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proving the claims that people make to each other
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repetitive
lasts weeks
zero value
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Customers
Businesses:
by size/reach,
by employee demand and
interests served
Users:
by geography, industry
and demographics
EdTech:
Code & Technology, LMS, online courses
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Q: How long does hiring a candidate take?
Q: How much money is invested per candidate?
Q: How are they tested?
Prototype: Open Source Assessments!
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Key Activities
Businesses:
post open tasks,
submission and evaluation,
post jobs
Users:
search for tasks, build skill profiles, apply to jobs
Cold Start Problem
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52 days +
$4000 (per employee)
x
employees: 160M +10M/yr
students: 20M + 5M/yr
=
$720B + $50B/yr
78% of job applicants lie and 66% of hiring managers don’t care
skills communicated through Resume/CV/Portfolio
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Blockchain + Distributed Ledger
Verified Credentials
Applicable to web2 and web3
Proof of claims, knowledge, skills
Growth proportional to number of industries
100% Carbon Neutral Tech
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BMC Case Study: Airbnb, Uber, Dropbox
Atomic Networks: Universities
Soulbound Token (non-tradeable NFT) for exclusive access to alumni networks
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UWaterloo, UofT, UBC, SFSU, UCSF
in need of stronger student networks and especially alumni networks
Mailing lists to stay in touch with alumni, but not many of them look at these mails
=> Source of Revenue
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45,000 PhDs earned
55,000 PhDs sold
→ Pegasus will prove authenticity of these
Louis Vuitton spends $17M/yr on anti-counterfeit legal action
→ Pegasus will provide luxury brands with security
Supply chain is moving towards on-shoring and near-shoring
→ Pegasus will provide transparency for efficiency
. . .
validation for claim
Issuer
Holder
Verifier
event
record
check claim
"zero-knowledge" proof
blockchain
credential
crypto wallet
Token
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Total Addressable Market : over $800B
Students, Working professionals
EdTech + Universities
Web2 + Web3 companies
Luxury + other brands
Insurance, Tax, Accounting, Supply Chain
Rohit Kaushik
Techstars Atlanta '20
$50M, Series A
Techstars
Western Union '21
$25M, Seed
Krish Mehta
COO @ Zepto (YC W21)
$1B, Series D
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