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Highlights


  • The world’s first all-electric subscription car company
  • 53% YOY increase in revenue from 2019 to 2021
  • New franchise model: 4X growth in 4 months, 2000-person waitlist
  • Investors include Mucker Capital and Urban US
  • Founders with 5 cumulative exits and 23+ years experience
  • Anticipating 10x growth and $100M+ in vehicle financing

Problem


We are transitioning at scale to climate-neutral  EVs

US EV salesBy 2025, an EV will be sold every 21 seconds. 

By 2028, EV sales will exceed 3M units a year — or $90B+ a year of EVs.

The dealers, the OEMs and Wall Street are all trying to solve EV-market problems. 

There are ESG, clean energy and transition bonds, state, federal tax credits and grants, and almost a trillion dollars of OEM capital set for deployment. 

All for one driving force: leading the transition to EVs and a climate-neutral transportation future in an equitable manner.

Solution


The all-EV
subscription car company

We're pioneering EV adoption, and
catalyzing the carbon-neutral transition.


Launched in 2017, Borrow is the world’s first all-electric subscription car company.

Borrow offers the most equitable and frictionless path to EV adoption currently available with simple 3 and 6-month terms.

Our service encompasses the entire lifecycle of EV fleet management services, from acquiring the asset, titling, registration and disposition, to telematic/data collection of the vehicle. Our all-in-one subscriptions additionally cover insurance, maintenance, education, roadside service, and charging. Borrow handles it all.

Product


Borrow is the
‘everything EV’ platform

  • A DTC brand with simple 3 and 6-month subscription terms and none of the headaches

  • A seamless digital onboarding process

  • Providing EVs for everyone in an equitable manner, while driving a cleaner, climate-neutral future

Traction


53% YOY increase in revenue from 2019 to 2021




From 2017 to 2021, revenue grew at CAGR 110.5%.

Fleet size has doubled every 18 months.

Growing deal flow from OEMs and transportation partners.



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Anticipating 10x growth and $100M+ in vehicle financing*
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Customers


Our customers integrate Borrow into their lives


2022 Utilization rate: 100%

Avg Term: 5 months 

Customers Per Car: 1.7


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Data & learnings
What we can track
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  • User demographics
  • Trip info
  • Vehicle usage 
  • Charging

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Target customers
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Meet “Stella”

Meet “Andrew”

Meet “Daniel”

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What our customers are saying

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User comparisons:
weekly battery usage vs charge
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Business model


Borrow 1.0 metrics

  • Range of car values purchased: $4,800 to $45,400 
  • Revenue per car (avg): $9,100
  • Time in fleet (avg): 24 months


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Borrow 1.0 infleeting
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Smart EV: $4,800
Tesla Model S: $45,400.00


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Unit economics
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Formula: (Gross profits minus costs) divided by gross profits

Borrow 1.0 unit econ: 72%

Range of depreciation = 1.5% per month until 2022 (no depreciation)


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Customer acquisition
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  • CAC High: $479, Low: $6
  • Average: $167
  • 2022 Average: $122

Vision and strategy


Next:


Raising $3M to:

  • Repeat and extend Borrow 1.0 success

  • 775 cars in 2023 — growth to 8,000 cars in 2026

  • 1,395 customers

  • 10 markets

  • New makes and models


Path to 8,000 cars:


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Borrow 2.0 customer growth
and market expansion
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  • Corporate expansion in Southern California, Northern California
  • Franchisee expansion in 7 additional markets




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Franchise at Borrow
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Borrow brand and market growth for franchisees

Tap into our large and growing customer base. Accelerate your customer acquisition process through our robust marketing efforts.

  • Grow 4x in 4 months
  • 2000 person waitlist
  • 200 paid reservations
  • 125% WOW growth
  • 17 new subscribers per month (organic)

Funding


Investors include
Mucker Capital and Urban US


Founders


Founders:
Rodrigo De Guzman &
Jon Alain Guzik


Rodrigo De Guzman (3x exits)
CEO

  • Ops/F&I 
  • Marketing inventory 
  • Lifecycle 
  • G&A, finance, legal



Jon Alain Guzik (2x Exits)
CTO

  • 15 yrs experience in the auto industry 
  • Vet technology 
  • Data science
  • ESG/sustainability

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Republic (OpenDeal Portal LLC, CRD #283874) is considering hosting this Reg CF securities offering by Prazo, Inc..

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  • $500 in EV charging credits

About Borrow

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Prazo, Inc.
Founded
Aug 2015
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Delaware Corporation
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8430 Santa Monica Boulevard, 201, West Hollywood, CA, United States 90069

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Suppose the Company converts the Crowd SAFE as a result of an equity financing. In that case, you must open a custodial account with the custodian and sign subscription documentation to receive the equity securities. The Company will notify you of the conversion trigger, and you must complete necessary documentation within 30 days of such notice. If you do not complete the required documentation with that time frame, you will only be able to receive an amount of cash equal to (or less in some circumstances) your investment amount. Unclaimed cash will be subject to relevant escheatment laws. For more information, see the Crowd SAFE for this offering.


If the conversion of the Crowd SAFE is triggered as a result of a Liquidity Event (e.g. M&A or an IPO), then you will be required to select between receiving a cash payment (equal to your investment amount or a lesser amount) or equity.  You are required to make your selection (and complete any relevant documentation) within 30 days of such receiving notice from the Company of the conversion trigger, otherwise you will receive the cash payment option, which will be subject to relevant escheatment laws. The equity consideration varies depending on whether the Liquidity Event occurs before or after an equity financing. For more information, see the Crowd SAFE for this offering.

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