Investor Brief · 2026
The world’s relationship with cannabis started in the Caribbean.
There has never been a premium rolling paper brand from here. Until now.
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There has never been a premium rolling paper brand from here. Until now.
RAW’s global dominance proves one thing: consumers will seek out and pay for a premium rolling paper. The category is worth billions and has one giant that came from nowhere and means nothing. Every premium category eventually produces a challenger with a real story. Bourbon has Pappy Van Winkle. Coffee has Blue Mountain Jamaica. Rolling papers have been waiting for theirs. Meet Zizi, a brand built in Barbados for the world.
| Product | Format | Retail (BBD) | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Size Slim | 50 booklets/box | $150 | 85.3% |
| King Size Slim | 25 booklets/box | $75 | 85.3% |
| Super King Size ★ | 50 booklets/box | $150 | 84.0% |
| Super King Size | 25 booklets/box | $75 | 84.0% |
| Filter Tips | 50 booklets/box | $40 | 82.5% |
Zizi was already live. The brand is built, the product is validated, and the retail relationships exist. It stalled on a cash and marketing gap, not a product or market failure. What it needs now is working capital to relaunch properly, and a founding team already in the market to spend it well.
Already stocked Zizi before the brand went dormant. Reactivation, not cold-start.
Field reps established in Canada, the US, the UK, Argentina, and Colombia.
Filter tips street-validated at BBD $40 in Barbados. Real demand, today.
Local ownership clears the 30% BMCLA threshold for future licensing.
Barbados is the beachhead, a market our founders know, with a community already buying Zizi. The Caribbean diaspora in Toronto, London, New York, and Miami actively seeks out Caribbean-origin brands. They find you, so you do not need to find them.
Barbados launch, then St. Vincent in Year 2 as the first CARICOM market.
Caribbean diaspora across Canada, the US, and the UK.
Cultural-affinity markets where the field reps already sit.
A rolling paper market projected at EUR 2.5B by 2027.
Consumables are the most investor-friendly category in consumer goods. No one-time purchase risk. No product sitting on a shelf getting stale. Every customer who discovers Zizi becomes a recurring revenue stream. A loyal customer buying two boxes a month generates BBD $3,600 a year at retail. Hold 100 loyal customers in Barbados alone and that is BBD $360,000 in annual retail-equivalent demand, from one island of 280,000 people.
USD $50K lands. Operations begin.
Beach party, radio begins, POS installed.
Wholesale live, influencers activate.
Field sales, sustained radio, monthly growth.
Projected cash flow positive.
St. Vincent Cannabis Festival activation.
Alongside retail and radio, Zizi is testing a street ambassador model: local sellers who carry stock through their own parishes and earn commission on what they move. We are starting deliberately small. Three ambassadors, several months, consigned stock, no fixed payroll. Prove sell-through and restock discipline before scaling to a full team of seven.
| Tier | Monthly volume | Commission | Earn / KS Slim box |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 0–19 boxes | 15% | $22.50 |
| Tier 2 | 20–49 boxes | 20% | $30.00 |
| Tier 3 | 50+ boxes | 25% | $37.50 |
Every person running this company is from Barbados, the country the brand was born in. Founder salaries are deferred to Month 6, after break-even is confirmed. Capital funds inventory and marketing first.
Sales & cultivation. Barbadian citizen with deep roots in the local market and events circuit. Holds the brand IP and the vendor and ordering relationships. Leads sales, retail reactivation, and the launch event.
Brand & digital. Barbadian citizen. Brings marketing and creative expertise plus the investor network. Leads brand, digital, the influencer programme, and investor reporting.
Barbadian contractor on the ground from Month 1. Holds retail relationships and runs logistics, inventory, and field coordination across all locations.
USD $50,000 (BBD $100,000) for a 30% stake in a Barbados-registered entity with a confirmed product and a named founding team.
| Revenue | BBD $45,000 | USD $22,500 |
| Total outflows | BBD $76,575 | USD $38,288 |
| Closing balance | BBD $68,425 | USD $34,213 |
| Revenue | BBD $149,250 | USD $74,625 |
| Total outflows | BBD $97,050 | USD $48,525 |
| Closing balance | BBD $120,625 | USD $60,313 |
This tool lets you model a return on a USD $50,000 investment for 30% equity. Adjust the sales scenario and growth rate and watch your projected payback period, annual distributions, and equity value respond in real time. The numbers in this deck are deliberately conservative. See what happens when you move them.
| What this capital funds | BBD | USD |
|---|---|---|
| First order — 2,500 boxes, CIF Bridgetown | $38,000 | $19,000 |
| Brand activation event | $5,000 | $2,500 |
| Radio campaign, Months 5–9 | $5,000 | $2,500 |
| Influencer programme — 7 months | $7,875 | $3,938 |
| Retail POS — 10 locations | $2,600 | $1,300 |
| Field ops, web, domain, collateral | $4,300 | $2,150 |
| Founder and team — Year 1 | $13,800 | $6,900 |
| 12-month operating buffer | $23,425 | $11,713 |
| Total | $100,000 | $50,000 |
In a Barbados-registered entity with a confirmed product, confirmed manufacturer pricing, and a named founding team.
Pro-rata 30% share of net profit, beginning when the business reaches cash flow positive, projected Month 10.
The Caribbean rolling paper brand. No competitor can replicate it. No other investor can take this seat.
Order placed at capital close, with two months of buffer stock once cash flow positive.
Chad’s existing relationships and David’s personal sales calls. Prior Zizi presence reduces cold-start risk.
A BBD $68,425 Year 1 closing buffer. Break-even at 47 boxes a month is reachable in 3–4 active sales months.
Margins shown are pre-duty and stay attractive at the likely 20% CET scenario. A landed-cost sensitivity model is maintained.
Rolling papers are a hemp accessory, not a controlled substance. Regulatory exposure is minimal.
SVG entry is funded from the Year 1 balance. If it slips, the budget rolls forward with no impact on the core business.
USD $50,000 for 30% of the company that builds it.