Readiness
68%of the way to submittable
5 of 11 official asks banked, 5 in progress (counted at half), 1 not started. Working map underneath: 61 of 130 tracked items banked. In hand and complete today: CV, all three recommendation letters, the personal statement, and 3 of 11 evidence documents fully packaged.
Missing to add
- Captures to insert where marked [INSERT]: press-release prints (E-R1); Arbitrum selection and briefing email prints (E-R2); Switch console and production-database captures (E-I1); core-paper first page and repository records (E-I2); Modeler authorship captures (E-C1 - cleared to file as-is); State Street engagement captures (E-C2); formation source PDFs (E-F1).
- Corroboration: Settley user analytics export (backs the ~150-user figure); State Street redaction/permission sign-off.
- Founder proof: ownership percentage or cap table (four Members, no stated split); accounts or sales/customer evidence - gov.uk's listed proof types.
- Letter logistics: author CVs/credentials to attach - Shashwat's CV outstanding; Sabrine's LinkedIn accepted as credentials; only Shashwat's letter is signed (Suzanne and Sabrine file as-is, risks accepted 14 Sep).
- Assembly: 10th evidence document (strengthening slot - E-X1..E-X4 none assembled; E-I2 is the spare); evidence index re-verification at final assembly.
- Stage 1 endorsement form: not started - submitted only when rows above are complete; decisions take up to 8 weeks.
- Awaiting others: Salford Innovation booklet (requested from the university); Arbitrum organiser confirmation letter (draft ready, he sends it himself); BlueprintGen preprint read-through before arXiv.
- His decisions: founder-lane referee gap (accept / swap Sabrine / fourth informal statement); 5 [DECIDE] items in the UK plan draft; Salford workshop series decision (due ~26 Sep).
In hand
- CV - final, typed, 2 A4 pages, 13 Sep 2026.
- Letter 1 - Shashwat Mittal - signed, dated 9 Sep 2026.
- Letter 2 - Suzanne Warren - final text, filing as-is (14 Sep).
- Letter 3 - Sabrine Habassi - received 14 Sep, filing as-is; residual risks acknowledged (unsigned typed name, no familiarity statement).
- Personal statement - final, 2 pages, 14 Sep 2026.
- 11 evidence documents packaged (one per criterion, max 3 pages) - 3 complete with captures embedded, 8 text-final with named inserts pending.
- Founder proof (partial): Settley LLC incorporation (Delaware, 28 Apr 2025); ZILO outside-business-interests letter (10 Sep 2026); Switch Labs SLA naming him Cofounder (26 Aug 2026); paid provider records (Turnkey, Alchemy, Google Workspace).
- Recognition proof banked: Ripple-ZILO announcement; Arbitrum Founder House originals + organiser-published selectivity (490+ registrations, 140 selected); 2022 Nairametrics webinar recording and four articles; two 2022 broadcast recordings; Salford profile, LinkedIn post, stage photo, booklet invite.
- Innovation proof banked: live settley.co product captures incl. real token holdings; $VIRE contract on Base; reconciled SettleySend traction (103 provider-recorded payments, 13 Sep 2026); git-verified history.
- Contribution proof banked: first-party Modeler captures (Creator: You, 10 Sep); Suzanne corroboration of State Street workshop leadership to sign-off.
Documents - download / print
| Document | Ask it serves | Status | Still to add |
|---|---|---|---|
| personal-statement.pdf (2 pp) | Stage 1 form document | Final | - |
| E-R1-ripple-recognition.pdf (2 pp) | Recognition (mandatory) | Text final | Press-release prints [INSERT] |
| E-R2-arbitrum-founder-house.pdf (2 pp) | Recognition (mandatory) | Text final | Selection + briefing email prints [INSERT] - originals banked |
| E-R3-nairametrics-press-2022.pdf (3 pp) | Recognition (mandatory) | Complete | - |
| E-R4-broadcast-appearances-2022.pdf (2 pp) | Recognition (mandatory) | Complete | - |
| E-R5-salford-recognition-2024.pdf (3 pp) | Recognition (mandatory) | Complete | Booklet copy adds to this document when received |
| E-I1-settleysend-innovation.pdf (2 pp) | Innovation (optional 1) | Text final | Switch console + database captures [INSERT] |
| E-I2-settley-conditional-liquidity.pdf (3 pp) | Innovation (optional 1) - spare | Text final | Core paper + repository records [INSERT]; user analytics export |
| E-C1-zilo-product-leadership.pdf (2 pp) | Contribution (optional 2) | Text final | Modeler captures [INSERT] - cleared to file as-is |
| E-C2-state-street-contribution.pdf (2 pp) | Contribution (optional 2) | Text final | State Street captures [INSERT]; redaction permission |
| E-F1-founder-business-connection.pdf (2 pp) | Founder proof (required) | Text final | Formation source PDFs [INSERT] - held separately |
Recommendation letters are separate from the 10 evidence documents: Shashwat (signed), Suzanne (final, as-is), Sabrine (final, as-is). CV is final (2 pp, 13 Sep 2026).
The 11 official asks
| # | Ask | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | CV - typed, max 3 A4 sides | Banked |
| 02 | Recommendation letter 1 - Shashwat Mittal | Banked (signed) |
| 03 | Recommendation letter 2 - Suzanne Warren | Banked (as-is) |
| 04 | Recommendation letter 3 - Sabrine Habassi | Banked (as-is; risks accepted) |
| 05 | Founder business-connection proof | In progress - ownership split and accounts/sales evidence missing |
| 06 | Recognition - min 2 documents (mandatory) | Banked - 3 of 5 documents complete; E-R1/E-R2 text final |
| 07 | Innovation - 2 documents (optional 1) | In progress - both text final, captures pending |
| 08 | Contribution - 2 documents (optional 2) | In progress - both text final, captures pending |
| 09 | Remaining evidence slots - up to 10 documents | In progress - 9 of 10 proposed documents exist; 10th strengthening slot unassembled |
| 10 | Evidence index - one document per criterion | In progress - drafted 12 Sep; re-verify at final assembly |
| 11 | Stage 1 endorsement application form | Not started |
Ask wording: GOV.UK - documents you'll need to apply for endorsement and Tech Nation guidance, checked 12 Sep 2026. Letters: different examples each, written for this application, author's CV attached.