MODEL EXPLORER · 26 SEP 2026
ONE COMMUNITY. CONNECTED ECONOMICS.
A trusted network.
A compounding platform.
Payments bring the relationships. Software deepens them.
Banking and partner services expand the economics.
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Operating case
Bank size
Acquisition route
Revenue scope
All views update together /USD · Years after bank opening · Illustrative assumptions
Year 10 net income
$16.5mBank + platform, after taxCash funding required
$40.1m+ $19.5m contributed bank valueProject return · IRR
14.0%Below the 15.0% required returnModeled exit proceeds
$159.8mAt ~11 years from inceptionTHE RANGE OF OUTCOMES
One platform. Three operating cases.
Same bank, acquisition route and revenue scope. Different adoption and unit economics.
THE INVESTMENT LOGIC
Distribution first.
Depth follows.
01Community relationships
Institutions introduce trusted access.
02Daily-use infrastructure
Payments and software build relevance.
03More value per relationship
Fee services expand contribution.
WHAT THE CAPITAL FUNDS
Cash and contributed value.
$59.6mtotal economic capital
Cash through bank opening$8.2m
Subsequent cash calls$32.0m
Bank contributed for shares$19.5m
Shares reduce cash needs. The bank’s contributed value remains an economic cost; ownership dilution is not calculated.
GROWTH BEYOND THE CORE
Layer services into a working network.
$6.33mYear 10 expansion contribution
pre-tax, after recurring costs
pre-tax, after recurring costs
Launch: bank Y2Lending includedNet income positive Y5
THE PRICE DISCIPLINE
The growth story still needs the right entry price.
At a 15.0% required return, modeled bank consideration supports up to $16.22m, versus the $19.5m assumption.