Opagio Hallmark
Definition
The Opagio attestation that an asset, company, or practitioner meets a defined evidence-quality standard. Modelled on the hallmark on silver: the hallmark certifies that the metal has been tested by an independent assay office and meets a defined standard of purity — it does not certify that the silver is valuable, or that any particular price should be paid for it. The Opagio Hallmark applies the same logic to intangible asset evidence. An asset carries the Hallmark when source documentation is attached, last-reviewed date is within six months, status is 'agreed' (not draft / under review), and the asset is linked to a corresponding adjustment in the Adjustments table where applicable. A company carries the company-level Hallmark when its composite Round Readiness Diagnostic IPEV-evidence score clears threshold across the four axes (calibration evidence, maintainable earnings reconciliation, cap-table hygiene, known-and-knowable inventory). A practitioner carries the Opagio Hallmark Certified credential after completing the Certified Practitioner pathway. The Hallmark attests to evidence quality, not value, accuracy, or the underlying truth of customer-maintained data — that distinction is the legal frame.
Complementary Terms
Concepts that frequently appear alongside Opagio Hallmark in practice.
The documented record that establishes an intangible asset exists, where it sits in the Opagio 12 framework, what it is worth, and how that value can be defended at a measurement date. Evidence comes in four forms: identification (the asset is named and classified), provenance (the source documents are attached), measurement (a valuation method has been applied with documented inputs), and persistence (the evidence is reviewed and updated on a defined cadence).
The IPEV Section 2.5 evidence standard: information that is 'Known or Knowable as of the Measurement Date' is in scope at every quarterly Fair Value remark, whether the founder surfaced it or not. Known information is on the company's books, in board minutes, or in disclosed correspondence.
A founder-side preparation discipline that builds the evidence base a Fund's Fair Value process needs at every measurement date — before the term sheet conversation begins. Distinct from valuation negotiation: a Fair Value defence isn't about arguing for a higher number, it's about producing the inputs the Fund's quarterly Fair Value model will consume for the duration of the investment.
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