Investors & Strategic Partners
KolaTM is not a feature add-on to an existing system. It is the first fixed-array AI platform designed from the ground up for continuous, full-field inventory intelligence — no moving parts, no rip and replace, no ceiling on scale.
The whitespace
Change is inevitable.
The only question is whether an operation leads that change or absorbs it. The legacy landscape — manual cycle counts, barcode wands, autonomous mobile robots — is being retired. Yet no fixed-system AI platform has claimed the space it leaves behind. KolaTM is designed for that gap: a persistent, intelligent layer that works continuously across the largest and most complex industrial environments on the continent.
Revenue figures represent projected gross sales (hardware + SaaS + services). Detailed financial model available upon request.
KolaTM targets the full spectrum of large-scale industrial operations: 3PL hubs, regional and national distribution centres, industrial manufacturers, multi-site retail warehouse operators, and government procurement depots — all facing rising regulatory pressure around SKU traceability, ESG reporting, and audit-grade accuracy.
Defensible differentiation
KolaTM is engineered around a fundamental insight: the right answer to full-field industrial visibility is not a robot that moves — it is a fixed intelligent array that never stops watching. The architecture is proprietary, the IP is protected, and the platform is built to extend far beyond inventory.
Eliminates the downtime, maintenance overhead, and safety restrictions that make AMRs and drone systems operationally expensive. Fixed modules run continuously without intervention.
AI inference runs at the node; intelligence and audit trails live in the cloud. Balanced compute reduces latency, lowers costs, and eliminates single points of failure at scale.
Inventory is the first vertical. The underlying architecture is already designed to extend into equipment monitoring, safety compliance, and facility analytics — without mechanical redesign.
KolaTM enriches existing ERP and WMS platforms — it does not replace them. PIPEDA and GDPR compliant by design, built for deployment in regulated enterprise environments.
Competitive landscape
Why the market is ready
ROI is the headline — but adoption is driven by a stack of converging pressures that make KolaTM a procurement priority, not a discretionary spend. For investors and collaborators, each driver below represents a pull on demand that compounds as the market moves.
The broader trajectory
The most significant capital commitments in AI right now are not going into language models — they are going into systems that sense, model, and act on the real physical world. This paradigm shift is arriving in industrial operations, and KolaTM is architecturally built for it.
The companies that instrument physical reality first — and build the data flywheel earliest — will be categorically difficult to displace.
Current status
KolaTM is not a whiteboard idea. Core architecture, AI visual modules, and dashboard UX are in active development. The first pilot deployments are on a confirmed timeline.
The business model
KolaTM's hybrid model generates revenue at point of sale and grows with every site under subscription. As the installed base scales, recurring SaaS revenue compounds — creating a durable, predictable revenue engine.
Canada's Productivity Super-Deduction
Canada's 2025 federal budget (Bill C-15, in force March 2026) introduced the Productivity Super-Deduction — allowing businesses to write off 100% of qualifying capital assets in Year 1, rather than depreciating them over five or more years. A KolaTM system installation qualifies directly under the "productivity-enhancing assets" category, which explicitly names computers, data network infrastructure, and AI tools. This is enacted legislation — not a projected incentive — with a defined window through 2029.
Tax figures are estimates based on a combined federal/Ontario corporate rate of 26.5%. Consult your tax advisor. Phase-out begins 2030 (75%), continuing through 2033.
Traditional CCA vs. the Super-Deduction — a direct comparison
Under traditional Capital Cost Allowance rules, a $541,000 KolaTM installation for a 100,000 sq ft facility would generate approximately $28,600 per year in tax savings over five years. Under the Productivity Super-Deduction, the entire benefit — approximately $143,000 — is captured in Year 1, reducing the net effective cost of the installation before a single dollar of operational savings is counted. The SaaS subscription ($0.48/sq ft/yr) is treated as an operating expense and is already fully deductible annually — no special election required.
Calculate your facility's tax-adjusted ROI →ROI Calculator
Based on industry averages — results may vary ±30% depending on your specific operation.
How to engage
Chestnut Compute is raising to complete the pilot phase and accelerate commercialisation. KolaTM sits at the intersection of industrial AI, supply chain technology, and Canadian deep tech — a category forming in real time, with a proprietary architecture and a clear path to scale.
We are selectively engaging with organisations whose platform or client base intersects with industrial inventory intelligence. KolaTM is integration-first by design — and its architecture creates genuine value for partners who bring distribution reach, deployment infrastructure, or complementary technology.
We built KolaTM to solve a problem that has been structurally ignored — not because the technology wasn't possible, but because no one had designed the right architecture for it. That moment has arrived. The category is forming. We intend to lead it.Marc Etherington, Founder & CEO, Chestnut Compute Corp
Currently accepting investor & partner conversations
Whether you are evaluating an investment, exploring a distribution or integration partnership, or simply want to understand what KolaTM makes possible — we are open to a direct conversation. No commitment required at this stage.
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