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Proprietary technology converting CO2 into marketable algae products. Solutions for nutraceuticals, pollution abatement, and sustainable products. Meet the Management & Board members.
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COMPANY OVERVIEW AUGUST2017
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Pond has developed a proprietary platform technology that converts carbon dioxide and other pollutants into marketable algae-based products.
OpportunityOverview Using a variety of CO2 feedstocks, Pond has developed proprietary photobioreactors and control systems that enable revenue generation from algae products. Nutraceuticals Pond uses clean CO2 sources to grow algae for high-value food additives such as astaxanthin, chlorella, and spirulina Our focus for immediate cash flow Pollution Abatement Pond’s technology consumes the CO2 contained in the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions of major industrial facilities to grow algae for biofuels, bioplastics, animal/aquaculture feeds, and use in land reclamation Our focus for growth
Why Algae? ENERGY & SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS SUPERFOOD POLLUTION ABATEMENT Containing numerous well-documented health benefits, algae produced from food-grade CO2 can be used in high-value nutraceutical products. Algae feasts on the carbon dioxide and other pollutants found in industrial emissions, growing rapidly when paired with optimal lighting conditions. Algae can be processed into products that displace the use of petrochemicals, like biofuels and bioplastics. It is also ideal for animal feeds and fertilizers.
Management& Board STEVE MARTIN CEO & DIRECTOR • Senior Scientist for EXFO Photonics Solutions,a $1B public company involved in developing class leading optical fibre test and measurement, where he pioneered development of new LED modules and fibre-optic packaging solutions • Director of Opto-Electronic Research, Efos Inc., leading development of new optical imaging systems, illuminators, and polymer based photonics solutions • Former Director of the Jeffrey SkollBASc/MBA Program offered at the University of Toronto • Designed critical optical and display components for US military fighter jets THOMAS MASNEY CFO • CFO with global experience spanning North America, Europe, and Asia • Financial, audit, and regulatory reporting experience in Canada, China, the United States, and the United Kingdom • Worked in venture capital, mergers & acquisitions, with both Goldman Sachs & General Electric, and has worked in audit and corporate recovery with Ernst & Young and Price Waterhouse PETER HOWARD VICE PRESIDENT, SUSTAINABILITY • Former manager of the Sustainability and Climate Change practice at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, overseeing the development of a multi-million dollar consulting practice • Former Business Development director for Zerofootprint Carbon, a carbon consulting and offsetting company, where he grew revenues from 0 to over ~$1,000,000 in 2 years • Former Senior Advisor to the Ontario Government on greenhouse gas emission policy EMIDIO DI PIETRO VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING • Former Manufacturing Manager with the Tesma division of Magna, with annual revenues of $150 million • Extensive experience in areas of program management, from receipt of order to steady state production including design, validation, production launch, and in-house/customer production process validation • Brings a wealth of experience from many different aspects of Engineering critical in the development and deployment of Pond’s technology
Management & Board DR. GERALDINE KENNEY-WALLACE CHAIRMAN • Past President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University • Extensive board experience – former Director of the Bank of Montreal, Dofasco Inc., DMR Inc., General Motors (Canada) and Northern Telecom Ltd. • Former Managing Director of Baesystems • Director of Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC since 1993 BILL ASSELSTINE DIRECTOR • Vice President Technical, Sustainability, and Safety at St. Mary’s Cement, where he has worked for over two decades in various capacities • Oversees procedures and programs to minimize environmental risks and ensures regulatory compliance • Directs the management of all company properties including registration, taxation, land purchase, development, sale, or lease SAURIN PATEL DIRECTOR • Dedicated to skilled advisory in the areas of accounting, tax, and business strategy • Holds a CPA, CMA. and Masters of Commerce ROB MCLEESE DIRECTOR • Appointed to Export Development Canada’s Board of Directors • Founder & President of Access Capital Corp., a financial advisory firm specializing in the independent power industry • Chairman & President of ACI Energy, Inc., which owns and operates two waste coal fueled power plants in the US • Recipient of the 2011 Probyn Prize for innovation in sustainable energy finance and the 2012 Queen Eizabeth II Diamond Jubilee
Key Advisors KEVINANDRADE CORPORATE STRATEGY & COMMERCIALIZATION • SVP and General Manager at SNC-Lavalin’s Toronto Project Delivery Centre, overseeing a staff of 1,100 executing mining and metallurgy capital projects and studies across Canada. • Vice president Sulphur and Emissions Solution Group for SNC-Lavalin. • Management Consultant and Advisor to the CEO for Uranium One, Inc. • Lawyer with experience at Torys and Goodwin Proctor GRANT SMITH NUTRACEUTICAL STRATEGY • President of RFI Canada, RFI provides specialized, innovative functional ingredients to the nutritional, pharmaceutical, food and beverage industries in Canada and the USA. • Responsible for driving new product development from the marketing / concept development stage to the complete finished product in custom packaging for RFI clients.
Why Our Platform? WE GROW ALGAE FASTER THAN NATURE DOES Pond uses ultra efficient, custom LED light engines, with proprietary control circuitry unlike any other on Earth. This greatly accelerates the natural process of photosynthesis. TRADITIONAL PRODUCTION METHODS ARE TOO COSTLY The large land area required and volatile environmental conditions result in low harvests and high costs of production—we’ve isolated and optimized all the variables. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIPS We were selected by the National Research Council of Canada as sole technology partner for their flagship $37MM Algae Carbon Conversion Program. In total, Pond has received over $8 M in government grants from federal and provincial bodies. IP PORTFOLIO 16 patents filed in the USA, with filing repeated in select PCT and non-PCT jurisdictions. Select patents have been fully granted in the USA, Europe, Taiwan, and China.
Access to All Algae Products The algae is sold as biofuels, bioplastics, animal feeds, fertilizers, and nutraceutical supplements We optimize growth conditions using proprietary lighting and computer algorithms to maximize output PRODUCTS POND PHOTOBIOREACTOR PURE ALGAE CARBON FEEDSTOCK We derive pure algae which can then be processed into marketable products We harvest carbon dioxide from industrial emissions or bottled CO2
Algae Product Markets LAND RECLAMATION USD/YEAR GLOBAL MARKET https://www.zionmarketresearch.com/news/environmental-remediation-market BIOFUELS USD/YEAR GLOBAL MARKET http://biofuels-news.com/display_news/10395/market_study_global_biofuels_market_to_grow_to_246bn_by_2024/ Up to $160,000/tonne NUTRACEUTICALS USD/YEAR GLOBAL MARKET http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nutraceuticals-market-to-surpass-us278-billion-globally-by-2021-propelled-by-soaring-demand-for-functional-foods-and-beverages-transparency-market-research-531577541.html ANIMAL FEEDS USD/YEAR GLOBAL MARKET $246B $122B http://www.ifif.org/pages/t/Global+feed+production $278B $400B
Nutraceuticals: Algae for your Health REDUCES CHOLESTEROL FIGHTS CANCER PROMOTES EYE HEALTH PROMOTES SKIN HEALTH PREVENTS BLOOD CLOTTING PROMOTES HEART HEALTH KILLS DANGEROUS BACTERIA/FUNGI REDUCES INFLAMMATION Astaxanthin Spirulina & Chlorella Dubbed the “King of Carotenoids”, this powerful antioxidant is 500 times as powerful as Vitamin E. It has broad health implications for humans, including UV-radiation protection, eye and heart health, and improved athletic performance. • Spirulina and Chlorella are algae which provide an extremely potent and well-balanced nutrient profile. Excellent for helping the body detoxify, assisting with a strong immune system, and rounding out a well-balanced diet.
Global Nutraceutical Markets $140MM Chlorella 2014 $200MM Spirulina $447MM Astaxanthin $170MM +21% Chlorella 2020 $240MM +20% Spirulina $1.1B +246% Astaxanthin 2020 POND’S MARKET OPPORTUNITY +191% $1.51B 2014 $787MM
ALGAE PRODUCTION: THE OLD WAY • Uncontrolled conditions, relies on weather • Low harvest rate (0.1g/L/day) • Large land area required (30 m2 required to produce 1 kg of algae per day) • Few geographies are suitable, typically far from markets • Evaporation, contamination, heat, weather, constant challenges POND’S PLATFORM: THE BETTER WAY • Fully controlled • Contaminant-free production • High Harvest Rate (1-2g/L/day) • Tiny fraction of the land required (0.1 m2 required to produce 1 kg per day) – 300 times LESS land required • Bioreactors can be located anywhere – close to market
Nutraceutical Revenue Model (approx. 1 Shipping container) BIOREACTOR SIZE OPERATING COSTS/YEAR/UNIT 5 YEAR REVENUE TARGET GROSS MARGIN CASH FLOW POSITIVE CAPEX/UNIT 65,000L $1.6MM $99MM 18 months 80% $600K
Pond’s technology at work: St. Mary’s Cement—St. Mary’s, Ontario. Pollution Abatement: GHG Utilization • Global industrial greenhouse gas emissions are a multi-billion dollar market • Governments are mandating carbon management For St Mary’s Cement and our parent company, Votorantim Cimentos, this collaboration with Pond Technologies and the National Research Council of Canada advances our goals of product innovation and sustainable development, while strengthening our position as a leader in the building materials sector. • Technology advantage—can be deployed anywhere, generating free cash flow • Strong IP protection • First commercial carbon abatement project commencing at Stelco’s Lake Erie Works steel mill, Q3 2017 • Signed MOU with SNC Lavalin as a • strategic world-wideproject partner Filiberto Ruiz, President and CEO, Votorantim Cimentos, North America Massive opportunity: • 10,000+ large CO2 emitters in NA • 3 billion+ tonnes CO2 available • A trillion+ USD+ potential market TIM ROLLINS
5 Year Projections Comments Less than 5% of proceeds allocated to pollution abatement Assumes $3 million private placement pre-RTO Assumes $10 million RTO concurrent financing in Q3 2017 $186million EBITDA projected over the 5 year period Positive EBITDA projected in 2018
IP Portfolio 16 US Patents Algae Platform Protection Patents Pending 16 16 US patents filed, with more than 3x more patents filed internationally Modulation patents protect flow of stack gas Equipment related patents to cover new equipment Advanced process patents Dilution patents protect mixing of stack gas Patents granted to date include 4 US, 1 European, 1 Taiwanese, and 1 Chinese, with additional new provisional filings adding to the portfolio Control patents protect illumination in response to changes of stack gas Potential for 5+ additional equipment-related US patents on new technologies
Ask and Use of Proceeds • $3,000,000 Private Placement (In progress) • $10,000,000 RTO Concurrent Financing (Q3/4 2017) $13MM Capital Equipment (Nutraceuticals) 47% Working Capital Financing/Service Requirements 13%
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