TAM // Total Market
$30B
U.S. Commercial Firearms & Ammunition
ArmedStrong
Compliant Commerce Infrastructure
Investor Overview
ArmedStrong
The Distribution Rail for Compliant Firearms Commerce.
A $30B wholesale industry still running on phone calls, PDFs, and wire transfers — with zero digital infrastructure.
ArmedStrong sits between every buyer and seller, managing compliance, payment, and delivery.
Company Overview Video
What this means
Firearms wholesale is a large market that still runs on manual work.
An FFL is simply the license a company needs to legally buy, sell, or move firearms. A normal transaction can involve several licensed businesses, identity checks, payment coordination, shipping rules, and record-keeping. Today, most of that still happens through phone calls, PDFs, emails, and wires.
ArmedStrong is building the system that connects those steps in one place. Instead of only helping people find inventory, we help the transaction actually get done — with compliance, payment controls, and delivery records built into the workflow.
Why it matters
This is not a simple ecommerce checkout. Each deal has legal checks, payment risk, and delivery rules that all have to line up.
Why we can win
We are solving the hard operational part of the market, not just the discovery layer. That gives us a clearer product edge and a harder business to copy.
$4.2M
Validated GMV pipeline secured
$30B
U.S. wholesale market with zero digital infrastructure
70K+
Verified FFLs in our buyer network
Incorporated · FFLs Secured · MVP In Development · Beta Q3 2026
Market Opportunity
Massive, Fragmented Demand.
The U.S. firearms market is one of the largest regulated commerce verticals in the world — and the only one with no operating infrastructure. Every transaction still runs on emails, PDFs, wires, and hope.
SAM // Serviceable
$2.5B
Wholesale B2B Market
SOM // Target
$600M
Digital-First Dealers by Year 3
The Problem
The Firearms Industry Runs on Chaos.
“Today's firearms market runs on emails, PDFs, wires, and hope.”
No Trust
Buyers and sellers don't trust each other. Counterparty risk is high on every deal.
Manual Compliance
Compliance is manual, slow, and expensive. One error kills the deal.
Risky Payments
Wires are irreversible. Payment processors freeze accounts without warning.
Fragmented Inventory
Inventory visibility is fragmented across thousands of PDFs and email threads.
Disconnected Logistics
Shipping is disconnected from payment and compliance at every step.
ArmedStrong replaces the whole chain
Manufacturer
Lists inventory once
FFL auto-verified
Instant. Built in.
Escrow clears
Protected. Predictable.
Audit trail
ATF-ready. Automatic.
Dealer
Product delivered
The solution
The Operating System for Regulated Commerce.
ArmedStrong creates controlled, compliant transaction flow. We sit between buyer and seller and manage every step — compliance, trust, and infrastructure unified in one platform.
01 // Compliance
Compliance built into every transaction
Automated FFL verification, KYC/KYB, serialized inventory tracking, and audit trails run by default before a deal moves forward.
Buyer dossier
Buyer identity and licensing are checked before the order moves.
FFL buyer
Audit ready
1
FFL check
Queued
Verify
Done
01
Pull
02
Verify
03
Pass
2
KYB check
Queued
Clear
Done
01
Review
02
Match
03
Approve
3
Audit log
Queued
Store
Done
01
Open
02
Stamp
03
Store
02 // Trust
Trust infrastructure between buyer and seller
Verified buyer and seller vetting reduces counterparty risk before the order advances into payment and delivery.
Trust checkpoint
Both sides clear the same trust rules before payment unlocks.
Buyer
Seller
1
Buyer screen
Queued
Screen
Done
01
Intake
02
Screen
03
Clear
2
Seller screen
Queued
Vetted
Done
01
Intake
02
Check
03
Approve
3
Trust unlock
Queued
Approved
Done
01
Compare
02
Align
03
Unlock
03 // Payments
Escrow-backed payments remove irreversible risk
Escrow-backed payments create controlled release logic so both sides can transact without depending on wires and hope.
Payment control
Funds move through one controlled release path instead of an irreversible wire.
Buyer
Escrow
Seller
1
Funds in
$18.4K
Queued
Funded
Done
01
Fund
02
Hold
03
Confirm
2
Release gate
$18.4K
Queued
Held
Done
01
Check
02
Guard
03
Wait
3
Settlement
$18.4K
Queued
Release
Done
01
Signal
02
Release
03
Settle
04 // Infrastructure
Logistics and audit closure stay connected end to end
Integrated logistics workflows and audit-ready records keep the transaction connected from inventory to delivery confirmation.
Delivery infrastructure
Logistics and audit closure stay attached to the same transaction record.
Shipment
Custody trail
1
Prep
Queued
Ready
Done
01
Pack
02
Tag
03
Ready
2
Track
Queued
Transit
Done
01
Dispatch
02
Track
03
Confirm
3
Close
Queued
Closed
Done
01
Receive
02
Verify
03
Close
Compliance by default
Buyer → seller → payment → delivery
Trust and infrastructure unified
Defensibility
Deep Regulatory Moat.
Compliance expertise and licensing create barriers to entry that competitors cannot easily replicate.
01
Hard-to-Get Licenses
We hold Class 01, 06, 07, 08, and 011 FFLs plus SOT, allowing us to handle manufacturing, importing, and NFA items that competitors cannot touch.
02
Tech Integration
Deep integration with POS systems and state-level FFL databases creates high switching costs that compound over time as dealers build workflows around the platform.
03
Network Effects
As more distributors join, aggregated inventory becomes the de facto source of truth for the industry — creating a self-reinforcing competitive position.
Traction
Early Velocity.
Pre-launch momentum validating product-market fit and demand.
$4.2M
GMV Pipeline
70,000+
Verified FFLs
12
Major Manufacturers
Q4 2025
Incorporated & Secured FFLs
Q1 2026
MVP Development Started
Q3 2026
First Beta Transactions
Q3 2026
Public Launch
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Join the Round.
ArmedStrong is raising $1M to activate $4.2M in validated GMV pipeline and complete MVP development ahead of first beta transactions in Q3 2026.
Instrument
Convertible Note
Raise
$1M
Valuation Cap
$8M–$10M
Discount
20%
Interest
5.5%
Maturity
24 Mo