2026 Design Partner Cohort
Bring us the scenario that worries you.
8 seats, allocated by sector so no partner shares the cohort with a direct competitor. Applications reviewed monthly through 2026.
01
Application
The form. Ten minutes, one real risk question. Reviewed in the first week of each month.
02
Scoping call
45 minutes with a founder. We establish whether your problem fits the engine and say so plainly if it doesn't.
03
Adversarial evaluation
You define the test the engine must pass on your system. That test, under NDA, becomes the pilot's acceptance criterion.
04
Pilot
Fixed scope, the alpha at cost price, founding-team involvement. Preferential post-pilot terms in writing before kickoff.
Not applying? Press, research, or something else: Write to contact@quetzalplatform.com. A founder will reply.
