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title: "ZorblaxCorp — Roadmap 2027-2028"
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captured: 2027-03-15
horizon: 18-months
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# ZorblaxCorp — Roadmap 2027-2028

What ships, when, and why.

## 2027 Q2 (Apr-Jun)

- **CipherPlate 3.5** — gRPC streaming for batch signature flows. Target customers: code-signing CI pipelines processing >1k artifacts/build.
- **PolicyKit** — declarative policy migration tool. Lets customers move from RSA → FALCON in a measured rollout.
- **Sovereign tier launch** — formal SLA, dedicated TAM, on-prem audit. Currently soft-launched with 3 design partners.

## 2027 Q3 (Jul-Sep)

- **CipherPlate 4.0** — breaking API change. Old `/v1/sign` endpoint deprecated; new `/v2/operation` envelope unifies signature, verify, encrypt, decrypt under one RPC. Migration window: 9 months.
- **WASM build** — CipherPlate runs in browsers / edge functions. Unblocks edge-key-rotation customers (cap of 11 design slots).
- **First customer-facing security audit report** — published with Trail of Bits.

## 2027 Q4 (Oct-Dec)

- **HSM passthrough** — for customers who already paid for HSMs, CipherPlate becomes the abstraction layer rather than the key custodian.
- **Series A target close** — $14M-$18M target range, lead unannounced. Bridge from Quantilever Capital pre-negotiated.

## 2028 H1 (Jan-Jun)

- **CipherPlate 4.1** — formal verification of the sidecar control flow using Tamarin. Targets the NSA Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) certification path.
- **Federal certification track** — FedRAMP Moderate. Estimated cost $1.4M, 14-month process.
- **30-person headcount** — 11 → 30 over 12 months. New hires concentrated in customer integrations and federal sales.

## Facts

- Series A target close date: 2027-12-15
- Series A target range: $14M-$18M
- FedRAMP Moderate certification target: 2028 Q3
- CSfC certification track activation: 2028 Q2
- Planned headcount at end of 2028: 30
- CipherPlate 4.0 API migration window: 9 months from release


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## Summary
ZorblaxCorp plans to ship CipherPlate 4.0 (a unified cryptographic API) in Q3 2027, launch a Sovereign compliance tier in Q2 2027, and pursue Series A funding ($14M-$18M) by end of 2027, while building toward federal certifications (FedRAMP Moderate, CSfC) and scaling to 30 employees by mid-2028.

## Themes
- Cryptographic infrastructure modernization
- Federal compliance acceleration
- API consolidation and migration
- Edge computing expansion

## Key takeaways
- CipherPlate 4.0 (Q3 2027) consolidates signature, verify, encrypt, decrypt operations under a single /v2/operation RPC with a 9-month migration window.
- PolicyKit enables measured RSA-to-FALCON migration for customers seeking post-quantum readiness.
- Series A target is $14M-$18M with close targeted for 2027-12-15, bridged by pre-negotiated Quantilever Capital funding.
- FedRAMP Moderate certification is targeted for 2028 Q3 at estimated cost of $1.4M over 14 months.
- WASM build (Q3 2027) enables edge deployment but is capped at 11 design partner slots.
- HSM passthrough (Q4 2027) positions CipherPlate as abstraction layer for customers with existing hardware security modules.

## Insights
- The company is simultaneously executing a breaking API change (4.0) while maintaining a 9-month migration window, suggesting confidence in adoption but awareness of integration friction.
- Federal certification appears sequenced strategically: CSfC (2028 Q2) precedes FedRAMP (target 2028 Q3), implying CSfC may unlock FedRAMP eligibility.
- Headcount growth (11to30) is concentrated in customer integrations and federal sales rather than engineering, indicating go-to-market is the scaling bottleneck.

## Open questions / gaps
- What is the Series A lead investor identity, and what specific product milestones trigger funding tranches?
- What customer segments are excluded from the 11-slot WASM design partner program, and what is the criteria for selection?

## Concepts in this document
- **CipherPlate** _(entity)_
  ZorblaxCorp's core product—a drop-in cryptography layer that abstracts post-quantum algorithm selection and deployment for compliance-bound organizations.
- **Post-quantum cryptography** _(concept)_
  The central technical problem this document addresses: replacing classical encryption (RSA/ECC) with quantum-resistant algorithms before quantum computers render them obsolete.
- **Sovereign tier** _(entity)_
  Premium tier with unlimited operations, custom threat models, and on-premise audit capabilities for highest-security customers.
- **Series A funding** _(concept)_
  Target close of $14M-$18M in Q4 2027 is a key milestone financing product expansion and headcount growth.
- **Federal certification** _(concept)_
  FedRAMP Moderate and CSfC certification paths are explicit 2028 H1 goals that shape product architecture and compliance roadmap.
- **PolicyKit** _(entity)_
  Declarative migration tool enabling RSA to FALCON transition is a key customer enabler for measured cryptographic agility.
- **API migration strategy** _(concept)_
  Breaking change from /v1/sign to /v2/operation envelope with 9-month customer migration window defines technical and business constraints.
- **API migration** _(concept)_
  Critical execution challenge managing 9-month transition from v1 to v2 endpoint structure while maintaining customer adoption.
- **HSM abstraction layer** _(concept)_
  Architectural shift positioning CipherPlate as unified interface for customers with existing HSM investments rather than key custodian.
- **WASM deployment** _(concept)_
  Browser and edge function runtime enables new use case of edge-key-rotation with limited design partner capacity.
- **WASM build** _(concept)_
  Browser and edge function deployment capability unlocks edge-key-rotation use cases with 11 design partner capacity limit.
- **Headcount expansion** _(concept)_
  Scale from 11 to 30 people through 2028 focused on customer integrations and federal sales execution.

## Concept relations (within this doc's concepts)
- **CipherPlate** requires careful management **API migration**
- **Series A funding** enables growth **Headcount expansion**
- **CipherPlate** extends to **WASM deployment**
- **PolicyKit** facilitates migration to **Post-quantum cryptography**
- **CipherPlate** evolves into **HSM abstraction layer**
- **Sovereign tier** strengthens path to **Federal certification**
- **CipherPlate** solves adoption of **Post-quantum cryptography**
- **CipherPlate** major version transition **API migration strategy**
- **CipherPlate** architecture target **Federal certification**
- **PolicyKit** supports migration to **CipherPlate**
- **CipherPlate** offered at **Sovereign tier**
- **WASM build** runtime expansion of **CipherPlate**
- **CipherPlate** implements **Post-quantum cryptography**
- **Sovereign tier** deployment model for **CipherPlate**

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