# Financial Projections & Investment Opportunity Five-Year Financial Model with revenue, COGS, gross profit, OpEx, EBITDA and margins (2025–2029). Key milestones: * EBITDA Positive: Q4 2027 * Cash Flow Positive: Q2 2028 * Rule of 40 achieved in 2028 Funding Strategy: * Seed Round: €1.5M–€2.5M (current) * Series A (2027): €10M–€15M * Series B (2029): €30M–€50M Seed Investment example: €2M at €10M post-money (20% ownership) with exit scenario analysis (conservative, base, optimistic) assuming 30% dilution to exit. *** ## Strategic Roadmap & Milestones 2025 Q4 — Seed Completion: * MVP platform complete, first pilots, MiCA compliance framework validated, mobile app launch target, 10–15 paying brands target, team to 15 people. 2026 — Market Validation: * Geographic expansion, product maturity, 25 total brands, €2M ARR target. 2027 — Scale & Series A: * 75 brands, UK entry, first US pilots, €10M ARR, Series A raise. 2028–2029 — Market Leadership: * 200 brands (2028), US launch, strategic acquisitions, €35M ARR (2028) * 400 brands (2029), Series B, €87M ARR, exit preparation --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.cathedral.technology/financial-projections-and-investment-opportunity.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.