SariKo × Pangea · Pre-Seed Financial Model · March 2026

$750K Builds a
$3.3M ARR Machine.

18-month detailed model + 5-year strategic projection. 7 revenue streams activated sequentially. Cash positive by Month 12 (base) or Month 18 (conservative). Series A threshold at Month 18.

$750K
Pre-Seed Raise
18mo
Runway
$82K
MRR at Month 18
Mo. 16
Cash Flow Positive
$3.3M
Year 3 ARR
Cash Runway — $750,000 Pre-Seed Projected exhaustion: Month 18 · Breakeven: Month 12 · Series A: Month 18
LaunchMo. 6 · Node 2Mo. 12 · DataMo. 16 · Breakeven ★Mo. 18 · Series AMo. 18 · Close
Monthly Burn (Avg Mo.1–6)
$28K
Core team + infra only
Monthly Burn (Avg Mo.7–12)
$38K
Node expansion + hires
Revenue at Breakeven (Mo.16)
$47K
MRR covers monthly burn
Cash Remaining at Mo.18
$567K
Buffer for Series A close
Monthly Revenue · 18-Month Ramp
Mo.1 → Mo.18 · Total revenue per month · All 7 streams
Annual Revenue · 5-Year ARR
Y1 → Y5 · Total annual revenue · Not monthly averages
Month-by-Month · Pre-Seed Period

18 Months.
Every Dollar.

Full monthly P&L with all 7 revenue streams, burn rate, and cash balance. Stars (★) mark milestone months with City License fees or stream activations.

Monthly Revenue vs Burn
Cash Balance Trajectory
Month Sellers GMV Commission Subscriptions Feat.Listings City License Lic.Royalties Native Ads Data Total Rev Burn Net Cash Balance
Strategic Projection · Years 1–5

The Five-Year
Empire.

From single-node to global platform. Each year unlocks new revenue streams, new cities, and new multiples. Series A at Mo.18. Series B at Year 3.

ARR Growth · 5 Years · Stream Breakdown
Seller Count Growth
GMV by Year
Revenue Architecture · All 7 Streams

Stream Breakdown
by Year

Each stream activates at its own threshold. City License royalties become the largest line by Year 3 — the City License model is why this is a platform business, not just a marketplace.

Revenue Mix Evolution · Year 1 → Year 5
Use of Funds · Opex Breakdown

Where the
$750K Goes

Capital deployed across 5 categories over 18 months (SAFE runway period). Engineering is the largest bucket — the platform infrastructure is the business. Marketing is near-zero because the community does it for us.

$750,000 Pre-Seed Allocation
$300K
Engineering
40%
$188K
Team Salaries
25%
$135K
GTM & Node
18%
$90K
Legal & Corp
12%
$37K
Infra & Tools
5%
Cost Category
Scale
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Headcount Plan · 5 Years
Execution Milestones · Tied to Revenue Activation

The Milestone
Map

Each milestone is a revenue inflection point, not just an operational checkbox. The milestones tell the Series A story before the deck does.