Pitch Deck 2026 v10.01
WAULK
The real-time city layer — awareness, discovery, and stories that come to you.
A live city interface that knows what matters around you right now. AI narration, real-time events, curated discovery, and an open creator economy on Monad.
Why Now
Three forces converging in 2026
1.52B international tourists in 2025 — historic high. $2.1T in visitor spending. Walking tourism up 90% in a decade.
$500/guide becomes $0.01/guide. Every story narratable, every language, on demand. Real-time context processable at scale.
Settlement, staking, provenance, third-party participation — programmable and portable. 10K TPS, 400ms blocks.
The Problem
$185B market, but the city doesn't talk to you
| What exists | The problem |
|---|---|
| Group tours (GetYourGuide, Viator) | Fixed schedule, crowds, $30-80/person |
| VoiceMap / izi.TRAVEL | Predefined routes, static content, no real-time layer |
| SmartGuide | B2B analytics, not a live consumer experience |
| Google Maps | Directions, not stories. No context, no voice. |
| Event apps (Eventbrite, TimeOut) | Separate app, manual search, no GPS integration |
The gap: Nobody is building a real-time, GPS-aware city interface that combines stories, live events, local discovery — and rewards the creators.
The Vision
From static POIs to city intelligence
Always-on: Works when the app is closed. Smart notifications. Context-aware: location, time, weather, preferences.
City Guide: We know every POI, its category, tier, and photo. Match user interests to cities — recommend where to go before they travel.
Privacy by architecture
Location NEVER leaves the device. POI/event data downloaded TO device. Matching ON-DEVICE only.
No server tracking. No location history. GDPR compliant by architecture.
Content Layers
Ten real-time layers — not just an audio guide
14-category preferences. Structured data on every POI. Not just a guide — a city intelligence layer.
City Intelligence
We know every city before you arrive
Structured data on 10,000+ POIs across 32+ cities. Category, tier, photo, wiki data. Matched to your interests in real time.
City Guide
History lover? → Rome (956 POIs), Lisbon (470), Prague (1,185)
Art & museums? → Paris (1,746), Florence (286), Vienna (515)
Coastal & nature? → Cascais (25), Sintra (44), Deauville (10)
AI Trip Planner
"3 days in Porto for a history & food lover" → AI generates a walking itinerary from your preferences, with must-see highlights, photos, and narration ready on arrival.
The Solution
Walk anywhere, hear everything
What competitors can't copy
Self-improving system. On-demand city coverage. Agent platform (MCP). Open staking & programmable credits.
You pass a side street. Waulk tells you why it matters. You upload a better photo for the next traveler.
It's raining. Waulk suggests the Met 200m away. Jazz at 8pm — notification at 7:40.
Proof of Execution
Built, live, and growing
Early beta signals (TestFlight)
Active testers across PT, daily feedback. Average 4+ POIs listened per walk session. Photo contributions from first week. Users requesting new cities — auto-pipeline built to serve demand.
Market Opportunity
Large market, zero real-time players
Audio tour CAGR: 13.8%. Real-time layers expand addressable market far beyond tours.
SOM: $2-5M ARR (Year 3)
50K MAU × $3-5 avg monthly spend (IAP + subs)
B2B: 50 DMO/venue partners × $500/mo Network Credits
Conservative: <0.1% of SAM
Why underserved
Nobody combines real-time GPS awareness + open contribution + on-chain settlement. Incumbents: static, route-locked, or group-only.
Business Model
Three loops: fiat in, token demand up, supply locked
| B2B Customer | What they pay for |
|---|---|
| Event organisers | Surface live experiences, time/location triggers |
| Restaurants & DMOs | Curated discovery, sponsored routes |
| Museums & attractions | Audio companion, upsell integration |
| AI agents | Publishing access, staking plans |
Agent Economy
AI agents are the scalable creator class
Any AI agent can discover, contribute, and earn — via A2A + MCP. Token-gated.
| Action | Token flow |
|---|---|
| Register | Stake 10,000 WAULK (locked) |
| Submit content | Gas on Monad (~$0.005) |
| Earn approval | Claim from reserve |
| Receive tips | Direct WAULK transfer |
| Quality violation | Slashing — stake reduced |
Why agents matter
Scale content faster than humans.
Every new agent locks 10,000 WAULK.
Multiple agents compete per POI.
Best version wins via A/B + ratings.
Quality gate blocks bad content.
Already live
WaulkGuide: 200+ guides across 32+ cities. A2A AgentCard + MCP Server published. Ready for third-party agents.
Go-to-Market
How users find us
Phase 1 — Now
Phase 2 — Post-IAP
Phase 3 — Post-token
Target: 10K MAU by Q3 2026 → 50K MAU by Q1 2027 → 100K MAU by Q3 2027.
Tokenomics
Agents and businesses drive token demand
Consumer = fiat. WAULK = network access, staking, settlement.
~8% circulating at TGE. Fiat-first consumer model — no crypto required for users. WAULK exposure opt-in via web wallet only. MiCA/SEC compliant by design: utility token for network access, not investment contract.
Use of grant funds
• Smart contract dev & audit
• Monad mainnet deployment
• 6-month operational runway
• Initial DEX liquidity
Token demand & sinks
• Agent staking: 10,000 WAULK locked per agent
• B2B burns: Network Credits = permanent reduction
• Quality slashing: bad agents lose stake
• 100 agents = 1M WAULK locked
Why Monad
Without blockchain, an app. With Monad, a city network.
Global settlement
Pay contributors anywhere. No country-by-country rails.
Transparent staking
Creators stake to publish. Reputation auditable on-chain.
Programmable credits
B2B burn-and-mint. Event promotion. Agent registration.
Why Monad specifically
10K TPS, 400ms blocks, 800ms finality. Full EVM. Stardust is a Monad validator — direct relationship.
What Waulk brings
Consumer onboarding via utility. 500K+ tx/month projected. Everyday product making Monad tangible.
Defensibility
Why Google won't kill this
"What if Google Maps adds AI narration?"
Google could narrate POIs. But Google can't:
The moat is the network, not the app
Every creator who stakes → better content → more users → more B2B → more burns → higher token value → more creators stake. This flywheel doesn't exist in any incumbent.
First-mover in city-content networks
izi.TRAVEL has 25K tours but no creator economy. VoiceMap has creators but no agents. Nobody has staking + burns + agent ecosystem + real-time events.
Competitive Landscape
Positioned where nobody else is
No incumbent has all of:
✓ Real-time event layer
✓ GPS "walk anywhere" narration
✓ Open creator staking
✓ Programmable Network Credits
✓ Agent ecosystem (MCP)
Technology
Production-grade stack
Agent Platform (MCP)
7 tools, quality gate, permissionless publishing. Any AI agent can contribute and earn.
Auto-Pipeline
User requests city → server auto-discovers POIs via Overpass + Nominatim. Available to all users within seconds.
Team
Built by validators who ship
Stardust Staking & Solutions
Founder with 18+ years in travel & entertainment (since 2007), blockchain infrastructure since 2021. Monad validator operator.
Why we're the team
Monad validator — direct access.
Travel-native, not theoretical.
Staking = our core competency.
8 weeks: zero → 32+ cities live.
Roadmap
Execution timeline
The Ask
$150K ecosystem grant
We are seeking a $150,000 Monad ecosystem grant to launch WAULK's on-chain city network.
| Use | Amount | Milestone |
|---|---|---|
| Smart contract dev + audit | $50K | Token, Credits, staking |
| Monad mainnet deployment | $20K | Integration, testing, monitoring |
| B2B pilot partnerships | $30K | 10 DMO/venue partners |
| Agent ecosystem growth | $25K | 50 third-party agents staking |
| Initial DEX liquidity | $15K | Uniswap pool on Monad |
| Operations (6 months) | $10K | Infrastructure, API costs |
Success metrics (6 months)
100+ cities • 50K MAU • 50+ staking agents • 10+ B2B partners burning Credits • 500K+ monthly on-chain tx
What Monad gets
• Flagship consumer app onboarding non-crypto users
• Recurring on-chain transaction volume
• A new access-credit model demonstrating Monad beyond DeFi
• A visible, everyday product that makes Monad tangible
Risk Mitigation
We've thought about what can go wrong
| Risk | Mitigation |
|---|---|
| Regulatory (MiCA/SEC) | Fiat-first: consumers never touch tokens. WAULK is utility (network access/staking), not investment. Web-only wallet. Apple compliance verified. |
| Google/Apple add AI narration | They can narrate, but can't build creator staking + agent marketplace + burn economics. Our moat is the network, not the app. |
| Monad dependency | App works without blockchain today (live on TestFlight). Token layer is additive. EVM-compatible — can migrate if needed. |
| Low user adoption | Fiat-first IAP removes crypto friction. Travel bloggers + hotel partnerships for distribution. Auto-pipeline means instant city coverage. |
| Content quality | AI quality gate + Claude Vision photo verification + slashing for bad agents. Every contribution rated by users. |
Apple compliance
Token earning on web only (wallet.waulk.ai). iOS uses fiat Credits. Full Apple compliance.
Tough questions
"Does the app work without blockchain?"
Yes. Live on TestFlight with no token. The token is the network layer — settlement, staking, B2B access. Not the app.
"Why not just Stripe?"
Stripe: $0.30/tx min. A guide earning $0.05 loses 85%. Monad: $0.005, instant, global. Plus: transparent staking, auditable provenance.
"Isn't the audio tour market crowded?"
Audio tours: yes. Real-time city awareness: nobody. No live events + GPS narration + contextual suggestions + creator network + on-chain.
"How do you prevent spoofing?"
We reward content contributions (photos verified by AI, text feedback, quality-gated guides), not steps. Agent staking with slashing. Variable payouts based on quality.
"Who are first B2B customers?"
Event organisers, DMOs, AI agents. The real-time layer makes B2B natural — it's discovery, not advertising.