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Founder

Jacob Luetzow

Founder and sole creator

Jacob Luetzow is the founder and sole creator of Killswitch, an encrypted deadman switch for digital estate planning, built by Elixir Mentor LLC. He designed and built the product solo, taking it from public beta in November 2025 to a v1.0 release in January 2026.

About Killswitch

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Killswitch is an encrypted deadman switch for digital estate planning. Users encrypt their will, insurance policies, and other important documents so that chosen beneficiaries automatically receive them if they miss a scheduled check-in — no lawyers, no lost paperwork, no delays. Founded and built solo by Jacob Luetzow under Elixir Mentor LLC, Killswitch launched in public beta in November 2025 and reached its v1.0 release in January 2026: one person building an encrypted digital estate-planning platform backed by over 90% test coverage.