Contingent capital for founders who refuse to over-dilute.
Capital built to move with you.
QCE Ventures deploys contingent service-debt facilities, capital structured to align repayment with your traction, not your pitch. From $75K to $1M, with clear waterfalls and underwriting criteria up front.
The Facility
Capital that reads your reality.
The Contingent Service-Debt Facility structures funding so obligations flex with performance. Instead of fixed, unforgiving debt, you get terms that acknowledge where you are and reward where you're going.
The 40/35/25 Matrix
Where every dollar goes, before you sign.
QCE allocates capital on a fixed, transparent matrix. No mystery line items. Every facility is structured so you can see exactly how capital converts into capacity.
40%: Sovereign Agentic Infra
Private cloud hypervisors, custom ERP/CRM, autonomous AI agent workflows, dual-ledger accounting rails.
35%: Digital Growth Engines
Omnichannel acquisition, brand positioning, high-converting web platforms, outbound B2B pipelines.
25%: Business Architecture
Sovereign corporate setup, PIPEDA & regulatory clearances, vendor contracts, EIP dashboard integration.
The Waterfall
Deterministic order, published in advance.
Revenue flows through a fixed sequence before it reaches equity. Every tier is visible before a founder signs, so the economics of a good quarter are never a surprise and the economics of a bad quarter are survivable.
Operating cost
Paid first. The business must be able to run before anything else is distributed. A facility that starves operations is a facility that kills the business.
Senior debt
Paid second at the contracted rate. No participation clause, no hidden escalator that quietly increases the obligation.
Contingent service
Paid third, against the defined future obligation the facility was written for. The obligation is bounded and known.
Equity residual
Whatever remains. The founder keeps the upside rather than surrendering ownership at the start.
The Fit Test
Honest about where it does not work.
A contingent facility is not right for every venture. If the revenue shape does not support the obligation, the instrument becomes a trap rather than a tool. We say so rather than selling the facility anyway.
Revenue shape
Recurring or contractually repeatable revenue supports the obligation. Lumpy or speculative revenue does not, regardless of the size.
Obligation size
The facility must be small enough that a bad quarter does not trigger default. Sized against the worst quarter, not the best.
Operating margin
The business must already cover its cost base. The facility funds growth, not survival, and is not a substitute for a working model.
Alternative routing
When the fit is wrong we route to equity, revenue-based financing, or a plain introduction. The relationship matters more than the instrument.
Contingent service debt, not equity dilution.
A contingent facility lets a venture fund its build against a defined future obligation rather than surrendering ownership today. The waterfall shows exactly who gets paid, in what order, at what threshold.
THE WATERFALL
- Revenue flows to operating cost, then senior debt, then contingent service, then equity residual.
- Every tier is visible before you sign, so the economics are never a surprise.
Deterministic order, published in advance.
Revenue flows to operating cost, then senior debt, then contingent service, then equity residual. Every tier is visible before you sign, so the economics are never a surprise.
THE FIT
- A contingent facility is not right for every venture.
- If the revenue shape does not support the obligation, we say so and route you elsewhere.
- The instrument is only useful when it fits.
Honest about where it does not work.
A contingent facility is not right for every venture. If the revenue shape does not support the obligation, we say so and route you elsewhere. The instrument is only useful when it fits.
THE NEXT STEP
Choose your door in.
Three ways to move forward. Every door leads to a sovereign workspace, not a sales queue.