Funding
Sponsors fund operations, never verdicts
Sponsors may fund community infrastructure, events, research operations, sandbox environments, and contributor support. Sponsors cannot purchase verdicts, influence report outcomes, suppress findings, or control technical recommendations.
Sponsor tiers
Community Supporter
Entry-level support for individuals and small teams.
Name listed as a community supporter (opt-in).
Event Supporter
Funds a specific community event or validation day.
Logo on the supported event page (opt-in).
Lab Supporter
Funds sandbox cloud credits and lab infrastructure.
Listed as a lab supporter (opt-in).
Research Supporter
Funds a specific research/validation track.
Listed as a research supporter on the related report (opt-in).
Strategic Ecosystem Supporter
Sustained funding across operations, events, and research.
Listed as a strategic supporter (opt-in); no influence over verdicts.
Current sponsors
No public sponsors listed yet
Funding sources
- — Founder-supported start
- — Individual supporters
- — Event sponsorship
- — Organizational membership
- — Research sponsorship
- — Paid workshops
- — Enterprise advisory later
Use of funds
- — Website and infrastructure
- — Sandbox cloud credits
- — Event logistics
- — Contributor travel grants
- — Report design/editing
- — Security review support
- — Mentorship stipends
- — Tooling
- — Legal/accounting
Sponsorship inquiry
Sponsorship never grants influence over a verdict — see our Governance page for the full rule.