✦ Friends & Family Round · 2026

You don't have to be
a VC to invest in
something real.

ChairSpace is raising a friends and family round to fund the beta. The ask is intentionally low. Not because the opportunity is small — the market is half a million stylists — but because this raise was designed so that the people who actually believe in this don't get left out because of a minimum check size.

If I rise, you rise. That's not a slogan. That's the structure of this deal.

510K+
hairstylists in the US. The target market.
80%+
of booth renters without real business tools.
$0
direct competitors built for this specific market.
The Opportunity

Half a million entrepreneurs.
Zero tools built for them.

Independent booth and suite rental stylists are the fastest-growing segment of the beauty industry. Post-pandemic, stylists left traditional salons in droves to work for themselves, and they brought their clients with them. But the software never followed. Every tool that exists was built for traditional salons, generic small businesses, or social media audiences.

ChairSpace is the first platform purpose-built for this market: smart messaging, AI booking detection, true profit tracking, and genre-based client discovery. Not repurposed. Not adapted. Built from scratch by someone who spent 16 years living the problem from both sides of the chair.

Why Now
Post-pandemic independence surge created hundreds of thousands of new solo entrepreneurs overnight. They need infrastructure immediately. The window to be first is now.
The Moat
Genre-based discovery, two-sided marketplace, AI trained on industry-specific data. Deep integration with stylist workflow makes ChairSpace sticky and hard to replicate.
The Model
SaaS subscriptions at $20–$40/month per stylist. Clients use free — maximizing network effects. 94.5% projected gross margins. Recurring, predictable revenue.
The Path
Dallas beta → Texas expansion → regional → national. Break-even projected at 450–500 users. $150M+ valuation target by Year 4 with conservative growth assumptions.
The Numbers

Transparent projections.
Conservative assumptions.

These projections are based on the complete 54-page technical specification and financial model. All figures are estimates — not guarantees. The methodology is transparent and available in the full pitch deck.

450
active paying users needed to break even. That's less than 0.1% of the total addressable market.
$35
average revenue per user per month (ARPU). Blended across Basic and Pro tiers.
94.5%
projected gross margin. SaaS infrastructure costs are low. Margins scale with users.
15:1
LTV to CAC ratio in Year 1. Industry benchmark for "excellent" is 5:1.
2.4 mo
payback period on customer acquisition cost. Industry benchmark is under 12 months.
$150M+
conservative valuation target by Year 4, based on 8x ARR multiple at 44,643 active users.
Year
Active Users
Annual Revenue
Est. Valuation
2026 · Launch
500 target
$54K proj.
Building now
2026 · Texas
5,000
$1.14M
~$16.8M
2027 · Regional
20,000
$5.25M
~$84M
2028 · National
45,000
$13M
~$150M+
2029 · Scale
100,000
$30M
~$300M+
What this means for founding investors: A $1,500 investment at 1.5% equity in a $150M outcome = $2.25M return. A $5,300 investment at 4% equity = $6M return. These are projections based on modeled assumptions — not guarantees. But the math is transparent and the methodology is sound.
Investment Tiers

Low barrier.
Real equity.
Real upside.

Three tiers. All structured as a SAFE or convertible note. No minimums designed to keep regular people out. Pick what makes sense for you right now.

Tier 1 · I Believe In This
$1,500
1.5% equity
The price of a few months of expenses. Real equity stake. Real return if ChairSpace hits its targets. This is the tier that says "I see it."
  • 1.5% equity via SAFE or convertible note
  • Contributes to infrastructure and initial build
  • Founding investor status — in from day one
  • Split payment available — reach out to discuss
I'm in at $1,500
Most Chosen
Tier 2 · I'm In
$3,200
2.5% equity
A meaningful stake with serious upside. Covers a significant chunk of developer time and moves the beta forward faster. This is the tier that says "let's build this."
  • 2.5% equity via SAFE or convertible note
  • Covers meaningful developer time on beta
  • Priority updates as the product ships
  • Split payment available — reach out to discuss
I'm in at $3,200
Tier 3 · Let's Build This
$5,300
4% equity
Maximum founding equity. Unlocks acceleration on the two proving features — smart messaging and the profit analyzer. This is the tier that says "I want the biggest piece of what comes next."
  • 4% equity via SAFE or convertible note
  • Unlocks full acceleration on beta build
  • Highest return at projected valuation
  • Split payment available — reach out to discuss
I'm in at $5,300

All investments structured as a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) or convertible note. · Split payments available on any tier — reach out directly. · Questions? Lana prefers a real conversation over a form.

Where the Money Goes

Every dollar moves
the beta forward.

No frills. No overhead bloat. This is a lean, focused build with one goal: ship the two most important features first, prove the product, then scale.

01
Developer Time
Smart messaging system and AI booking detection — the two features that solve the biggest daily pain. This is where the majority of the build budget goes.
02
Profit Analyzer
The "Where Did My Money Go?" tool. Service-level profitability breakdown, expense tracking, tax prep. The feature that turns revenue into actual understanding.
03
Infrastructure & APIs
Supabase, Twilio, OpenAI, SendGrid. The technical backbone that makes the platform run. Scalable from day one — built to handle 100,000+ users.
04
Beta Onboarding
First 10–15 Dallas stylists into closed beta. Real testing with real users who give real feedback. This is how the product gets good fast.
Why Lana

She's lived this problem
from both sides.

16 years behind the chair. 7 years as a salon owner. Lana didn't stumble into this idea from the outside; she lived the problem at every level of the industry. As a stylist, she managed the communication chaos, the financial opacity, the administrative overload that steals hours from creative work. As a salon owner, she built a team, created a culture, and learned firsthand what it takes to run a booth rental environment where independent contractors feel supported without being micromanaged.

She wasn't just a salon owner: she was a good one. The kind who listened, who built systems that gave her team a voice, who kept people around not because they had to stay but because the environment made them want to. That understanding of what stylists need from the spaces they work in, and what owners need from the people they support, is baked into every feature of ChairSpace.

Add to that a background in workforce management and healthcare technology operations: the infrastructure thinking that makes complex systems actually work. You get a founder who can see the problem from every angle and has the technical literacy to spec the solution herself. The 54-page specification document with a 21-table database architecture wasn't outsourced. She built it.

01
16 years behind the chair
Hairstylist who knows exactly what it means to manage clients across 4–6 platforms, lose track of messages, and have no idea which services are actually profitable.
02
7 years as a salon owner
Built and led a booth rental salon with a team that ranged from 6 to 14 stylists and barbers. Not a small operation. Knows what it takes to run a real team, build real culture, and keep people around because they want to stay.
03
Healthcare tech operations
Background in workforce management systems. Knows how to build operational infrastructure that scales. Brings enterprise-level thinking to a market that's never had it.
04
Built the spec herself
54 pages. 21-table database architecture. Complete feature documentation. Security policies. API integration planning. No agency. No shortcuts. Developer-ready from day one.
The Ask

This is a conversation,
not a transaction.

Lana prefers to talk through the investment in person — dinner, drinks, a real conversation. Drop your info and she'll reach out within 48 hours. If you're ready to move forward on a tier, you can indicate that too.

No pressure. No hard sell. If you believe in what ChairSpace is building and want to be part of it, that's the whole conversation.

→ All investments structured as SAFE or convertible note
→ Split payments available on any tier
→ Responses within 48 hours
→ Dallas, TX — in-person preferred but not required

Lana will follow up personally within 48 hours. This form goes directly to her — not a CRM, not an assistant.

Questions.

What is a SAFE or convertible note?
A SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) is a simple investment contract that converts to equity when ChairSpace raises a priced round or is acquired. A convertible note is similar but accrues interest. Both are standard instruments for early-stage startups — they're how most friends and family rounds are structured. Lana will walk you through exactly what this means for your investment before anything is signed.
Can I split my investment across payments?
Yes. If the full tier amount isn't comfortable to do in one shot, reach out and Lana will work something out. The goal is to make this accessible — not to create a barrier right at the finish line.
When would I see a return?
Returns are realized when ChairSpace either raises a priced equity round (at which point your SAFE converts to equity at a valuation), is acquired, or reaches a liquidity event. Based on the financial model, the $150M+ valuation target is projected for Year 4 (2028). This is a projection, not a guarantee — but it's grounded in transparent, conservative assumptions.
Is this a risky investment?
All early-stage investments carry risk. ChairSpace is pre-revenue, and projections are estimates. That said: the market is real, the problem is documented, the founder has lived it, the technical specifications are complete and developer-ready, and the ask is intentionally sized so that if the worst happened, it would sting — not devastate. Only invest what you're genuinely comfortable with.
How will I know how my investment is performing?
Founding investors will receive regular updates — product milestones, user growth, revenue as it starts flowing. Lana is committed to full transparency with the people who believed in her early. You won't be left wondering what happened to your money.

Investment Disclaimer · This page does not constitute a registered securities offering. All investment opportunities described here are part of a private friends and family round and are not available to the general public. All financial projections, valuation estimates, and return calculations are forward-looking statements based on current modeling assumptions and are not guarantees of future performance. Investing in early-stage startups involves significant risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment. All investments are structured as SAFE agreements or convertible notes. Prospective investors are encouraged to consult with a financial or legal advisor before making any investment decision. LGK Systems LLC (DBA ChairSpace) is a Texas-registered limited liability company.