— Presenting —

Nexus
Pen

Convenient · Powerful · Endless

Write Brilliant. Write with Donna.

PART 1 · CH. 02The Moment

0

people use AI
every single day.

But what if it wasn't on your phone?

PART 1 · CH. 01The Problem

Students live in an
impossible paradox.

01

📱

43%

Phones — #1 distraction

02

🤖

100%

AI lives behind a screen

03

⊘

0

No physical AI tool exists

04

🛡

FERPA

Schools can't legally use AI

66% of U.S. 8th graders read below grade level The tools failed them. Time for a new tool.

PART 1 · CH. 02The Solution

AI in your hand.
Not on your screen.

Press. Speak. Learn. Donna lives inside the pen — answers on the OLED, voice through the speaker, zero screen required.

8-hour battery · USB-C charging · ~28 g · 138 × 18 mm

🎙

Press-to-Talk

Hold the button. Ask anything.

🖥

128 × 64 OLED

Text answers on the pen itself.

🔊

Natural Voice

Donna speaks back over BLE.

🧠

5 AI Modes

Answer · School · Research · Creative · Language

✍

Real Ink

Refillable cartridge. It writes.

⚡

1.8s latency

Mic → AI → speaker in under 2s.

01

OLED DISPLAY

128 × 64 monochrome · SH1107

02

PTT BUTTON

Push-to-talk · tactile

03

SPEAKER

MAX98357A · 24 kHz natural voice

04

REAL INK

Refillable cartridge tip

PART 1 · CH. 03The Team

Four high schoolers.
Built it ourselves.

Logan HolbyCEO

Hardware · Firmware · Full-Stack. Product Vision.

Michael KayCFO

Unit Economics · Financial Modeling · Investor Relations.

Izic MillerCMO

Brand · Content · Social. 150+ SEO Posts.

Chase CoeCOO

Operations · Partnerships · Manufacturing.

PART 1 · CH. 04Meet Donna

Donna isn't an app.
She's the pen.

One press. Five brains. Answers in 1.8 seconds.

Answer School Research Creative Language →

PART 1 · CH. 04AMode 1 — Answer

MODE

Mode

01

Answer.

Fast. Direct. Conversational. No bloat.

Free tier · < 1.8s latency

You hold PTT and ask

What is photosynthesis?

Donna answers

Photosynthesis turns sunlight into plant food. It's the reason we breathe — leaves swap CO₂ for oxygen.

PART 1 · CH. 04BMode 2 — School

MODE

Mode

02

School.

Teacher-tone. Step-by-step. K-12 safe.

FERPA · COPPA · Districts only

You hold PTT and ask

What is photosynthesis?

Donna answers

Great question! Plants make food from sunlight. Three ingredients: light, water, and carbon dioxide…

PART 1 · CH. 04CMode 3 — Research

MODE

Mode

03

Research.

Equations. Citations. Peer-reviewed depth.

Source-grounded · Live citations

You hold PTT and ask

Explain photosynthesis.

Donna answers

6CO₂ + 6H₂O + hν → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂. Light reactions in thylakoids; Calvin cycle in the stroma (Calvin & Benson, 1950).

PART 1 · CH. 04DMode 4 — Creative

MODE

Mode

04

Creative.

Poetry. Fiction. Words, not facts.

Tone-aware · Style tuning

You hold PTT and ask

Describe photosynthesis poetically.

Donna answers

Picture a leaf — a tiny solar panel humming with life. Sunlight lands. The air bends. A silent miracle, ten quintillion times a second.

PART 1 · CH. 04EMode 5 — Language

MODE

Mode

05

Language.

50+ languages. Translate. Learn. Speak.

50+ languages · Real-time voice

You hold PTT and ask

Translate: photosynthesis.

Donna answers

ESLa fotosíntesis convierte la luz solar en alimento vegetal.

FRLa photosynthèse transforme la lumière en nourriture.

ZH光合作用将阳光变成植物养分。

PART 1 · CH. 05Market · TAM / SAM / SOM

A $164.764M market.

34 million students in the US × $25 ARPU. We capture 4.78% long-term.

TAM

$164.764M

US K-12 students

SAM

$6.59M

Illinois K-12 × $25 ARPU

Market Share

4.78%

Long-term capture

PART 1 · CH. 06ABuyers · Students

Pillar 1 / 3

🎓

6.59M Illinois students

Buyer 1 · Students

Locked out
of the AI era.

The Problem

ChatGPT bans under-13. Phones banned in class. AI locked out.

The Fix

Voice AI in a pen they already carry. School-allowed.

$89 student tier · 25% off with .edu · 4-yr LTV lock-in Next: Trades

PART 1 · CH. 06BBuyers · Trades & Field

Pillar 2 / 3

🦺

10M+ U.S. workers

Buyer 2 · Trades & Field

Hands full.
Phones can't help.

The Problem

Phones cost focus on job sites — sometimes lives. Hands always full of tools.

The Fix

Press. Ask. Hear. Tools never leave your hands.

$119 retail · safety-critical voice AI · OSHA-friendly hands-free Next: Professionals

PART 1 · CH. 06CBuyers · Professionals

Pillar 3 / 3

💼

100M+ knowledge workers

Buyer 3 · Professionals

Mid-call
lookups break flow.

The Problem

Phones in meetings = rude. Mid-call lookups break flow and trust.

The Fix

Pen on the desk. Voice query. Notes on paper. AI in your ear.

$119 retail · Donna Pro $24.99/mo · pure margin recurring 3 / 3 Buyers

PART 1 · CH. 07UVP · Competition

No one else combines this.

Feature

Nexus Pen

ChatGPT

Rabbit R1

Humane AI

Livescribe

Physical writing

✓

×

✓

Voice AI built-in

✓

×

Hands-free

✓

×

✓

×

On-device display

✓

×

✓

×

FERPA / COPPA

✓

×

✓

Price

$119

$20/mo

$199

$699

$130

PART 1 · CH. 08AFederal Compliance

Pillar 1 / 2

Compliance is
the moat.

ChatGPT can't legally sell into K-12 · We can

🛡

FERPA

Compliant for K-12

✓ Verified

👶

COPPA

Safe under 13

✓ Verified

🔒

TLS 1.3

End-to-end encryption

Active

🚫

NO SALE

No data. No ads.

Policy

🗑

ERASURE

Right to delete

On request

Federal compliance · verified architecture · district-ready Next: Pricing

PART 1 · CH. 08BPricing

Pillar 2 / 2

Three tiers.
One ecosystem.

Affordable for students · Profitable for districts

Individual

$119

One-time · retail

Single user account
All 5 AI modes
Mobile app included

Student / Educator

$89

25% off with .edu

Verified .edu email
Stacks with sales
Priority support
Valid as long as enrolled

School District

$75

Bulk · per pen

Admin dashboard
FERPA + DPA ready
+$18/student/yr SaaS
Volume discounts

One pen. Three doors. The same Donna inside.

PART 2 · CH. 09AHardware Built

We built
the pen.

$9.62

Mass-Prod COGS

$92.62

MVP Build

v10.3

Firmware

4-layer 38-component custom PCB · not a dev board
Custom BLE audio codec · G.711 μ-law @ 24kHz over BLE 5.0

PART 2 · CH. 09BStorefront Live

We built
the storefront.

LIVE

Commerce

1,299

Shopify Sessions

150+

SEO Posts

PART 2 · CH. 09CApp Shipped

We built
the app.

#28

TestFlight Build

iOS

+ Android

BLE

Live Sync

19,000-line FastAPI backend · 70+ REST endpoints
JWT auth · rate limiting · OpenAI content-safety filters

PART 2 · CH. 10Manufacturing

Production partner
selected.

TECOO
PARTNER
2026

TECOO Electronics

$9.62

1K COGS

35d

Lead

6

Parts

100%

DFM

PART 2 · CH. 11AHardware Economics

Pillar 1 / 2

Per-Pen Profit

What every pen
earns.

$119 retail. $10.35 all-in COGS at TECOO 1K-unit pricing. The pen pays for itself on the very first sale.

Retail

$119

Individual tier

All-in COGS

$10.35

$9.62 + $0.73 ship

Margin

91.38%

TECOO verified

Startup capital · $29,725 · Break-even at unit ~280 · 1.8s voice-to-answer latency (beats ChatGPT mobile) Next: SaaS

Gross Profit / Pen

$108

Every. Single. Sale.

PART 2 · CH. 11BSaaS Economics

SaaS
compounds.

Plus

$14.99

Pro

$24.99

Schools

$18

Y1 ARR

$70K

Y1 Pro+Schools

$210K

Y3 ARR Target

$1.4M

PART 2 · CH. 12Marketing Strategy

$10K. Three plays.

20% of the $50K raise goes to marketing. Paid ads + free pens + ambassadors.

01 · Paid ads

🎯

Meta & TikTok targeted spend.

$5K

Reaches 250K+ students

02 · TikTok UGC

🎬

Student creators do the selling.

$0 CAC

#NexusPen viral loop

03 · Ambassadors

🎓

Reps in every school.

25 × 12

Ambassadors · Schools

PART 2 · CH. 12BGo-To-Market · B2B

Districts buy
in bulk.

School Pilot Motion

10

Free pens to one district.
Impact data after 90 days.
Then they expand district-wide.

Per Student SaaS

$18

Avg District

5,000+

ARR / District

$90K

FERPA + COPPA — we ship where ChatGPT legally cannot.

PART 3 · CH. 13ARevenue Trajectory

Our financial model.

Break-Even by Month

4

Profitable in
Year One.

~280 pens
Q4 2026

5.83× growth · SG&A 35% · 55% net margin · Conservative model V1

PART 3 · CH. 13BExit Strategy

Three paths. One outcome.

01 · Conservative

🌊

$5M

Revenue mult.3× Y3

Base Case

02 · Strategic

🚀

$10M–$30M

Revenue mult.6× Y3

03 · Bull case

💎

$50M+

Revenue mult.12×+ Y5

Hardware-EdTech exits 3–6× revenue · Newsela $192M · GoGuardian $1.0B · Whoop $3.6B

PART 3 · CH. 14Roadmap

Where we're
going.

✓

DONE

Q1–Q2 2026

▶

YOU ARE HERE

Q2 2026

🏭

PRODUCTION

Q3 2026

🚀

YEAR 1

Q4 2026

📈

YEAR 2

2027

✓ Done

MVP + Full Stack + Final Pitch

Firmware v10.3 · 4 prototype iterations · mobile app · backend · 159 SEO posts indexed · FERPA + COPPA compliant by design · ambassador program · Final Pitch delivered May 12

● Tonight · May 18

Pitch Night Finals

Compete for the Pitch Night grand prize · finalize TECOO quote · beta test with real students · open $50K bridge round

Q3 2026

100-Unit Pilot Run

PCBA produced + validated · enclosure tooling · first deliveries to beta schools

Q4 2026

Commercial Launch · Seed Close

Year 1 close · $315K revenue · 2.6K units · 10 school pilots · $1M seed wired

2027

Year 2 · Scale to 6.8K Units

$809K revenue · district sales scaling · Plus + Pro tiers live · path to $1.84M Y3

LEGAL · IP · CAPITAL MILESTONES

Q2 2026

Design Patent Filed

Q3 2026

Utility Patent Filed

AT SEED CLOSE

Illinois LLC → Delaware C-Corp

Q4 2026 TARGET

$1M Seed Close

Revenue Trajectory

$0

Today

→

$12K

Q3

→

$315K

Y1

→

$809K

Y2

→

$1.84M

Y3

PART 3 · CH. 14The Ask

TONIGHT · PITCH NIGHT

🏆

GRAND PRIZE

Awarded live tonight

Every dollar fuels TECOO PCBA + patent filings

FUTURE · BRIDGE LOAN

$50K

Jun – Sep 2026

Convertible debt · 5% int. · 18-mo

Converts at $5M cap · 20% disc.

Funds 100-unit pilot

FUTURE · SEED ROUND

$1M

Q4 2026

$6.7M pre · $7.7M post

Founders 86% · Seed 13% · Bridge 1%

Funds 1K-unit run + GTM

Entity Conversion

Illinois LLC → Delaware C-Corp at close

WHEN INVESTORS GET PAID	$5M EXIT	$10M	$30M	$50M+
Seed investor (13%)	$650K · 0.65×	$1.3M · 1.3×	$3.9M · 3.9×	$6.5M · 6.5×
Bridge note (1% post-conv.)	$50K · 1.0×	$100K · 2.0×	$300K · 6.0×	$500K · 10×

0 outside capital raised · 100% founder-owned · clean cap table

PART 3 · CH. 15Our Mission

Make pen & paper
convenient. powerful. endless.

5.83× growth in three years

Year 1

$315K

2.6K units

→

Year 2

$809K

6.8K units

→

Year 3

$1.84M

15K units

One pen. Three years.
A category we own.

— End —

Write
Brilliant.

Write with Donna.

— Contact

Logan Holby

CEO

NexusPenLLC@gmail.com

nexuspen.org

— The Team

LOGAN HOLBY · CEO
MICHAEL KAY · CFO
IZIC MILLER · CMO
CHASE COE · COO

— Thank you · Any questions? —

Developer Mode

NexusPen

people use AIevery single day.

Students live in animpossible paradox.

AI in your hand.Not on your screen.

Four high schoolers.Built it ourselves.

Donna isn't an app.She's the pen.

A $164.764M market.

Locked outof the AI era.

Hands full.Phones can't help.

Mid-calllookups break flow.

No one else combines this.

Compliance isthe moat.

Three tiers.One ecosystem.

We builtthe pen.

We builtthe storefront.

We builtthe app.

Production partnerselected.

What every penearns.

SaaScompounds.

$10K. Three plays.

Districts buyin bulk.

Our financial model.

Three paths. One outcome.

Where we'regoing.

Make pen & paperconvenient. powerful. endless.

WriteBrilliant.

Nexus
Pen

people use AI
every single day.

Students live in an
impossible paradox.

AI in your hand.
Not on your screen.

Four high schoolers.
Built it ourselves.

Donna isn't an app.
She's the pen.

Locked out
of the AI era.

Hands full.
Phones can't help.

Mid-call
lookups break flow.

Compliance is
the moat.

Three tiers.
One ecosystem.

We built
the pen.

We built
the storefront.

We built
the app.

Production partner
selected.

What every pen
earns.

SaaS
compounds.

Districts buy
in bulk.

Where we're
going.

Make pen & paper
convenient. powerful. endless.

Write
Brilliant.