Fundraising Story for an EV Startup

NextBrain Electric

NextBrain Electric, an innovative electric vehicle startup poised to redefine urban mobility, approached Team Flexbox to structure a compelling investment narrative. Their challenge was to position a hardware-intensive automotive startup that also integrated SaaS, Battery-Tech, and Circular Economy models into a single, investable proposition for seed-stage VCs.

We Helped With

Pitch Deck Development

Financial Projections

The Challenge

Communicating a Multi-Dimensional EV Business Model

Needed to unify vehicle sales, battery subscriptions, and services into one cohesive investment story.

Lacked a clear narrative connecting key pain points in India’s EV market with an integrated technology and hardware solution.

Required differentiation from traditional EV manufacturers while proving the scalability of an asset-light, service-driven approach.

The client had not yet executed a pilot run, yet their financial model assumed high sales volumes and a significant fundraising ask to cover manufacturing setup costs.

Strategic Approach

A Pain-Led Narrative Backed by an Integrated Mobility Platform

Pitch Deck Development

Created a problem-solution-impact deck addressing India’s critical EV issues: battery safety, cost of ownership, and reliability.

Structured the presentation to sequentially highlight vehicle manufacturing, battery-as-a-service, and lifetime customer ecosystem.

Developed distinct branding for each vertical under the NextBrain master brand, symbolizing intelligence, sustainability, and reliability.

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Storytelling Through Market and Performance Metrics

Highlighted India’s $72.3B EV opportunity by 2030, emphasizing two-wheeler market dominance.

Showcased competitive advantages: higher range, lifetime battery warranty, and advanced safety features.

Reframed financial projections with realistic unit economics and a phased operational roadmap to instill investor confidence.

Positioned NextBrain as an engineering-first company while scalable, subscription-driven revenue model.

We recommended revising the plan with conservative assumptions, raising a smaller seed/pre-seed round to stabilize operations first, then pursuing a subsequent round for manufacturing expansion.

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Investor Alignment

Simplified the integration of EV manufacturing, battery technology, and service ecosystem into a clear mobility platform with multiple revenue streams.

Positioned NextBrain as an intelligent mobility ecosystem tackling core adoption barriers in India’s EV landscape.

We guided a conservative, market-aligned plan with a smaller seed/pre-seed raise, focusing on operational validation first, and restructured finances to enhance investor appeal and scalable milestones.

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