Grants / angels / bootstrapping ~ need 35k

Initial grant should give us ability to invest in

• Hardware R&D for Entrance Observer
  • Need testing of different GPUs and cameras for best performance/cost - ‣
  • Need to develop and test different ‣
• Field testing with Beekeepers for field testing
  • Collecting ‣ for re-training
• Hosting with GPU for inference in Web-app - ‣
• GPU cluster to train AI models
• Some marketing exposure to get traction & customer feedback

Permanent team pre-seed investment ~ need 1M

• Implementing most of Ideas and Features
  • Staff salaries for 2 years of R&D
  • Staff workstations (Macs)
  • Office/lab rent (Workland / Tehnopol)
• Qualitative and scalability improvements
• Marketing expansion
• Tools & licenses - ‣
• Robotic Beehive prototype

Financial model with month-by-month breakdown

This is a financial plan for next 5 years. Beekeeping is a seasonal activity, so are the expenses should be lean too.

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18GlyVmI6y-wcziXDeHG83NFYgTTKaeQx/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118303087663212120750&rtpof=true&sd=true](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18GlyVmI6y-wcziXDeHG83NFYgTTKaeQx/preview?usp=sharing&ouid=118303087663212120750&rtpof=true&sd=true)

Relevant links

https://growth.tlb.org/