Proposal / Joint Venture
Stephen: joint venture partner
A joint-venture model covering every market segment. Oction builds and operates the platform, brand, and marketing. Stephen brings enterprise, mid-market, and small-business relationships, growth strategy, and operating capital.
Intent
Oction Labs Inc. and Stephen [Company / Role] partner to commercialise private, sovereign AI and related services across all client sizes. Oction controls software delivery, infrastructure, brand marketing, and data compliance. Stephen funds growth, opens target accounts, and builds operations as revenue scales.
What Oction contributes
Contribution
Platform and intellectual property
- Private, on-premise AI deployment stack and data model.
- Tenant isolation, de-identified data handling, and audit trails.
- Ongoing product development, releases, and security updates.
Contribution
Brand and marketing
- Brand positioning, messaging, and visual identity.
- Corporate-facing materials, demo portals, and outbound collateral.
- Performance content, AEO / GEO visibility, and marketing operations.
Contribution
Systems and backend management
- Platform operations, releases, uptime, and support tooling.
- Integration work, automation, and data pipelines.
- One Oction representative on the joint-venture steering team.
What Stephen contributes
Contribution
Market relationships across all segments
- Enterprise and mid-market buyer access.
- Small-business channels for Oction Consulting and Marketing Inc. services.
- Feedback loop for product-market fit and procurement requirements.
Contribution
Funding and growth capital
- Initial build budget and operating runway.
- Sales and marketing spend as the pipeline matures.
Contribution
Strategy and operations
- Target-account plan, pricing, and go-to-market strategy.
- Operations staff hired once revenue supports the team.
Revenue split by segment
The joint venture shares net revenue after direct client delivery costs according to the schedule below. Equity and governance terms are documented separately.
| Segment | Example offer | Oction JV share | Stephen JV share |
|---|
| Enterprise | $200,000 initial + $20,000 / month | 90% | 10% |
| Mid-market | $25,000 initial + $10,000 / month | 80% | 20% |
| Small business | Oction Consulting and Marketing Inc. services | 80% | 20% |
Governance
- Vehicle: new joint entity or JV operating agreement.
- Steering team: one representative from Oction Labs Inc. and one from Stephen.
- Major decisions require consensus.
- Equity split reflects cash, IP, and ongoing contribution; detailed contribution schedule to follow.
- Exit: tag-along, drag-along, and buyout terms defined up front.
Next step
Confirm the preferred vehicle, funding range, and target equity / control split. Oction will then draft a term sheet and operating agreement.
Prepared by Oction Labs Inc. This is a discussion document, not a binding offer. Economics, governance, and equity split require legal review and mutual signature.
