VALUATION FRAMEWORK

ETHRAEON — Infrastructure-Tier AI Governance

ΔSUM 4.0 — CAPITAL POSITIONING

1. Capital Thesis

In the AI stack, value accrues to three layers: models, infrastructure, and governance. Models are commoditizing rapidly. Infrastructure (compute, data) requires massive capital. Governance—the layer that ensures AI operates safely, accountably, and within defined boundaries—is the emerging value capture layer.

Core thesis: Governance infrastructure is the unforkable moat. Code can be copied; an unbroken 700+ directive chain with SHA-256 sealed evidence cannot. ETHRAEON occupies the governance + validation + infrastructure intersection.

2. Comparable Framework

ETHRAEON operates at the infrastructure tier, comparable to:

Company	Layer	ETHRAEON Parallel
Anthropic	Model + Safety	Constitutional AI approach (ETHRAEON: constitutional governance runtime)
Palantir	Governance + Analytics	Enterprise governance infrastructure (ETHRAEON: AI-native governance)
Databricks	Data Infrastructure	Platform substrate for AI operations (ETHRAEON: governance substrate)
Cloudflare	Edge Infrastructure	Infrastructure-tier positioning, developer-first (ETHRAEON: governance-first)

ETHRAEON differentiates by being governance-native from inception—not a governance layer added to an existing product.

3. Moat Analysis

Unforkable Advantages

Directive Chain: 700+ sealed directives with cryptographic hash chain. Cannot be replicated without the operational history.
Evidence Integrity: SHA-256 sealed, append-only records spanning the entire system lifecycle.
Constitutional Runtime: PRAXIS-1 is not just code—it is a tested, sealed, evidence-backed runtime with operational history.
First-Mover in Governed AI: Built for AGI/ASI governance before the market recognized the need.

Compounding Advantages

Each directive adds to the chain, increasing the moat
Evidence store grows with every action, creating unique audit data
Canon modules expand governance knowledge base
People registry and stakeholder relationships compound over time

4. Revenue Model

Stream	Model	Target
SaaS Subscriptions	Tiered governance infrastructure access	Startups, SMEs adopting AI
Enterprise Licensing	On-premise constitutional runtime	Enterprise AI deployments
API Metered Access	Governance-as-a-Service per-call	Developers, integrators
Consulting	Governance architecture design	Enterprise transformation