550,000 small ranches.
9 out of 10 lose money.
The reason is a cooling problem.
We moved the cooler
inside the cow.
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The Problem
A System
Rigged
Against
the Small
<8%
Rancher share of the retail dollar
80%
U.S. beef from just 39 plants
~60K
Cattle dead or injured in transport every year
1,300
Average miles from ranch to your plate
Average ranch owner age: 70. Smallest U.S. cattle inventory since 1951.
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The Breakthrough
The Cow
IS the
Cooler.
Every slaughterhouse in America is built around one rule: a hot carcass must hit 44.6°F in 12 hours. That single constraint forces billion-dollar facilities, 1,300-mile hauls, and locks out 550,000 small ranches.
Harvestasis™ — Our Patented Solution
Vascular Cold-Flush Perfusion
DoD-funded battlefield resuscitation technology — adapted to cool carcasses from the inside out through the animal's own vascular system. No giant cooler. No centralized plant.
This constraint hasn't changed in 100 years.
Until now.
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The Economic Upside
More
Money.
Every
Head.
Small Rancher
$400→$1,000 /head
+150%
2.5× margin improvement
Small Processor
$400→$1,500 /head
+275%
3.75× margin improvement
Combined: $800 → $2,500 per head  ·  +212%
Value stays local. Small ranchers win. Small processors win.
Local value capture jumps from 16% → 50%
Source: ProkarnaMarginComparison.xlsx · Yr-5 Regen Ranch Metrics
The Product
Mobile
Harvest +
Stabilization
01 · Core Tech
Vascular Cold-Flush Perfusion
Rapid internal cooling through the circulatory system — replaces the need for a massive centralized cooler.
02 · Science
Internal Thermal & Biochemical Control
Cellular-level meat science managed continuously during transport.
03 · Compliance
Continuous Digital Logging
Real-time temp, pH, microbial monitoring — exceeds current USDA traceability standards.
04 · Delivery
Just-In-Time Cattle Supply
Cows harvested when customers order. Cold, hide-on carcass delivered direct to local processors. No facility redesign needed.
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How We Scale
Three
Phases
to $5.3B
Phase I · 0–12 months
Own & Operate
Buy from ranchers, sell to processors · MPPEP grant partnerships · HighGround Ranch studio partners
Phase II · 12–24 months
Expand & Franchise
Lease financing leverage · Franchise & co-ops · Novel meat products
Phase III · 24–36+ months
License & Scale
International licensing · Purchase processors · Mergers & partnerships
$1B fleet buildout captures 15% U.S. market  ·  ~$5.3B annual revenue
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3-Year Financial Path
EBITDA+
by
Year 2.
Yr 1
Revenue
$0.8M
EBITDA
–$0.75M
Fleets 1–2 deployed · Proof-of-concept · First carcass revenue
Yr 2
Revenue
$13M
EBITDA
$9M
Fleet 3 deployed · Franchise model begins · Positive EBITDA
Yr 3
Revenue
$26M
EBITDA
$16M
Multiple fleets · Licensing begins · International pipeline
$450K
CAPEX per fleet
$6.5M
Revenue/fleet at Yr-5
42
Fleets = 1% U.S. market
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The Ask
Validate.
Then
Scale.
$250K
YC SAFE · $7.5M market cap
Funds Cross-Species Biological Validation
Use of Funds
$55K  — Equipment (pumps, tanks, sensors)
$60K  — Engineering & prototype
$65K  — 12-month operating runway
$70K  — IP, grants, regulatory & sales
Team
James Hansen, CEO — $1B bond architect, FAA airline operator
Dr. Lyn Yaffe, CSO — DoD/Hopkins, 13 patents, $120M budget
Chris Fuller — USDA HACCP expert, MPPEP grant lead
TCU Partner · $9.93M USDA AFRI Grant
First 30–60 days: Bovine validation · Processor LOI · 5 MPPEP applications · HACCP submission
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