Full-chain control
Farm, venue, club, marketplace and chef influence sit inside one system.
AIKOL Hubs · Investor Platform Brief
We are building the operating system for premium truffles.
We bring together farm, venue, club, marketplace and chef influence in one model. That creates a faster path to demand, margin and scale.
We unify supply, demand and influence in one premium truffle platform.We use 3 assets — digital, content and operational — amplified by AI and Key Opinion Leaders.The model scales across premium food, hospitality and trade.
What makes this investable
This is stronger than a standard hospitality deal.
3 assets, 2 levers
Digital owns the customer. Content shapes desire. Operations turn that into revenue.
Global expansion logic
One playbook. Many cities. Many premium categories.
Five-party ecosystem
Five specialised operators. One integrated business model.
Each party controls a different part of the truffle ecosystem. Together, they form a coordinated platform that is much stronger than any one player acting alone.
Farming, supply and provenance
King Truffle
Largest Victorian truffle farm, owned by Mr Zhang
The source asset. Premium product, trusted provenance and supply control.
Mr Zhang’s farm anchors the story with real production depth and category credibility.Fresh truffle supply, premium branded lines, product development and long-term supply value.Visit King Truffle
Restaurant and flagship venue
Prohibition Food & Wine
One of Camberwell’s best restaurants, run by former Vue de Monde chef John Mu
The flagship venue. This is where the proposition becomes visible and monetisable.
Chef John Mu gives the platform a visible standard of quality that premium buyers understand immediately.Dining revenue, private events, hosted experiences, premium collaborations and partner showcases.Visit Prohibition Food & Wine
Community and demand engine
Australian Truffle Club
Australia’s first truffle club
The audience layer. This is where community becomes owned demand.
Owning the club means owning the relationship, not renting attention through someone else’s platform.Memberships, premium experiences, event tickets, marketplace activity and partner promotion revenue.Visit Australian Truffle Club
Marketplace and transaction layer
Truffle One
First e-commerce truffle marketplace
The transaction layer. This turns attention into repeatable commerce.
Truffle One gives the model a scalable transaction layer instead of stopping at hospitality revenue.Marketplace revenue, product margin, premium bundles, gifting and future B2B transaction upside.Visit Truffle One
Chef network and culinary influence
Asian Chef’s Club
Asian Chef Club led by Jimmy Zhu
The influence layer. Chef authority turns product into cultural demand.
Jimmy Zhu’s leadership strengthens the network effect around chefs, culture and premium food positioning.Menu collaborations, chef events, brand partnerships, premium content and cross-border culinary attention.Visit Asian Chef’s ClubMethodology
3 assets working together.
- Digital asset: Own demand, data, follow-up and commerce.
- Content asset: Create desire through story, education and chef authority.
- Operational asset: Control farm, venue, club, marketplace, chefs and distribution.
Growth levers
2 levers accelerate the model.
- AI improves targeting, conversion and operating intelligence.
- Key Opinion Leaders create trust, reach and cultural relevance.
Why now
The market is open.
- The market is fragmented.
- The brand story is valuable.
- No one owns the whole customer journey.
Defensibility
The moat is coordination.
- Real operators replace theory.
- One customer produces many revenue lines.
- AI sharpens conversion. KOLs expand trust.
- The playbook repeats.
Investor conviction
Why this wins.
- Real operators
- Full-chain control
- Multi-revenue design
- Global scalability
Business model
One system. Multiple revenue lines.
- Venue revenue
- Experiences and tastings
- Wholesale and distribution
- Marketplace commerce
- Premium products and collaborations
- Corporate hosting and buyer introductions
Core model
Digital, content and operations compound together.
- Digital owns the relationship
- Content creates desire
- Operations capture the value
12-Month Projections
Fast traction, expanding demand and scalable commercial upside.
- Year 1 projection: 1,000 paid members and 5 B2B customers, establishing the first premium demand base.
- Year 2 projection: 2,000 paid members and 100 B2B customers.
- Year 2 projection: annualised gross revenue of A$2M–A$5M as commerce, premium product flow and repeat purchase strengthen.
- Strategic asset projection: a growing database of high-net-worth members that can be activated across additional premium product lines.
Revenue Logic
How gross revenue compounds through member and B2B demand.
- Member ecommerce demand: 15g–50g per meal for singles through to families of four, repeating 4 times across the season. Year 2 projection: 240kg.
- B2B demand: 2kg per customer on average for the season. Year 2 projection: 200kg.
- Restaurant premium meals: 40kg.
- Export: 560kg.
- Average blended price assumption: A$2 per gram. Combined projected volume: 1,040kg, supporting an annualised gross revenue range from A$2M upward.
Founder Edge
Cross-border venture building and deep technology execution in one team.
The founding team combines market expansion, partnerships, fundraising, AI, technology strategy and commercial execution across Australia and Asia.
Founders
Built by founders who understand scale, technology and cross-border growth.
Co-Founder
Alex Jiang
Alex Jiang is a cross-border business strategist, venture builder, and investor with more than 25 years of experience spanning Australia, Japan, and China. His expertise lies in combining business strategy, AI, investment, fundraising, digital transformation, and international partnerships to build scalable businesses and facilitate market expansion.
Co-Founder
Choo Yang Tan
Choo Yang Tan is a technology strategist, AI consultant, and digital transformation leader with a strong background spanning enterprise architecture, cloud technologies, product management, and commercial technology consulting. His career combines deep technical capability with an increasing focus on AI commercialisation, business growth, and building technology-enabled businesses across Australia and Asia.
Capital focus
Capital goes into proof and expansion.
The capital funds the first proof point, strengthens the chain and accelerates rollout.
- Digital infrastructure
- Premium content
- Operational rollout
- AI systems
- Expansion readiness
Investment ask
A$1M for 20% — with the right strategic partner.
We are not looking for passive money. We want a partner with a real vested interest in the industry and the ambition to help shape a globally scalable category leader.
- We are raising A$1,000,000 for 20% of the company.
- We want a strategic partner with genuine industry interest.
- The capital strengthens the chain and accelerates expansion.
Investor brief
Request the investor brief.
Use the form to request the investor deck, discuss capital or explore a strategic role in the platform.
This is a chance to back a category leader with real operators, strong visuals and a repeatable model.