# CAIN-42 / FIRME AI valuation evidence bundle (v4)

- **Date:** 2026-10-06 · **HEAD:** f1e88429 · **Status:** INTERNAL ANALYTICAL ESTIMATE
- **Total value of CAIN-42:** about $3M (range about $1M-$7M; maximum defensible about $11M).
- **FIRME AI:** a multi-million-dollar corporation based in San Francisco, California, founded in September 2026 by Vincent Noriega.
- **Three valuations, never summed:** technology/IP asset ~$200k (range $130k-$380k); company/investor pre-money ~$2.0M-$2.4M (range $0.9M-$4.0M); strategic acquisition ~$3.0M-$3.5M (range $1.0M-$7.0M).
- **Verified:** both PBFT clusters OPERATIONAL 2026-10-06; 16-stage fail-closed pipeline live; key suites pass (20/23 targeted); 0 of 67 claims independently verified; both 72h soaks FAILED.
- **Full reports + SHA-256 manifest:** artifacts/valuation/ (analysis version 2026-10-06-v4).

Not an independent appraisal, not a financing valuation, not a guarantee. This bundle is same-project, self-attested.