SLUICE Final Presentation (1) (1)

Sluice: The Team

Brett Belock• University of Notre

Dame: B.A Industrial Design- 2008

• University of Notre Dame: MBA Entrepreneuship-2014

Valeriano Lima• California State

University SB: B.S Finance-2004

• University of Notre Dame: MBA Entrepreneurship-2015

Allan Regis• Vanderbilt: B.Eng.

Mechanical Engineering- 2014

• University of Notre Dame: M.S ESTEEM- 2015

Crystal Chen-Goodspeed• University of Notre Dame:

B.S Science-Business and Medieval Studies- 2016

SluiceIndependent Living, One Pour at a Time

Sluice enables independent living by helping people with compromised dexterity in their upper limbs pour from beverage containers.

The Problem

Sluice Supports Weight of Container Guides through Pouring Motion Reduces Strain Ensures Accuracy Promotes Independent Living

▪ Pain from Arthritis▪ Lack of Strength▪ Loss of Coordination▪ Shakiness from Tremors▪ Impaired proprioception

The Solution

How Sluice Works

“It’s good that somebody is out there working on it. We need help” – Lynda

Market

• Lifestyle Assistive Technology

http://bccresearch.blogspot.com/2012/01/us-market-for-assistive-technologies-to.html

Current Status Focus on Independent Living

Value Added Affordable and Intuitive

Market Characteristics Daily living aids- $5B (est*) Comparable products only found online

Strategy Affordable, domestic-based product distributed via online and retail stores

Competition

EZ-Pour Handle Roll n PourJug Kettle Tipper

Kettle Pourer Patterson Medical Universal Kettle Tipper Pour Thing

Competition BreakdownEZ-Pour Handle Roll N Pour Jug Kettle Tipper

US-based; $2.99 plus $5.00 S/H

US-based; $22.95 plus $6.95 S/H

UK-based; Discontinued; $45.74 international S/H

Kettle Pourer Patterson Medical Universal Kettle Tipper

Pour Thing

Chinese-based; $49.95 plus international S/H

UK-based; $46.25 plus international S/H

US-Based; $59.70 plus $9.95 S/H

Selected Financial Information

Selected Financial Ratios2017 2018 2019

# Customers 29,885 59,573 89,290

Churn (7%) 2,092 4,171 6,251

Revenue $ 1,061,450 $ 2,132,195 $ 3,122,936 Avg Order $ 36 $ 36 $ 35

Sales 206,000 270,272 334,618

Marketing 62,400 125,346 154,341

Total S&M 268,400 395,618 488,959

CAC $ 9 $ 7 $ 5

LTV $ 42 $ 43 $ 42

LTV/CAC Ratio $ 4.71 $ 6.42 $ 7.60

2017 2018 2019 CAC $ 9 $ 7 $ 5 LTV $ 42 $ 43 $ 42 LTV/CAC Ratio 4.7 6.4 7.6

Milestones

Seek $300K in funding for:

● Product validation and maturation

● Strategic hires

● Acquisition of the injection mold

● Establishing partnerships (i.e. manufacturers and distributors)

● Validation of the various customer segments

Product Maturation

Foam MVP 3D Prototype Envisioned Product

Launch Strategy

• Kickstarter

• Concept Validation

• Valuable Consumer Insights

• Raise Funding

• First of a Suite of Products

• Potential License Candidate

Sluice Independent Living, One Pour at a Time