Business Model

Revenue diversification from day one. Three distinct streams on shared infrastructure.

Portfolio Target

Year 2-3 combined

$1M-3.5M

Current build mode

$0 raised

Traction anchor

$75K committed

B2C

HEARSAY

$15-20 / session

Year 2: 5K paying users, $75K-100K

Year 3: 25K users + sensory pack revenue

B2B

Echoes

$50K-250K / installation

Year 2: 2-3 installations, $100K-500K

Year 3: 10+ installations, $500K-2.5M

B2B2C

Companions

$5K-15K / school license

Year 2: 5-10 school pilot

Year 3: 50+ schools, $250K-750K

Revenue Streams by Line

HEARSAY

Pay-per-session plus serialized subscription. Writing Engine output and audiobook narration as premium tiers.

Echoes

Contract-based installations with recurring licensing for maintenance, content updates, and ongoing character care.

Companions

Institutional licensing first, with author-estate partnerships and individual subscriptions as the second channel.

Capital Use (Pre-seed)

  • • Go full-time and move from founder-only execution to compact core team.
  • • First hires: frontend engineer and business development lead.
  • • Launch paid HEARSAY sessions and scale to first 10K users.
  • • Fund first sensory pack production run and close initial Echoes contracts.
  • • Run 5-10 school pilots for Reading Companions.
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