Investment opportunity
Build the infrastructure. Earn the evidence.
RIOS is a canine research and development company. Its current software foundation is RIOS Canine Professionals OS: one tenant-scoped platform connecting records and workflows across canine disciplines. The investment case is still being assembled and is not presented here as completed market proof.
Pack surfaces implemented
5
Trainer, Sport Dog, Facility, Grooming, and Breeding surfaces exist; none is represented here as launch-complete.
Organizations in the public directory
0
Current directory count; not revenue, customer, or traction proof.
Independent operator validation
Incomplete
Current evidence does not meet RIOS's required market-validation threshold.
What is established -- and what is not
The implemented system supports connected trainer, sport-dog, facility, grooming, and breeding workflows under one tenant boundary. That establishes product architecture; it does not by itself establish market demand, customer traction, or launch readiness.
Earlier competitor research supports an initial cross-discipline thesis, but the independent operator- evidence gate remains open. Treat that thesis as a hypothesis requiring current, owner-reviewed validation -- not as a proven category claim.
What is built now
One platform foundation
A shared organization foundation and common dog and ledger records can support connected work across the disciplines a canine organization operates.
Security and audit foundations
Row-level-security tenant isolation and an append-only hash-chained audit log are built into the platform foundation. They are implementation facts, not comparative market claims.
A carefully bounded learning direction
The long-term goal is a verified body of learning across canine disciplines. That research capability is not built yet and will require explicit consent, provenance, privacy, and qualified-human authority.
The future physical platform
The RIOS Mothership is a future maritime-first operating vision: one approximately 78-foot-class sailing catamaran configured as a mobile canine training, trainer-development, research, education, product-testing, media, and participatory expedition platform. RIOS does not own or operate that vessel today, and the concept is not a charter offer or an open expedition program.
The preferred growth principle is one increasingly capable flagship—refit, improve, or replace it as the work outgrows the platform—rather than multiplying vessels for its own sake. On land, true RIOS Canine Institute locations remain selective and specifically approved; RIOS OS and Powered by RIOS can scale broadly without turning every customer into a RIOS-owned location.
Indicative pricing
Dated 2026-08-27. First-pass estimate, not a locked commercial decision -- see docs/PRICING_PROPOSAL_2026-08-27.md.
| Tier | What it includes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | 1 pack, 1 location | $89/month |
| Growth | 1 pack, up to 3 locations | $189/month |
| Multi-pack add-on | Each additional active pack | +$59/month |
| Additional location | Beyond a tier's included count | +$49/month |
| Enterprise | 3+ packs, 4+ locations, or multiple legal entities | From ~$599/month |
Owner review required before external reliance