MARKING
AUTONOMOUS SOFTWARE / INFORMATIONSOFTWARE IS AUTONOMOUS. INFORMATION BUYING IS NOT.
Software can buy and verify information.
Marking lets software buy fresh decision-ready information without an account—and verify it before acting.
MARKINGINFORMATION
NETWORK
NETWORK
DATA
VERIFY
PAY
AGENT
FEEDBTC/USD
STATE78,030.61
TRUSTSIGNED ✓
DELIVERYLIVE
MARKING · YC01 / 13
MARKING
THE PROBLEMAUTONOMOUS SOFTWARE · HUMAN-ERA DATA STACK
Every agent team rebuilds the same information pipeline.
FRAGMENTED INPUTS
01EXCHANGES
02APIs
03ONCHAIN
04EVENTS
05PUBLISHERS
→
EACH TEAM REBUILDSINTEGRATION BURDEN
01normalize symbols
02reconcile clocks
03manage credentials
04prove provenance
→
RESULTAGENT WAITS
SLOWER DECISIONS
MORE INFRASTRUCTURE
OPAQUE TRUST
MARKING · YC02 / 13
MARKING
THE PRODUCTONE MACHINE-NATIVE TRANSACTION
One loop replaces the integration maze.
01DISCOVER
02PAY
03STREAM
04VERIFY
05DECIDE
MARKINGSTREAM
Marking delivers trusted information. The agent owns the decision and execution.
MARKING · YC03 / 13
MARKING
AUTONOMOUS SOFTWARE / INFORMATIONFIVE PRIMITIVES · TWENTY NETWORK CAPABILITIES
The infrastructure autonomous software is missing.
MARKINGINFORMATION + TRUSTNETWORK
DATA
Multi-source ingestionCanonicalizationReal-time streamsFixed-rate delivery
INTELLIGENCE
Derived intelligenceRisk + opportunity
VERIFICATION
Event layerEvidence graphEvent consensusSigned updatesAttestationsIndependent verification
REPUTATION
Agent identityProvider identityPerformance reputationFeed discovery
PAYMENTS
x402Data leasesPay per useMarketplace settlement
MARKING · YC04 / 13
MARKING
DECISION-READY INFORMATIONFROM PRICE TO ACTIONABLE STATE
From raw feeds to an actionable answer.
MARKET SNAPSHOT · 30 AUG 2026
BTC/USD$78,030.61USD SNAPSHOT
ETH/USD$2,455.43USD SNAPSHOT
SOL/USD$105.10USD SNAPSHOT
MACHINE DECISION
Does this software have enough trusted information to act?
YESfresh + signed + verifiable
MARKET
What does current market state imply?
READYEVENT
Did this event happen?
VERIFIEDMARKING · YC05 / 13
MARKING
TWO PRODUCT LANESCONTINUOUS STATE + FINAL TRUTH
One trust layer. Two high-value lanes.
01LIVE MARKET STATECONTINUOUS
MARKET SOURCES→
CANONICAL STATE→
SIGNED STREAM→
AGENT
02VERIFIED OUTCOMESFINAL
EVIDENCE→
RESOLUTION→
ATTESTATION→
APPLICATION
OUTCOMEVERIFIED ✓
PROVENANCEPOLICYSIGNATUREPAYMENT
MARKING · YC06 / 13
MARKING
WORKING PRODUCTA COMPLETE MACHINE TRANSACTION
Paid. Authorized. Streamed. Verified.
✓
BASE SEPOLIAx402
CONFIRMED01PAYMENT
02LEASE
03LIVE FRAMES
04LOCAL VERIFY
SUCCESSIVE SIGNED SEQUENCES
566567568
CANONICAL → CLIENT41–44 msOBSERVED SAMPLES
MARKING · YC07 / 13
MARKING
PORTABLE TRUSTTHE PROOF TRAVELS WITH THE INFORMATION
Every update is independently verifiable.
✓identity✓freshness✓sequence✓integrity
MARKING / SIGNED UPDATEV1
feedBTC/USD
sequence000568
source time20:31:05.442
canonical time20:31:05.442
contributors4 / 4
policymedian.v1
✓
SIGNATURE VALIDED25519 · LOCAL VERIFICATION
MARKING · YC08 / 13
MARKING
REAL-TIME PERFORMANCEMEASURED MACHINE WORKLOAD
Built for machine speed.
SOURCE RECEIVED → CANONICAL SIGNED0.110526 ms P95
7.75 updates/s/feedTESTED UPDATE RATE
1,550OBSERVATIONS/S
200FEEDS
93,001OBSERVATIONS
SOURCE
NORMALIZE
CANONICALIZE
SIGN
RELAY
CONSUMER
REGIONAL RELAY → CONSUMER<50 ms P95 targetREGIONAL CONSUMER DELIVERY
MARKING · YC09 / 13
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PRODUCT SYSTEMONE TRUST LAYER · THREE INFORMATION PRODUCTS
One trust layer supports three information products.
MARKINGTRUST
LAYER
LAYER
01 / STREAMLIVE DATA
Multi-source market feeds
02 / INFERINTELLIGENCE
Decision-ready market state
03 / ATTESTOUTCOMES
Evidence-backed final answers
RESTWEBSOCKETx402LEASESIGNED OBJECT
MARKING · YC10 / 13
MARKING
YC / CUSTOMERSONE INFORMATION NETWORK · MANY AUTONOMOUS CONSUMERS
Information for software that acts.
MARKINGTRUSTED
INFORMATION
INFORMATION
01AI AGENTS
discover · pay · decide
02DEVELOPERS
integrate · verify · ship
03APPLICATIONS
inform · automate · act
TRADINGRISKAUTOMATIONDECISIONS
MARKING · YC11 / 13
MARKING
BUSINESS MODELREVENUE FOLLOWS VERIFIED CONSUMPTION
Machines pay for information as they use it.
01
CONSUMER
request · stream · outcome
PAYMENT + DEMAND→
02
MARKING
access · trust · delivery
REVENUE + REPUTATION→
03
PUBLISHER
data · evidence · intelligence
PAY PER USEDATA STREAMSMARKETPLACEENTERPRISE
MARKING · YC12 / 13
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TEAM / THE ASKSOFTWARE IS AUTONOMOUS. INFORMATION BUYING IS NOT.
Make information programmable for autonomous software.
REACH WEEKLY RETAINED EXTERNAL MACHINE CONSUMERS BEFORE EXPANDING SUPPLY.
DT
Devendra “Tanny” TanwarFounder · Product & Technology
14+ years across JPMorgan Chase and Amazon; former VP Technical Program Manager in Digital Markets Execution & Technology; 4+ years in blockchain.
SB
Shaivya BhadoriyaCo-Founder · GTM & Operations
About 14 years across JPMorgan Chase, Amazon and crypto GTM; institutional-client, ETF-marketing and customer-acquisition experience.
01YC02CUSTOMER DISCOVERY03COMPANY BUILDING
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