Seed Round • $1-5M

CrashFundMe Business Plan

Tokenized Fundraising Infrastructure for Institutional Capital Formation

Executive Summary

+40% YoY

Market Opportunity

$50B+

Annual TAM

100% tested

Smart Contracts

31

Production-ready

25-50 customers

Year 2 Target

$100M+

GMV processed

18 months

Break-even

Q4 2027

Base scenario

The Opportunity

The institutional fundraising market represents a $50B+ annual opportunity spanning universities, real estate syndication, healthcare facilities, agricultural financing, and community development.

Despite this massive market, existing infrastructure is fragmented between:

  • Traditional platforms - Centralized, fiat-only, high fees (5-8%), limited institutional features
  • Web3 platforms - Crypto-native but lacking regulatory compliance, limited multi-asset support
  • Custom solutions - Expensive ($500K-$2M+), long development cycles (12-24 months)

🚀 CrashFundMe solves this with universal, enterprise-grade smart contract infrastructure that institutions can white-label and customize in days rather than months, at a fraction of the cost.

Development Status

Core Infrastructure

  • 31 modular smart contracts
  • 100% test coverage
  • Testnet deployments
  • Five proof-of-concept UIs

Pre-Launch

  • Third-party security audit
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Custody solution
  • SEC lawyer advisory

Post-Funding

  • First enterprise customer
  • Mainnet deployment
  • 10+ institutions
  • Team expansion

Market Analysis

Total Addressable Market
Digitally Addressable Segments ($M)

$24.45B

Total Addressable Market

Market Penetration Projection
5-Year Growth Trajectory
Market Segments
Annual Opportunity by Vertical

Regulation Crowdfunding (RegCF)

+40% YoY

$1.8B

100% addressable

University Fundraising (Digital)

+15% YoY

$2-5B

20% addressable

Real Estate Syndication

+25% YoY

$25B+

40% addressable

Healthcare Facility Financing

+12% YoY

$15B

25% addressable

Agricultural Financing

+18% YoY

$8B

30% addressable

Nonprofit/Community/DAO

+35% YoY

$20B+

15% addressable

Market Drivers

Regulatory Clarity

  • • RegCF limits raised to $5M
  • • Blockchain-friendly states
  • • Institutional comfort growing

Institutional Adoption

  • • Universities exploring blockchain
  • • Tokenized real estate growth
  • • Alternative healthcare financing

Technical Maturation

  • • Chainlink oracle standard
  • • Layer 2 cost reduction (95%)
  • • Improved wallet UX

Product & Technology

Technical Architecture
31 Modular Smart Contracts in 4 Layers

Layer 1: Token Factory

7 contracts

Custom ERC-20 deployment, configurable tokenomics, anti-bot protection, batch deployment

Layer 2: Campaign Factory

8 contracts

Campaign creation for any token, flexible funding models, goal setting, category configurations

Layer 3: Crowdfunding Layer

10 contracts

Escrow management, pledge tracking, refund automation, success fees, emergency controls

Layer 4: Shared Infrastructure

6 contracts

Chainlink oracle integration, dynamic fee structures, multi-token support, analytics

Test Coverage
Line Coverage100%
Function Coverage100%
Branch Coverage95%

✅ 1,657 passing tests

✅ Clean Slither static analysis

✅ Mathematical proofs for edge cases

Key Features
  • Multi-token support (any ERC-20)
  • Chainlink oracle price feeds
  • Dynamic fee structures
  • KYC/AML compliance hooks
  • Geofencing & whitelisting
  • Role-based access control
  • Emergency pause mechanisms
  • Chain-agnostic deployment
Deployment Timeline
7 Days vs 12-24 Months Custom Development
Day 1

Contract deployment (automated scripts)

Day 2-3

Configuration and testing

Day 4-5

Frontend integration and branding

Day 7

Production launch

Traditional Custom

12-24 months

$500K-$2M + ongoing maintenance

CrashFundMe

7 days

$10K-$50K setup + $25K-$250K/year license

Business Model & Revenue Streams

Revenue Streams

White-Label Licensing

$25K-$250K/year

Primary Revenue

60-70%

Transaction Fees

0.25-0.5% of GMV

Recurring

15-25%

Setup & Integration

$10K-$50K

One-Time

10-15%

Compliance Services

$5K-$25K/year

Value-Add

5-10%

Unit Economics

Customer Lifetime Value

$250K-$450K

4-6 year average lifespan

Customer Acquisition Cost

$20K-$35K

6-12 month sales cycle

LTV:CAC Ratio

7:1 to 13:1

Target: >3:1 (✓ Healthy)

Payback Period

6-9 months

vs 12-18 months typical

Pricing Tiers
Starter
$25K/year
  • Single deployment
  • 1 blockchain
  • Standard support
  • Basic compliance
  • Community access
Most Popular
Professional
$75K/year
  • Multi-deployment
  • 2 blockchains
  • Priority support
  • Custom branding
  • Advanced compliance
  • Dedicated account manager
Enterprise
$150K+/year
  • Unlimited deployments
  • All blockchains
  • White-glove support
  • Custom features
  • Full compliance suite
  • SLA guarantees
  • Custom integrations

Go-to-Market Strategy

Phase 1: Flagship Launch (Q1-Q2 2026)
Deep Vertical Penetration - Universities (HBCUs)

Why Universities First?

  • ✓ Mission-aligned with democratized funding
  • ✓ Built-in network effects (alumni, students)
  • ✓ Regulatory clarity (less complex than securities)
  • ✓ Referenceable for enterprise expansion
  • ✓ Team connection (Southern University network)

Launch Timeline

Mo 1-2Security audit, compliance, first LOI
Mo 3-41-2 university pilots, success metrics
Mo 5-63-5 additional deployments, case studies
Phase 2: Vertical Expansion (Q3 2026 - Q2 2027)

Real Estate Syndication

Q3 2026 Launch

  • • Target: 3-5 syndicators ($50M-$250M volume)
  • • White-label RegCF offerings
  • • Tokenized investment products

Healthcare Facilities

Q4 2026 Launch

  • • Regional hospital networks
  • • Social impact + HIPAA compliance
  • • CDFI partnerships
Phase 3: Ecosystem Play (H2 2027+)

Network Building

  • Developer SDK and API for integrations
  • Marketplace for compliance providers
  • Shared liquidity pools across deployments
  • Cross-platform donor recognition

Strategic Partnerships

Custody:

Coinbase Custody, BitGo, Fireblocks

Compliance:

ComplyAdvantage, Chainalysis, Sumsub

Oracles:

Chainlink (integrated), Pyth Network

Banking:

Traditional banking partnerships

Team

Core Team (4 Members + 1 Advisor)

Founder / CTO

Full-stack architect who designed and built entire 31-contract system with AI-assisted development

Security Lead

15 years cybersecurity experience at Yahoo, currently IRS security specialist

Business Development

Bachelor's degree + 10 years in real estate syndication and regulated agriculture

Entrepreneurship Advisor

Serial entrepreneur, pitch competition winner (Shark Tank-style event)

Technical Advisor

Blockchain specialist - On-call for protocol design and smart contract architecture

Planned Hires (Post-Funding)

Chief Compliance Officer

In Discussions

Former SEC/FINRA attorney - regulatory strategy and compliance framework

Sales Lead

Planned Q1 2026

Institutional B2B experience - enterprise customer acquisition

DevOps Engineer

Planned Q1 2026

Deployment automation, infrastructure management, monitoring

Customer Success Manager

Planned Q2 2026

Onboarding, support, expansion, churn prevention

Financial Projections

Revenue Growth Projections
3-Year Revenue Forecast ($K)
Customer & GMV Growth
Base Case Scenario

conservative

Revenue:$0.3M
Customers:8
GMV:$10M
Profit:-$780K

baseTarget

Revenue:$0.8M
Customers:12
GMV:$15M
Profit:-$330K

optimistic

Revenue:$1.3M
Customers:16
GMV:$25M
Profit:+$190K
Key Assumptions
  • Sales Cycle: 6-12 months for institutional customers
  • Churn Rate: 10-15% annually (high institutional retention)
  • Transaction Fees: 0.5% Year 1-2, declining to 0.25-0.35% at scale
  • Expansion Revenue: 20-30% annually from existing customers
  • GMV Growth: Network effects accelerate Year 2+
  • Operating Leverage: Margins improve with scale (30% → 60% → 78%)

Investment Ask

Seeking $1-3M Seed Round

With option to extend to $5M for accelerated growth

Base Round

$1-3M

12-18 month runway

Extended Round

$3-5M

Accelerated growth

Valuation

TBD

Investor discussion

Use of Funds Breakdown
$2.25M Base Round Allocation
Team
$900K (40%)
Compliance
$300K (13%)
Sales & Marketing
$350K (16%)
Infrastructure
$225K (10%)
Security Audit
$112K (5%)
Reserves
$363K (16%)
Unit Economics
Average Customer Metrics ($K)

LTV:CAC Ratio: 12.7:1 (Target: >3:1 ✓)

Why CrashFundMe Wins

Infrastructure Moat

31 battle-tested contracts vs competitors' 5-10 single-purpose contracts

Multi-Industry Validation

Same infrastructure powers education, real estate, healthcare, agriculture, community

Regulatory Readiness

RegCF compliance built-in, not bolted-on

Network Effects

Every deployment strengthens ecosystem (shared liquidity, oracle accuracy)

Perfect Timing

Institutions adopting blockchain but lack turnkey solutions (2024-2026 curve)

Market Comparables

  • • Thirdweb (dev tools): $65M valuation
  • • Zora (NFT infra): $55M valuation
  • • Juicebox (crowdfunding): ~$30M valuation

CrashFundMe serves $50B institutional market vs $5-10B creator economy

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