Verified E.R.A.
Founding Cohort — Global

Eleven sectors.
Eleven founding members.
One globally per sector.

The first cohort of the Verified E.R.A. closes November 1, 2026. One founding member per sector, globally. The next opportunity opens April 4, 2027.

Application deadline — November 1, 2026
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Decisions: November 8, 2026
Engagement letters: November 30, 2026
Deployment: January 6, 2027
Certificates: April–May 2027

Which sector are you in?

One founding member per sector globally. When a sector is claimed it is closed for cohort 1. The next opportunity opens April 4, 2027.

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Energy
Open
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Digital Infrastructure
Open
03
Banking
Open
04
Health
Open
05
Drinking Water
Open
06
Transport
Open
07
Financial Market Infrastructure
Open
08
Wastewater
Open
09
Food
Open
10
Public Administration
Open
11
Space
Open

What founding membership means.

Founding membership is not a discount. It is a position. You help define what infrastructure verification means in your sector before it is mandated.

01

Verified E.R.A. Condition Record Certificate

Upon successful completion of the founding pilot, your organization receives the Verified E.R.A. Condition Record Certificate — Founding Cohort. Independently generated. Sealed. Timestamped. The founding designation is permanent and not available to cohort 2.

02

Sector exclusivity through May 2027

No other entity in your sector globally receives founding member status during cohort 1. When cohort 2 opens April 4, 2027, founding privileges are no longer available in your sector.

03

Sector Advisor invitation

Upon successful completion and pending approval, founding members are invited to serve as Sector Advisor — a named reference point for how the VERA methodology applies in their sector. Selective. Not automatic.

04

Preferred pricing for future engagements

The founding pilot price becomes the reference price for all future VERA engagements for your organization. Cohort 2 pricing reflects full commercial terms. The founding rate is permanent.

05

Index contribution record

Your asset becomes one of the first physics-verified contributions to the Verified E.R.A. global infrastructure condition index. The first independently measured record in your sector. Permanently attributed.

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Verified E.R.A. Institute reference

Pending approval and Institute formation, founding pilot participants are referenced as Founding Participants in the Verified E.R.A. Institute — the independent standards body for infrastructure condition verification currently being constituted.

The cohort timeline.

Three workstreams of three to four sectors each, staggered by urgency and access timeline. All eleven complete by May 2027.

November 1, 2026

Application deadline

Seven questions. Submitted at verifiedera.com/founding. One per organization.

November 8, 2026

Decisions communicated

One per sector globally. Reviewed personally by Victor Rieber. Engagement letters by November 30.

January 6, 2027

Deployment begins

Stream 1 — Energy, Digital Infrastructure, Banking, Health. First week of the new year.

April–May 2027

Certificates delivered

Condition Record Certificates issued. Sector Advisor invitations extended. Cohort 2 opens April 4, 2027.

Stream 1 — January

Highest urgency

  • Energy
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • Banking
  • Health
Stream 2 — February

Regulatory mandate

  • Drinking Water
  • Transport
  • Financial Market Infrastructure
  • Wastewater
Stream 3 — March

Standards-setting

  • Food
  • Public Administration
  • Space

Why organizations say yes.

The founding position is not about the pilot cost. It is about what the pilot produces and who that positions you as.

Independent Engineers

Your signature releases capital. The condition record between your site visits is what makes that signature defensible. Founding membership reduces your E&O exposure and adds a service line worth multiples of the pilot cost.

Infrastructure Investors

Your LP reports require evidence of asset health. EU taxonomy is tightening. Development bank co-investors are starting to ask. Founding membership means you help define what sufficient evidence looks like before someone else does.

Insurance Brokers

You built a multi-billion dollar data center insurance product. The monitoring gap between inspections is still self-reported. Founding membership gives you the independent condition record your underwriting criteria can reference.

Development Banks

Use-of-proceeds verification is the mandate you cannot fulfill with periodic reports. Founding membership means you help write the verification standard your borrowers will be required to meet. That is a standards-setting position, not a vendor relationship.

Apply for founding membership.

Seven questions. Your words. Applications reviewed personally by Victor Rieber. One decision per sector. Deadline: November 1, 2026.

This application goes directly to Victor Rieber at 6SenseGlobal LLC. One application per organization. Your words matter more than your credentials.

Applications are reviewed personally by Victor Rieber. You will receive a direct response by November 8, 2026. One decision per sector globally.

Second Cohort
Applications open April 4, 2027
Deployment begins June 2, 2027. Founding privileges not available. Commercial pricing applies.
No exceptions to the November 1, 2026 deadline for founding status.

Tell us what sector you are in.

One conversation is enough to know whether your organization fits the founding cohort. If you have a question before applying, send it directly.

Apply now →