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Upfront

Insurance that pays the claim the second you file it, then runs the checks.

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$299one time, base tier
Built on order. Reserve it today for a $75 refundable deposit, pay the balance when it is delivered. Promised delivery within 5 days of payment.
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Locked in a smart contract until delivery

Your USDC is locked in a smart contract, not sent to us. We can only collect it by delivering before 30 Oct 2026. If we miss it, you take it back yourself from My apps, no permission needed. We can also refund you any time. View the contract on BaseScan.

Promised delivery: 30 Oct 2026 (counted from payment).

WHAT YOU GET
  • The complete user app · see the demo
  • Basic customization · name, tagline, logo, colour, chain, domain and a short notes field
  • Deployed on your wallet · you own the contracts and the repo
  • Owner playbook · your first moves after launch
Base price, all of the above$299
OPTIONAL ADD-ONS, AFTER DELIVERY
  • Owner consoleQuoted after delivery
  • Referral and growth top-upQuoted after delivery
  • Roadmap v2: Fleet desk and phone coverAdd-on from $600
  • Roadmap v3: Mutual pools for any tradeAdd-on from $1,400

Add-ons are not part of this payment. Once your app is delivered you can request them from My apps, and you only pay if you say yes to the quote.

HOW PAYING WORKS
  1. 1. Pay a depositIt locks in the escrow contract, not our wallet.
  2. 2. We build and deployOn your wallet, with your name and logo, by the promised date.
  3. 3. Delivered, or refundedDelivered: funds release to us. Late: you claim them back.
Want it fully custom? From $2,500 · talk to usNew to building? See why it is so doable now.Why build
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PortsArc
KindOps
OwnerYou, on your wallet and git
Picture this

Who it is for

Amara's bike is stolen. She files and the money lands in half a second. Then the checks run. If one fails, the money is taken back and her deposit is kept; honest claimants pay less to be believed next time.

Two ways to own it

What you get

Base$299
$75 deposit to reserve

The full app from Terry's Arc portfolio: live surface, contracts on Arc, about page, handover of code and deployment.

  • You choose: brand name
  • You choose: accent color
  • You choose: domain
Customfrom $2,500
Built around you

Reshape it entirely: new features, your flows, your brand end to end, integrations you need. We scope it with you.

  • Everything in Base
  • Custom features and design
  • Priority build
Why it is new

What exists today, and what this does differently

What is new

Pay first, verify after insurance with enforced clawback was not found.

Closest things out there

Nexus Mutual; Etherisc.

Checked with web searches in October 2026. A search is not proof that nothing similar exists, and the market moves fast, so we recheck before every build.

What it unlocks

The human in it

Built for Arc's sub second, USDC native settlement.
The Regatta Board

Races it can enter

hackathon · Circle · upcoming
Arc / Circle developer programs and hackathons
unknown
Official page ↗

Answers Arc's Request for Builders; check current terms.

Their rule on existing code: unknown
What you own

The whole app, not a starter kit.

The complete Upfront app: member cover that pays the claim the second it is filed and runs the checks after, with a paywall, owner console and check agent built in.

Base price · $299

The user app, complete

Every buyer gets the same finished app. Basic branding and copy changes come through a quick form.

Three step onboardingHome
Shown once: money first, checks after, a deposit that is never spent.
Cover status and next actionHome
Cover, premium and locked deposit with one clear next step.
Choose cover and depositCover
Pick cover and deposit size, see the premium, join through USDC checkout.
Phone cover and deposit ladderCover
Work phone cover and a deposit that falls each clean year. Gated behind Rider Plus.
Pay first claimsClaim
File and the cover lands in half a second; try an honest claim, a sold bike and a slow police number.
Checks after the moneyChecks
Police number, serial watch, bike tag and photo, with waiting never treated as failing.
Receipts, onchain and offchainWallet
Premiums, payouts and deposit locks, with what is and is never on chain.
Plans and settingsMe
Pricing from the owner paywall, USDC checkout, SMS alerts, permissions and vision.
Open the full app demo
Add-on

Owner console

Your admin side: revenue, paywall editor, users, rules and the agent log.

Revenue and paywall editorRevenue
MRR, pool fee, incoming USDC, accepted methods, live tier and gate editing.
Human review queueReview
Keep or release a deposit after a contradiction; delays can never be kept.
Pool rulesRules
Check window, grace for slow offices, owner fee, human review, serial photo reading, gas.
Check agent log and roadmapAgent
What the checks got wrong and how they adapted, running costs, plus the priced Roadmap screen.
Top-up

Growth and referrals

Referral and growth mechanics, switched on when you are ready to grow.

Stage meetups and referralsGrowth
Run a riders' stage meetup, add associations as fleets, track referrals.
The money path, built in

How it earns for you

Members pay a monthly premium into the pool; the owner takes a small set fee on premiums. Rider Plus adds items and a falling deposit, and courier companies pay fleet plans.

RiderPremium only, about $10 a monthBike cover paid in half a second, four checks, a deposit that is never spent
Rider Plus$4 a month on topWork phone covered, clean year deposit ladder, 24 hour check window
Fleet$49 a month per companyCover every courier in a company, one bill, fleet dashboard

Owner fee of 0 to 20% of premiums, set in Rules. Payouts and deposit locks on Arc cost well under a cent each.

Prices are yours to set. Illustrative, not a promise of income.

Growth loops, built in

How it spreads

  • Riders' group chats: one payout in a second is the story everyone shares
  • Stage meetups where riders tag bikes and join on the spot
  • Courier associations and companies joining as fleets
  • Share card after a payout
  • Rider to rider referrals worth a month of Plus
Roadmap · build the next phase with us

Where it goes next

v1 included
The full upfront cover app
  • Pay first, check after, on Arc
  • Four automatic checks with grace
  • Deposits that are never spent
  • Receipts and clawback with review
  • Paywall, owner console, check agent
Included
v2
Fleet desk and phone cover
  • Courier company accounts
  • Phone and helmet cover
  • M-Pesa premiums
  • Police station partner feed
Add-on from $600
v3
Mutual pools for any trade
  • Tools cover for artisans
  • Stock cover for market stalls
  • Member votes on pool rules
  • Reinsurance link for big losses
Add-on from $1,400

The pitch, ready for investors and grant reviewers

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

Your 2 minute demo script

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

Make it entirely yours

Custom work from $2,500: your own item types and checks, a mobile money premium partner, a police or registry feed, or a fleet branded deployment. Scoped on a call.

Custom from $2,500
BLUEPRINT

Why it matters and how it really works

The recipe (how it is built, the data, costs, risks, build order, the pitch and the demo script) is unlocked when your app is paid in full.

The need

For people whose income depends on one tool, like a courier's bike, the weeks between a loss and a claim payout are the real damage. Traditional insurance verifies first and pays weeks later.

What exists and what is new

Onchain cover exists: Nexus Mutual pools member capital and votes on claims, and Etherisc runs parametric products such as crop and flight cover that pay automatically on a trigger. We did not find cover that pays an ordinary, non parametric claim immediately and verifies afterwards, with a claim deposit that is kept and a recorded debt if a check fails, and deposits that shrink with a clean history. That pay first, verify after design is the new part; the clawback is limited to the deposit plus future premiums, which is an honest limit, not a guarantee.

The data it runs on

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

1.The mission

Make honest people whole the moment something goes wrong, and make dishonesty the costly path instead of honesty.

2.Why people can't resist it

Money in half a second The payout lands before the rider has finished calling dispatch.

Cheaper to be believed Every clean year lowers the deposit, a number members watch go down.

Waiting is not failing Slow offices never cost an honest member their deposit.

3.How it works for real

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

4.Pricing

Cost per use: unlocked when your app is paid in full.

Rider Premium set by the pool
Cover, instant payout and the Sunday score.
Pool operator $149 a month
Run a pool for a riders' association or SACCO: terms, reviewer queue, reserve dashboard.
Checks API $0.10 per claim
Other insurers can use the after payout checks with their own payouts.

5.Growth loop

Riders talk. One stolen bike paid in a second is the story shared in every riders' group, and associations bring whole fleets.

6.Risks and guardrails

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

7.Build order

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

8.Where this is going

  1. Now
    Bike theft cover for one city's couriers, paid in half a second.
  2. Next
    Phones, tools and sewing machines: any small asset someone earns with.
  3. Later
    Clean history attestations let honest people carry cheaper cover between pools and countries.
  4. The change
    Insurance that trusts first, so a loss never costs someone their week of income.

Costs and tools are estimates at the time of writing. General information only, not legal or financial advice.

OWNER PLAYBOOK

Own it, then chart your voyage

NRevenueVentureBuilder statusHackathonsProductivityInspire othersPartnershipsPortfolioAgencyUPFRONT

Nine routes from one vessel. Tap a port to open its chart.

Why own Upfront

Upfront: Insurance that pays the claim the second you file it, then runs the checks. Using someone else's version means their rules, their brand and their revenue. Owning Upfront means it is deployed under your wallet, carries your name, and every customer, partner and result builds your track record instead of theirs.

What’s stopping you?

“I am not technical.”

Upfront arrives deployed with a guide. Running it is settings and sharing links, not code. If you get stuck, we help you ship it.

“What if nobody uses it?”

Start with ten people you already know. The first move below takes under an hour and tells you fast whether people care.

“I do not have time.”

Each step is sized in minutes. Most owners spend an hour a week, and the app does the repetitive part.

“Will it make me money?”

Nothing is guaranteed. The playbook gives you a clear path and honest numbers, and you decide how far to take it.

The million-dollar ladder

Charge the people who get the most value from Upfront: a monthly plan for groups or teams, plus setup fees for anyone who wants it done for them.

$100
$1,450
$11,700
$78,000
First harbour
5 customers
$20 a month
Steady trade
50 customers
$29 a month
Known name
300 customers
$39 a month
Fleet
2,000 customers
$39 a month
  • Publish real results from your first users
  • Partner with communities who already gather your audience
  • Offer a done-for-you setup at a higher price

Illustrative stages, not a forecast. Results depend on you and the market; nothing here is guaranteed.

Pick your destination

Grow it to a million-dollar app
Upfront solves a specific problem, and people pay to have specific problems solved.ARRIVE: Your first five paying customers.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Raise for it
Grants and ecosystem funds on Arc back working apps with real users.ARRIVE: One grant or accelerator application submitted.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Become a real builder on a chain
Deploying and running Upfront on Arc leaves a real, public footprint. Airdrops are never guaranteed.ARRIVE: Deployed and verified under your wallet with real users.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Win with it at hackathons
Hackathons reward a clear demo. Check each event's rule on existing code first.ARRIVE: A submission with new work built at the event, disclosed honestly.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Run your own work on it
Use Upfront for your own work first. You learn it and save time.ARRIVE: One weekly task moved into the app.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Get your people moving
Showing your people a working app they can touch moves them more than any talk.ARRIVE: Your group uses it together once.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Partner with founders and projects
Teams on Arc need tools like Upfront. Offering it opens doors.ARRIVE: One partnership agreed.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Prove your skills with it
A live app you own and run is proof employers and clients can check.ARRIVE: A case study sent to five people who hire.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Sell it as a service
Many groups want Upfront but will not run it. Set it up for them.ARRIVE: Two paying setup clients.4 moves · first one within the hour →

A starter chart. A fuller, app-specific playbook is being written.

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