Encrypted collaboration platform for independent Argentine journalists
Grupo Clarín continues its unchecked dominance as Argentina's largest media conglomerate, acting as a 'vampire squid' that controls information flow and political power.
FuenteSegura gives journalists a secure, encrypted workspace to share tips, documents, and verify sources away from Clarín-controlled channels. Built-in workflows help teams build stories collaboratively while maintaining source anonymity and legal protection.
Argentine journalists, political reformers, and citizens concerned with media oligopoly and democratic transparency
End-to-end encryption + Argentine-specific legal templates and risk assessment tools designed explicitly for exposing media and political power.
supportive
Secure rooms for story teams with E2E encryption
Public form that routes tips to relevant journalists without revealing identities
Structured checklist and peer review system for validating sources
Secure upload and versioning of sensitive documents
Collaborative editor with export to multiple formats
Pre-written FOIA requests and protection language
Scores story risk based on political sensitivity
Published investigations with supporting documents (after legal review)
Import from existing SecureDrop instances
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| verified_journalist | bool | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| owner_id | uuid | No |
| encryption_key_hash | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| workspace_id | uuid | No |
| filename | text | No |
| s3_path | text | No |
| verified | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| content | text | No |
| assigned_workspace | uuid | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/workspacesCreate new encrypted workspace
/api/tipsSubmit anonymous tip
/api/verifySubmit source for peer verification
Single user only
5 collaborators max
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 95 | 18% | $428 | $5,136 |
| Month 6 | 780 | 22% | $4,300 | $51,600 |
Encrypted workspaces and verification tools built for journalists exposing media oligarchs in Argentina.
Leverage personal network of 3-4 trusted investigative journalists to seed the first private workspaces. Offer free lifetime Reporter tier to any journalist who has published Clarín exposés in the last 24 months. Partner with FOPE (Foro de Periodismo Argentino) for endorsement and closed beta invites.
Strong encryption
General purpose messenger, no journalism workflows or legal templates
Opinionated workflow designed specifically for investigative journalism against power
High trust network effects — journalists only join platforms their peers already trust. Legal templates and Argentine risk models become better with every story.
Recent political polarization has made source protection and cross-outlet collaboration more necessary than ever while encryption tools have finally become usable for non-technical users.
Platform could be subpoenaed for user data
Zero-knowledge architecture where possible, clear user data policy, servers in privacy-friendly jurisdiction
Slow adoption due to journalist risk aversion
Start with trusted names and use heavy social proof
Success: At least 10 agree to test alpha version
Success: All 3 newsrooms publish at least one story started on the platform
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