# ozIQ Funding Ask

## Raise

**$1.5M pre-seed**

## Purpose

The raise is intended to move ozIQ from MVP development through pilot validation and into initial revenue.

## Planned Allocation

- **45% — Product and engineering**
  - Complete MVP
  - Improve connectors, telemetry processing, APIs, and UI
  - Production hardening

- **25% — Pilot delivery and customer success**
  - Onboarding
  - Pilot support
  - Measurement of customer value
  - Conversion readiness

- **20% — Go-to-market and early sales**
  - Founder-led pipeline
  - Sales enablement
  - Ecosystem partnerships
  - Early enterprise sales support

- **10% — Infrastructure, security, and compliance readiness**
  - Cloud operations
  - Security controls
  - SOC 2 readiness work
  - Monitoring and reliability

## Milestones Enabled

1. Complete MVP
2. Launch and support initial pilots
3. Convert first paid enterprise customers
4. Establish repeatable pilot-to-contract motion
5. Begin Power BI expansion
6. Build security and compliance readiness for larger enterprises