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Platform Technology
One Arc Engine architecture, eight subsystems — every commercial business pulls from the same foundation.
Capital Raise
USD $3.5 Million
Seed Financing.
Seed structured as USD 5–7M priced equity at USD 15–25M pre-money with milestone tranches: 40% at close, 30% on bench-rig demo, 30% on first paid cooling pilot.
Global Market Opportunity
AI Infrastructure
$0B
Ace Cryo
Space Technologies
$0B
Ace Astra
Defence Systems
$0B
Ace Vanta
Advanced Air Mobility
$0B+
Ace VTOL
Capital Allocation
Where the seed goes.
- Desktop lab setup & equipmentUSD 1.8M
- Magnetic levitation bearing test benchUSD 0.6M
- MIL-STD-461G EMC projectUSD 0.3M
- FAR 25.853 + DO-160G panelUSD 0.4M
- Patent national phase entry (4 jurisdictions)USD 0.3M
- Certification team & G&A (18 months)Balance
Net cash needed post Australian R&D rebate (43.8%) and ARENA grants modelled at USD 8.8M across Phase 0.
Valuation Walk
Compounding enterprise value.
- 01Seed
USD 15–25M
TAM accessed · USD 4B
- 02Series A
USD 80–120M
TAM accessed · USD 25B
- 03Series B
USD 400–600M
TAM accessed · USD 55B
- 04IPO
USD 1.2–2B
TAM accessed · USD 90B+
Investment Thesis
Six structural reasons to take the toehold now.
02
Shared Intellectual Property
IP hardened in PCT national-phase across four jurisdictions; every market sharpens the moat.
03
Sequential Risk Reduction
Cooling validates compressors; space validates materials; defence validates the airframe.
04
Multiple Revenue Streams
Operating cash from Cryo funds Astra; Astra heritage funds Vanta; Vanta flight hours fund VTOL.
05
Scalable Commercialisation
60–65% gross margin on cooling stacks; 85–90% on OEM royalties; software subscription at the end-state.
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Long-Term Enterprise Value
Cumulative TAM accessed grows from USD 4B at seed to USD 90B+ at IPO.