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REQUIREMENTProject need entered01SANDBOXNOW · MONTHS 0–3
02BETAMONTHS 4–12
03FULL LAUNCHMONTHS 13–30
CROWDFUNDING · 2026
Building the market for construction materials.
Trade Exchange is building a simpler way to buy construction materials: one market, one requirement, one clear deal and one tracked path to fulfilment.
TRY THE WORKING SANDBOX →HOW TRADE EXCHANGE MOVES A MATERIAL REQUIREMENTONE REQUIREMENT. ONE CLEAR PATH.
See the deal. Own the material. Track the outcome.
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DEALSupply matchedTE
BANKOwnership secured↗
REDEMPTIONMaterial released▣
FULFILMENTSupplier fulfilsEXPLORE TRADE EXCHANGE
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THE PROBLEMWhy construction procurement needs a simpler market.+
Construction buying is still fragmented.
Buyers maintain multiple accounts, chase quotes and manually compare offers that are not always directly comparable.
Price without stock, lead time, delivery and pickup information is weak.
Supplier identity, payment, ownership, delivery and exceptions must all reconcile.
Buyers lack a simple material-market view while suppliers lack aggregated demand visibility.
THE PRODUCTHow Market → Deal → Bank → Fulfilment works.+
One market-facing transaction path.
MARKET→REQUIREMENT→DEAL→BANK→FULFIL
TE is designed to feel like a market rather than a traditional merchant. Deal first. Commitment second. Supplier handover third.
MATERIAL NOTESHow material ownership, trading and redemption fit together.+
Material ownership can be explicit.
MINT→OWN→TRADE→REDEEM→RETIRE
A Material Note is a supplier-backed record for a defined material entitlement inside TE. Material is purchased with the Note; pickup or one delivery charge is handled at redemption.
BOUNDARY TO PROTECT The Material Note’s legal, accounting, tax and regulatory treatment requires specialist review before Beta.
ROADMAPSandbox → Beta → Full Launch and the evidence required to progress.+
Sandbox → Beta → Full Launch.
01SANDBOXNOW · MONTHS 0–3
02BETAMONTHS 4–12
03FULL LAUNCHMONTHS 13–30
Stabilise security, permissions, transaction, redemption and retirement paths.
Selected contracted suppliers, controlled real buyers, real reconciled transactions and repeat behaviour.
Expand only after supplier density, contribution economics and support load justify scale.
THE RAISENZ$350k minimum · NZ$500k target · NZ$750k stretch.+
Funding the move from product evidence to commercial evidence.
Security, core engineering and controlled Auckland Beta.
Full planned Beta scope, supplier/data onboarding and measured acquisition.
Integrations, automated supplier/rate data and accelerated regional readiness.
MARKET CASEThe planning assumptions behind the addressable opportunity.+
A small share can still be meaningful.
These are top-down management planning assumptions, not guaranteed outcomes.
3-YEAR MODELGMV, revenue, contribution, operating cost and EBITDA scenarios.+
Three-year base planning model.
BASE CASEYEAR 1YEAR 2YEAR 3
GMVNZ$3.6mNZ$18.0mNZ$45.0m
Net revenueNZ$144kNZ$720kNZ$1.80m
Gross contributionNZ$115kNZ$576kNZ$1.44m
Operating expenditureNZ$480kNZ$650kNZ$950k
EBITDA(NZ$365k)(NZ$74k)NZ$490k
Base case assumes a 4.0% modeled net revenue margin on GMV and 0.8% variable transaction cost.
WHAT'S PROVENWhat the Sandbox demonstrates — and what it does not.+
What the Sandbox proves — and what it does not.
Market-first interface, deal matching, settlement states, Bank and Material Notes, selling, combined redemption, supplier fulfilment and retirement records.
Illustrative suppliers, rates, trades and activity are test data — not contracted commercial supply, real GMV, revenue or verified customer adoption.
USE OF FUNDSHow the NZ$500k target is intended to be allocated.+
The raise is intended to buy evidence.
BETA GATESThe evidence TE must produce before it earns the right to scale.+
Earn the right to scale.
No unresolved critical findings; least-privilege role tests pass.
Contracted coverage across five initial categories and selected Auckland regions.
Payments, ownership and supplier settlement reconcile end to end.
Customer and supplier see the same requirement, schedule and completion state.
Repeat requirements and repeat completed purchases from the controlled cohort.
Positive contribution trend with manageable support and exception load.
WHY THE CROWDWhy industry supporters can be more than passive capital.+
Industry supporters can be more than passive capital.
Contractors, suppliers and construction professionals can become investors, customers, introducers, product testers and market ambassadors. The campaign itself can sharpen the controlled Beta cohort.
SIMPLICITY BEFORE FEATURES.SPEED IS PART OF THE PRODUCT.OWN AND VERIFY THE TRANSACTION PATH.PROTECT SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS.AUTOMATE THE NORMAL. ESCALATE THE EXCEPTION.
INVESTOR BOUNDARIESUnresolved offer terms, specialist review and early-stage risk.+
Early stage means real risk.
UNRESOLVED OFFER TERMS Valuation, share price, equity percentage and final offer terms remain unresolved.
INVESTOR RISK There is no guarantee Beta will achieve adoption, margins will be sustained, future funding will be available, or investor shares will be liquid. Investors could lose all invested capital. Forecast GMV, revenue, EBITDA, customers and market capture are planning assumptions — not guaranteed results.