Kangarooomobile guides and attractions marketplace for travelers in Australia
Forest Ray
forest@kangarooo.com
Kangarooo, Confidential
THE PROBLEM
Planning and booking vacation activities in
Australia is a boring, long and distressing process
The average person
spends up to 10 hours
on internet research
to plan a 7 day trip
Walk-up purchasing
offers last-minute
availability and eats
up vacation time
Hard to get refunds
for cancellation when
booking through
online agents
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Kangarooo, Confidential
THE SOLUTION
Wide Selection Instant Booking Enjoyable and Secure
Kangarooo marketplace.
Easy, fast and secure approach to discover and
book tourist activities across all Australian continent
Find dream tours, excursions
and activities from professional
guides and tour operators
Send payment with one of the
major payment cards or PayPal
Enjoy free cancellation and full
refunds in under five days!
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Kangarooo, Confidential
THE PRODUCT
Browse
available
tourist
activities
Select,
book
and pay
Compare
reviews
and
prices
Have fun!
Kangarooo simple and pleasant user interface which
helps people find a tour in less than 5 minutes
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Kangarooo, Confidential
THE MARKET
$117B $123B $129B
$167B
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2024-25
Total Visitor Expenditure
Australia’s tourism industry is a thriving market despite a backdrop
of considerable global, economic, and political uncertainty
source: Tourism Forecasts 2016, Tourism Research Australia
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Growth of domestic economy; increased
foreign buying power because of a
depreciating AUD and falling interest rates
Transportation Improvements; increased
aviation capacity, lower fuel prices, and
flourishing foreign markets
Rising Asia-Pacific middle class; growing
personal wealth and technology use will
see this group traveling considerably more.
Trends expected to cause growth:
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2
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Kangarooo, Confidential
COMPETITION
Australian market focus, hustle free cancellation,
and lower commissions are our keys to dominate the market
Market Focus Australia Global Australia Australia
Cancellation Fee free free 100% 20%
Platform Comission 25% 30% 35% 35%
Mobile Optimized ✓ ✓
Corporate Retreats ✓
Kangarooo
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BUSINESS MODEL
Partner Commission
(25%, now)
Business Retreats
(later)
Kangarooo Tours
(later)
Three main income sources will help
to build a steady revenue stream
Anybody can open an account
and start selling their tours or
activities to Kangaroo users
Exclusive tours and activities
designed specifically for
business retreats
Guided tours and activities
designed specially by
Kangarooo team
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Kangarooo, Confidential
TRACTION
$860B
$1,760B
$3,245B
$6,656B $7,023
$8,600
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Revenue Growth
$288
average transaction value
20%
repeat travel customers
$25
customer acquisition cost
We sold 90 unique tours and activities and earned $25,920
gross revenue within 6 months of the product beta launch
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Kangarooo, Confidential
CUSTOMER ACQUISITION
Paid Ad (now) Social Media (later) Partnerships (later) SEO (later)
Through wide exposure Kangarooo will target domestic and
inbound tourists interested in tours and activities in Australia
Currently our cost per
acquisition through Facebook
and Google Ads is $25/user. We
plan to hire PPC agency to find
more cost effective opportunities
Hire SMM manager
that will help us create
a distinctive and
engaging public face
Establish direct partnerships
with big brands behind the
Australian tours and
activities market
Create high quality
travel guides covering
all interesting place
around the country
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Kangarooo, Confidential
FINANCIALS
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Unique Partner Bookings 1200 6000 12000 24000 48000
Avarage transaction value $288 $300 $320 $340 $360
Business Retreats Bookings 100 200 400 800 1600
Avarage transaction value $3,500 $4,000 $4,500 $5,000 $5,500
Gross Revenue 695,600 $2,600,000 $5,640,000 $12,160,000 $26,080,000
Gross Profit (25%) 173,900 $650,000 $1,410,000 $3,040,000 $6,520,000
OPEX
Salaries $200,000 $400,000 $800,000 $1,400,000 $2,500,000
Marketing $100,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Office and other $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000
Total OPEX $320,000 $830,000 $1,840,000 $2,450,000 $3,560,000
EBIT -$146,100 -$180,000 -$430,000 $590,000 $2,960,000
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Kangarooo, Confidential
TEAM
Forest Ray Luke McDaniel
CEO and Co-founder CTO and Co-founder
Lead designer at Viator
12 years of experience in UI and UX design
Passionate traveler, does regular trips around Australia
Senior Developer at Google
9 years of experience in IT, product
development; Java, C++ and Swift expert
Creator of White Line day tour, one of the top
day tours in Melbourne on Viator
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Kangarooo, Confidential
MILESTONES
Launched
Kangarooo
Beta
Sep’16
Achieve 100
unique bookings
May’17
Close seed round
investment and
start hiring key staff
Jun’17
Launch Paid
Ad Campaign
Jul’17
Release first travel
guides and launch
Business Retreats offers
Sep’17
Get 1000 unique
bookings and launch
Kangarooo tours
Nob’17
Get 3000 unique
bookings and $100,000
in gross sales
May’18
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Kangarooo, Confidential
THE ASK
Founders Compensation
($120k)
Hire Key Staff
($270k)
SMM manager, 2 Support
agents, 4 tour guides,
Android developer
Marketing
($80k)
Paid Ad, Freelance content
writers for travel guides
Office and Other
($30k)
We’re looking for $500,000 in funds
to sustain and grow the company over the next 12 months
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Kangarooo Pitch Deck (improved version)

  • 1.
    Kangarooomobile guides andattractions marketplace for travelers in Australia Forest Ray forest@kangarooo.com
  • 2.
    Kangarooo, Confidential THE PROBLEM Planningand booking vacation activities in Australia is a boring, long and distressing process The average person spends up to 10 hours on internet research to plan a 7 day trip Walk-up purchasing offers last-minute availability and eats up vacation time Hard to get refunds for cancellation when booking through online agents 2
  • 3.
    Kangarooo, Confidential THE SOLUTION WideSelection Instant Booking Enjoyable and Secure Kangarooo marketplace. Easy, fast and secure approach to discover and book tourist activities across all Australian continent Find dream tours, excursions and activities from professional guides and tour operators Send payment with one of the major payment cards or PayPal Enjoy free cancellation and full refunds in under five days! 3
  • 4.
    Kangarooo, Confidential THE PRODUCT Browse available tourist activities Select, book andpay Compare reviews and prices Have fun! Kangarooo simple and pleasant user interface which helps people find a tour in less than 5 minutes 4
  • 5.
    Kangarooo, Confidential THE MARKET $117B$123B $129B $167B 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2024-25 Total Visitor Expenditure Australia’s tourism industry is a thriving market despite a backdrop of considerable global, economic, and political uncertainty source: Tourism Forecasts 2016, Tourism Research Australia 5 Growth of domestic economy; increased foreign buying power because of a depreciating AUD and falling interest rates Transportation Improvements; increased aviation capacity, lower fuel prices, and flourishing foreign markets Rising Asia-Pacific middle class; growing personal wealth and technology use will see this group traveling considerably more. Trends expected to cause growth: 1 2 3
  • 6.
    Kangarooo, Confidential COMPETITION Australian marketfocus, hustle free cancellation, and lower commissions are our keys to dominate the market Market Focus Australia Global Australia Australia Cancellation Fee free free 100% 20% Platform Comission 25% 30% 35% 35% Mobile Optimized ✓ ✓ Corporate Retreats ✓ Kangarooo 6
  • 7.
    Kangarooo, Confidential BUSINESS MODEL PartnerCommission (25%, now) Business Retreats (later) Kangarooo Tours (later) Three main income sources will help to build a steady revenue stream Anybody can open an account and start selling their tours or activities to Kangaroo users Exclusive tours and activities designed specifically for business retreats Guided tours and activities designed specially by Kangarooo team 7
  • 8.
    Kangarooo, Confidential TRACTION $860B $1,760B $3,245B $6,656B $7,023 $8,600 OctNov Dec Jan Feb Mar Revenue Growth $288 average transaction value 20% repeat travel customers $25 customer acquisition cost We sold 90 unique tours and activities and earned $25,920 gross revenue within 6 months of the product beta launch 8
  • 9.
    Kangarooo, Confidential CUSTOMER ACQUISITION PaidAd (now) Social Media (later) Partnerships (later) SEO (later) Through wide exposure Kangarooo will target domestic and inbound tourists interested in tours and activities in Australia Currently our cost per acquisition through Facebook and Google Ads is $25/user. We plan to hire PPC agency to find more cost effective opportunities Hire SMM manager that will help us create a distinctive and engaging public face Establish direct partnerships with big brands behind the Australian tours and activities market Create high quality travel guides covering all interesting place around the country 9
  • 10.
    Kangarooo, Confidential FINANCIALS 2017 20182019 2020 2021 Unique Partner Bookings 1200 6000 12000 24000 48000 Avarage transaction value $288 $300 $320 $340 $360 Business Retreats Bookings 100 200 400 800 1600 Avarage transaction value $3,500 $4,000 $4,500 $5,000 $5,500 Gross Revenue 695,600 $2,600,000 $5,640,000 $12,160,000 $26,080,000 Gross Profit (25%) 173,900 $650,000 $1,410,000 $3,040,000 $6,520,000 OPEX Salaries $200,000 $400,000 $800,000 $1,400,000 $2,500,000 Marketing $100,000 $500,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 Office and other $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 Total OPEX $320,000 $830,000 $1,840,000 $2,450,000 $3,560,000 EBIT -$146,100 -$180,000 -$430,000 $590,000 $2,960,000 10
  • 11.
    Kangarooo, Confidential TEAM Forest RayLuke McDaniel CEO and Co-founder CTO and Co-founder Lead designer at Viator 12 years of experience in UI and UX design Passionate traveler, does regular trips around Australia Senior Developer at Google 9 years of experience in IT, product development; Java, C++ and Swift expert Creator of White Line day tour, one of the top day tours in Melbourne on Viator 11
  • 12.
    Kangarooo, Confidential MILESTONES Launched Kangarooo Beta Sep’16 Achieve 100 uniquebookings May’17 Close seed round investment and start hiring key staff Jun’17 Launch Paid Ad Campaign Jul’17 Release first travel guides and launch Business Retreats offers Sep’17 Get 1000 unique bookings and launch Kangarooo tours Nob’17 Get 3000 unique bookings and $100,000 in gross sales May’18 12
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    Kangarooo, Confidential THE ASK FoundersCompensation ($120k) Hire Key Staff ($270k) SMM manager, 2 Support agents, 4 tour guides, Android developer Marketing ($80k) Paid Ad, Freelance content writers for travel guides Office and Other ($30k) We’re looking for $500,000 in funds to sustain and grow the company over the next 12 months 13