XIII
Origin & Structure

The Structure

A closed platform built around thirteen founding seats — institutional in access, private in conduct, controlled in growth.

MMXXVI · IBIZA · JÁVEA

A platform, not a community


Templar XIII exists to give a small, verified membership institutional access to allocations they could not reach alone — under protected structures, with the discipline of a private house.

The circle was formed by operators and allocators who had spent years meeting quietly across the Mediterranean. The practice came first; the structure followed. What began as private conversation became a platform with seats, terms, escrow, and oversight — with GBCB Foundation executing the participation structures under individual agreements with each investor.

It remains small on purpose. Thirteen founding seats, held under approval, before a staged expansion to two tables of thirteen. The platform grows by design — never by open solicitation, never by volume.


The Number

Why XIII


Thirteen is the founding cohort — the largest number at which every seat can be known, vouched for, and accountable. Beyond thirteen, a platform becomes a crowd. Within it, capital stays controlled and every member is verified.

The Roman numeral is the discipline. X for the long horizon — a decade as the smallest unit of trust. I·I·I for the three things the platform owes its members: protection, access, and structure.

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FOUNDING SEATS · MMXXVI

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Strategic Hub · MediterraneanN° II
The Ground

Ibiza & Jávea


Two strategic hubs anchor a Mediterranean investment network. Ibiza — the founding ground, a discreet refuge for international capital and families across the quiet ten months of the year. Jávea — a mainland hub for real-estate development and off-market acquisition along the Costa Blanca.

Both are chosen for access and privacy, not for season. International by population, Mediterranean by temperament, and off the calendar of every public conference.

They are not symbols. They are working hubs within the ecosystem.


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The Discipline

How the Platform Holds

Six principles. Each enforced by the council, in private.

  1. I.

    Protection precedes return

    Escrow, custody, and oversight come before any pursuit of yield. Capital is structured to be protected first.

  2. II.

    Access by approval only

    No seat is taken without verification under KYC and WWFT and the council's approval.

  3. III.

    Controlled growth

    Capacity is fixed and expansion is staged — thirteen, then two tables of thirteen. Never opened to the public.

  4. IV.

    Transparency on request

    Contracts are open to inspection under NDA, with legal oversight through Arm Lawyers.

  5. V.

    Total discretion

    Membership, allocations, and counsel are never disclosed. What is shared in the platform stays there.

  6. VI.

    Aligned by structure

    The platform charges on performance, not activity — and earns alongside its members.

Structure is the oldest protection
for capital.
— from the Standard of XIII

If the structure suits you,
the council will know.

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