Norie is a solo founder project. This budget funds what actually constitutes our defensibility: the canton-aware referral layer, the non-medical-device legal opinion, and the first institutional partnerships. The AI interface is the visible surface; the CHF 51,300 pays for what sits underneath.
The usage evidence that turns a prototype into a defensible service.
Validating the chat+sidebar architecture with emotionally depleted caregivers — a non-standard UX challenge.
Norie orients, professionals interpret. A written legal opinion confirms this positioning and keeps us out of medical-device territory.
Running Norie Assist through 12 months of pilot use — quietly, soberly, without leaks.
The heart of our distribution strategy — institutional, not direct-to-user. This bucket funds the meetings that build the bridges.
A deliberately modest buffer — enough to absorb regulatory back-and-forth or a cohort expansion, not enough to hide imprecision.
In-kind support is as decisive as financial support — hospital access, UX coaching, and regulatory guidance are not bought, they are built through relationships.
Solo founder, modest infrastructure, open-source tools or minimal subscriptions. The budget reflects the stage — validated prototype, not product at scale.
Zero paid advertising. Distribution runs through institutions — cheaper, more credible, more durable for exhausted caregivers.
29% of the budget. Having a written legal opinion before the institutional pilot avoids months of downstream blocking. A clear-eyed defensive investment.
Founder time is not included in this CHF 51,300 — it is covered by complementary funding sources. This page presents only the direct operating budget for the project. The transparency is deliberate: juries and institutional partners appreciate seeing where every franc earmarked for validation actually goes.
Four seasons, one cohort, one legal opinion, one pilot. It all connects.