Pitch Deck Teardown: Transcend's $20M Series B deck

© Transcend Inc., 2023 info@transcendinfra.com
Generative Design SaaS for
Critical Infrastructure
Investor Presentation
2023
https://www.transcendinfra.com
Solving the root cause of the climate crisis: poor
planning = unsustainable infrastructure
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We believe Transcend directly addresses the systemic issues that cause climate
change to build a new foundation for the infrastructure of the future.
Our vision is that TDG will be used by every major stakeholder in ANY critical infrastructure
project; helping them find the root cause of system flaws, unlock engineering bottlenecks,
and press ‘reset’.
By freeing up time and capital for the smartest planning, engineering, and construction
minds, we enable them to evaluate a multitude of critical infrastructure options and
scenarios that focus on sustainability, affordability, and resiliency to build a climate
positive future.
We have a once in a generation opportunity to design our future critical infrastructure
with a refreshed approach and provide equitable access to technologies that can
positively impact the frontline communities who need them the most.
THE PROBLEM THE SOLUTION
• The world's critical infrastructure (water, power,
transportation, buildings) will require $9 trillion in new
investment by 2025 to support the global population.
• Climate change makes it difficult to design & build
infrastructure that can withstand future
unpredictability
• Traditional (manual) design methods are costly and
time-consuming, leading to difficulty in budgeting and
limited ability to innovate and integrate already
existing solutions.
• As a result, our current infrastructure lacks resilience to
repair our broken planet and sustain our quality of life
• Transcend is uniquely positioned to take advantage of
the over $1 trillion in committed government spending
on critical infrastructure to prepare for climate change.
• Transcend's mission is to transform the way
infrastructure is assessed and designed
• Transcend gives capital planners and engineers the
time and resources to evaluate innovative technologies
& sustainable design approaches
• By driving down the costs and resources required in the
preliminary design stage, Transcend will help bring the
infrastructure industry into the 21st Century
Transcend Enables the Infrastructure
Renaissance
“Your grandfather’s slow and
steady infrastructure business
will become one of the most
dynamic businesses on
earth.”
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Transforming Infrastructure Design
• Transcend's Design Generator (TDG) is a cloud-
based generative design platform that automates
the preliminary engineering process for critical
infrastructure projects.
• TDG generates professional grade preliminary
engineering documents - 30% of a complete design
- with no human intervention
• The software uses a proprietary data structure and
sustainability focused design methodologies to
complete all required calculations and instruct
EXISTING industry-standard engineering software
tools (simulators, CAD, BIM, etc.) to generate
optimized outputs
• TDG designs are generated faster and with fewer
resources compared to traditional processes,
reducing costs and speeding up project cycles and
freeing up resources to consider more options prior
to setting a project budget.
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85 Talented & Passionate
Transcenders
45+ Product, Engineers,
& Developers
Founded in Dec 2019
HQs in Princeton, NJ &
Product/Dev team in
Budapest, Hungary
Experience across a
wide range of MNCs
(GE, Microsoft, etc.) and
technology startups
Current Target
Verticals
Electrical
Substations
>$2B Global TAM/
$550M US TAM
Target Customer
Segments
Asset Owners/
Utilities
EPCs (Engineering/
Procurement /
Construction) and
Consultants
Technology OEMs
Transcend is a
generative design SaaS
company helping the
world design and build
critical infrastructure
more efficiently.
Our intuitive, cloud-
based design platform,
the Transcend Design
Generator (TDG), fully
automates the
preliminary
engineering of water,
power, and other
traditionally complex
and hard-to-design
vertical assets.
Water/Wastewater
Treatment Plants
>$5B Global TAM/
~$1.2B US TAM
TDG users have generated over 12,000 designs for
vertical assets to date
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Detailed Technical Report
or Proposal
PFD/P&ID/SLD/GA
Diagrams
3D BIM Model
Equipment BOQs / BOMs
OPEX Estimate
Baseline Digital Twin
ERP/CRM Integration
Site Info/Mapping
Target Output
Technology
Selection
Existing Asset Info
Utility Preferences
Feedstock Data
User Inputs
Transcend Design
Generator
TDG automatically
generates parametric
details (size, material, spec-
driven) for any set of inputs
leveraging industry standard
designs rules which are
configurable for each
enterprise client
Output Files/
Documents
Data Validation
Equipment Sizing &
Selection
Building Information
Modeling
Site Layouts Water & Power
Equipment Databases
Automatic
Document Generation
TDG: months long capital planning processes
completed in hours
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TDG Virtual Demo:
Designing an entire treatment facility in 5 minutes
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Link to Demo Video
Created to solve a real business need prevalent across the industry
TDG Product History: 10+ years in the making
2011-2013 2017-2018
2014-2016 2019-2020
Ideation to Product
Launch
• Software POC started as
internal tool for wastewater
engineering & technology
company (Organica Water)
• Completed V 1.0 to automate
design of Organica-powered
WWTPs
• Integrated engineering team
into software development and
QA/QC
• Utilization by Organica
commercial and engineering
teams (2014+)
• Addition of other wastewater
technologies/unit processes
(2015+)
• ~2000+ designs run
Product-Market Fit
Validation
Commercial
Validation
• Product registration
opened to 3rd party ESPs
and Organica License
Partners
• Launched V 2.0 and
migrated to an improved
AWS environment
• 4000+ designs run
Spin Out and Seed
Financing
• TRANSCEND Brand Release
• Hired first dedicated
employee (Adam Tank)
• Spin Out and complete
separation from Organica
(Dec 2019) and initial seed
financing
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Five Core
Differentiators
© Transcend Inc., 2023 info@transcendh2o.com
Clear
ROI
Be THE
Leading Voice
Land and Expand
Sales Strategy
Keep our Software
Clean and
Scalable
Product-Led
Growth
Purposeful Work Transcend Company Values Customer Journey
Thinking Together Quality Matters Smart Flexibility Embrace Change
Transcend’s Vision
Be the #1 Player Driving the Change from Manual to
Generative Design in Critical Infrastructure Industries
To generate designs this
complex, we have a
highly advanced tech
stack. We continuously
invest in the core back
end, refactor as we
grow, avoid shortcuts,
and leverage the latest
technologies and
frameworks. Internal
training and learning is
part of our DNA
Transcend represents
a MASSIVE change in
infrastructure design:
from weeks or months
to hours. We go on
this journey WITH our
customers, helping
them adapt &
transform with the best
sales and CS team on
the planet
Drive value and assist
in accelerating the
change through clear
ROI calculations and
success metrics for
customers. Publish
these ROI figures
whenever possible to
SHOW (not tell) the
tangible benefits of
generative design
Through innovative
content marketing and
presence at high-
visibility industry
events, be THE leading
voice promoting the
benefits of generative
design to ALL
stakeholders in the
industry
Product development
focused on building
features and functions
that ensure TDG
supports design of
facilities that solve the
MOST pressing
problems faced by
Asset Owners in the
industry
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Asset Owners/Utilities
- Must consider alternatives
for capital planning of asset
base
- Typically do work in-house
or pay 3rd party engineering
firms
- Key influencer/decision
maker controlling 100s of Mil
or Billions of investment
- Cost for a SINGLE design
option is substantial
- Prefer to consider multiple
alternatives to reduce risk
and maximize ROIC, but this
is cost prohibitive currently
- Highest ROI of any segment,
as they directly own, invest,
& spend $$ in capital
projects
Three Target Customer Segments within Each Vertical
EPCs/Consultants
- Typically hired by Asset
Owners to evaluate options
- Sometimes bill for services
by the hour like a lawyer or
accountant
- TDG fully automates a
portion of the work they bill
for today
- Their industry will be
completely transformed by
generative design, but In
early stages of disruption
- Typically have large IT
budgets for software
(CAD/BIM) to provide value
to their customers
Technology OEMs
- Sell engineered equipment
(membranes, breakers,
etc.) that is key part of a
facility
- Must provide preliminary
design to EPCs/Owners
- Sales engineers are
typically a bottleneck in
sales process
- Leverage TDG to bid on
more projects, faster, with
more detail, at lower cost
- Most interested in the
ACCESS Transcend provides
them directly to owners that
will ultimately buy their
technology/ equipment
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Substantial ROI for Each Customer Segment
Asset Owners
EPCs OEMs
✓ Spend Billions per Year on design of
infrastructure in the US alone
✓ Must run dozens to hundreds of designs per
year to evaluate options before building
✓ Consistent resource limitations cause
delays and no-bids that result in lost
sales and limit ability to grow
✓ [Supply chain bullet point]
✓ After decades of consolidation amidst
limited competition, generative design
is threatening their business model
✓ Customers are rapidly demanding
outcomes, not billable hours
✓ TDG saves hundreds of hours per
design, allowing them to offer clients
more options/alternatives and make
much higher margins on fixed-bid work
Configure New
Generic
Use Case
Sign New Client
Client Runs More
Designs
Customer Savings and
ROI
Upsell Existing Client
Configure New
Client Specific
Use Case
The Transcend
Flywheel –
Product Led
Growth
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A Massive Market Opportunity: Asset Owners Spend
$107B on 3rd Party Design Work in the US Alone
Source: ENR 2021 Top 500 US Design Firms (FY’21)
Asset owner spend with Top 500 U.S. EPC Firms
($M)
Transcend’s current
verticals are in
industries that spent
more than $23B on 3rd
party design work (US
only) in FY 2021
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Vertical Expansion Offers Significant Upside to Financial Projections
Source: ENR, EPA, Company Estimates 13
Placeholder for product roadmap, financial projections per vertical
OEM Use Case – XX Customer
Company Overview The Global Proposals Challenge
Key Results – Happy Employees, Meaningful ROI
Upsell/Cross-sell Potential/Results
“As more of the sales team adopts TDG, I can spend more time on complex
design projects…TDG is helping us scale our sales operations and better meet
our customers’ needs.”
– Customer Quote
“Thank you for making my life easier when generating budgetary proposals.”
–Customer Quote
• Engineering teams were spending too much time on
simple preliminary proposals and not enough time on
complex, cost-recoverable or billable work.
• Global teams use a variety of engineering and design
tools, leading to high variability and quality of engineering
outputs.
• Executive leaders share vision for digital-first mindset, but
difficulty in executing as a hardware & services company
• Contract started for one product line
• Transcend continuously improved XX Designs based on the
team’s feedback.
• Based on XX success, customer agreed to an upsell to add
two technologies in mm/yy
• Two other product lines already identified for future upsell
opportunities, with customer team asking for timeline
• The tool has reduced the time to produce standard budgetary
proposals by 50% (3 days to 1.5 days)
• With 200+ proposals run to date, it’s 300 days of engineering time saved
• AE team down to 10% of time (from 60%) spent on budgetary
proposals, increasing capacity significantly within existing team
• XX is unmatched in global reach, industry experience,
and expertise. Product portfolio includes many
water/wastewater treatment technologies
• ~1k+ employees, $xB+ revenue
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The Transcend Team: Seasoned Infrastructure
Investors, Engineers, & Technologists
Ari Raivetz
CEO & Founder
Tony Rhine
COO
Péter Bohács
VP, Product
Adam Tank
Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer
Sahil Chaini
Sr. Manager, Customer Success
Gábor Kovács
VP, Delivery
Select Board Members
Kim Baker
Elemental Excelerator
Alexander Crowell
PureTerra Ventures
John Haesler
Aspen Capital Group
- Fmr. CEO of VC backed
water tech start-up
- Previously lead PE at
pioneering cleantech VC
- Fmr Equity Analyst (BofA)
- ERP/CRM background
- Yale MBA
- 20+ yrs experience in SaaS
sales to utilities &
engineering industries
- Built sales team at 120Water,
promoted to President
- Fmr. Octiv, SESTERTii
- Fmr. Head of engineering
and dev at Organica Water
- 10 yrs industrial automation
and engineering experience
- Started career at SPX as an
Electrical Engineer
- Fmr. Founder/CEO of VC-
backed & exited water
robotics start-up
- Fmr. Dir. Smart Cities for
SUEZ North America
- GE Leadership Graduate
- B.S., Microbiology & MBA
- Fmr. sales lead @ VC
backed water start-up
- Sr. CS manager,
PathFactory
- M.A. Duke U., Water
Resource Mgmt.
- Lead development teams
at Fintech and Edtech
start ups
- Data oriented fullstack
developer w/ 15 years of
experience
Lorenzo Slay
Director, Energy
- Eng. Section leader, 10 yrs.
@ Arizona electric utility
- Digital Projects Lead @
largest U.S. nuclear power
plant
- B.S., Chemical Engineering
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• Our current investors are Aspen
Capital Group, Heritage Group
Ventures, Pure Terra Ventures,
and Vespucci Partners
• We are raising $20M of growth
capital to accelerate the
required build out of our team
and product
• The funding provides ample
runway to achieve XX financial
objective
Recognized as THE
market leader driving
change from manual to
automated
(generative) design for
a wide variety of critical
infrastructure projects
Generating CARR from
the water and power
verticals w/ x%+ Net
Revenue Retention and
x%+ y/y growth in CARR
Top Tier Gross Margins
and other financial
details
On track to reach >$xM
ARR in 2028 w/ x%+ cash
flow margins
$xxM+ of capital on the
Balance Sheet for growth
opportunities
Transcend in 2025
Use of Proceeds Slide
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© Transcend Inc., 2023 info@transcendinfra.com
Thank You!
Let’s change the way infrastructure is designed, together.
transcendinfra.com
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Pitch Deck Teardown: Transcend's $20M Series B deck

  • 1. © Transcend Inc., 2023 info@transcendinfra.com Generative Design SaaS for Critical Infrastructure Investor Presentation 2023 https://www.transcendinfra.com
  • 2. Solving the root cause of the climate crisis: poor planning = unsustainable infrastructure 2 We believe Transcend directly addresses the systemic issues that cause climate change to build a new foundation for the infrastructure of the future. Our vision is that TDG will be used by every major stakeholder in ANY critical infrastructure project; helping them find the root cause of system flaws, unlock engineering bottlenecks, and press ‘reset’. By freeing up time and capital for the smartest planning, engineering, and construction minds, we enable them to evaluate a multitude of critical infrastructure options and scenarios that focus on sustainability, affordability, and resiliency to build a climate positive future. We have a once in a generation opportunity to design our future critical infrastructure with a refreshed approach and provide equitable access to technologies that can positively impact the frontline communities who need them the most.
  • 3. THE PROBLEM THE SOLUTION • The world's critical infrastructure (water, power, transportation, buildings) will require $9 trillion in new investment by 2025 to support the global population. • Climate change makes it difficult to design & build infrastructure that can withstand future unpredictability • Traditional (manual) design methods are costly and time-consuming, leading to difficulty in budgeting and limited ability to innovate and integrate already existing solutions. • As a result, our current infrastructure lacks resilience to repair our broken planet and sustain our quality of life • Transcend is uniquely positioned to take advantage of the over $1 trillion in committed government spending on critical infrastructure to prepare for climate change. • Transcend's mission is to transform the way infrastructure is assessed and designed • Transcend gives capital planners and engineers the time and resources to evaluate innovative technologies & sustainable design approaches • By driving down the costs and resources required in the preliminary design stage, Transcend will help bring the infrastructure industry into the 21st Century Transcend Enables the Infrastructure Renaissance “Your grandfather’s slow and steady infrastructure business will become one of the most dynamic businesses on earth.” 3
  • 4. Transforming Infrastructure Design • Transcend's Design Generator (TDG) is a cloud- based generative design platform that automates the preliminary engineering process for critical infrastructure projects. • TDG generates professional grade preliminary engineering documents - 30% of a complete design - with no human intervention • The software uses a proprietary data structure and sustainability focused design methodologies to complete all required calculations and instruct EXISTING industry-standard engineering software tools (simulators, CAD, BIM, etc.) to generate optimized outputs • TDG designs are generated faster and with fewer resources compared to traditional processes, reducing costs and speeding up project cycles and freeing up resources to consider more options prior to setting a project budget. 4
  • 5. 85 Talented & Passionate Transcenders 45+ Product, Engineers, & Developers Founded in Dec 2019 HQs in Princeton, NJ & Product/Dev team in Budapest, Hungary Experience across a wide range of MNCs (GE, Microsoft, etc.) and technology startups Current Target Verticals Electrical Substations >$2B Global TAM/ $550M US TAM Target Customer Segments Asset Owners/ Utilities EPCs (Engineering/ Procurement / Construction) and Consultants Technology OEMs Transcend is a generative design SaaS company helping the world design and build critical infrastructure more efficiently. Our intuitive, cloud- based design platform, the Transcend Design Generator (TDG), fully automates the preliminary engineering of water, power, and other traditionally complex and hard-to-design vertical assets. Water/Wastewater Treatment Plants >$5B Global TAM/ ~$1.2B US TAM TDG users have generated over 12,000 designs for vertical assets to date 5
  • 6. Detailed Technical Report or Proposal PFD/P&ID/SLD/GA Diagrams 3D BIM Model Equipment BOQs / BOMs OPEX Estimate Baseline Digital Twin ERP/CRM Integration Site Info/Mapping Target Output Technology Selection Existing Asset Info Utility Preferences Feedstock Data User Inputs Transcend Design Generator TDG automatically generates parametric details (size, material, spec- driven) for any set of inputs leveraging industry standard designs rules which are configurable for each enterprise client Output Files/ Documents Data Validation Equipment Sizing & Selection Building Information Modeling Site Layouts Water & Power Equipment Databases Automatic Document Generation TDG: months long capital planning processes completed in hours 6
  • 7. TDG Virtual Demo: Designing an entire treatment facility in 5 minutes 7 Link to Demo Video
  • 8. Created to solve a real business need prevalent across the industry TDG Product History: 10+ years in the making 2011-2013 2017-2018 2014-2016 2019-2020 Ideation to Product Launch • Software POC started as internal tool for wastewater engineering & technology company (Organica Water) • Completed V 1.0 to automate design of Organica-powered WWTPs • Integrated engineering team into software development and QA/QC • Utilization by Organica commercial and engineering teams (2014+) • Addition of other wastewater technologies/unit processes (2015+) • ~2000+ designs run Product-Market Fit Validation Commercial Validation • Product registration opened to 3rd party ESPs and Organica License Partners • Launched V 2.0 and migrated to an improved AWS environment • 4000+ designs run Spin Out and Seed Financing • TRANSCEND Brand Release • Hired first dedicated employee (Adam Tank) • Spin Out and complete separation from Organica (Dec 2019) and initial seed financing 8
  • 9. Five Core Differentiators © Transcend Inc., 2023 info@transcendh2o.com Clear ROI Be THE Leading Voice Land and Expand Sales Strategy Keep our Software Clean and Scalable Product-Led Growth Purposeful Work Transcend Company Values Customer Journey Thinking Together Quality Matters Smart Flexibility Embrace Change Transcend’s Vision Be the #1 Player Driving the Change from Manual to Generative Design in Critical Infrastructure Industries To generate designs this complex, we have a highly advanced tech stack. We continuously invest in the core back end, refactor as we grow, avoid shortcuts, and leverage the latest technologies and frameworks. Internal training and learning is part of our DNA Transcend represents a MASSIVE change in infrastructure design: from weeks or months to hours. We go on this journey WITH our customers, helping them adapt & transform with the best sales and CS team on the planet Drive value and assist in accelerating the change through clear ROI calculations and success metrics for customers. Publish these ROI figures whenever possible to SHOW (not tell) the tangible benefits of generative design Through innovative content marketing and presence at high- visibility industry events, be THE leading voice promoting the benefits of generative design to ALL stakeholders in the industry Product development focused on building features and functions that ensure TDG supports design of facilities that solve the MOST pressing problems faced by Asset Owners in the industry 9
  • 10. Asset Owners/Utilities - Must consider alternatives for capital planning of asset base - Typically do work in-house or pay 3rd party engineering firms - Key influencer/decision maker controlling 100s of Mil or Billions of investment - Cost for a SINGLE design option is substantial - Prefer to consider multiple alternatives to reduce risk and maximize ROIC, but this is cost prohibitive currently - Highest ROI of any segment, as they directly own, invest, & spend $$ in capital projects Three Target Customer Segments within Each Vertical EPCs/Consultants - Typically hired by Asset Owners to evaluate options - Sometimes bill for services by the hour like a lawyer or accountant - TDG fully automates a portion of the work they bill for today - Their industry will be completely transformed by generative design, but In early stages of disruption - Typically have large IT budgets for software (CAD/BIM) to provide value to their customers Technology OEMs - Sell engineered equipment (membranes, breakers, etc.) that is key part of a facility - Must provide preliminary design to EPCs/Owners - Sales engineers are typically a bottleneck in sales process - Leverage TDG to bid on more projects, faster, with more detail, at lower cost - Most interested in the ACCESS Transcend provides them directly to owners that will ultimately buy their technology/ equipment 10
  • 11. Substantial ROI for Each Customer Segment Asset Owners EPCs OEMs ✓ Spend Billions per Year on design of infrastructure in the US alone ✓ Must run dozens to hundreds of designs per year to evaluate options before building ✓ Consistent resource limitations cause delays and no-bids that result in lost sales and limit ability to grow ✓ [Supply chain bullet point] ✓ After decades of consolidation amidst limited competition, generative design is threatening their business model ✓ Customers are rapidly demanding outcomes, not billable hours ✓ TDG saves hundreds of hours per design, allowing them to offer clients more options/alternatives and make much higher margins on fixed-bid work Configure New Generic Use Case Sign New Client Client Runs More Designs Customer Savings and ROI Upsell Existing Client Configure New Client Specific Use Case The Transcend Flywheel – Product Led Growth 11
  • 12. A Massive Market Opportunity: Asset Owners Spend $107B on 3rd Party Design Work in the US Alone Source: ENR 2021 Top 500 US Design Firms (FY’21) Asset owner spend with Top 500 U.S. EPC Firms ($M) Transcend’s current verticals are in industries that spent more than $23B on 3rd party design work (US only) in FY 2021 12
  • 13. Vertical Expansion Offers Significant Upside to Financial Projections Source: ENR, EPA, Company Estimates 13 Placeholder for product roadmap, financial projections per vertical
  • 14. OEM Use Case – XX Customer Company Overview The Global Proposals Challenge Key Results – Happy Employees, Meaningful ROI Upsell/Cross-sell Potential/Results “As more of the sales team adopts TDG, I can spend more time on complex design projects…TDG is helping us scale our sales operations and better meet our customers’ needs.” – Customer Quote “Thank you for making my life easier when generating budgetary proposals.” –Customer Quote • Engineering teams were spending too much time on simple preliminary proposals and not enough time on complex, cost-recoverable or billable work. • Global teams use a variety of engineering and design tools, leading to high variability and quality of engineering outputs. • Executive leaders share vision for digital-first mindset, but difficulty in executing as a hardware & services company • Contract started for one product line • Transcend continuously improved XX Designs based on the team’s feedback. • Based on XX success, customer agreed to an upsell to add two technologies in mm/yy • Two other product lines already identified for future upsell opportunities, with customer team asking for timeline • The tool has reduced the time to produce standard budgetary proposals by 50% (3 days to 1.5 days) • With 200+ proposals run to date, it’s 300 days of engineering time saved • AE team down to 10% of time (from 60%) spent on budgetary proposals, increasing capacity significantly within existing team • XX is unmatched in global reach, industry experience, and expertise. Product portfolio includes many water/wastewater treatment technologies • ~1k+ employees, $xB+ revenue 14
  • 15. The Transcend Team: Seasoned Infrastructure Investors, Engineers, & Technologists Ari Raivetz CEO & Founder Tony Rhine COO Péter Bohács VP, Product Adam Tank Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer Sahil Chaini Sr. Manager, Customer Success Gábor Kovács VP, Delivery Select Board Members Kim Baker Elemental Excelerator Alexander Crowell PureTerra Ventures John Haesler Aspen Capital Group - Fmr. CEO of VC backed water tech start-up - Previously lead PE at pioneering cleantech VC - Fmr Equity Analyst (BofA) - ERP/CRM background - Yale MBA - 20+ yrs experience in SaaS sales to utilities & engineering industries - Built sales team at 120Water, promoted to President - Fmr. Octiv, SESTERTii - Fmr. Head of engineering and dev at Organica Water - 10 yrs industrial automation and engineering experience - Started career at SPX as an Electrical Engineer - Fmr. Founder/CEO of VC- backed & exited water robotics start-up - Fmr. Dir. Smart Cities for SUEZ North America - GE Leadership Graduate - B.S., Microbiology & MBA - Fmr. sales lead @ VC backed water start-up - Sr. CS manager, PathFactory - M.A. Duke U., Water Resource Mgmt. - Lead development teams at Fintech and Edtech start ups - Data oriented fullstack developer w/ 15 years of experience Lorenzo Slay Director, Energy - Eng. Section leader, 10 yrs. @ Arizona electric utility - Digital Projects Lead @ largest U.S. nuclear power plant - B.S., Chemical Engineering 15
  • 16. • Our current investors are Aspen Capital Group, Heritage Group Ventures, Pure Terra Ventures, and Vespucci Partners • We are raising $20M of growth capital to accelerate the required build out of our team and product • The funding provides ample runway to achieve XX financial objective Recognized as THE market leader driving change from manual to automated (generative) design for a wide variety of critical infrastructure projects Generating CARR from the water and power verticals w/ x%+ Net Revenue Retention and x%+ y/y growth in CARR Top Tier Gross Margins and other financial details On track to reach >$xM ARR in 2028 w/ x%+ cash flow margins $xxM+ of capital on the Balance Sheet for growth opportunities Transcend in 2025 Use of Proceeds Slide 16
  • 17. © Transcend Inc., 2023 info@transcendinfra.com Thank You! Let’s change the way infrastructure is designed, together. transcendinfra.com