Planet 5 | Executive Summary
Planet 5

Private Placement · Limited Allocation · By Invitation Only

PLANET 5

A luxury brand built on mountain preservation.

Two proven markets. One customer. Recurring revenue plus high margin. One platform.

Collect Art Drink Rare Coffee Journey with Us

A Luxury Brand Built on Mountain Preservation

Fine art for your walls. Rare High Altitude coffee for your morning. Guardianship for your conscience. Expeditions for your calendar. All from the mountains we help protect.

Preservation through commerce. A brand with purpose.

This is the art of being there.

Planet 5 is a luxury platform built at the intersection of two proven markets and one of the fastest-growing consumer shifts in a generation: values-driven spending. The luxury buyer is moving from status to meaning. Planet 5 captures that transition with real products, real margin, and AI-native operations that scale without headcount.

$51M Y5 revenue. 31% EBITDA margin. 45% base case IRR.

See our model benchmarks and assumptions →

This round is for scale.

Because It's the Same Customer.

Coffee brings customers back weekly. Art converts at high margin. A Guardian membership ties them together, funding the communities who protect these places while driving loyalty and repeat purchases. Three revenue streams, one customer.

Specialty Coffee

Market Size$101B
Growth Rate10.4% CAGR
Purchase TypeDaily ritual
ChallengeLow margin, high churn

Fine Art Photography

Market Size$11.1B
Growth Rate9.8% CAGR
Purchase TypeAspirational lifestyle
ChallengeInfrequent, high CAC

78% buy with purpose. And stay 3x longer.

Three Revenue Streams. One Purpose.

Collect Art
Collect Art
45% of Y5 Revenue · 62% Margin
Preservation photography from 30 years capturing mountains, wildlife, and cultures across seven continents. An archive of over 1M professional images. Limited editions create scarcity. High AOV drives margin.
Drink Rare Coffee
Drink Rare Coffee
41% of Y5 Revenue · Recurring
High-altitude organic specialty coffee from the Himalayas. US exclusive partnership with Nuwa Estate, co-founded by the grandson of Tenzing Norgay. Recurring subscriptions compound lifetime value.
Journey with Us
Journey with Us
14% of Y5 Revenue · Loyalty Engine
Guardian membership unlocks exclusive art and coffee benefits, early access, and collector privileges. Origin Expeditions bring members to the places behind the art. Fees fund preservation.

Decades of Experience. Ready to Scale.

Dirk Collins

Dirk Collins

CEO & Co-Founder

Co-founder of Teton Gravity Research, transforming a garage startup into the gold standard in action sports media. TGR returned as Planet 5's first distribution partner in April 2026. Emmy-nominated filmmaker with 30 years producing premium content across seven continents. Archive of 1M+ professional images represents an irreplaceable moat. Access and relationships that can't be bought.

Allegra Meredith
Allegra Meredith
COO & Co-Founder
Architect of Planet 5's AI-native platform and nine-agent operating system. Two decades scaling venture and PE-backed companies. Co-founded Revedy. Former President of Authentic Vacations, delivering 30-50% YoY growth across three acquisitions.
Laura Pizzarelli
Laura Pizzarelli
SVP Brand & Creative
25+ years in fashion, entertainment, and advertising. Created iconic album artwork for No Doubt. As VP Creative at J Brand, led collaborations with Christopher Kane and Proenza Schouler. Launched Gap's Clio-winning "Meet Me in the Gap" campaign.
Jiban Ghimire
Jiban Ghimire
Managing Director, Nepal
35+ years as Nepal's premier expedition outfitter. Dubbed "The Fixer's Fixer" by Outside Magazine. Has outfitted expeditions for The North Face, National Geographic, and Alpine Ascents. Now manages all Planet 5 operations in Nepal from coffee sourcing to Origin Expeditions.
Tashi Tenzing
Tashi Tenzing
Co-Founder, Nuwa Estate · US Exclusive Partner
Grandson of Tenzing Norgay, first to summit Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary. Co-founded Nuwa Estate Coffee with Bandi Nima Sherpa Tenzing. Two tonnes of Nuwa Estate green bean secured for 2026 launch. Reinvests profits into schools and health clinics.

AI Operations Team · 9 Agents

Built on Claude

Marketing · Sales · Creative · Visual · Support · Strategy · Technology · Finance · Legal

First luxury lifestyle brand operating entirely on AI. Nine-agent executive team running 24/7 across every operational function. Enterprise capability at less than $1K per month, the equivalent of a 30-person team. AI-native from day one, delivering 20%+ operating efficiency that compounds across all three revenue streams.

Not Pitching. Proving.

From concept to live platform in six months. Supply chain secured, distribution signed, team full-time. This is the point of inflection, not the beginning.

April 2026
TGR Partnership Signed
First preservation-focused distribution partner. Revenue share model. Homepage placement. Amplifies our audience to TGR's established outdoor community.
AI Native
Built on Claude
First luxury lifestyle brand operating entirely on AI. Nine-agent executive team across marketing, sales, creative, finance, and legal. 24/7 operations.
Nepal
Coffee Supply Secured
Two tonnes Nuwa Estate green bean for 2026 launch. Partner is Tashi Tenzing, grandson of Tenzing Norgay. Heritage that cannot be built.
Talks Underway
Luxury Hospitality
Talks underway with Banyan Tree for art and coffee placement in their African resort properties. First step into a channel where our customer already stays.
Audience
150K Email List
Ready to activate. Built from luxury hospitality and HNW travel networks. Warm audience at launch, not cold acquisition.
Live & Engaged
Social Channels Active
Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn launched. Founder channel @dirkcollins holds 24K engaged followers, built over a decade of mountain storytelling.

Investment Terms & Returns

$3.5M
Raise
SAFE
Instrument
$10M
Post-Money Cap
20%
Discount
18 Mo
Runway
Conservative (1.5x)
$76M
$500K → $1.9M (3.8x)
$1M → $3.8M (3.8x)
Upside (4.0x)
$204M
$500K → $5.1M (10.2x)
$1M → $10.2M (10.2x)

5-year horizon · Base case IRR: 45% · 31% Y5 EBITDA · 2.5x revenue multiple · Assumes 50% dilution

Use of Funds

Team & G&A
Marketing
Coffee
DTC
Content
Platform
Buffer
$1.32M
Team & G&A
$672K
Marketing & Partners
$500K
Coffee Working Capital
$360K
DTC Growth
$384K
Content Production
$134K
Platform & Tools
$150K
Buffer

Participation is the New Luxury

To collect art is to choose what you live with. To drink coffee deliberately is to choose how you start your day. To travel well is to choose how you move through the world.

Planet 5 offers a way to do all three with intention.

The Art of Being There.