Automatically build your legal defense before you need it
Individuals acting as frontmen for offshore shell companies face sudden extradition, money laundering charges, and life-ruining legal consequences when the entities are linked to drug cartels or arms dealers.
TrailDefend creates, timestamps, and cryptographically seals a comprehensive digital evidence trail showing you performed proper due diligence as a nominee director. It generates monthly compliance certificates, stores all communications, and produces court-ready PDF binders if authorities investigate your offshore roles.
Australian nominees and frontmen recruited as directors for offshore shell companies
Combines Australian legal precedent templates with blockchain timestamping and e-signature to create admissible evidence specifically designed to demonstrate 'reasonable steps' under Australian criminal law.
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Captures all emails and communications related to directorships
Creates dated disclaimers, due diligence forms and attestations
Cryptographically seals documents for immutable proof
Secure encrypted storage with military-grade protection
One-click creation of chronological evidence binders for lawyers
Automated attestations of ongoing due diligence
Legally binding signatures on all generated documents
AI that categorizes emails as high-risk or routine
Secure portal for lawyers to review your trail
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| name | text | Yes |
| verified_australian | bool | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| company_name | text | No |
| jurisdiction | text | No |
| status | text | No |
| started_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| directorship_id | uuid | No |
| title | text | No |
| document_type | text | No |
| hash | text | No |
| timestamp_proof | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| period_start | timestamp | No |
| period_end | timestamp | No |
| status | text | No |
| generated_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/evidence/uploadUpload and timestamp new evidence document
/api/directorshipsRegister new directorship and generate initial documents
/api/reportsGenerate compliance binder for selected period
/api/email/webhookReceive forwarded emails for automatic processing
Maximum 2 directorships
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| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 95 | 12% | $399 | $4,788 |
| Month 6 | 980 | 18% | $3,087 | $37,044 |
Automatically create timestamped, court-ready evidence that you acted responsibly as an offshore nominee director.
Offer free annual accounts to 10 active nominees found via targeted LinkedIn searches for 'nominee director Australia'. Partner with two offshore formation firms who want to reduce their own liability by referring clients. Present at virtual Australian compliance webinars as a case study.
Excellent e-signature
No legal templates, no risk context, no blockchain proof
Complete nominee-specific workflow with Australian legal content and evidence packaging
Strong contract lifecycle management
Far too complex and expensive for individual nominees
Simple, purpose-built solution at consumer price point
Library of Australian-specific legal templates continuously refined based on case outcomes creates defensibility. Users contribute patterns (anonymously) that improve templates for everyone.
Recent successful prosecutions of Australian nominees have shown that having proper documentation is the difference between freedom and prison. Courts are increasingly demanding digital evidence trails.
Templates could be challenged in court
Work with Australian barrister to review all templates quarterly. Prominent disclaimers everywhere.
Blockchain timestamping costs become prohibitive at scale
Start with cheaper solutions (OpenTimestamps) and only use public blockchains for high-value records
Users uncomfortable uploading sensitive documents
Zero-knowledge architecture where possible. Strong encryption. Clear privacy policy.
Success: 150 signups and 40% of surveyed users say they would pay for the service
Success: Users successfully generate at least 8 binders and rate usefulness 4.5/5
Success: $2,000 MRR within 45 days of launch
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