Keep calm,
and build your moat.

Built for early-stage founders who need patents, trademarks,

and IP strategy in place before they pitch, build publicly, or

go to market. Let moatly™ protect you and be your

AI-copilot when life gets busy.

With the Right Human By

Your Side, Great Things Can Happen

moatly™ was built by a former U.S. Patent Examiner, angel investor, and founder. Someone who evaluates startups through a unique three lens approach at once: examiner-level scrutiny, investor-level risk, and founder-level empathy.

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Patent-Pending in Days, not Months

Provisional Patent Protection from a former United States Patent Examiner and her proprietary AI-copilot.

Go-to-Market Without Infringing

Identify potential infringement risks that could affect launch, growth, or partnerships.

Founder-Friendly Pricing

Intellectual Property Protection designed with early-stage realities in mind and the value of every dollar.

moatly™

Take Control of What's Yours

Founders wear every hat. Let moatly™ be your AI-copilot, making sure protection isn’t delayed. Because without it, everything you’re building is at risk.

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Protect What You're Building

Intellectual Property holds the keys to your kingdom

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As an investor and board advisor, I see a lot of founders treat IP as a ‘later’ problem – and they usually regret it. What Kathryn is building with moatly™ changes that. She combines former U.S. Patent Examiner rigor with a very founder‑friendly, AI‑powered workflow that meets teams where they actually are: moving fast, juggling a million things, and needing to protect real innovation without burning all their cash on big‑law fees. If you’re an early-stage founder, getting your moat in place with moatly™ is one of the highest‑leverage moves you can make.

Bettina Briz

Angel Investor & Board Advisor

As a multi-exit founder, investor, and board advisor, I’ve seen firsthand how often IP protection gets pushed down the road while teams focus on speed and survival—and how costly that decision can become later.

What Kathryn is building with moatly™ genuinely shifts that dynamic. She brings the discipline of a former U.S. Patent Examiner together with a practical, founder-first, AI-driven approach that fits the reality most startups live in: moving fast, wearing multiple hats, and watching every dollar.

For early-stage founders building real innovation, putting a defensible moat in place early—without big-law friction—can be one of the smartest, highest-leverage moves you make. moatly™ makes that achievable.

Jason Butcher
Orbit Capital

As an investor with a legal background, I see far too many founders treat IP as a “later” problem and they almost always regret it. What gives me confidence in what Kathryn is building with moatly™ is her integrity, depth of expertise, and commitment to excellence. Her 14+ years as a US Patent Examiner bring a level of rigor and discernment that most founders (and most IP tools) simply don’t have. She understands how IP is actually evaluated, and how early decisions shape long-term flexibility. I’m excited to see a historically expensive and opaque $20K+ process finally being rethought. Kathryn brings both intellectual rigor and genuine care to this work, and I’m excited to support and see the impact moatly™ has.

David Yi, JD

Managing Partner, Ethos Fund

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