Cavana -- Investor Deck 2026 v8.5

Investor Deck -- 2026

Friends and Family Round

Seamless Charging. Better Living.

Pre-seed

Name pronunciation: kuh·ba·nuh. Exactly like Cabana. But Cavana. ツ

The Founding Conviction

“I look around and I can’t find the place I want to be.
It’s not a bar, although I want to socialize.
It’s not a restaurant, although I’d like to grab a bite.
It’s not a café, because the moment I finish my coffee, I don’t want to feel like I have to buy another one just to stay. I don’t want to hang at a random gas station on a Friday night
But I’m fixated on the idea of what a great refueling station could be. The more I look, the less I find.
So I had to build it myself.
For people like me.
And hopefully, for people like you.”

Bryan Mario — Founder & CEO

What Cavana Is

Cavana is a hospitality management company that operates EV charging as its anchor service. We build and operate premium charging destinations across Florida.The kind of places that become a seamless part of your everyday life.

The Hub

Two floors. Two audiences.

Ground floor open to every customer — café, marketplace, lounge, amenities. Upper floor is a members-only area with 24/7 access.

The Revenue Model

Four streams. All growing at the same time.

Charging fees, retail-hospitality spend, recurring membership, and on-site advertising — each one independent of the others.

The Membership

One Membership. Every Cavana.

Premium access at a home site, with a network-wide tier that unlocks every Cavana as the Florida network grows. The membership appreciates as the network grows.

The Market

Central Florida. Where the model gets proven.

460,000 registered EVs in Florida and growing. Central Florida EV adoption and utilization doubles the national average. The market is ready, and we're building for it.

The Problem

Charging as a standalone business does not work. Every major charging-only operator is unprofitable.

Electrify America. EVgo. ChargePoint. Blink. Four of the largest public charging networks in the country. All four lose money. Their only revenue is electricity — and electricity alone does not pay for the site.

Fast charging creates 27–42 minutes of repeat, predictable dwell time
Most charging sites are utility stops, not places designed for spend or return visits
Energy sales alone do not support attractive site economics — the operators building only chargers are proving it

The dwell time already exists. The business built around it does not.

What this looks like in practice

Typical fast-charge session 27–42 min

Major charging-only operators profitable Zero

Retail-hospitality-led charging operators built from inception Limited

91%

of EV drivers make a purchase while waiting to charge when a retail option is present. The spending behavior already exists. Most charging locations do not capture it.

What this means

The customer already arrives. The dwell time already exists. What's missing is a business model designed to monetize it — and nobody has built one from the ground up with charging as the anchor service.

Source: Switchio EV charging consumer behavior study

The Thesis

Gas is to Wawa what EV charging is to Cavana.

Wawa is a restaurant company that sells fuel. The gasoline is outside. It is not the business. It is the reason people pull in. The food, the coffee, the convenience — that is the business.

Cavana follows the same model. The charging is outside. It is not the business. It is the reason people pull in. What happens after they plug in — the café, the marketplace, the membership — that is the business.

Why this model works

Wawa, Buc-ee's, and Sheetz are the profitable ones — food companies that added chargers. Cavana is built the other way: hospitality from the ground up, with charging as the anchor service. In the stabilized model, hospitality is 60% of revenue. Charging is 19%. The numbers match the thesis.

The fuel brings people in. The hospitality keeps them there. The experience brings them back.

Four revenue layers — all growing at the same time

01

The Anchor

Charging

Repeat traffic and guaranteed dwell time. The reason people pull in.

02

Where the Margin Lives

Retail-Hospitality

Café, marketplace, and convenience retail capture spend during the session. 60% of stabilized revenue.

03

Recurring Revenue

Membership

Converts repeat charging behavior into monthly recurring revenue. Retention and lifetime value.

04

High Incremental Margin

Advertising

Digital screens monetize captive attention across public and member audiences.

Wawa proved the model with gasoline. Cavana is built to prove it with EV charging — same structure, new vehicle, new era.

Site 01 -- The Proof Point

Site 01 is the first proof point for the model.

One location. Two floors. Three core metrics to validate: utilization, spend per visit, and membership conversion.

Ground Floor -- Public

Fast-charging stalls as the traffic anchor
Cafe and premium convenience retail
Open-to-all environment designed to capture dwell-time spend

Upper Floor -- Members

Lounge access tied to paid membership
Premium seating and longer-stay environment
Space designed to test recurring usage and membership value

Site 01 exists to prove the model in operation, not to signal finished scale.

Site 01 -- Orlando Metro, Central Florida

8 stalls

8 Tesla V4 Supercharger posts, NACS. Vendor-confirmed at $940K.

2 floors

Public downstairs. Members upstairs.

Proof point

First live validation of the operating model.

90-day read

Utilization, spend, and conversion measured early.

Site 01 is the first live test of whether a retail-hospitality-led charging hub produces stronger economics than charging alone. This round is about proving the model in operation, not signaling finished scale.

The public floor drives traffic. The premium layer above is intended to support membership conversion among repeat users and create a recurring revenue upgrade path.

Customer Behavior

The session spend already exists. Amenity quality determines how much.

Every major study of EV driver behavior during charging reaches the same conclusion. When retail is present, 91% of drivers buy. The question was never whether the spend exists — it is how much. The answer is determined by what the location offers.

Amenity-rich locations capture three to five times the per-session spend of bare charging sites. Drivers are measurably more willing to choose them — and pay more for the session.

The Gap

The behavior is documented across every major study. The infrastructure designed to capture it is not.

Cavana is built to meet the behavior that is already happening.

What the research documents

$15–$42

Per-session spend at amenity-rich charging locations

3–5×

The retail window of a 27-minute charging session vs a traditional 5-minute gas stop

37% more

Likely to choose a charger with amenities over one without — and willing to pay more for the session

$1 / min

Observed retail spend rate within the one-hour charging window at locations with amenities

Across every major charging network in the J.D. Power 2025 study, “things to do while charging” is the lowest-scoring factor in driver satisfaction. The market is telling every operator what to build. Most are not building it.

Sources: Switchio EV charging consumer behavior study · J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience Public Charging Study · Industry dwell-time economics research.

Customer Economics

The model is built around repeat public charging behavior.

Three customer roles in the model

01

Daily Public Charger

High-frequency public charging user, often without dependable home charging.

Most important repeat-use case for testing recurring behavior, on-site spend, and membership conversion.

02

Premium Repeat User

Values consistency, premium access, and a better on-site environment.

The customer most likely to convert to membership and drive higher-margin ancillary spend.

03

Long Distance Traveler

Lower expected membership conversion.

Meaningful charging and retail-hospitality revenue per visit. Important for throughput.

Membership tiers

Free

Base access to the public site experience and rewards layer. Entry point into the system.

Paid Tier 1

$49/mo

Designed for repeat local users. Premium lounge access at home Cavana site.

Paid Tier 2

$99/mo

A network passport. Lounge access across every Cavana site as the Florida network grows.

Pricing shown is illustrative and will be finalized before launch.

Each visit generates transactional revenue. Repeat behavior creates the opportunity for recurring revenue.

Market Selection

Why Florida first.

Florida offers the charging dependency, corridor density, and operating conditions needed to validate the model quickly.

Large and growing EV adoption base
High share of renters and drivers without dependable home charging
Dense, high-traffic corridors that support both repeat local usage and transient demand
A market large enough to test the concept without requiring national scale assumptions

Florida is a practical first market for testing this model — large enough to matter, with the corridor density and charging dependency the model needs.

#2 in U.S.

An estimated 460,000 registered EVs in Florida as of early 2026 — second nationally behind California

35-45% peak

Orlando metro charging utilization rate — more than double the 16% national average

150-180/day

Sessions per location per day at high-demand Orlando sites vs. ~120 nationally

75M+ visitors

Annual Orlando visitors creating transient EV charging demand on top of the local base

Why this matters

Central Florida is one of the highest-utilization charging regions in the country. High-demand Orlando sites regularly reach capacity during peak hours, with wait times of 1.0–2.0% vs. less than 0.5% nationally. Tesla is building megasites in the region to address this bottleneck. The demand exists. The infrastructure to serve it with a retail-hospitality-first model does not.

Unit Economics

Hospitality is 60% of stabilized revenue. Charging is 19%. The Wawa thesis is the revenue mix.

Year 1 is the ramp. Stabilized reflects Year 2–3 at Central Florida utilization. Charging shown net of Tesla fee and utility; other streams gross. See Financial Blueprint for full detail.

8-Stall Hub — Site 01 Key Figures

Total Project Cost

~$4.85M–$5.0M

Tesla package $940K vendor-confirmed. All-in hard cap $5.0M.

Year 1 Revenue — Ramp

~$590K–$610K

All four streams combined. Pre-seed equity covers the ramp to stabilization.

Stabilized Revenue — Year 2–3

~$949K

Base case at 12.9 sessions/stall/day — Central Florida observed rates.

Break-Even Utilization

~15%

The site covers its costs at ~7–8 sessions/stall/day. Base case plans for 12.9 — roughly 1.6× above break-even.

Stabilized revenue mix — where the money comes from

Stream	Year 1 Est.	Share	Assumption
Hospitality	~$569K	60%	130 tx/day × $12.12
Charging (net)	~$183K	19%	12.9 sessions/stall/day
Membership	~$147K	16%	250 members × $49/mo
Advertising	~$50K	5%	Two-tier screen network

Comparison at matched stall count

Charging-only site

Revenue streams1

Charging share of revenue~100%

EconomicsEnergy-sale dependent

Industry profitabilityUnprofitable at scale

Cavana model

Revenue streams4

Charging share of revenue~19%

EconomicsRetail/Hospitality-led, charging-anchored

StructureBuilt to be profitable per site

81% of stabilized revenue comes from non-charging streams. That is what makes the site work.

The Team

The team is early, lean, and focused on proving the first location.

Founder & CEO

Bryan Mario

Designer Four years in private label brand economics at a product manufacturing company — label design, packaging, and brand identity from the inside.

EV Owner Firsthand experience with public charging infrastructure across Florida confirmed what the product needed to be.

Hospitality Two years at NEXUS Luxury Collection (Tavistock Group) as a designer. Found, from the inside, a working model of exactly what Cavana needed to become — a management company operating premium experiences across multiple locations under one membership umbrella.

Current Company direction, fundraising, and moving Site 01 from concept to operation.

Co-Founder & VP

Adams Mario

Operations Five years managing material procurement, vendor relationships, and leading production teams in manufacturing.

Current Hands-on experience in residential construction and renovation — direct exposure to how physical spaces get built. Experience that directly translates to Site 01 buildout.

Why this team fits the stage

Domain Exposure

Built from years inside private label brand economics, firsthand EV ownership, and working inside NEXUS Luxury Collection — a premium hospitality management company that operates the same membership-led, multi-location model Cavana is building.

Stage Fit

Structured around getting one site open, operational, and measurable before building a larger organization.

Execution Focus

This stage is about proof, not scale theater. The team is built around first-site execution and validation.

Corporate structure is already established across parent, operations, and property entities. Additional detail available in diligence materials.

At this stage, the right team is the one that can get Site 01 open and learn fast from it.

Rollout

Expansion follows validation. It does not come before it.

1

Launch Site 01

Open the first location and begin live operations in the Central Florida corridor.

2

Validate the model

Measure utilization, spend per visit, and membership conversion in live operating conditions.

3

Expand with evidence

Use Site 01 operating data to refine the model and determine where additional Florida locations are justified.

Licensing remains a future expansion path after validation, not a current operating assumption.

Phase objectives

Phase	Objective	Output
Phase 1	Prove the first site	Live operating data from Site 01
Phase 2	Replicate selectively in Florida after Site 01 validation	Additional sites pursued only after Site 01 operating results validate the model
Phase 3	Expand more broadly only after repeatability is demonstrated	Broader expansion only after repeatability is demonstrated in live operation

The expansion strategy depends on proof from Site 01. The first location is what makes every later location more credible and every later location easier to underwrite.

Future locations will be selected based on traffic density, EV adoption, public charging dependency, and corridor visibility.

The next phase is earned by operating proof, not projected ambition.

The Raise

$750K to launch Site 01 and generate the first operating proof points

What it does

--Satisfies SBA equity requirement (15%) on a ~$5.0M total project — $750K is the number
--Covers pre-development, trademark filing, pre-opening, and early operating expenses
--Provides runway through the Year 1 ramp to ~$949K stabilized revenue by Year 2–3

What it proves

--Whether the multi-revenue site model performs in live operation under current assumptions
--Whether repeat public charging behavior supports higher-margin retail-hospitality and membership revenue
--Whether Site 01 can serve as a repeatable operating template for future expansion

Bryan Mario -- Founder & CEO

255 S Orange Avenue, Suite 104 #1121 -- Orlando, FL 32801

Capital structure

Total Equity Raise

~$800K

$50K F&F + $750K pre-seed

SBA Debt (504 + 7a)

~$4.5M

~$2.5M bank (50%) + ~$2.0M SBA CDC (40%)

Total Project Cost

~$4.85M–$5.0M

Tesla package $940K vendor-confirmed. Hard cap $5.0M.

Primary Objective

Launch + validate

Open Site 01 and generate operating proof

This round makes the project financeable, funds pre-development and pre-opening costs, and provides operating runway through the first-year ramp. SBA-backed debt finances the construction and is underwritten against stabilized Year 2–3 performance — standard for SBA 504 on new construction — with this round’s equity cushion absorbing the ramp period.

Friends Round

$40K–$50K.
10% of the company.
One of the lowest valuations
this company will ever have.

Round size

$40,000 – $50,000

Closed circle. Friends and Family round.

Equity offered

10% of Cavana

Shared between both participants in this round.

Implied valuation

~$400K – $500K

Below the cost of the Tesla hardware alone.

Next raise

$750K pre-seed

Structured to close after this round. That round is being presented separately. It is not coming from you.

Estimated Fully Diluted Cap Table

After Friends Round + Pre-Seed + Employee Pool

Founders

~50%

Bryan + Adams

Pre-Seed (est.)

~30%

$750K raise

Friends Round

10%

$40K–$50K · This round

Employee Pool (est.)

~10%

Future team equity

A 10% option pool is carved out for the first operating hires post-funding — standard practice. All percentages are estimates and will adjust based on final pre-seed valuation. The pre-seed round dilutes all existing shareholders proportionally.

How to Invest

Direct equity. You own shares the day you sign.

Direct Equity

Buy shares today at today's price

✓

You own your shares immediately. No waiting, no conditions, no future triggers.

✓

You get in at the lowest valuation this company will likely ever be offered at — ~$400K–$500K. Your shares are the cheapest they will ever be.

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Your share price is locked now. When the $750K round closes, new investors will pay more per share than you did.

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Simple. One document. Done.

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Standstill: Investor agrees not to demand a repurchase, redemption, or buyback for a period of 24 months from the date of the agreement.

You want clarity and immediate ownership at the ground floor. This is it.

Example

How Your Investment Grows

A simplified illustration of how equity ownership works. Not actual Cavana terms.

Buying in

You invest $100 for 5% of a company. That puts the company’s value at $2,000 on paper. You own 5%. No waiting. No conversion. No conditions. You own your shares the day you sign.

What happens when the company grows

A new investor comes in and puts $5,000 in exchange for 20% of that same company. That puts the value at $25,000. Your slice gets slightly smaller — diluted from 5% to 4%. But the pie gets a lot bigger. Your $100 is now worth $1,000. That’s a 10× return on paper — without you doing anything.

5%

Today · $100

~4%

After $5K · valued ↑

$1,000+

Paper value at exit

When ownership becomes cash

Your shares are yours from day one. But turning them into cash requires a liquidity event — that's the moment ownership converts to real money.

1

Acquisition — the company gets acquired and you sell your equity to the acquirer at whatever the new post-money valuation is.

2

Buyback — the company buys back your shares once it has the cash flow to do so.

3

IPO — the company goes public and you sell on the open market.

What Your Investment Does

Your investment doesn't build the site. But it makes the site possible to build.

This phase takes the most time and cannot be skipped. You cannot raise primary capital on a concept alone. You raise it on a concept with documented progress. This round buys the evidence the next round needs.

01

Locks in the brand.

USPTO trademark filing for the Cavana name and identity — filed now, before the primary raise creates public visibility. The brand gets protected before it gets built out.

02

Starts the site work.

Site identification, landlord engagement, early architectural concepts, utility and power feasibility, permitting research. The groundwork a $750K investor expects to already be in motion.

03

Makes the primary raise credible.

Legal structure in place. Trademark filed. Site work in progress. Permitting initiated. That is the package that turns a $750K ask from a pitch into a fundable project.

What this means

You're not watching from the outside. You're in the company.

01

Equity ownership in Cavana Innovations Corp.

Your percentage of a company being built to own and operate premium EV charging destinations across Florida — starting with Site 01 in Orlando.

02

Pro-rata rights on future rounds

The right to invest again in the $750K raise to protect your percentage. You can participate — you're not required to.

03

Regular updates on company progress

Quarterly visibility into how the build is progressing. You'll know where things stand.

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Distributions — a future consideration

As the business matures, the company may explore returning value to shareholders before a liquidity event. This is not a current commitment — it will depend entirely on operating performance.

Bryan Mario -- Founder & CEO

255 S Orange Avenue, Suite 104 #1121 -- Orlando, FL 32801

The path from here

Now — Friends Round closes

$40K–$50K raised. 10% equity placed. Documents signed.

Pre-seed round — $750K

Satisfies SBA equity requirement. Funds pre-development and operating runway.

SBA debt closes — construction begins

~$4.5M in SBA-backed debt finances the build. Equity and debt work together.

Site 01 opens

First operating revenue. First proof point. The company you own a piece of is live.

Investment risk disclosure. This is an early-stage investment in a pre-revenue company. No location is open and no operating revenue has been generated. Investing in early-stage companies involves significant risk, including the possible loss of the entire amount invested. This is not a public offering and does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation to buy any security under applicable securities laws. Past performance of any referenced companies or business models does not guarantee future results for Cavana. All financial figures are illustrative estimates based on stated assumptions — they are not projections of actual results. Consult a financial advisor before making any investment decision. Actual results will vary.

Thank You

This document is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security. Cavana is pre-seed. No location is open and no operating revenue has been generated. Financial figures shown are illustrative estimates based on 2026 Central Florida market data, vendor-confirmed Tesla pricing, and stated assumptions — they are not projections of actual results. Year 1 figures reflect a realistic ramp period. Total project cost of ~$4.85M–$5.0M is based on Tesla's vendor-confirmed hardware pricing and independent Florida construction cost research. Actual results will vary.