Company: The DeReticular Ecosystem (A proposed holding company for Biz Builder Mike, DeReticular, Digital Adventures Outdoors R Us, Kurb Kars, and Agra Energy).
The Vision: To build a first-of-its-kind, self-sustaining innovation ecosystem that identifies market needs, develops AI-native solutions, proves them in real-world operating companies, and uses the resulting data to fund its own explosive growth.
The Problem: The current model of innovation is broken. It’s siloed, capital-intensive, and carries an immense risk of failure. Startups build tech in a vacuum, established companies struggle to innovate, and valuable data is locked away or never generated. There is no unified engine for turning ideas into operational, data-generating, and profitable businesses.
Our Solution: The Innovation Flywheel. We have built a vertically integrated ecosystem of five synergistic companies that work in a continuous, self-reinforcing loop:
- Biz Builder Mike (The Strategist): Identifies opportunities and provides the AI-native business blueprints.DeReticular (The Engine): Builds the core AI and decentralized network (DePIN) technology. Its AI agent, “Thunder,” is the key to the flywheel.DAO R Us, Kurb Kars, Agra Energy (The Living Labs): These are not just operating businesses; they are real-world R&D platforms. They deploy DeReticular’s tech, generate revenue, and produce an invaluable, proprietary asset: data.The Flywheel Accelerates: The data from the “labs” is fed to Thunder, which leverages it to secure millions in non-dilutive grant and ESG funding. This capital is then reinvested to scale the existing labs and launch new ones.
Our Unfair Advantage: We are not just a venture studio that advises, a tech company that builds, or an operator that executes. We are all three. Our model de-risks innovation, creates a powerful data moat, and generates a unique, non-dilutive funding mechanism that our competitors cannot replicate.
Financial Highlights: The combined ecosystem is projected to achieve $10.1M in true external revenue by Year 3, with a consolidated EBITDA of $3.5M (a 35% margin). This demonstrates the power of a diversified model that combines services, experiences, logistics, and high-margin data and success fees.
The Ask: We are seeking a combined $8 million in seed funding in exchange for a 20% equity stake in the unified DeReticular Ecosystem. This capital will be strategically allocated across the five divisions to acquire key assets, scale teams, and initiate the self-funding flywheel.
Valuation: This financing implies a
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40M post-money valuation. This valuation is based on the synergistic value of the entire ecosystem, our proprietary AI (Thunder), our portfolio of revenue-generating operating companies, and the immense scalability of our data-to-funding model.
Pitch Deck: The DeReticular Ecosystem
(Slide 1: Title)
- The DeReticular EcosystemThe World’s First Self-Funding Innovation Engine(A sophisticated graphic showing the five company logos in an interconnected orbit)Confidential & Proprietary
(Slide 2: The Problem: Innovation is Broken)
- (Icon 1: Silos) Startups, Corporations, and Researchers work in isolation.(Icon 2: Cash Burn) Good ideas die from a lack of capital.(Icon 3: The Void) Technology is often built without a real-world proving ground.The result is wasted time, wasted capital, and missed opportunities.
(Slide 3: Our Solution: The Innovation Flywheel)
- A fully integrated, self-sustaining ecosystem.(A large, central flywheel graphic)STRATEGIZE (Biz Builder Mike): Design AI-Native Businesses.BUILD (DeReticular): Create the core AI & Network Tech.EXECUTE & GENERATE (DAO, Kurb Kars, Agra): Launch revenue-generating businesses that produce proprietary data.FUND & SCALE (“Thunder” AI): Use the data to win non-dilutive grants, reinvesting the capital to grow the ecosystem.
(Slide 4: The Divisions: Our Proof Points)
- Five Companies, One Mission:Biz Builder Mike (The Strategist): High-margin AI consulting.DeReticular (The Engine): Core AI, DePIN, SaaS, and the “Thunder” funding AI.Digital Adventures (The Experience Lab): B2C hospitality meets B2B data generation.Kurb Kars (The Mobility Lab): Solving rural logistics and fueling autonomous R&D.Agra Energy (The Global Lab): Sustainable infrastructure and a blueprint for global scale.
(Slide 5: The “Secret Sauce”: The Data-to-Funding Flywheel)
- This is our defensible moat.Our operating companies aren’t just P&Ls; they are data factories.Kurb Kars Data -> Grants for Autonomous Transportation.DAO R Us Data -> Grants for Robotics & Wilderness Safety.Agra Energy Data -> Grants for Clean Energy & Ag-Tech.”Thunder” turns our operational excellence into non-dilutive capital.
(Slide 6: The Business Model)
- Diversified, Resilient, & High-Growth(Stream 1) Services: Consulting (BBM), Project Dev Fees (Agra).(Stream 2) Operations: B2C Adventures (DAO), B2B Logistics (Kurb Kars).(Stream 3) Tech & IP: SaaS/DaaS (DeReticular), Grant Success Fees (DeReticular).This blend of revenue provides stability and massive, high-margin upside.
(Slide 7: Combined Market Opportunity)
- Targeting Trillion-Dollar MarketsWe operate at the intersection of AI, Decentralized Infrastructure, Logistics, Hospitality, and Sustainable Energy.Our model allows us to systematically enter and disrupt massive, interconnected markets with a de-risked approach.
(Slide 8: Consolidated Financial Projections)
- (A single, clean bar chart showing combined External Revenue and EBITDA for Y1, Y2, Y3)Key Figures (Year 3):External Revenue: $10.1MConsolidated EBITDA: $3.5M (35% Margin)Demonstrates strong underlying profitability and the power of the combined model.
(Slide 9: The Team)
- A Synergistic Leadership CoreMichael Noel, Ecosystem CEO: The visionary founder, business strategist, and ecosystem architect.Josh Banks, Ecosystem CTO: The technical architect of the DeReticular network and the “Thunder” AI.Supported by experienced operators leading each business division.
(Slide 10: The Ask)
- Seeking: $8.0 MillionFor: 20% Equity in the Unified EcosystemPre-Money Valuation: $32.0MUse of Funds: A strategic capital injection across the ecosystem to ignite the flywheel. (See business plan for detailed allocation).
(Slide 11: Contact)
- The DeReticular EcosystemInvest in a New Model of Value Creation.[Contact Information]
Detailed Combined Business Plan
1.0 Company DescriptionThe DeReticular Ecosystem is a holding company overseeing five strategically aligned operating divisions: Biz Builder Mike, DeReticular, Digital Adventures Outdoors R Us, Kurb Kars, and Agra Energy. Our revolutionary model integrates a technology core (DeReticular) with real-world operating companies (“Living Labs”) to create a self-sustaining innovation flywheel. We build, operate, and scale the AI-native businesses of the future, using the data they generate to secure non-dilutive funding for expansion.
2.0 The Unified Strategy: The Innovation FlywheelOur core strategy is not to run five separate businesses, but to manage one integrated system. The value is not in the individual parts, but in the connections between them. Biz Builder Mike provides the strategic oversight. DeReticular provides the technological backbone. DAO, Kurb Kars, and Agra Energy provide the real-world application, revenue, and—most importantly—the proprietary data that fuels our “Thunder” AI grant agent. The success fees and grant capital won by Thunder are then reinvested, creating a compounding growth loop.
3.0 Divisional Roles & Services
- Biz Builder Mike: The consulting arm, providing AI-native strategy to external clients and internal ecosystem companies.DeReticular: The tech core, developing the DePIN network, the AI/DePIN directory (SaaS), and the “Thunder” agent (Grant Success Fees).Digital Adventures Outdoors R Us: The hospitality and data lab, generating revenue from guests and data from operations.Kurb Kars: The logistics and data lab, generating revenue from transport contracts (NEMT, DAO) and data from fleet operations.Agra Energy: The global infrastructure and data lab, generating revenue from large-scale project development fees and unique energy/agricultural data.
4.0 Financial Plan
4.1 Consolidation Note:The following financial projections are consolidated. A key adjustment has been made to eliminate inter-company payments (e.g., Data Service Fees paid by the labs to DeReticular, transport fees from DAO to Kurb Kars) to reflect true external revenue and avoid double-counting.
4.2 Consolidated Pro-Forma Income Statement (Simplified)
| Metric | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 |
| External Revenue | |||
| Biz Builder Mike (Consulting) | $710,000 | $1,420,000 | $2,280,000 |
| DeReticular (SaaS/Grant Fees) | $230,000 | $1,350,000 | $4,450,000 |
| DAO R Us (Guest Revenue) | $877,500 | $2,730,000 | $4,387,500 |
| Kurb Kars (NEMT Revenue) | $330,000 | $990,000 | $1,815,000 |
| Agra Energy (Project Dev Fees) | $1,850,000 | $2,300,000 | $4,900,000 |
| Total External Revenue | $4,000,000 (Rounded) | $8,800,000 | $17,800,000 |
| Note: The above is the sum of the plans. The pitch deck uses more conservative, risk-adjusted numbers for Year 3 ($10.1M). We will present both. | |||
| Consolidated COGS & OPEX | ($3,800,000) | ($6,500,000) | ($11,500,000) |
| Consolidated EBITDA | $200,000 | $2,300,000 | $6,300,000 |
| Pitch Deck Target EBITDA Y3 | $3,500,000 |
4.3 Financing RequirementsWe are seeking a single $8 million seed round for The DeReticular Ecosystem. This is the sum of the individual needs, plus a small premium for central management, providing a 24-month runway.
Allocation of Funds ($8.0M):
- Agra Energy ($3.0M): The catalyst to unlock the $40M Uganda project finance. (Pre-development, legal, team).DeReticular ($2.0M): Aggressively scale the “Thunder” AI, build out the engineering team, and procure hardware for network expansion.Kurb Kars ($1.0M): Fleet acquisition (10 vehicles) and securing crucial NEMT insurance.DAO R Us ($0.75M): Build-out of the first two permanent adventure sites.Biz Builder Mike ($0.5M): Hire key consultants and launch B2B marketing.Ecosystem Ops ($0.75M): Central management, finance, and legal for the holding company.
4.4 Valuation
- Pre-Money Valuation: $32,000,000Investment: $8,000,000Post-Money Valuation: $40,000,000
Valuation Justification: The valuation is not a simple sum of the parts. It includes a significant “synergy premium.” An investor is buying into a de-risked, scalable, and self-funding innovation platform. The proprietary “Thunder” AI and the exclusive data generated by the operating labs represent a deep technological moat and a non-linear growth opportunity that justifies a valuation based on a multiple of our forward-looking, high-margin revenue and our strategic position as a new category creator.
