$7k / month MRR
Formal per-TB / month contract — ~50% below commercial cloud
Jam in production on unattended M2M workloads. Linux delivered, MacOS access given, heartbeat dashboard live, first invoice sent.
CITHORUM — APRIL 2026
Jam proof now.
Cithorum infrastructure next.
Cithorum is already in market. ₹1.25 Cr funds the one missing artefact — a 1 PB proof environment — that converts existing demand into revenue.
M2M proves Jam works in production. The 1 PB proof environment is the only thing standing between us and 5–10 more M2M-shaped customers.
02 — PROOF WALL
The point is not belief. It is evidence.
Nine proof points, tiered by evidence weight. Every tile is one click from its source archive.
Inception programme member
“I think I just witnessed accelerated compute”
Accepted Inception member. Ecosystem validation, not NVIDIA product certification.
“What JAM has done is changed the game”
50 GB → 7 MB; reconstructed on a MacBook in < 5 min
Production deployment partner. Spark Java/Scala adapter required before licence execution.
135 GB → 17.2 GB · 7.85×
281 MB/s encode · 1.13 GB/s decode · NVMe-bound
April 2026, unedited. Watch the cut →
Vetted by National Authority
BRAVE1 portal live status confirmed; eligible for Ukrainian defence procurement matching.
Approved Raytheon supplier
Profile reviewed, approved, added to the RTX ecosystem via Supplier.io.
CAD $30,000 non-dilutive
“JAM is way beyond MVP”
Award letter on file. Public quote on the partner site.
12% smaller FASTQ; 22-min alignment
Versus 2.5 hours for the next-closest aligner
Genome sequencing benchmark documented in the Cithorum Jam evidence archive.
Corporate-buyer database
Profile approved. Visible to thousands of active corporate buyers.
03 — LIVE TEST · APRIL 2026
Unedited footage. Real workload. Real numbers.
135 GB of VM snapshots. JAM compressed 3.8×, JAM+ZSTD 7.85×. Pinned at NVMe ceilings end-to-end.
- Original
- 135 GB
- JAM only
- 35 GB · 3.8×
- JAM + ZSTD
- 17.2 GB · 7.85×
- Encode
- 281 MB/s · 481 s
- Decode
- 1.13 GB/s · 118 s
- RAM
- < 400 MB encode · 45 MB decode
- Bottleneck
- NVMe-bound throughout
- Operator
- Lucas Marsh · standard NVMe rig
JAM is the only codec that keeps modern enterprise NVMe pinned at hardware ceilings end-to-end. Compression ratio scales with dataset size — the 1 PB proof environment will produce stronger numbers than this 135 GB test, not weaker.
04 — TODAY VS END OF ROUND
Same company. Six months apart.
Today is verified evidence already in market. End of round is the artefact set this raise produces.
TODAY · APRIL 2026
- M2M live — $7k/month MRR, formal invoice trail.
- NVIDIA Inception — programme member, on-record quote.
- NATO BRAVE1 / UNITE — vetted by National Authority.
- RTX — approved in the Raytheon partner ecosystem.
- ZenLaunchpad — CAD $30k non-dilutive grant won.
- SwissVault — genome alignment benchmark validated.
- Atreides IO — 50 GB → 7 MB demo + integration roadmap.
- JAM+ZSTD live test — 135 GB → 17.2 GB, 7.85×.
END OF ROUND · M6
- 1 PB proof environment live, ingesting customer data under MSA.
- 5–10 customer datasets benchmarked with restore proof.
- 2+ paid Jam Engine customers signed beyond M2M.
- Atreides Spark integration funded as a named workstream.
- Expansion conversation in motion with infrastructure investors.
- KG Ops layer in internal use on real telemetry.
- Investor update with real pipeline + MRR + conversion data.
05 — FUNDING NOW
Raise ₹1.25 Cr. Anchor with Suraj’s ₹50L.
Six months. One proof environment. Three paths to revenue.
IMMEDIATE RAISE
₹1.25 Cr
Closes within month 2
SURAJ ANCHOR
₹50L
Confirmed
REMAINING
₹75L
Warm angel checks
USE WINDOW
6 months
Break-even target M12–18
If you anchor ₹50L, here is what changes.
Each card is a 30 / 90 / 180-day commitment we own back to Suraj in writing.
30 DAYS
- Investment instrument signed.
- ₹50L deployed against the Phase 0/1 plan.
- 1 PB hardware facts confirmed: usable capacity, power, network.
- Pilot MSA template signed and ready to push to first prospects.
90 DAYS
- 3–5 pilots actively ingesting data on the proof environment.
- M2M revenue reporting formal and visible monthly.
- India / Karnataka channel active through Suraj’s network.
- First benchmark report drafted and circulated under NDA.
180 DAYS
- 5–10 customer datasets benchmarked end-to-end.
- 2 paid pilots converted into paying agreements.
- Expansion path defined: raise / convert pilots / both.
- Investor update with real conversion data, not projections.
06 — PHASED PLAN
Seven phases. Cost. Build. Commercial. Gate. Risks.
Phase 0 is alignment. Phase 1 is Suraj’s anchor. Phase 2 is the proof. Phases 3–6 are conditionally funded.
PHASE 0 · DECISION CLARITY
Phase 0 — Alignment and control
Confirm route, funding structure, 1 PB access, pilot criteria, IP / customer-data rules, and Suraj's role before any serious spend.
Founder time only. Legal, structuring, IP licence drafting, diligence. No round drawdown.
Build
- Document Suraj's role as investor, partner, data-centre channel, and scientific/commercial lead where applicable.
- Agree entity and IP structure: where Jam IP sits and how the India route licenses it.
- Confirm 1 PB server facts: location, hardware, network, redundancy, power, remote access, operating costs.
- Freeze near-term scope: Jam Proof Cloud, Jam Engine, metering dashboard.
Gate
- Suraj INR 50L confirmed; instrument structure finalised in writing.
- Investor ask set at INR 1.25 Cr.
- No large infrastructure commitment before anchor demand.
Risks
- Instrument debate stretches past 2 weeks. Mitigation: timebox legal to 14 days; choose simplest workable instrument.
- 1 PB facts come back weaker on usable capacity. Mitigation: gate Phase 2 capex on confirmed usable spec, not raw.
07 — GANTT · 24 MONTHS
The first six months prove it. The next six monetise it.
Proportional time axis. Today line. M6 decision as the visual climax. Burn-vs-revenue overlay crossing at month 12–18.
NowM1M3M6M9M12M18M24
- Fund + align
- 1 PB Proof Cloud
- Customer pilots
- Jam Engine
- KG platform
- Vertical KG (1st)
- Data-centre expansion
- Target break-even
- Conservative buffer
Burn line crosses revenue line in the 12–18 month target window. The conservative buffer sits beyond.
08 — UNIT ECONOMICS
The 12–18 month break-even target, derived.
Operating burn ~₹9L / mo. M2M baseline + 3–4 paid Jam Engine + 1 hosted KG design partner closes the gap.
MONTHLY BURN
- Engineering (3 FTE)
- ₹6L
- Infrastructure operating
- ₹1.5L
- GTM + ops + contingency
- ₹1.5L
- Total
- ₹9L / mo
REVENUE STREAMS
- M2M baseline (live)
- $7k / mo
- Jam Engine mid-tier
- $3–4k / mo each
- Hosted KG design partner
- Prepaid, amortised
- Funded integrations
- Atreides Spark + others
BREAK-EVEN LOGIC
Monthly gross margin ≥ ₹9L. Implied: M2M baseline + 3–4 paid Jam Engine at $3–4k/mo + 1 hosted KG design partner closes the gap. Achievable at the Phase 3 commercial conversion gate.
- Optimistic — break-even at 12 months. Two Jam Engine by M9; third + KG design partner by M12.
- Base — break-even at 15–18 months. Conversion lags one to two quarters.
- Conservative — break-even at 18–24 months. Bridge angel cash extends runway.
09 — STACK + KG
Jam is the economic layer. The KG is the compounding software layer.
One proof engine. Two revenue tracks. One conditional infrastructure expansion.
INPUT
Customer datasets
Logs · VM images · FASTQ · M2M / IoT · Game assets · AI datasets
LAYER 1 · LIVE
Jam Engine
Compression, indexing, keyless envelope, reconstruction. Customer hardware stays intact.
LAYER 2 · LIVE
Telemetry + Metering
Original size, Jam size, restore status, CPU, throughput, invoice basis. The seed of every KG product.
LAYER 3 · INTERNAL FIRST
Knowledge Graph Core
Customers, data, workloads, evidence, incidents, workflows, outcomes. Internally consumed first.
LAYER 4 · GATED ON BUYER PULL
Cithorum Platform + Verticals
Accounts, dashboards, billing export. Workspace KG (beta) · Law KG (design-partner gated) · regulated sequencing KG (deferred).
10 — GO TO MARKET
Three engines turn proof into revenue.
Jam Engine sells the proof. Hosted KG compounds it. India tender route finances scale. Each engine has a buyer, a unit price, and a channel.
ENGINE 01 · LIVE
Jam Engine
Mid-market data-heavy enterprises (M2M-shaped).
ENGINE 02 · NEXT
Hosted KG
Vertical software buyers — Workspace ops, Law firms, Genomics labs.
ENGINE 03 · IN FLIGHT
India tender route
State, central, public-sector procurement — Karnataka, Keonics, defence-adjacent infrastructure.
CUSTOMER JOURNEY · WEEK 1 → WEEK 8
From qualify to signed MRR in eight weeks.
- 01
Qualify workload
Week 1
Cithorum + customer
Fit assessment + dataset characterisation
- 02
Sign pilot terms
Week 1–2
Legal
MSA + benchmark-rights frame
- 03
Provision access
Week 2
Ops
Bucket, credentials, quota
- 04
Run Jam
Week 2–4
Cithorum
Ingest, compress, restore, meter
- 05
Report proof
Week 4
Cithorum + customer
Benchmark report — anonymised public + private detailed
- 06
Convert to paid
Week 4–8
Sales + customer
Production contract · MRR live
ACQUISITION CHANNELS
Six channels feed three engines.
FOUNDER CONTENT
Cadence · weekly
LinkedIn, blog, Twitter/X. Topic: data-centre waste economics, Jam vs cloud cold storage, real-world benchmarks. Drives inbound + builds reputation.
PARTNER CO-SELL
Cadence · monthly
NVIDIA Inception network, NATO BRAVE1 partner directory, Atreides production deployment, RTX ecosystem. Warm intros via existing programmes.
INDIA TENDER
Cadence · per opportunity
Suraj-led. Karnataka, Keonics, central-government and defence-adjacent pipeline. Project-financed and bankable.
DIRECT OUTBOUND
Cadence · rolling
Founder-to-founder + sales-led. Mid-market data-heavy ICP (M2M-shaped). Proof-led, short cycles.
INBOUND FROM PROOF ARCHIVE
Cadence · passive
Public benchmarks, GitHub presence, search referrals. Compounds with each new proof point published.
VERTICAL DESIGN PARTNERS
Cadence · sequential
One vertical at a time (Ops → Workspace → Law → Medical). Paid design-partner per vertical anchors the next SaaS launch.
VERTICAL EXPANSION
Each vertical compounds revenue. ARR ×2 per vertical.
11 — CAPITAL ROUTES
Each capital source unlocks a different stage of the same company.
Anchor and angels now. Customers and tenders next. Project finance and platform investors after the proof clears.
NOW · M0–M1
Suraj + India route
₹50L anchor confirmed. Brings 1 PB access, partner credibility, Karnataka / state channel, and clinical-science network.
NOW · M0–M3
Warm angels
₹10–50L checks to complete the round.
NEXT · M3–M9
Paid pilots + prepaids
Customers fund proof through MRR, setup fees, paid pilots, annual prepayments. Reduces dilution.
NEXT · M6–M12
Infrastructure partners
Storage OEMs, data-centre operators, cloud companies funding integrations (e.g., Atreides Spark).
LATER · M9–M18+
Tender finance
Indian government / state work orders unlock project finance for larger infrastructure — outside this round.
LATER · M12+
SaaS / KG investors
Invest once Jam proof shows infrastructure moat and KG verticals show software upside.
DEFERRED — ON PURPOSE
What we will not build yet.
- Customer-managed VMs
- Public Docker hosting
- Terraform provider
- Serverless functions
- Kubernetes-as-a-service
- Global edge network
- Public developer cloud
- Regulated medical workflows before controls
- 10–100 PB capex from common equity in this round
OPEN QUESTIONS — OWED TO SURAJ
Decisions still on the table.
12 — POTENTIAL OUTCOMES
Four credible paths. Each one is a different shape of win.
The Cithorum Group is a tender-led commercial business with real revenue. It also has four asymmetric pathways to a >$100M outcome over the 12–18 months that follow this round. They are not mutually exclusive. They are not promises. They are the upside that justifies the build.
PATH 1 · INDIAN TENDER PIPELINE
Karnataka 1,000 MW & state IT contracts
Karnataka's sustainable data-centre programme, NIC framework agreements, and the broader eprocure.gov.in pipeline. Single tender awards range from low-crore to multi-hundred-crore over 3-year horizons.
PATH 2 · NON-DILUTIVE GRANTS
BIRAC & biotech grant pipeline
BIRAC, India Innovation Fund, Karnataka biotech grants, and equivalent non-dilutive instruments targeting the Sequencing KG and broader genomics-archive workloads. Pre-vetted regulatory and IP credibility.
PATH 3 · CANADIAN ITB
Prime-contractor route via CANSEC 2026
Canada's Industrial and Technological Benefits programme requires foreign primes to invest in Canadian-domiciled technology. Tarig and team are positioned at CANSEC (May 2026). A successful prime engagement on Cithorum Canada's Jam Engine surface produces non-dilutive multi-year contracts.
PATH 4 · STRATEGIC ACQUISITION
DDN — and a credible second bidder
M2M TechConnect's live deployment is the peer-reviewed validation gate. If the digital-twin workload validates at scale, DDN becomes a credible acquirer for the Jam Engine. A prime engagement in Canada makes NVIDIA a plausible second bidder; the bidding-war scenario follows from there.
None of these four outcomes is contractually promised. They are the realistic upside paths the Cithorum Group is actively building toward. Path 1 pays the bills and funds growth; Paths 2 and 3 are non-dilutive accelerants that don't consume runway; Path 4 is the asymmetric exit. The build plan in sections 04–11 holds whether or not any of these four outcomes lands — but each one materially compounds the others if it does.