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 - [Roadmap](ROADMAP.md)
 - [Security](SECURITY.md)
 - [Governance](GOVERNANCE.md)
+- [Sponsors](SPONSORS.md)
 - [Releasing](RELEASING.md)
 - [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md)
 
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+# Sponsors
+
+AgentTrust Telemetry is an open-source AgenTrust project. Sponsors provide
+funding, engineering time, infrastructure, or other in-kind support.
+Sponsorship does not confer project ownership, governance authority, or control
+over technical decisions.
+
+## Current sponsors
+
+### OPAQUE Systems
+
+Founding engineering and infrastructure sponsor, and contributor to the
+AgenTrust telemetry ecosystem.
+
+## Recognition policy
+
+Sponsor recognition is separate from maintainership and governance. Sponsors
+receive no authority over the telemetry contract, privacy profile, conformance
+fixtures, compatibility claims, or evidence semantics.