Studio application · invite-only · application-reviewed

Apply to the KYE Authority-Native Venture Studio™.

Applications are invite-only and cohort-capped. Submit the form below; KYE Protocol™ reviews it and responds with either a Spark conversation slot or an honest decline. A strong authority-native thesis qualifies you to apply — it does not auto-grant a cohort seat. There is no auto-approval; every application is reviewed against the authority-native gate.

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Studio application

The Studio co-creates a new authority-native venture and takes equity and/or revenue-share in it, earned through milestone-gated tranches. This form captures your thesis, why it depends on consequential-action authority, your domain evidence, and your stage today. KYE Protocol™'s consideration is equity and revenue-share — there is no fixed fee to quote, so no pricing is requested here. The commercial terms are KYE Protocol™'s standard terms, set out below; this application accepts them, it does not negotiate them.

How founders work with KYE Protocol™. You bring the venture thesis and the domain; KYE Protocol™ co-builds the authority-finality layer — Purpose Permission™ admissibility, Evidence Pack™ sealing, and Replay-Proof™ — and governs your agents as first-class principals. The one hard rule is the authority-native gate: your venture must be built natively on the rails. A venture that does not turn on consequential-action authority is routed to a generic accelerator, honestly and early.

Applicant profile
1. Venture thesis *
2. Why it is authority-native *
3. Domain evidence *
4. Stage today *
5. Agents in the product
6. Tier requested *
7. Standard commercial terms

KYE Protocol™ sets the commercial terms; this application accepts them, it does not propose them. The Studio takes equity and/or revenue-share in the venture, earned through milestone-gated tranches, on KYE Protocol™'s standard revenue-share basis:

  • Revenue split — KYE-sourced. 70/30 to KYE Protocol™ on revenue from buyers originated through a KYE Protocol™-led channel.
  • Revenue split — partner-sourced. 60/40 to the venture on revenue from buyers originated through the venture's own channel.
  • Strategic-deal override. Co-sold, co-branded deals at or above the strategic floor revert to 50/50 irrespective of channel of origin.
  • Exclusivity. Any exclusivity is time-boxed to a maximum of 24 months from the effective date, performance-gated, and auto-downgrades on missed gates.

Exact equity quantum, vesting, and milestone gates are fixed in the engagement's terms envelope. These standard terms are aligned to the KYE Sector Pack Foundry™ revenue framework.

Legal attestations *

What happens next

The path is concrete and fast. KYE Protocol™ would rather tell you "no, this is not authority-native" in a week than waste a quarter of your runway.

  • Application review — KYE Protocol™ reviews your thesis against the authority-native gate and responds with a Spark conversation slot or an honest decline.
  • Spark — validate — a focused window that pressure-tests the authority thesis and produces a governed validation record.
  • Forge — co-build — integration onto the authority-finality rails, agents scaffolded as first-class principals, and the equity-terms envelope executed with milestone-gated tranches.
  • Launch — go to market — banking-grade hardening, a governed launch, directory listing (consent-based), and KYE Protocol™ buyer-network introductions.

Adjacent paths

If the Studio is not the right door, these are. KYE Protocol™ runs four distinct partner programs, and only the Studio co-founds.