This raise stands up the first Atlas-origin IPv6 prefix: one colo, one transit session, RPKI.
Layer9i does not take customer payment until a third-party lookup shows that prefix. Sandbox commerce under Layer9i Inc is separate and charges no one.
- Instrument: YC post-money SAFE via Stripe Atlas
- Amount: $400k–$750k
- Cap: $6M–$8M post-money
- Use: one cage, cross-connect, and port, plus a v6 path and founder runway — not a seed-scale team
- First payer: invited individuals on Presence. Independent relying parties come after the prefix is real.
Exact amount and cap are set in Stripe Atlas before any signed note.
Built
Working clients on macOS, iOS, Android, Windows (Windows in download-portal test); live exits; pairwise IDs and a published-key verifier; recovery phrase with no company copy; rented egress with no retained account-to-address join.
See Privacy & data and the one-pager.
Still gated
New-stack macOS end-to-end and blind-signature issuance are still open gates. Windows is in closed test, not store listing.
Team
Founder is a network and datacenter engineer who designed and operates the Atlas clients, mesh, and exits. Layer9i Inc is a Delaware C-corp formed via Stripe Atlas.
Links
Deck below — architecture overview. Terms are on the one-pager, not in the PDF.