GET A PIECE OF CHOW420
Cannabis, Blockchain & Automated Retail
$122,351.36 Raised
REASONS TO INVEST
BECOME A PARTNER: Launch your own automated CBD dispensary in partnership with Chow420. This is a rare opportunity to take a proprietary position in the burgeoning CBD market. All GOLD, DIAMOND & PLATINUM investors get 30% off ($7,500) in the Chow420 dispensary partnership program.
First-mover advantage and strategic market position in a multi billion-dollar market. Market predicted to reach $20B by 2024.*
Proprietary blockchain-based cannabis product verification process (Patent-Pending) and signed agreements with large mall real estate companies for IoT dispensary hosting. Includes SIMON malls (Biggest mall owners in the U.S) & PREIT.
*Market information provided by Forbes (source)
Since Our Last Raise
Building the Trusted Foundation of the Market
At Chow420, we believe we’ve built what could be the backbone of the CBD industry and all federally legal cannabis products. We believe we have successfully placed ourselves as the perfect midpoint service provider in an emerging billion-dollar market by emphasizing quality and accessibility as market requirements. Chow420 enhances service delivery by ensuring customers get only the purest and safest CBD/Cannabis products through a carefully developed product verification process that provides traceability on product content, genetics, ingredients, origin, impurity testing results, method of production and other important areas. In the absence of active FDA regulation, our service plays a major function in promoting consumer safety and trust in an otherwise disorderly space.
The Problem
The CBD industry is unregulated and oversaturated
In the over-saturated and un-regulated CBD industry, quality brands are being drowned out. The market is characterized by aggressive marketing with an emphasis on quantity over quality. As a result, good quality products are trapped in spaces where they have to compete with lower quality offerings. A 2017 study found that over 70% of products in the market are mislabeled, state laws also change every day, and customers are put at risk when brands make false health claims. Consequently, in a survey carried out by SingleCare, over 22% of the buying public expressed distrust of CBD products. The need for a service offering a central source of truth and compliance for the CBD market is as urgent as ever.
The Solution
A Reliable Ecosystem for CBD and Hemp Cannabis Sales
Chow420 operates a framework for the buying and selling of vetted CBD products . At Chow, we've built an ecosystem anchored on an efficient blockchain-powered product verification system. This system empowers customers with the ability to buy legally compliant products which have been vetted for conformity with labeling and the appropriateness of their ingredients and production methods. On the seller-side, retailers utilize our adaptable eCommerce platform to scale their businesses online. They can seamlessly advertise and sell through our online platform and IoT dispensaries. And because our service comes pre-arranged with legal and age compliance controls and management, our clients do not have to commit their own resources for such expenditures.
With our smart ecosystem which is made up of our automated dispensaries and online marketplace, we believe that we are in a good position to redesign the operational paradigm of CBD brands. We are positioned to leverage on our automated dispensary offering to robustly extend CBD accessibility to the customer, while our online marketplace serves as the engine for our eCommerce coverage.
The Market
CBD Sales are predicted to hit $20B by 2024
According to our research, there is currently no dominant cross-platform retailer in the CBD market. This means that there is an opening for a niche leader. With our proprietary marketplace, we’ve been able to create an efficient and smart way to take advantage of this opportunity by furnishing thousands of cannabis brands with a pliable and decentralized platform for commerce. The differentiating quality we possess is the inclusion of both online and offline platforms under an innovative vetting arrangement.
CBD - The Intersection with billion-dollar industries:
CBD exists right at the intersection of 3 huge consumer trends. The $49 billion "Herbal Supplement Industry", the growing anxiety products economy and the nascent legal cannabis industry.
OUR DIFFERENTIATING FEATURES
A Revolutionary Product and Strong Partnerships
1. Full-service eCommerce platform to support the entire CBD/Hemp cannabis industry online. See at https://www.chow420.com/
2. Smart Retail: Network of automated dispensaries
3. Trust & Transparency: Blockchain platform for immutable product record entries to ensure product purity and safety:
4. Multi-brand product selection, partnership with other trusted and popular brands.
*This testimonial may not be representative of the experience of other customers and is not a guarantee of future performance or success.
5. Successfully democratized legal compliance for hemp cannabis businesses and brands nationwide, saving businesses thousands in legal fees when they sell on Chow420. We believe that this puts us a step closer to achieving the most practical platform for the general cannabis market online.
6. Data-driven product analysis to track product benefits and effects due to false health claims in the market:
7. We are more than a tech company, we have our own brands:
8. Lightning-Fast Shipping - Chow’s Choice: We have a reliable warehouse and shipping network that allows us to ship our products to our customers within 24 to 48-hours.
9. Exceptional Rewards Program
Our focus as a company is centered around customer satisfaction. With the Chowcash rewards program, customers get 2% to 5% cashback for all orders, $1 to $3 back when they review past purchases, $20 when they invite loved ones to Chow420, signup bonuses and more!
The Business Model
Generating Multiple Streams of Revenue with One Platform
Direct eCommerce (partner brands) orders for delivery: 40% gross margins on delivery orders (cost of delivery decreases gross margins).
Pickup and In-store shopping at our automated dispensaries: 55% gross margins on products. Cost of delivery eliminated.
Third party seller transaction & blockchain fees: 20% of every transaction from third-party sellers on our marketplace.
Seller Listing fees: $10 to submit a product for verification, $5 to update product information.
Current Partners
Chow Ads: Chow Ads are currently available on Chow420 Automated Dispensaries. Partners looking to advertise on our machines can now apply and pay by going to https://chowpods.com/advertise. The Chow video ads is an intuitive framework within our ecosystem that allows companies to promote products to customers using videos online and offline (on dispensaries). Cannabis companies are projected to spend over $3 billion dollars in ads by 2025 in North America alone, and we see huge potential here for brands within the Chow420 ecosystem, especially with the fact that Facebook, Google, and other social media platforms restrict CBD and cannabis ads.
Chow420 Machines: The Chow420 partner program is finally here! Partners and Investors can now operate Chow420 Automated Dispensaries. As part of the overall physical retail expansion drive, Chow420 is including an investor-focused segment, which will allow GOLD, DIAMOND, and PLATINUM investors to participate in sector growth opportunities. Eligible Investors, looking to launch a Chow420 machine, will receive 30% OFF ( $7,500) the market value of our automated dispensaries.
The Vision
Laying the Bedrock of the Cannabis Industry
By 2025, we plan to have automated physical and online dispensaries across the country and maintain an efficient online marketplace that will enable us to have a dominant presence and be an indispensable service for customers, brands, and retailers in this space. We believe our strategic positioning will allow us to play a definitive role in the overall cannabis market. Our goal is to become the central eCommerce and verification platform for the cannabis industry; providing trust, compliance, and convenience for customers in this space.
Why Invest
Equity through Compliance
We have a great team that has spent the last 5 years conducting research and development on the CBD market. The Chow420 mission is to provide the cannabis industry with a robust offering that uses a blockchain basis to erase the opacity around product labeling, lab result manipulation, and legal non-compliance.
Key points and Advantages:
We believe we have created the most compelling offering in this market.
Cost advantage with our automated dispensary retail launches versus brick-and-mortar operations.
This is a market without a dominant retailer or middleman.
We hold a very strategic place in this market, where both brands, dispensaries and customers need us.
Our 1% Lifetime Profit Pledge
ABOUT
HEADQUARTERS
2035 Sunset Lake RoadSuite B-2
Newark, DE 19703
WEBSITE
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With the contamination and mislabeling of over 70% of cannabis products in the market, Chow420 provides customers with unmatched transparency and traceability of federally legal cannabis products through a secure system that is built on a patent-pending blockchain product verification process.
TEAM
David Obasiolu
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Director
MSc. Cybersecurity, Distinction
As a Tech Consultant, David built several automated solutions in the Identity Management space for big names in the power, finance, and healthcare industries. David is responsible for building Chow's ecosystem and implementing processes that ensure that Chow paves the way for the cannabis industry.
Before College, David spent most of his childhood working at his family's wholesale frozen foods company, where he gained the experience of what it takes to grow a company from a one-store setup to a million-dollar establishment.
Michael Obasiolu
Strategy Lead
MSc. Investment and Finance (with Distinction)
BA. Economics (Minor Political Science)
Michael leads Chow420 on Strategy planning for online and offline expansion - Proprietary virtual and IoT dispensary program, Operations outline audit, and calibration for "ChowPod" launch procedures: project planning, Financial modeling, and scenario planning for rollout outcomes and costs.
Maximillian Hellerstein
General Advisor
Greg Goins
Brand Message and Design
Greg is an extremely talented graphic designer with a lot of experience. He studied at the University of Massachusetts with Zachary who has always thought of Greg as a design wizard. Greg is in charge of developing the brand message, design, and machine concepts for Chow420.
Emediong Akpan
Software QA Analyst
Emediong is a technology enthusiast and a software engineer with over 5 years of experience as a full stack developer and has led projects to completion. He is responsible for testing and ensuring high-performance levels for Chow420's online ecosystem and blockchain network.
Ladi Okoh
Ecosystem Management
Ladi is a seasoned entrepreneur and problem solver that is focused on putting together the data sets needed to enable Chow420 to collect and refine all search data, review data, lab results data, brand data, and more. Ladi organizes all the information on Chow420 that enables us to lead the industry in data for CBD products.
Hoban Law
Legal Counsel
TERMS
Chow420
Overview
PRICE PER SHARE
$1.69
DEADLINE
Jun 6, 2023
VALUATION
$18.98M
FUNDING GOAL
$10k - $250k
Breakdown
MIN INVESTMENT
$255.19
MAX INVESTMENT
$249,996.63
MIN NUMBER OF SHARES OFFERED
5,917
MAX NUMBER OF SHARES OFFERED
147,927
OFFERING TYPE
Equity
ASSET TYPE
Common Stock
SHARES OFFERED
Common Stock
Maximum Number of Shares Offered subject to adjustment for bonus shares
*Maximum number of shares offered subject to adjustment for bonus shares. See Bonus info below.
Voting Rights of Securities Sold in this Offering
Voting Proxy. Each Subscriber shall appoint the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “CEO”), or his or her successor, as the Subscriber’s true and lawful proxy and attorney, with the power to act alone and with full power of substitution, to, consistent with this instrument and on behalf of the Subscriber, (i) vote all Securities, (ii) give and receive notices and communications, (iii) execute any instrument or document that the CEO determines is necessary or appropriate in the exercise of its authority under this instrument, and (iv) take all actions necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the CEO for the accomplishment of the foregoing. The proxy and power granted by the Subscriber pursuant to this Section are coupled with an interest. Such proxy and power will be irrevocable. The proxy and power, so long as the Subscriber is an individual, will survive the death, incompetency and disability of the Subscriber and, so long as the Subscriber is an entity, will survive the merger or reorganization of the Subscriber or any other entity holding the Securities. However, the Proxy will terminate upon the closing of a firm-commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 covering the offer and sale of Common Stock or the effectiveness of a registration statement under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 covering the Common Stock.
Time-Based:
Chow420 Community, Investors, and VIPs
Invest within the first 15 days and receive 15% bonus shares.
Super Early Bird
Invest within the next 21 days and receive 10% bonus shares.
Early Bird Bonus
Invest within the next 21 days and receive 5% bonus shares.
Amount-Based:
$250+ | Bronze
Receive a 5% lifetime discount on all Chow420’s internal CBD brands. Investors can also claim an additional $20 in-store credit (Chowcash) for customer referrals and $15 signup bonus on Chow420.com.
$500+ | Silver
Receive a 10% lifetime discount on all Chow420’s internal CBD brands. Investors can also claim an additional $20 in-store credit (Chowcash) for customer referrals and $15 signup bonus on Chow420.com.
$1,500+ | Gold - PARTNER PERK
5% Bonus Shares + Receive a 15% lifetime discount on all Chow420’s internal CBD brands. Investors can also claim an additional $20 in-store credit (Chowcash) for customer referrals and $15 signup bonus on Chow420.com.
PARTNER DISCOUNT: GOLD INVESTORS GET $7,500 OFF THEIR CHOW420 MACHINE
All GOLD investors looking to launch a machine must fill out the Investor Partner form here: https://www.chowpods.com/investor-partner
$5,000+ | Diamond - PARTNER PERK
20% Lifetime Discount + 7% Bonus shares + Receive a 20% lifetime discount on all Chow420’s internal CBD brands. Investors can also claim an additional $20 in-store credit (Chowcash) for customer referrals and $15 signup bonus on Chow420.com.
PARTNER DISCOUNT: DIAMOND INVESTORS GET $7,500 OFF THEIR CHOW420 MACHINE
All DIAMOND investors looking to launch a machine must fill out the Investor Partner form here: https://www.chowpods.com/investor-partner
$15,000+ | Platinum - PRIORITY PARTNER PERK
HIGHLIGHT: Partner with Chow420 to launch a Chow420 IoT Dispensary.
20% Lifetime Discount + Chow420 Dispensary + 10% Bonus shares + 20% lifetime discount on all Chow420’s internal brands. Investors can also claim an additional $20 in-store credit (Chowcash) for customer referrals and a $15 signup bonus on Chow420.com.
All PLATINUM investors looking to launch a machine must fill out the Investor Partner form here: https://www.chowpods.com/investor-partner
*In order to receive perks from an investment, one must submit a single investment in the same offering that meets the minimum perk requirement. Bonus shares from perks will not be granted if an investor submits multiple investments that, when combined, meet the perk requirement. All perks occur when the offering is completed.
StartEngine Owner's Bonus
Vliso, Inc. d/b/a Chow420 will offer 10% additional bonus shares for all investments that are committed by investors that are eligible for the StartEngine Crowdfunding Inc. OWNer's bonus.
This means eligible StartEngine shareholders will receive a 10% bonus for any shares they purchase in this offering. For example, if you buy 100 shares of Common Stock at $1.69 / share, you will receive 110 shares Common Stock, meaning you'll own 110 shares for $169. Fractional shares will not be distributed and share bonuses will be determined by rounding down to the nearest whole share.
This 10% Bonus is only valid during the investors eligibility period. Investors eligible for this bonus will also have priority if they are on a waitlist to invest and the company surpasses its maximum funding goal. They will have the first opportunity to invest should room in the offering become available if prior investments are canceled or fail.
Investors will receive the highest single bonus they are eligible for among the bonuses based on the amount invested and time of offering elapsed (if any). Eligible investors will also receive the Owner’s Bonus in addition to the aforementioned bonus.
Irregular Use of Proceeds
The Company might incur Irregular Use of Proceeds that may include but are not limited to the following over $10,000: Any expense labeled “Travel and Entertainment”. Any expense labeled “Administrative Expenses” not strictly for administrative purposes. Salary payments made to one’s self, a friend or relative. Vendor payments.
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Juan Jackson
4 months ago
Could you explain how gold investors can get 7500$ off a purchae of a machine?
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Edgar Mosquera
4 months ago
If I were to become a gold or higher partner would I be able to receive my discount on the machine later or does it have to be purchased soon?
Also would the discount only apply for the first machine or for multiple??
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khalid lewis
4 months ago
When THC is federally legalized in all 50-states, will chow420 make an addition to selling THC along with CBD and Hemp using your blockchain technology?
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Bruce Reichenbach
5 months ago
will we make cash from the profits as investors?
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David Obasiolu
Chow420
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6 months ago
Yes, it will.
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Jeremiah Carnes
6 months ago
Im curious would my combined investments from last round of funding and this one would put in in gold investor.
Would this qualify me for the $7500 discount?
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Ronnell Curtis
6 months ago
Hello - I'm interested in investing in the platinum package and have a few questions.
1. Can you provide more detail on how wholesale inventory procurement works through Chow420? Do you provide wholesales product pricing for products manufactured and packaged through Chow420? Are there wholesale deals available to investors/machine operators via other distributors you have a partnership with?
2. What does machine support look like for both hardware and software? Is the machine warrantied and who assists with software support? How accessible and how long does troubleshooting for software glitches take, or for parts repair/replacement?
3. How long for shipping after investment is made?
4. Do you work with any national retail brands or retail estate management companies for placement of machines? If not, what are the best practices on where and how to get businesses on board with machine placement?
5. How often is the legal landscape scanned and updates provided to the machine owners/operators?
6. What are the machine dimensions?
7. How many machines are currently in operation?
8. What is the typical or projected monthly or annual return for machine owners?
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Michael Torske
7 months ago
When will current investors start seeing an ROI if the numbers are looking so good, which I agree with. Are there plans to go public? I am thinking about reinvesting more this go around but I have not seen anything on my original investment. I do not use CBD products or THC for that matter but I believe in their therapeutic value. I like the idea of this company but, I still need to see an ROI at some point, or at least have an idea as to when. The current numbers in the past year and projections for the next show, there is a lot of money being made.
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