TRACK A · PARTNER COHORT + CERTIFICATION

Productize vCAIR for your consulting book.

The vCAIR Founder Cohort is a 5-day Lead-Auditor-anchored channel certification with the rights to deliver ISO 42001 + NIST AI RMF readiness engagements under your own brand. Three productized engagement levels above the cohort — counter-signed by an IAF-MLA-accredited Lead Auditor, with a 60-day audit-pass refund on the Bundle.

25 founder seats·$5K entry · $9.5K after Aug 31·4.8× ROI minimum on first $24K Readiness Bundle close

vCAIR · DONE-FOR-YOU

From let me look around to signed audit report — pick the entry that matches the deadline.

Three productized engagements with an IAF-MLA accredited Lead Auditor. Counter-signed deliverables. 60-day audit-pass guarantee on the Bundle, extended to the formal audit window on Certification.

STARTER

Founder Edition

AI Governance + AI Security cohort. Three credentials bundled. 5-project audit-experience portfolio. Become a vCAIR Certified Implementation Partner — Lead Auditor Ready in 4 weeks.

$5,000one-time

12-month Certified Partner status · two markets

INCLUDED TONIGHT
✓Learn Prompting AIRTP+ certification (self-paced on-demand · retail $1,199 · via our partnership with Learn Prompting · AI Security credential — the differentiator most GRC partners don't have)
✓Mastermind ISO 42001 Lead Auditor certification ($99 bundled · AI Governance credential — table stakes for the market)
✓5-project audit-experience portfolio · PECB Lead Auditor equivalent capability — synthetic case studies counter-signed by IAF-MLA Lead Auditor (AIIA → SoA → Risk Register → Audit Plan → Mock Audit Report)
✓vCAIR Certified Implementation Partner status — 12 months
✓5-day live cohort + self-paced curriculum + exam (75% pass mark · 2 re-attempts)
✓Pilot-equivalent platform access for 12 months — 1 governed model, 1 framework, 5 client-tenant slots
✓Lead Auditor counter-signature on your first paying engagement
✓Co-marketing kit + perpetual /partners directory listing + GTM playbooks for AI Governance + AI Security markets
✓2-qualified-leads guarantee on AI Governance engagements*
12-MONTH ROI PATH
✓Weeks 1–4 · complete 3 credentials (AIRTP+ + Mastermind + vCAIR cert) + 5-project portfolio
✓Weeks 5–12 · GTM enablement + first qualified client conversation
✓Weeks 13–52 · first Readiness Bundle ($24K) close — 4.8× ROI minimum; additional closes are upside
NEXT-STEP CREDENTIALS — you pay directly
○IAPP AIGP · $900–$3,500 · months 4–6 · AI Governance breadth
○OffSec OSAI · $2,500–$5,000 · months 9–12 · AI Security depth
○SANS SEC598 + GIAC · $8,000–$9,000 · year 2+ · gold-standard AI security operations

Apply to Cohort 1 · $5K

* See full 2-qualified-leads guarantee at vcair.cognitagrc.io/#guarantee. Month-13 state: annual recertification at $9,500 (Cohort 2 list price), gated by audit-pass rate ≥80% across delivered engagements. Workspace downgrades to read-only if recertification lapses.

MOST POPULARWEDGE

Implementation

30-day delivery of audit-ready posture, counter-signed by an IAF-MLA Lead Auditor, with a 60-day audit-pass guarantee.

$24,000one-time

includes 90 days of Pilot-tier platform access

or 2× $12,000 split-pay (30 days apart)

✓Pilot-tier platform access for 90 days — up to 10 managed models, 1 framework, within one workspace
✓Counter-signed AIIA on every governed model
✓Counter-signed AI policy library + Statement of Applicability
✓60-day audit-pass guarantee — full refund if your audit doesn't pass within the window
✓Dedicated Lead Auditor for the 60-day window

Start Implementation · $24K

Day-91 state: workspace downgrades to read-only OR continues at Pilot list price ($790/mo, cancel anytime). Choose at day 88 from your workspace dashboard.

CERTIFICATION

Certification

Full ISO 42001 drive to external audit, with the audit-pass guarantee extended through the formal audit window.

$72,000one-time

includes 12-month Cognita Scale subscription ($27,840 value)

✓Scale-tier platform access for 12 months — up to 50 managed models, 4 frameworks, 25 user seats, SSO
✓Counter-signed deliverables for every Annex A control
✓Stage-1 + Stage-2 audit prep with the external CB
✓120-day extended audit-pass guarantee through formal audit close
✓Dedicated Lead Auditor + 1× Compliance Engineer staffed across the engagement

Talk to sales — Certification

Month-13 state: auto-renews at Scale list price ($2,320/mo · $27,840/yr) unless cancelled 30 days prior. Or upgrade to Federation for multi-business-unit AI governance.

The natural upgrade path: Start with Founder Edition to evaluate the platform under your own data. Upgrade credit applies in full to Implementation or Certification. Every tier above Founder is counter-signed by an IAF-MLA Lead Auditor and carries the refund guarantee — Big-4 pricing without the Big-4 cycle. See /credentials for the accreditation framing.

WHY 25, NOT 250

Capacity gated by Lead Auditor counter-signature hours.

Every deliverable a partner produces in cohort 1 is reviewed and counter-signed by an IAF-MLA-accredited Lead Auditor — that's the moat, and it's what the $5K buys. 25 partners is the max one Lead Auditor can support across a 90-day delivery window. After cohort 1 closes (or 25 partners or Aug 31, whichever first), the entry tier moves to $9,500 and cohort 2 opens.

CURRENT INVENTORY

Reserved (existing pipeline)5 seats
Open to the public funnel20 seats
Standard pricing kicks inAug 31, 2026

Partner-track FAQ

Is there a partner commission on Bundle / Certification deals I close?

Yes — 20% of net deal value on every Bundle ($24K) or Cert ($72K) engagement you originate. Paid on Stripe payout confirmation. The Cohort Agreement (DocuSign template v1.2) codifies the rate; we don't move it without 90 days' notice.

What's the 5-day curriculum?

Day 1 ISO 42001:2023 + IAF-MLA framing. Day 2 NIST AI RMF + EU AI Act risk-tier mapping. Day 3 Cognita platform deep-dive — AIIA, Audit Ledger, Object Passport. Day 4 channel sales playbook + your first end-customer pitch. Day 5 counter-signature exam (90+ to pass). All five days delivered live by the Lead Auditor; recorded for re-watch in your tenant.

Does the certification expire?

The badge is permanent for Cohort 1 partners — you're a vCAIR Founder Cohort member for the life of the program. Standard certification (Cohort 2+) is 24 months with a 4-hour recertification module on AI standard updates.

What's a 'Cognita client tenant'?

An isolated multi-tenant Cognita workspace you provision for an end-customer at the start of their engagement. Each tenant has its own users, models, AIIA, audit ledger — fully isolated, fully branded with the end-customer's logo + colors. Founder Cohort includes 5 tenants ($1K/tenant value, included). Beyond 5, tenants are $450/mo.

If I'm an end-customer trying to evaluate Cognita for our own AI governance, am I in the wrong place?

Partly — the partner ladder is for firms selling vCAIR to their clients. If you're an internal CISO / AI governance lead looking to govern your own AI systems, the right entry is Compass ($497, 90-day self-serve). If you're an enterprise that needs full implementation, jump to Certification.

Is there a money-back guarantee on the Founder Cohort fee?

Before Day 1 of cohort kickoff — yes, full refund, no questions. After kickoff — no, the Lead Auditor calendar is committed and the cohort cap of 25 means your seat blocks another partner. The Bundle ($24K) carries a separate 60-day audit-pass guarantee, full refund if the audit doesn't pass within the window.

Claim a Founder Cohort seat.

Cohort 1 kicks off when 10 partners are confirmed or Aug 31, whichever comes first. The published price moves to $9,500 the day after.

Apply for Cohort 1 · $5K Buy the Readiness Bundle · $24K

Sale of a Founder Cohort seat is conditional on completing the 5-day curriculum and counter-signature exam. Refund available before Day 1 of cohort kickoff if you're not ready to commit; not refundable after kickoff.

Productize vCAIR for your consulting book.