The Human Capital Operating System

Building theinfrastructurefor opportunity

For 15 years, we've been solving one question: How do we create as much opportunity for the world as possible?

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Our Mission

Make capabilityundeniable

The world is full of talented people who can't prove what they know. Companies need skilled professionals but have no way to verify real capability in real-time.

The result? $425B wasted annually on failed transformation. 45M professionals stuck with static credentials.

ELITE changes that.

We track real work across the tools professionals use every day—turning activity into verified, portable credentials powered by VERA, our AI work partner and verification intelligence layer.

Your skills become portable proof

Your capability becomes undeniable

Your platform gets the infrastructure it deserves

We're not just verifying skills. We're creating a new economic infrastructure where opportunity flows to those who've proven they can deliver.

The Story

From employee ownershipto global infrastructure

ELITE's founder, Matthew, spent 15 years obsessed with one idea: distributed opportunity.

Inspired by employee-owned companies, DAOs, and decentralized networks, he saw a future where economic power wasn't hoarded—it was distributed to those who created value.

But there was a problem: without verified proof of capability, opportunity couldn't scale fairly.

That insight led to ELITE.

The Journey

2010

Employee Ownership

2017

DAOs & Decentralization

2022

Verified Infrastructure

2025

ELITE

The Crisis

The world is changing fasterthan we can prove it

Market Shift

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New roles by 2030

With 92M jobs displaced. The workforce is transforming at unprecedented speed—but credentials can't keep up.

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Professionals stuck

Lacking portable, verified credentials for true labor mobility.

$0B

Wasted annually

On failed transformation—companies can't verify talent.

By 2030, 40% of job-required skills will be transformed by AI and digitalization.

Companies are shifting to skills-based hiring—but they have no reliable way to verify real capability.

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The Solution

Meet VERA

The intelligence infrastructure that verifies capability in real-time

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VERA tracks work across your tools—capturing not just hours, but how you work.

Behavioral Verification

Across Creator, Implementation, and Community pillars

AI Analysis

Complexity, depth, and proficiency patterns

Continuous Tracking

Work becomes portable, verified credentials

Real Proof

Unlike LinkedIn (self-reported) or certifications (static)

The ELITE Ecosystem

Platform

Verified professionals connect and grow

VERA

Real-time verification intelligence

Groups

Learn, teach, and earn with peers

1:1 Exchange

20-minute sessions with experts

Marketplace

Verified skills unlock income

Launchpad

Raise capital with ecosystem support

Why ELITE Wins

They have features.We have infrastructure

We're not competing with these platforms—we're the verification layer they should plug into.

The Infrastructure Layer

ELITE

Real-time behavioral verification that turns work into portable, verified credentials. The trust layer the entire skills economy needs.

Behavioral
Continuous
Portable
Verified

LinkedIn

Professional Network

Self-reported profiles

Salesforce Trailhead

Learning & Certification

Static knowledge tests

Upwork / Fiverr

Freelance Marketplace

Review-based trust

HireVue / TestGorilla

Skills Assessment

One-time snapshots

Workday / SAP

HR Tech / HRIS

No verification layer

ELITE

Infrastructure Layer

Behavioral verification

We're building the operating system, not a feature.

Every platform above should integrate ELITE. We're the trust layer the skills economy is missing.

The Vision

The protocolfor opportunity

ELITE isn't just a product. It's a movement to restore trust, create transparency, and reward real skill in a world shaped by technology.

Just as Stripe became the infrastructure for payments,

ELITE is becoming the Human Capital Operating System.

Every action strengthens the network

Every verified skill opens new doors

Every connection compounds growth

The Team

Built by operatorswho've been there

Matthew LaCrosse

Matthew LaCrosse

CEO & Founder

17+ years building 0-1 ventures. Sold 6 products, helped raise $100M+ for 12 startups, scaled Lucyd to IPO.

Mimi Phan

Mimi Phan

CTO & Co-Founder

20+ years architecting enterprise solutions. Mastered AI/blockchain/automation. Built 150+ apps, deployed 100+ tools.

Shawn Green

Shawn Green

Investor & Advisor

20+ years scaling SaaS revenue. Led GTM for NetSuite/BlackLine, built global teams, drove $100M+ sales.

David Brown

David Brown

Strategic Advisor

20+ years scaling digital platforms. Led YouTube Canada at Google, CEO of Omnia Media, guided startup through acquisition.

Logris

Logris

Technical Advisor

PhD in AI with cloud & crypto expertise. Led AI prototypes to acquisition, added $1B+ to valuation. Cofounder, Tokenomics Explained.

Supported by operators, advisors, and executives who've scaled platforms from 0 to exit.

The Roadmap

What's next

1

Seed Round

$1M · Now

Raising capital to launch the platform, onboard 6,000 verified professionals, and prove the model.

2

Series A

9 months out

Series A ready with real revenue, proven traction, and a network effect that compounds every day.

ELITE will become the trust layer
for the skills economy

How companies verify and hire talent

How professionals prove capability

How platforms integrate verified data

How the world navigates digital work

Join the Movement

Be part ofwhat's next

Whether you're a professional, investor, or partner—there's a place for you in the ELITE ecosystem.