People at VIKR Technologies

For the right first CEO, you start with the hard parts already done. The product is built and runs end to end today, from source data to a signed credential anyone can verify. The patent application is filed. The company is incorporated in Delaware with an independent director. You are not starting from a slide deck. A real problem with a clear buyer. Prime contractors carry real exposure for their subcontractors' standing, and today they manage it with phone calls, screenshots and manual lookups that go stale the moment they are filed. VIKR replaces that with proof that is checked once at the source and tells you when it is out of date. Meaningful ownership. The first CEO receives 8% of the company, measured before the seed, plus a consulting fee while you raise and a salary once the round closes. A clear mandate. Months 1 to 3: three prime contractors confirm the problem and one agrees to a pilot conversation. Months 1 to 9: close a $2 million seed. The goals are written down and agreed in advance, so you know exactly what winning looks like. You run the company. The founder built the technology, engages at board level, and stays out of daily operations by design. The CEO runs the company and reports to the board. Your technical co-founder is already defined. The founding CTO's terms are set, and the full technical briefing is ready for day one. You recruit against a defined offer, not a blank page. A first market that is an entry point, not a ceiling. Federal contractors come first because the problem is costly and the buyers are clear. The same approach extends to anywhere trust has to be checked and kept current. Built on one belief: trust should not expire.

Vincent Politte

Founder