is how investors get misled and we will not do it. The live network is the proof point, so it leads.

~887kReal threat events processedsince June 17, 2026
238Distinct attack networks mappedfirst-party intelligence
5Live products in marketWordPress · Shopify · 3 verticals+

Network figures: RankShield production mesh (threat_events), first-party, as of July 3, 2026 — see the mesh data report for methodology and caveats.

Shipped & revenue-capable

  • WordPress plugin, live on wordpress.org with paid Stripe tiers
  • Shopify app, listed on the App Store
  • Post-quantum attestation stack: sign → multi-algorithm → RFC 6962 log → independent verify, with witness co-signing
  • Production threat mesh (238 networks / ~887k events)
  • Five live vertical sites

Built, pre-launch

  • Six OS guardians on one shared core (Windows, Linux, iOS, macOS, Android, Browser) at varying readiness
  • Prompt-injection-resistant agent runtime
  • Cross-pillar enterprise fleet (one fleet token)

IP

  • Patents filed: financial and legal verticals
  • Patents drafted: medical and robotics
  • Positioning discipline: quantum-safe never "quantum-proof"; a signed receipt alone is prior art, so novelty rests on the operator-independent, agent-layer network

How is the capital allocated?

Weighted toward product and reach, because the network and cryptography are already proven. This is the planned allocation of the round; exact figures are set with the round and shared in diligence.

PLANNED USE OF FUNDS
Product & engineering — guardians + agent runtime to GA40%
Go-to-market — convert self-serve base, build enterprise25%
Network & platform — scale the mesh, federation, evidence layer20%
Compliance & IP — certifications, patent prosecution10%
Operating reserve5%

Indicative allocation of the round, not a disclosure of round size. Weighted to scale proven pieces.

What does the next 18 months deliver?

Measurable targets the round is sized against, stated as a plan rather than a promise, and chosen because each one converts a proven capability into reach or revenue.

  1. Product Bring the strongest guardians (Windows, Linux) to general availability and launch iOS in the App Store.
  2. Network Scale the mesh’s coverage and harden its enrichment so the attack-network map is broader and more complete than today’s 238.
  3. Enterprise Ship the agent runtime and attestation API into first enterprise pilots on the cross-pillar fleet.
  4. Revenue Grow the paid and enterprise-fleet base from the existing WordPress and Shopify footprint.
  5. IP Advance prosecution on the filed financial and legal patents; file the drafted medical and robotics families.
  6. Proof Publish an independent, third-party security review — because a verifier should submit to verification.

What are the honest risks?

We would rather name them than have you surface them in diligence, and naming them is consistent with how we intend to represent the company to your LPs. First, market risk: this is a fast-moving, well-funded category, so competitive and timing pressure is real, and consolidation is already underway (an incumbent recently acquired a one-year-old AI-identity startup). Second, the positioning risk: the "underserved intersection" we occupy is an absence-of-evidence inference from a competitive scan, not a proven monopoly, so it warrants a dedicated freedom-to-operate and prior-art check before anyone asserts "first" or "only" — and we do not assert them. Third, execution risk: product readiness genuinely varies across the six OS guardians, so much of the plan is concentrated in getting them to general availability on schedule. Fourth, stage risk: we are pre-scale on revenue, and the traction we show is a live network and shipped-but-early products, not a mature P&L. Fifth, defensibility: a signed, logged receipt on its own is well-established prior art, so our moat rests on the network effect and the operator-independent evidence layer rather than any single primitive. None of these are disqualifying; they are the real shape of an early-stage company in a hot category, and we think the investor who wants the honest version is the investor we want. See the market and funding context on the investor overview.

THE ROUND

Series A, answered.

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What is RankShield raising a Series A to do?

To take a network that already works and make it the default evidence layer for AI security. The capital funds three things: hardening the six OS guardians and the agent runtime from their current, varying stages to general availability; scaling the federated threat mesh and the post-quantum attestation layer that are already live; and building the go-to-market motion from the self-serve WordPress and Shopify install base into enterprise. We discuss the specific round size and terms directly with investors rather than posting them publicly.

What is honestly built today versus roadmap?

Shipped and revenue-capable: the WordPress plugin (live on wordpress.org with paid Stripe tiers), the Shopify app (listed on the App Store), the post-quantum attestation stack (sign, multi-algorithm, transparency log, independent verify, with witness co-signing), five live vertical sites, and a production threat mesh that has mapped 238 attack networks from ~887,000 real events since June 17, 2026. Built but pre-launch: six OS guardians on one shared core at genuinely varying readiness, a prompt-injection-resistant agent runtime, and a cross-pillar enterprise fleet. Drafted or filed: patents in financial and legal (filed) and medical and robotics (drafted). We keep those three buckets separate on purpose.

How will the capital be allocated?

The plan weights toward product and go-to-market, because the technology and network are the parts already proven. Indicatively: product and engineering (harden guardians and the agent runtime to GA) is the largest slice, followed by go-to-market (convert the self-serve base and build enterprise sales), then network and platform (scale the mesh, federation, and evidence layer), then compliance and IP (certifications and patent prosecution), with an operating reserve. Exact figures are set with the round and shared in diligence.

What are the 18-month milestones?

Concrete and measurable: bring the strongest guardians (Windows, Linux) to general availability and launch iOS in the App Store; scale the mesh’s coverage and harden its enrichment so the attack-network map is broader and more complete; ship the agent runtime and attestation API into first enterprise pilots; grow the paid and enterprise-fleet install base from the existing WordPress and Shopify footprint; advance patent prosecution on the filed financial and legal families and file the drafted medical and robotics ones; and publish an independent third-party security review. These are the targets the round is sized against, stated as a plan, not a promise.

What are the honest risks?

Real ones, which we would rather name than have you find. This is a fast-moving, well-funded category, so competitive and timing risk is genuine; the "underserved intersection" we occupy is an inference, not a proven monopoly, and warrants a freedom-to-operate check. Product readiness varies across the six guardians, so execution risk is concentrated in getting them to GA. We are pre-scale on revenue. And a signed receipt on its own is well-trodden prior art, so our defensibility rests on the network effect and the operator-independent evidence layer, not on any single primitive. We think the honest version of the story is the strong version.

How do we start a conversation?

Reach out through the contact page and we will share the deck, the data room, the specific round terms, and access to verify the live network and attestation stack yourself — which, for a "verifier, not vendor" company, is rather the point. We would rather you check the claims than take them on faith.

Try one of the suggested questions above.

Don’t trust the pitch. Verify it.

We will open the deck, the data room, and live access to the network and attestation stack. Check the claims yourself — for a verifier, that is the whole point.