Every manual touchpoint in a high-value closing is a vector for error, delay, and reputational risk. CounterA eliminates the gap between agreement and settlement.
Fragmented Email Execution
15
Hours per transaction
PDF invoices via unsecured email chains
KYC via JPEG attachments — no audit trail
Manual wire coordination, copy-paste errors
No single source of truth for auditors
4+ intermediaries, 20+ manual touchpoints
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CounterA Settlement Rail
3
Hours per transaction
One secure link — structured, automated
Non-Custodial Identity Rail — reusable across portfolio
Milestone-gated fund release on digital sign-off
Immutable Owner Pack delivered at close
Real-time Agreed Net vs. Actual Net visibility
The Advisor Terminal
The CounterA Settlement Rail: A Single Source of Deal Truth.
The CounterA Settlement Rail
Five Stages. One Environment.
Standardized execution logic for the private fine art market. Every closing runs the same disciplined sequence.
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Object Integrity
Rapid ingestion logic. Factsheet created in under 60 seconds.
02
Commercial Terms
Mandate formalized. Dynamic split logic and exclusivity tracking.
03
Compliance & Identity
Non-Custodial Identity Rail. KYC/AML for individuals and complex entities.
04
Payment & Settlement
Dedicated Transaction Accounts. Funds held pending digital milestone sign-off.
05
Settlement Record
Auditable Owner Pack for family offices, insurers, and tax authorities.
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Rapid Ingestion Logic
Factsheet creation via proprietary extraction — standardized to fine art market specifications.
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Milestone-Gated Release
One secure link replaces 10+ email chains. Funds released only on verified digital sign-off.
CounterA Infrastructure
The Institutional Spine.
Three foundational layers that transform a manual closing cycle into an automated settlement event.
Identity Sovereignty
Non-Custodial Identity Rail
Global KYC/AML operating through a non-custodial data architecture — no identity documents are stored on CounterA servers. Automated entity resolution for Trusts, LLCs, and Holding Companies. Reusable identity once cleared across the portfolio.
Milestone-Gated Release
Contingent Fund Release
Funds verified upfront via Dedicated Transaction Accounts and held in full segregation. Released only upon digital sign-off of pre-agreed milestones — technical acceptance, delivery, title transfer. Structural certainty before any wire initializes.
Owner Pack
Immutable Closing Record
At close, every principal receives a permanent, exportable Owner Pack. Every milestone and fund movement is logged to a permanent Settlement Record — formatted for family offices, insurers, and tax authorities. A clean close, without loose ends.
Security is not a feature. It is the architecture.
Institutional Security
High-stakes wires moved out of open email into a secure, gated transaction portal. No principal data transits unsecured channels.
Non-Custodial Data
CounterA never stores passports or identity documents on its own servers. Zero data-breach liability for the firm.
Immutable Audit Trail
Every milestone and fund movement is logged to a permanent, exportable Settlement Record available at close to all authorized parties.
Leadership
Built by Practitioners. Designed for the Market.
CounterA's infrastructure logic is authored by operators with direct experience managing high-value private transactions at institutional scale.
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Amanda Lo Iacono
Founder & Chief Executive
Phillips — Deputy CEO, overseeing $1B+ in annual sales operations
Decades of experience across art transactions and financial infrastructure
Deep fluency in the operational and compliance demands of high-value closings
The settlement gaps CounterA closes are ones Amanda navigated firsthand at the highest level of the auction market. Her tenure as Deputy CEO of Phillips — overseeing more than $1 billion in annual sales operations — is the direct foundation for CounterA's institutional logic.
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Ross Paul
Chief Technology Officer & Technical Co-Founder
Phillips — Chief Technology Officer
1stDibs — Chief Technology Officer
Proven record building high-trust technology platforms for the art market
Ross brings rare dual fluency in art market operations and institutional technology infrastructure. As CTO of both Phillips and 1stDibs, he built the platforms that process high-value transactions at scale — and now architects the settlement rail that powers CounterA.
Currently onboarding select advisors and institutional partners for pilot transactions
Unifying the Stack. Securing the Proceeds. Accelerating the Close.
CounterA is currently onboarding a select number of institutional partners. Share your email and our team will be in touch.
Currently onboarding select advisors and institutional partners for pilot transactions.