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2. Pitch Deck (15 slides)

Slide 1 - Cover (LAVisions layout)layout: title_hero · 16:9
Octane
The asset-light marketplace for Southeast Asia’s supercars.
Slide 2 - Problem (LAVisions layout)layout: problem_split · 16:9
the problem
A category stuck on a broken trade-off
01
Dealers carry the risk
Trade-book dealers run 12 to 17 percent gross but absorb COE depreciation, insurance and Lemon Law liability on every car.
02
Growth is capped by the floor
Consignment runs at 6 to 7 percent and stays capped at physical showroom capacity. Both ceilings are square footage.
03
Trust is a footnote
Buyers spending S$300k to S$3M get a classifieds listing and a phone number. No verification, no recourse, no curation.
S$108k
Average Category B COE in 2024, down from a S$130k peak. Every S$10k swing rewrites the trade book overnight.
COE exposure
Slide 3 - Solution (LAVisions layout)layout: solution_image_left · 16:9
the solution
Octane never takes title
A peer-to-peer marketplace where the seller keeps the car and the statutory liability, and Octane earns a fee for the trust, the audience and the showroom that close the deal. Effective stock lifts from 85 cars to 900 with no new real estate.
Slide 4 - Product (LAVisions layout)layout: product_split · 16:9
the product
One buyer relationship, six revenue lines
01
Marketplace
A deposit-fee on listing inquiry. Octane never takes title, so contribution clears 80 percent because the liability sits with the seller.
02
Trade and consignment
Own-book inventory at 12 to 17 percent gross and customer cars from the floor at 6 to 7 percent. Pays the rent and seeds marketplace supply.
03
Services attach
Detailing at 55 to 60 percent, servicing at 45 to 50, bespoke commissions at 25 to 30. Margin and trust that build after the sale.
The marketplace is the new line. The other five compound across a 30-month ownership window per buyer.
Slide 5 - How it Works (LAVisions layout)layout: how_it_works · 16:9
How it works
From listing to handover on one platform
Step 01
List
A seller brings a car through the showroom, the trader network or YouTube inbound. Octane sets the tier and the deposit-fee.
Step 02
Verify
Independent inspection and a brand-verified condition report. The buyer sees the work the platform did that they could not.
Step 03
Publish
The car sits inside octane.sg shoulder-to-shoulder with own stock. Buyers cannot tell marketplace from inventory until checkout, by design.
Step 04
View
Buyers view at the Leng Kee showroom or arrange transport. Founder authority and 185k subscribers cut purchase anxiety at this price point.
Step 05
Close
The deposit-fee converts on close, escrow settles, statutory liability stays with the seller. Detailing and servicing open the next relationship.
One flow, no title, statutory exposure off Octane's books at every step.
Slide 6 - Value Proposition (LAVisions layout)layout: value_prop · 16:9
Value proposition
How buyers move a S$1M car today
Current Solutions
sgCarMart
  • Toyota-backed reach
  • Built for sellers moving stock
  • Low prestige specificity
  • No verification at S$1M
Carousell Autos
  • Horizontal liquidity
  • No curation
  • Classifieds trust model
  • Wrong buyer profile
Collecting Cars
  • Enthusiast auction credibility
  • Asset-light P2P
  • Little Singapore presence
  • Auction, not showroom
  • S$300k to S$3M corridor
  • Asset-light, never takes title
  • 185k-subscriber trust engine
  • Leng Kee showroom conversion
Three solved problems and one empty quadrant: high trust plus high prestige specificity. Octane occupies it.
Slide 7 - Features (LAVisions layout)layout: product_split · 16:9
Features and benefits
What the platform does for both sides
01
Unified inventory page
Marketplace cars and own stock in one browse. The buyer sees a curated floor, not a classifieds wall.
02
Verified condition reports
Independent inspection and brand-verified reports lift buyer confidence and effective take-rate without touching the headline fee.
03
Tiered deposit-fee
S$5,000 entry, S$12,000 mid, S$25,000 top. Converts to deposit on close. Refunds only on documented seller failure.
04
Attach stack
Inspection, transport, condition report and escrow. Paid add-ons that lift effective take above 4.5 percent in the attach scenario.
05
Founder-led media
The largest English-language supercar channel in ASEAN feeds qualified demand at zero marginal acquisition cost.
Why now
The category just became venture-backable
01
Carro validated the category
Carro filed for a US listing in August 2025 targeting more than US$3B. The regional used-car category is now priced at scale.
02
Asset-light is back in favour
Cazoo raised more than US$1B, took title on every car and collapsed in 2024. Investors have re-anchored toward asset-light models.
03
Discovery moved online
Singapore online car discovery compounds at 10.2 percent a year. 76 percent of ASEAN supercar buyers cite YouTube familiarity as a top-three trust signal.
Market opportunity
A S$11.4B market with an empty corridor
TAMSAMSOM
S$11.4BASEAN luxury used vehicles
Six ASEAN markets, used prestige volume, 2025
Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong and the Philippines, growing 5.9 percent a year through 2029.
S$3.2BS$300k-plus prestige slice
Prestige units times S$300k-plus ticket, ASEAN
The prestige corridor, growing 7.4 percent a year. Faster than the market it sits inside.
S$520MOctane revenue by 2028
1,360 cars in 2028E times S$382k blended revenue
880 marketplace closes plus trade, consignment and services, at 28 percent gross margin.
Slide 9 - Business Model (LAVisions layout)layout: business_model · 16:9
business model
Fee-led, asset-light, payback under one deal
Main income
Marketplace deposit-fee
A tiered fee on listing inquiry that converts to deposit on close. Headline take walks from 2.6 percent in 2025 to 3.7 percent by 2028, above 80 percent contribution because Octane never holds the car.
Unit economics
Payback under one transaction
2026 blended CAC is S$13,300 against S$91,200 gross profit per car on the first deal. The channel supplies demand at zero marginal cost. Blended LTV to CAC of 2.4x.
Slide 10 - Go To Market (LAVisions layout)layout: product_split · 16:9
Go to market
Convert held trust into transaction flow
01
Founder-led YouTube
185k subscribers, 320k average views per release. Permissionless in-segment reach at zero marginal cost.
02
Showroom and seller network
Every trade-in is a future listing. Every service client is a future seller. The floor acquires supply.
03
SEO inventory pages
Model-specific searches like Ferrari 488 Singapore and Porsche GT3 RS used. Verified pages that rank and convert.
04
Paid search and retargeting
Capture-only, not the primary engine. Catches high-intent viewers six months after the first watch.
05
Partner network
Specialist insurers, finance brokers, inspection providers, logistics partners and owner clubs. Trust by association.
Slide 11 - Team (LAVisions layout)layout: team_grid · 16:9
The team
The rare combination the category needs
Devraj "Dev" Rana
Co-founder and CEO
Twelve years on the Singapore supercar floor, from Wearnes to Hong Seh. Built the brand, the 185k-subscriber channel and the trader network. Closes S$2M deals on a Saturday.
Aakash Mehra Co-founder and COO Ex-PwC Deals Singapore, seven years on consumer and automotive M&A. Runs finance, operating discipline and the platform build. Marcus Tan Head of Operations
The first five hires, funded by the seed
  • Eighteen years in Singapore luxury auto. Ex-Wearnes Bentley, ex-Eurokars Porsche. Runs the floor, viewings and COE paperwork.
  • Priya Raghavan
  • Advisor, Regional
  • Ex-Carro commercial lead. Covers regional execution across Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta.
  • Lim Wei Keong
Slide 12 - Competitive Advantage (LAVisions layout)layout: competitive_matrix · 16:9
Competitive advantage
What capital cannot buy in 18 months
The empty quadrant is high trust plus high prestige specificity
01
A 185k-subscriber channel and twelve years of trader trust. Not a software feature.
02
Asset-light peer-to-peer that removes COE speculation and Lemon Law exposure.
03
A Leng Kee showroom that turns an audience into a funnel and closes the deal in person.
04
Services attach across detailing, servicing and bespoke that deepens margin after close.
Buyer trust
Prestige specificity
sgCarMart
Carousell Autos
Collecting Cars
Octane
Slide 13 - Roadmap (LAVisions layout)layout: roadmap_3phase · 16:9
Roadmap
Twenty-four months, one required round
2026
Phase 1
Singapore scale
Series A first close, 15 April 2026
Platform v1 live, Q2 2026
Take-rate test at 4.5 percent, Q3 2026
180 marketplace closes by Q4 2026
Gross margin to 22 percent
2027
Phase 2
Kuala Lumpur
KL marketplace launch, Q2 2027
Jakarta lead hired, Q1 2027
470 closes across Singapore and KL
S$360M revenue, S$46M EBITDA
Gross margin to 25 percent
2028
Phase 3
ASEAN corridor
Jakarta opens, H1 2028
Hong Kong staged, H2 2028
880 marketplace closes
S$520M revenue
15.8 percent EBITDA margin
Slide 14 - Forecast (LAVisions layout)layout: forecast_kpi_chart · 16:9
Forecast
The 24-month picture
Capital RaisedS$10M2 rounds
Revenue (24m)S$360Mcumulative
Minimum CashS$6.8MMonth 13
Cash at Month 24S$24Mperiod end
Revenue compounds from S$158M in 2025 to S$360M by end FY2027. EBITDA inflects from S$11M to S$46M. The business is already profitable, so the round funds growth, not survival.
Slide 15 - Ask (LAVisions layout)layout: ask_kpi_charts · 16:9
The ask
S$10M to formalise a market Octane already influences
The AskS$10MSeries A at S$70M post
Runway24 monthsThe only required round
Profitable fromNowEBITDA positive since 2023
Use of funds · %
Cost allocation