Founders share ideas early: with co-founders, advisors, agencies, investors, contractors, and potential customers. OriginProof helps create a timestamped proof record before those conversations begin.
Startup work often begins as private notes, sketches, decks, product briefs, landing page drafts, financial models, and MVP specifications. These documents may be shared long before a company has formal intellectual property filings, contracts, or public launch history. When the idea becomes valuable, founders need a clearer record of what existed and when.
OriginProof creates that record through proof of existence. A founder can register a pitch deck, concept document, MVP spec, user research summary, technical plan, or idea text. The system creates a SHA256 fingerprint, records a timestamp, issues a Proof ID, and produces a public verification page.
Use it before meetings and handoffs
A practical founder workflow is to register important documents before sharing them with outside parties. This could happen before an investor meeting, before hiring a development agency, before sending a product concept to a designer, before onboarding a contractor, or before publishing a teaser page.
The verification link can be kept private in your records or included in a controlled document. The certificate can be stored with founder notes, board materials, product documentation, or a data room. It gives the idea a timestamped reference without adding a complicated account system or public marketplace.
Useful for pitch decks and MVP specs
Pitch decks change often. MVP specifications evolve as customer feedback arrives. Product concepts may start as rough notes and become full software plans. A proof record gives each meaningful version a fingerprint and timestamp. With optional parent Proof IDs, founders can also build a lightweight timeline of creation: concept, prototype, MVP, launch.
This is not meant to replace legal filings, company documents, contracts, patents, trademarks, or investor paperwork. It is a supporting evidence layer that is simple enough to use at the speed of a startup.
Trust without overclaiming
OriginProof deliberately avoids claiming that a timestamp proves ownership. It proves that a digital fingerprint was registered at a specific time. That distinction keeps the product clear and credible. A founder can combine OriginProof records with emails, contracts, Git history, invoices, meeting notes, and public launch evidence.
For startup teams, this provides a professional way to document creative and technical progress before an idea is widely shared.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I prove I had a startup idea first?
You can register a pitch deck, concept note, MVP specification, product brief, or idea text. OriginProof creates a timestamped proof record for the digital fingerprint.
Can I timestamp a business concept?
Yes. A business concept can be timestamped by registering the text or a document that describes it. The proof shows when that fingerprint was recorded.
Can I register a pitch deck?
Yes. You can register a pitch deck file and receive a Proof ID, certificate, and public verification link. The original file is not intended to be stored as the public proof record.
Does this protect my startup legally?
OriginProof provides proof of existence, not legal protection, copyright registration, patent filing, or ownership verification. For legal protection, speak with a qualified professional.
Register a proof of existence
Create a timestamped proof record, receive a Proof ID, and keep a public verification link for later reference.
