Mammalz

Mammalz

The first community-driven content platform for all things nature.

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Security Type
Convertible Note
Categories
Other
Min Investment
$5
Offering Date
January 21, 2020
Expected Close Date
July 31, 2020
Target Raise
$50.00K-$1.07M
Deal Notes

5% interest

20.0% discount

$25K+ pro rata right threshold

Valuation
$4,000,000

Company Description

We are changing the way the world connects with nature, the way scientists communicate, and the way content creators make a living by telling stories. Through our online content-sharing platform, anyone anywhere now has an equal opportunity to share stories in any media format, effectively monetize their content, and engage in real-time with their heroes and fans. We are Mammalz, and we're on a mission to advance the relationship between humans and the natural world in the most fun way possible.

Perks

$1,000+ 15 Entries to Trip Giveaway
$2,500+ 25 Entries to Trip Giveaway + Access to the Super Secret Mammalz Spotify Playlist
$5,000+ 25 Entries to Trip Giveaway + Wild Propaganda Poster of choice SIGNED by Rob Whitehair
$10,000+ 25 Entries to Trip Giveaway + Fine Art Print SIGNED by Rob Whitehair
$25,000+ LIMITED PERK! Whale Watching trip in Baja, Mexico with the Mammalz Team and Content Creator VIPs (2 Seats, ONLY 8 SEATS AVAILABLE)
$50,000+ 7-Day TIGER SAFARI in Ranthambhore, India (2 Seats)
$75,000+ 8-Day SCUBA DIVING LIVE-ABOARD in Raja Ampat, Indonesia (2 Seats)
$100,000+ 7-Day BOTSWANA MOBILE SAFARI in Botswana, Africa (2 Seats)
$250,000+ Private, VIP African Safari for 2 + A Private-Chef Experience with the Mammalz Founders in San Diego, CA

Key Deal Facts

1,000+ nature enthusiasts became active content creators during beta.
9x higher content Engagement Rate than our competitors.
Over $300,000 secured in prior investments.
Over 20% of our active users are on Mammalz daily for an average of one hour.
With a total addressable market of over 600 million nature enthusiasts, we have the potential to create an entirely new content economy.
We are revolutionizing the way you can make a meaningful impact during a time when nature needs us most.
We use three revenue models proven by industry disrupters like Twitch and Patreon.
We are enabling thousands of nature content creators to make a living doing what they love.

Use of Proceeds

If $50,000is raised:

Summary: Crowdfund campaign operations and marketing, 3 months runway.  At this minimum, we can continue operating the Mammalz platform in beta, maintain our current development and community growth teams, and contract marketing assistance to achieve a higher return on investment with our crowdfunding campaign advertising buys. Breakdown: 6.5% toward Wefunder fees, 13% technical maintenance, 45% operational and data fees, 35.5% marketing expenses.

If $250,000 is raised:

Summary: All $50K level features, Seeds feature, External Live Camera feature, App Store launch, limited marketing, 4 months runway. With $250,000, we intend to integrate Seeds - the first of our monetization tools, build out an external camera live-streaming feature for backpack and remote streaming functionality, and launch Mammalz on the App Store. We will operate under the same team size with a limited marketing budget, relying mostly on PR and organic community growth using the skillsets of our growth and marketing team. This $250,000 will give us 4 months of runway. By month 3, we anticipate being ready for Series A.Breakdown: 6.5% toward Wefunder fees, 26% technical development, 59% operational and data fees, 8.5% marketing expenses. 

If $500,000 is raised:

Summary: All $250K level features, Badges gamification feature, UI/UX facelift, extended marketing with agency contract, events, and give-aways, 5 months runway. At the $500,000 mark, we'll have enough for all previous feature developments plus the first of our gamification features: Badges. We will also contract a local development agency to begin transitioning all creative development in-house and polish our UI/UX. Our marketing budget will be significantly increased, accelerating our community growth and therefore improving our value upon raising Series A. With additional marketing funds, we intend to introduce give-aways, to hold community events, and to contract a marketing agency for bigger PR hits. Breakdown: 6.5% toward Wefunder fees, 23.5% technical development, 45% operational and data fees, 25% marketing expenses.

If $1,070,000 is raised:

Summary: All $500K level features, native Android app development, Adventure Streamers and Content Partnership Program, 6 months runway.If we reach our maximum, we plan to prioritize the development of our native Android app, build out our community growth team, and introduce our Content Partnership Program. This program intends to boost our most engaging content creators through sponsorships, travel, and collaboration opportunities. A very exciting part of this program called Adventure Streamers will match up content partners with unlimited service live-streaming backpacks, giving them and their viewers interactive, live experiences of the natural world multiple days per week. Breakdown: 6.5% toward Wefunder fees, 25% technical development, 40% operational and data fees, 28.5% marketing expenses.

Management Team / Advisory Board Bios

Rob Whitehair
Co-Founder, CEO
A veteran of both the nature media industry and the US Navy with over 20 years of success in crafting pitches, acquiring funding, and delivering wildlife content to millions. Rob’s leadership and prowess make him the ideal captain of our ship.

Alexander Finden
Co-Founder, COO
Brilliant wildlife filmmaker and operational guru who turns chaos into order. Alex combines his experience exponentially scaling YouTube and Twitch communities with his acute knowledge of content trends to leave Mammalz' competitors in the dust.

Pam Voth
Head of Marketing
Industry giant marketing strategist turned wildlife filmmaker turned marketing strategist once again! Pam's high creativity combined with her consumer marketing expertise makes her a lethal growth strategist, perfect for leading her team at Mammalz.

Deal Notes

5% interest

20.0% discount

$25K+ pro rata right threshold

Amount Raised : $428,870
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