How the $550K Proof Round will be deployed, the runway it provides, and the milestones each dollar unlocks. Includes the $100K bridge loan received in January 2026 (repaid at $120K upon close), leaving $430K net deployable capital. Reconciles to the Financial Model (Appendix C) and KPI Dashboard (Appendix H).
Gross Raise
$550K
Proof Round equity
Bridge Repayment
−$120K
$100K loan + $20K fee
Net Deployable
$430K
After bridge repaid
Phase 1 Burn
~$45K/mo
Q1–Q2 lean ops
Runway at Plan
~9 mo
Ramp into Scale Round
Scale Round
Q2 2026
$3M–$8M target
Bridge & Prior Investment
Original investors provided $510K PE in November 2024, and a bridge loan in January 2026 for 3 months of lean runway (~$30K/mo) to fund operations while closing the $550K Proof Round. Upon full close, the bridge is repaid at $120K (principal + fee), leaving $430K net deployable from the raise. Bridge lender acknowledged repayment as condition of close.
Net Deployable — Allocation by Category ($430K)
Engineering & Product
GTM & Ambassador Activation
Operations & Team
Infrastructure & AI
Marketing & Brand
Reserve & Contingency
Runway Model
Net Deployable Capital
$430K
Phase 1 Burn (Q1–Q2)
Lean 6-person team + infra
~$45K/mo
Phase 2 Burn (Q3+ post-Scale)
After $3M–$8M Scale Round closes
~$85K/mo
Runway at Plan (Phase 1)
~9 months
Scale Round Trigger (PMF)
Q2 2026
Capital Efficiency
Revenue begins Day 1 post-launch, extending effective runway beyond the model. Scale Round is PMF-triggered — not calendar-driven.
Detailed Allocation — $430K Net Deployable
Engineering & Product
$103,00024%Q1–Q2 2026
Android launch (April 2026)Mira AI general releaseBooking & payment processing liveDaily Practices v2 — streaks & accountability
GTM & Ambassador Activation
$86,00020%Q1–Q3 2026
100+ conscious creator onboardingLOI → paying profile conversion campaignLaunch event & press pushAmbassador revenue-share program live
Operations & Team
$129,00030%Q1–Q4 2026
Core team compensation (6 months, lean phase)Legal, accounting, and complianceCustomer experience & onboarding supportWeekly sprint overhead & tooling
Infrastructure & AI
$43,00010%Q1–Q2 2026
AWS / cloud hosting scale-upOpenAI API cost (Mira at launch scale)Elasticsearch + Redis production tierCI/CD pipeline and monitoring stack
Operational buffer for overrunsLegal contingencyOpportunistic partnership spends
Total Net Deployable Allocated
$550K gross raise − $120K bridge repayment
$430,000100% allocated
Operating Plan — Milestone Targets
Capital is deployed against these proof points by Q2 2026 — the PMF trigger conditions for the Scale Round ($3M–$8M).
Month 1–2 (May–Jun)
burn ~$40K/mo
iOS live · Android launched
100s–5K active members
First paying business profiles
50+ creators activated
MRR: $2K–$5K
Month 3–4 (Jul–Aug)
burn ~$45K/mo
26K–42K active members
Mira AI general release
Booking & payments live
100+ LOIs converted to paying
MRR: $18K–$38K
Month 5–6 (Sep–Oct)
burn ~$50K/mo
68K–100K active members
Daily Practices driving 5+ DAU
Creator monetization active
Churn trending <4.5%
MRR: $65K–$110K
Post Scale Round (Q3+)
burn ~$80K–$90K/mo
150K–224K active members
Scale Round $3M–$8M closed
Team expansion funded
GTM at full velocity
International expansion begins
Series A data package ready
Related Pages
All figures reconcile to the VIBEUP Financial Model (March 2026). The two-phase burn structure reflects lean Proof Round operations (~$40–45K/mo, $500K total 2026 OpEx) scaling to full velocity (~$80–90K/mo) only after the Scale Round closes ($3M–$8M) or the company achieves monthly operational profitability. Revenue begins Day 1 post-launch and extends effective runway. The $100K bridge loan provided 3 months of pre-close runway and is fully repaid ($120K) at Proof Round close — this is reflected in the $430K net deployable figure throughout.
Confidential · Q1 2026 · VIBEUP Inc. · All allocation figures and projections are from the VIBEUP Financial Model (March 2026). Bridge loan repayment of $120K deducted from gross raise prior to allocation. Not a guarantee of results. For accredited investors only.
