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DEMO · Kerbstone

DEMO LISTING — a drop-in kerb unit that turns roadside drainage into distributed flood storage.

£60k

raising

6%

equity

0%

match to you

UK

Telford, UK

DEMO · Kerbstone — Materials prototype imagery

The problem

This is a demonstration listing, not a real opportunity. Urban surface flooding costs UK councils £320m a year, and the standard fix means digging the road up.

Our solution

DEMO · Kerbstone answers that with a single focused product: DEMO LISTING — a drop-in kerb unit that turns roadside drainage into distributed flood storage. The build is deliberately narrow — one problem, one buyer, one measurable outcome — so the capital being raised converts directly into evidence rather than overhead.

Why now?

Materials buyers are being pushed by cost and regulation at the same moment, and the enabling components have only recently reached a price the model can carry. A year ago this was expensive; in three years it will be crowded.

Market opportunity

Example content: two million linear metres of kerb replaced annually across UK highways maintenance.

TAM£25.2MTotal market as defined by the founder
SAM£5.3MServiceable with the current model
Initial market£882kReachable in the first 24 months

Business model

Example content: manufactured under licence by precast concrete producers, with a royalty per linear metre.

Progress

  • Opportunity documented on Foundsy
  • Prototype not built yet
  • IP filed or granted
  • Verification in review
  • Pre-commercial
  • Round not yet committed
StageConcept
Council interest2 letters
ModellingComplete
  • Jun 2026

    Demo milestone: hydraulic model showed 41% peak-flow attenuation.

Funding

£60k sought

  • Hydraulic modelling40%
  • First cast prototype40%
  • Patent filing20%

Intellectual property & disclosure

Demo content — no real filings.

PublicVisible to anyone browsing Foundsy.
  • Description and sector
  • Problem being solved
  • Stage and level
  • Funding sought
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  • Founder background and track record
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  • 🔒 DEMO Concept note.pdf
  • 🔒 Technical drawings
  • 🔒 Patent detail
  • 🔒 Financial model

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