VeriPura
SPACE-F BATCH 7 incubator by TechSauce

We verify export documents before the container ships

So one paperwork error doesn't get the shipment rejected — and destroyed — at the port.

Onno Stienen & Thomas Oberlin, Co-Founders

VeriPura · Pre-Shipment Compliance Verification
VeriPura
The Cost

Perfectly good food, destroyed at the port

Produced. Processed. Packaged. Shipped. Then thrown away. A rejected shipment is a total loss for the importer.

Rejected

One document error can stop the entire shipment. Cargo detained, destroyed, or left rotting at the arrival port.

The Cost
VeriPura
The Problem

40% of rejected food imports fail on paperwork
Rejected by customs

US Ports · 2025
12,486
food shipments rejected in a single year
Preventable
40%
of rejections are paperwork errors, US and EU alike
Per Shipment
30
documents required, from multiple sources

Source data: FDA Import Refusals (US) · TRACES Notifications (EU)

Not bad food. Paperwork.

The Problem
VeriPura
The Team

Built by people who have lived this problem

Onno Stienen

Onno Stienen

Co-Founder & CEO
  • IT project manager
  • Food entrepreneur
  • 18 years as a food exporter and importer
  • Deep EU–ASEAN industry relationships
Thomas Oberlin

Thomas Oberlin

Co-Founder & COO
  • Led 3 prior startups
  • Go-to-market expertise
  • Patented, award-winning solutions
  • LATAM industry relationships
John Wotherspoon

John Wotherspoon

Fractional CTO
  • Blockchain & distributed systems
  • Built the VeriPura platform
  • International solutions delivery
The Team
VeriPura
The Solution

Three details in. One customs-ready package out

VeriPura, a platform that validates the paperwork before the shipment leaves.

Step 01

Upload Order

Product, origin, destination. That is all we need.

↓
Step 02

VeriPura Scan

We read each document, check it against destination rules, and flag errors at the source.

›
Consignment Passport Corridor TH → EU
✓

Phytosanitary Certificate

Verified
✓

Certificate of Origin

Verified
✓

Commercial Invoice & Packing List

Verified
✓

Health & Food Safety Documentation

Verified
✓

Product Labels · EU Requirements

Verified
Blockchain-attested · Audit-ready Cleared for Shipment
The Solution
VeriPura
Who Benefits

Built for importers and freight forwarders

Customer 01

Importers

Buyers of food products shipping into the EU and US. They carry the risk when paperwork fails.

Customer 02

Freight Forwarders

The companies that move the goods. They add compliance as a service to their existing logistics offering.

  • Save time, save money. No more chasing documents across email, WhatsApp, and PDF files.
  • All checked before sailing. Every document validated against the target market before the shipment leaves.
  • All documents in one platform. One complete, audit-ready package instead of scattered files.
    • Who Benefits
    VeriPura
    Traction

    Live — with a paying customer

    COMMERCIAL REVENUE ACTIVE
    1st Paying Customer
    Live production usage powered by our patent-pending CORE™ tech — generating recurring revenue verifying cross-border shipments.
    ✓Patent-pending CORE™ tech
    ✓100% pre-clearance validation
    IMPORTER PIPELINE ACTIVE PILOTS
    2 Pilot Importer Cases
    Trade docs made visible earlier for port authorities — eliminating customs delays and port demurrage.
    ✓Active container live-trials
    ✓Case 1: Beef (Brasil → UK) · Case 2: Poultry (Poland → UK)
    INDUSTRY BACKING VALIDATED
    Proven Ecosystem
    Backed by leading agritech and blockchain innovation ecosystems across Europe and Asia.
    ✓SPACE-F Batch 7 (TechSauce & TU)
    ✓IOTA DLT & Open Food Chain
    Zero Rejections
    ON VERIFIED SHIPMENTS
    < 2 Minutes
    DOC VALIDATION
    Up to $600 / Day
    SAVED ON PORT DEMURRAGE
    Traction
    VeriPura
    Competitive Landscape

    The middle is empty. We fill it

    CURRENT STATE
    SMEs Today
    ●Email, WhatsApp & spreadsheets
    ●Customs brokers as middlemen
    No audit trail. No verification. Compliance by luck.
    ENTERPRISE
    SAP · Oracle · Descartes
    ●6-figure annual contracts
    ●6–12 month complex rollouts
    Built for Fortune 500. Unaffordable for SMEs.
    UNSERVED
    THE GAP
    SME importers have no option
    ●No compliance passport
    ●No backward doc verification
    ●No multilingual intake
    95% rely on brokers. Only 5% automate.
    VERIPURA
    Fills the gap for SMEs
    ●Compliance passport
    ●Backward document chain check
    ●WhatsApp, email & API intake
    One product. Zero rollout. Works day one.
    The only platform combining automated compliance passports + backward document verification for SMEs.
    Competitive Landscape
    VeriPura
    Before It Is Too Late

    We even catch label errors before they're printed

    Product Label Check

    Target Market: European Union
    ✕

    Allergen declaration missing in German

    Flag
    ✕

    “Boosts immunity” claim not permitted in EU

    Flag
    ✓

    Net weight & origin format

    Verified
    ✕

    Certification logo outdated

    Flag
    • Validate every document and label against the requirements of your target market: logistics, regulatory, food safety.
    • Errors are corrected at the source, before anything is printed or shipped.
    • Priced at 0.8% of shipment value, under 1% of what a single rejection costs.
    Pre-Shipment Validation
    VeriPura
    Problem One document error can stop the entire shipment.
    Solution VeriPura validates the paperwork before the shipment leaves.
    The Ask €150K to build the platform and market.
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    Summary
    VeriPura
    The Ask
    We are searching for investment.
    €150K
    Pre-Seed · SAFE · €25K minimum ticket · 20% discount to next priced round
    70%
    Software development & enterprise scaling
    30%
    Market development
    ●Launch 4 pilot customers
    ●Convert 2+ into paying contracts
    ●Advance platform capabilities
    ●Incorporate VeriPura
    The Ask
    Roadmap
    From first pilot
    to 50 importers.
    Milestones build on each other. Each one unlocks the next.
    PHASE 1 — VALIDATE
    4 pilot importers onboarded
    Prove it works across corridors
    PHASE 2 — SCALE
    Platform capabilities & invited launch
    Grow customers & platform
    1
    VALIDATE
    4 pilot importers onboarded
    Prove compliance passport across multiple corridors
    2
    SCALE
    Platform capabilities & invited launch
    Invited launch with select importers
    3
    LAUNCH
    Platform opens publicly
    Self-serve onboarding for all EU importers
    4
    SCALE
    50+ importers across EU
    Expand coverage across European markets
    Roadmap
    VeriPura
    The Root Cause

    30 documents. Multiple sources. Zero order

    Source 01

    Factories

    Production & processing certificates

    Source 02

    Sellers

    Commercial invoices & contracts

    Source 03

    Shipping Agents

    Logistics & freight documentation

    Source 04

    Official Sources

    Regulatory & food safety certificates

    ↓↓↓↓
    Scattered across email, PDF files and WhatsApp. No consolidated audit trail, and regulations keep shifting.
    The Root Cause
    VeriPura
    The Market

    Every food shipment carries this burden

    TAM
    €7.7B
    revenue potential per year
    19.3M TEUs · global food containers
    SAM
    €1.3B
    revenue potential per year
    3.2M TEUs · top 20 forwarders
    SOM
    €192M
    per year at full penetration
    480K TEUs · 3 anchor forwarders

    Bottom-up: TEUs per segment × ~€400 compliance value per shipment  ·  TEU = one 20-ft container

    Food is only the start. Vitamins, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals carry the same burden.

    The Market