Provenance — Confidential Investment Memorandum

For qualified investors only. Do not distribute.


1. Company overview

Provenance is building the infrastructure for artwork provenance and professional data (artists, collectors, galleries). We enable verification, CV and grant management, and lead capture so the art world can operate on trusted, structured data.

2. Market

Art market participants (artists, collectors, galleries, institutions) lack a standard way to prove and share provenance and credentials. We serve that need with a SaaS platform and future API.

3. Product & pricing

TierPriceDescription
Artist Pro$10/monthProvenance, CV, grants, leads
Collector Pro$30/monthCollection and provenance management
Gallery$100/monthGallery-level tools and workflows
APIUsage-basedIntegration and data access for developers

Enterprise pricing to follow.

Roadmap

  • Real estate portal — Provenance and verification for property and physical assets.

4. Current capitalization

ItemAmount
Authorized shares10,000,000
Issued and outstanding9,000,000 (founders at par)
Reserved1,000,000 (e.g. option pool / future issuance)

Founders have purchased at par; this round is the first external capital at a negotiated valuation.

5. Round terms

TermDetail
InstrumentSAFE
Valuation cap$10,000,000 (pre-money)
Amount raising$2,500,000

Conversion into equity at the next qualified financing at the lower of the cap or the price in that round (or per your chosen SAFE form).

6. Projections (illustrative)

Not guarantees; for discussion only.

ScenarioDescriptionApprox. ARR
1,000 usersMix: 700 Artist Pro, 200 Collector Pro, 100 Gallery~$276,000
1,000 usersMix: 500 / 300 / 200~$384,000
500,000 usersMix: 70% Artist Pro, 20% Collector Pro, 10% Gallery~$138,000,000
500,000 usersMix: 50% / 30% / 20%~$204,000,000
Enterprise5–10 institutions at $25K–$75K/year$125K–$750K
APIUsage-based; 10M+ calls/month at modest yield$50K–$500K+

At 1,000 users with a moderate mix, ~$275K–$385K ARR is a reasonable target. At 500,000 paying users, the same mix yields ~$138M–$204M ARR; enterprise and API can add meaningfully on top.

7. Use of funds

[E.g. 40% product/engineering, 40% growth/marketing to 1,000 users, 20% operations/legal.]

8. Team

  • Bryson Brooks
  • Timothy Lefkowitz
  • Justin Parr

Disclaimer: This memo is confidential and for informational purposes only. It does not constitute an offer or solicitation to buy or sell securities. Any investment will be subject to definitive legal documentation.