May 2026 · cleariqai.com
A competitor entering one service captures 1 season. We capture all 4 with the same contractor, the same platform, zero extra CAC.
| $20K | Legal Entity & Stripe | Wyoming LLC + EIN + Stripe Production |
| $85K | Contractor Supply | 20 vetted Boston-area contractors onboarded |
| $95K | Fall GTM | Google LSA campaign, Sep–Nov leaf season |
| $50K | Engineering & Buffer | SnowIQ Q4 build, Stripe Phase 14, reserves |
| $250K | Total raise | |
Every dollar is a milestone unlock, not a salary.
Google LSA needs 60–90 days to optimize quality score. Fund in June → campaign starts July → leaf season ready.
Leaf season peak. $5K+ GMV possible in one month. Miss this → next real shot is April 2027 (lawn).
Without Fall 2026 data → no Seed deck, no cohort, no LTV. One lost season = one lost year of proof.
"Wait until fall"
= wait until
spring 2027.
19 years
Built and operated telecom systems at national scale (Russia)
4 products shipped
4 production-ready SaaS products shipped solo
Sole founder
No committee, no consensus, no delays
The same skills that make infrastructure reliable make a marketplace trustworthy.
This is not a risk — it is a blocker. Every working demo you saw runs on test mode. The $250K removes the only thing standing between the product and revenue.
The Ask
$250,000
Post-Money SAFE
YC Standard Form
| Instrument | Post-Money SAFE (YC standard form) |
| Amount | $250,000 |
| Valuation Cap | $3,500,000 |
| Discount | 20% at Seed conversion |
| MFN | Yes — best terms any future investor receives |
| Pro-rata | Yes — right to invest in Seed proportionally |
| Board / Control | None — SAFE grants no governance rights |
One Question
"What needs to be true
for this to be a yes?"
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