# ARKHAUS Transforming Waterways Into Destinations ## Elevator pitch ARKHAUS is a global network of floating private social clubs slated to launch its Miami flagship in 2023. Each club is built on 4 solar-electric yachts connected into an extraordinary flotilla. ARKHAUS will later launch a turnkey B2B FHAAS solution, helping other hospitality offerings expand to waterfronts also. A rare hospitality and prop-tech startup structured to achieve venture scale returns, ARKHAUS' dual phase approach will unlock the economic potential of the world's waterways. - Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/arkhaus - Entity ID: wefunder:company:110147 - Last updated: 2026-06-07T23:54:49Z - Generated at: 2026-06-08T02:54:51Z ## Quick facts - ARKHAUS has launched its Miami beta, and is now deploying premium overwater villa resorts globally. - 2025 acquisition of boatbuilder Arkup vertically integrates design, build, and platform expansion. - World-class partnerships with renowned designer Pininfarina and premiere builder Lyman-Morse - Third-party project financing arm enables asset light scaling of yacht production and global resorts - Solar-powered, electric-drive "villa yachts" enable sustainable development on global waterways. - Spud-stabilized yacht platform delivers unmatched stability, modularity, and scale - Villa yachts connect and disconnect modularly, allowing resorts to scale up or down endlessly. ## Active fundraises - wefunder:fundraise:138619: 4(a)(6) successful (USD) - wefunder:fundraise:138618: 4(a)(6) open (USD) - wefunder:fundraise:59237: 4(a)(6) successful (USD) - wefunder:fundraise:59262: 4(a)(6) successful (USD) ## Story The above numbers are projections. Future projections cannot be guaranteed.Future projections are not guaranteedFuture projections are not guaranteedPartnerships & PressView January 2026 feature in The Robb Report ## FAQ 1. **Hi Sam, I have invested in your round with Republic where you had a two tier valuation, the first one being 12.5 and and the second one 15million depending on the time of investment. I see now that you might have a similar structure here on Wefunder but I can’t find any more d...** - Hi Martin! Good to see you here and I believe we'll be seeing you at the Miami event. You're correct...the page doesn't clarify that. The answer is that after $250k of investment directly through WeFunder, it will go from $15mm to $20mm. To give you a better estimate...that will happen when the counter on the right hand side gets to $485k. Hope that helps! 2. **Hi there how will investors make money** - Hi Scott. As an investor, you are primarily waiting for an 'exit event'. We anticipate 3 potential exits: 1) Acquisition by a primary competitor (most likely year 3-5) 2) An investment by a private equity firm (most likely year 4-6), which would fuel expansion 3) An IPO onto the public stock market (most likely year 6-8) In these 3 scenarios, the capital coming in from the acquirer/investor/stock market would pay out the early investors (hopefully you!). So if you invest now at the $15mm Bird... 3. **Hello, Will members have to pay $6,000 to $10,000 yearly for membership? This reminds me of something like a timeshare.** - Hi Karen, and thank you for the question. Yes, full price membership is $10,000 annually. However, prior to opening, we are currently pre-selling memberships at discounted rates. * Tier 1 ($5,000) has already sold out. * Tier 2 ($6,250) just sold out this week. * Tier 3 ($7,250) will now begin selling. A few important notes: * Tier 1 and 2 represent all the memberships available for year 1, so we're already sold out for year 1! * Tier 3 members will gain access in year 2 of operations. * Once... 4. **We want to know what you see your valuation will look like in 3 years also the income and balance statements Not to say much, I think we are very much interested in this project but then we are not opting for the crowdfunding route. We were wondering if you have provisions to ...** - Hi Thomas. Thank you for your inquiry. I just sent you a response from hello@wefunder.com. Can you please take a look for that email? Best, Sam 5. **What is the plan for adverse weather in any of these locations? Is the assembled modular-system vessel able to navigate as one vessel? Is the anchoring component similar to the jack-up cranes used for oil production in Louisiana? what happens if the weather is so bad, reservat...** - Hi Peter, Thank you for the questions and sorry for the delay in getting back to you...I knew this would be a long one! I'll break these out into bullet point and answer them for you here. Separately, you can always visit our blog where you can learn a lot more: https://arkhaus.medium.com/ * Adverse weather - Of the initial 7 cities we intend to launch, 2 of them present adverse weather. In Miami where there are severe storms and hurricanes, we have a 3-stage preparedness plan as winds rise u... ## Team - Sam Payrovi (Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer) - Nathalie Paiva (Co-Founder & Chief Xperience Officer) - Drew Kelley (Head of Finance) - Elizabeth King-Moura (Internal Operations) - Emily Swart (Creative Operations) - Fred Moura (Junior Accountant) ## Recent posts - A year ago, March 2025 was the hardest month we've ever faced. (2026-03-19T21:55:17Z) - ARKHAUS is now The Ark Companies! (2025-06-30T14:46:33Z) - More on {Codename: E-lixr} & our next Investor Webinar (2023-11-03T18:56:11Z) - ARKHAUS closes a $400k Investment (2023-10-23T21:38:25Z) - ARKHAUS makes a Climate Week NYC announcement (2023-10-09T16:57:51Z) - ARKHAUS presenting at Climate Week NYC's "Blue Tech StartupSphere" event (2023-09-19T17:11:16Z) - Big Announcement Coming Soon (2023-07-26T19:24:03Z) - We're Building the World's Most Unique Social Club. Then What? (2023-03-06T23:55:43Z) - ARKHAUS crossed an investment milestone (2023-01-18T22:15:47Z) - Less than $3k left at the Early Bird Valuation! (2022-12-23T22:14:38Z) - Meet 3 WeFunder companies in South Florida (2022-12-07T22:53:02Z) - Year 1 Memberships & Early Bird Valuation Selling Out (2022-11-10T14:42:21Z) - ARKHAUS Investment: Year in Review (2022-11-09T17:32:55Z) - ARKHAUS 2022 Investment Update | Thursday @ 4pm EST (2022-11-01T20:43:18Z) - What do you want to know about ArkHAUS? (2022-11-01T20:35:06Z) ## Q&A - Q: Hi Sam, I have invested in your round with Republic where you had a two tier valuation, the first one being 12.5 and and the second one 15million depending on the time of investment. I see now that you might have a similar structure here on Wefunder but I can’t find any more details about when is the 15 million valuation applied and when the 20 million valuation? - A: Hi Martin! Good to see you here and I believe we'll be seeing you at the Miami event. You're correct...the page doesn't clarify that. The answer is that after $250k of investment directly through WeFunder, it will go from $15mm to $20mm. To give you a better estimate...that will happen when the counter on the right hand side gets to $485k. Hope that helps! - Q: Hello Sam, how will you price your day passes? and will there be a limit on how many are available each day? - A: Hi Nana. Thank you for the question. First, Guest Passes are not available to the public; they can only be purchased by/through a member for that member's guests. A member can bring guests by either 1) using their allotment of monthly hours for their guests, or 2) purchasing a Guest Pass. We anticipate Guest Passes being priced at $75 and they would last for as long as the member is at the club (whether that's 3 hours 5, it would match the member's attendance). Access to the club is prioritized for Members first. Thus, at peak usage times, we would limit the number of Guest slots (1-3 guests per member) and during off peak-times, may go as high as 5 guests (for a total group of 6). Any group larger than 6 may require a private event booking. We remain flexible on some of this and will welcome feedback from our applicants as we convert them to members. I hope that helps! -Sam - Q: What is the plan for adverse weather in any of these locations? Is the assembled modular-system vessel able to navigate as one vessel? Is the anchoring component similar to the jack-up cranes used for oil production in Louisiana? what happens if the weather is so bad, reservations will have to be canceled? Do you plan on special insurance for those situations? thank you - Peter H. Wilson - A: Hi Peter, Thank you for the questions and sorry for the delay in getting back to you...I knew this would be a long one! I'll break these out into bullet point and answer them for you here. Separately, you can always visit our blog where you can learn a lot more: https://arkhaus.medium.com/ * Adverse weather - Of the initial 7 cities we intend to launch, 2 of them present adverse weather. In Miami where there are severe storms and hurricanes, we have a 3-stage preparedness plan as winds rise up and into hurricane categories. 1) Under 50mph winds: The vessels are on spuds and elevated a few feet out of water, so all wave turbulence rolls right under the club. It is unaffected by high chop. 2) 50-100mph winds: The club will close (as will most hospitality businesses). The wraparound decks of the club fold up to create a protective cage around the vessels, protecting it from any flying debris. 3) 100mph+ winds: We disconnect the club vessels, drop them into water, and move them into a drydock on land (pre-arranged annual agreement to secure our space). Once we ride out the storm, we get back into water and re-open the club. NYC presents a cold-weather issue. Thanks to the flexible modularity of the club, in October we will disconnect the vessels, spend 3-4 weeks cruising down the east coast while we 'pop-up' in some of the major cities a couple nights at a time. We will either 1) reach South Carolina and ride out the winter there before cruising back and popping up back on the east coast or 2) continue to Miami where we will join the Miami vessels and create an 8-vessel mega club for 3-4 months. We are researching the logistics of this latter option, but it is gaining steam because many NYC members will be in Miami and there will be a need for an expanded club. In contrast, the NYC summer sees many of our members leave NYC and go to the Hamptons. We have the option to leave two vessels in Manhattan and send two out to the Hamptons, giving our members access out there as well. The mobile and modular nature of our club provides us a layer of flexibility no other club can have. * Assembled modular-system vessel able to navigate as one vessel? - The vessels are built separately, and we then position them, raise them, and connect them. They club cannot move as a whole, once it is connected. However, it is relatively easy to disconnect the vessels, drop them back down into water, move them, and reconnect Disconnection and reconnection should take about 30 minutes each, with appropriate staff. * Is the anchoring component similar to the jack-up cranes used for oil production in Louisiana? - Yes, that is exactly right! In fact, the provider of the jack-up spuds is a LA based company that provides those spuds to that exact industry. Arkup chose them for the spuds because their product is already on USCG commercially inspected vessels. * If weather is so bad, do reservations have to be canceled? - Yes, if the club reaches winds of 50+ mph, we will close. Reservations will be canceled and the membership hours the member was using will revert back to their account. This is not a problem for us because at 360 members (and estimated guests), the club is only using 50% of it's allotted hours capacity. So there is no problem with canceling and rescheduling member visits. * Do you plan on special insurance for those situations? - Yes, we have already received quotes for a variety of basic and special coverages we will need. We are now refining those coverages and pricing as we near putting them in place next year. We anticipate the following policies: Watercraft (protect the vessels), General Liability, Protection & Indemnity, Professional Liability, a "Bumperchute" (covers gaps in maritime insurance), and an Umbrella policy. I hope that all helps! Let me know if there is anything else I can answer. And please do join our Investor Webinar this Thursday (details being released later today). -Sam - Q: We want to know what you see your valuation will look like in 3 years also the income and balance statements Not to say much, I think we are very much interested in this project but then we are not opting for the crowdfunding route. We were wondering if you have provisions to accept alternative financing which should save time of WAITING SO LONG for your target to be met. With that we can cover over 50% of your target raise. Kindly reach out to me at thomas@700capital.se so we discuss further. - A: Hi Thomas. Thank you for your inquiry. I just sent you a response from hello@wefunder.com. Can you please take a look for that email? Best, Sam - Q: Hello, Will members have to pay $6,000 to $10,000 yearly for membership? This reminds me of something like a timeshare. - A: Hi Karen, and thank you for the question. Yes, full price membership is $10,000 annually. However, prior to opening, we are currently pre-selling memberships at discounted rates. * Tier 1 ($5,000) has already sold out. * Tier 2 ($6,250) just sold out this week. * Tier 3 ($7,250) will now begin selling. A few important notes: * Tier 1 and 2 represent all the memberships available for year 1, so we're already sold out for year 1! * Tier 3 members will gain access in year 2 of operations. * Once the club is open and pre-sales are done, any new members will pay the $10k annual fee. It's very exciting to have our year 1 memberships already pre-sold 9 months in advance of the club opening! - Q: Hi there how will investors make money - A: Hi Scott. As an investor, you are primarily waiting for an 'exit event'. We anticipate 3 potential exits: 1) Acquisition by a primary competitor (most likely year 3-5) 2) An investment by a private equity firm (most likely year 4-6), which would fuel expansion 3) An IPO onto the public stock market (most likely year 6-8) In these 3 scenarios, the capital coming in from the acquirer/investor/stock market would pay out the early investors (hopefully you!). So if you invest now at the $15mm Bird Valuation and we sell the company at a $1.5Billion valuation, then your investment will grow by 100x. I hope that helps! Sam - Q: Hi, We hope this message finds you well. We are Devbass Agency — a collective of seasoned professionals dedicated to driving meaningful results for visionary campaigns and organizations. We recently came across your campaign and were truly inspired by your mission and objectives. As an agency that partners with investors and transforms their interest into actionable support for impactful initiatives, we see tremendous potential in your project and would love to explore ways to contribute to its success. Our team brings deep expertise in leadership, fundraising strategy, and project management, ensuring that every collaboration we take on delivers measurable growth and lasting impact. We’re confident that our strategic support can help your campaign reach new heights. We’d be delighted to schedule a convenient time to discuss how we can work together. Please feel free to reach us at devbassagencysolutions@gmail.com . Thank you for your time and consideration — we look forward to the opportunity to connect. Warm regards, Devbass Agency www.devbassagency.com 📩 devbassagencysolutions@gmail.com - Q: when is the next round of funding? - Q: Hi Sam, I am an investor, but aside from the 3 updates back to back days in March, I have seen nothing. I'm wondering how to get information and how to get the day passes that were a perk for early investors? Thanks. - A: Hi Danielle! Thanks for the question. Yes, there's a (good) reason we've been a little quiet. We're working on a very major financing and are extremely close to the finish line...and we want to announce that. It was actually committed about a month ago...but we decided to hold off until it's fully finished and closed. I anticipate that being in the next 2 weeks. Thanks for your patience though. When we do send that out, we'll have some other updates as well. Please make sure these emails are white-listed in your email inbox so you don't miss anything: hello@arkhaus.club, hello@arkhaus.miami, hello@arkha.us, sam@arkhaus.club, sam@arkhaus.miami, sam@arkha.us Thanks! Sam - Q: i was ready to rock and roll,however, you still haven't answered my question and it has been over a month. smh - A: Hi John. My apologies. I'm fairly sure I wrote up a response and hit send. However I'm now seeing that it may not have gone through. Allow me an hour or two and I will write it back up as I am out of the office right now. - Q: good stuff. i am wondering by chance do you own etc any of the things that you use. what i mean is i am part owner or sole owner of several restaurant concepts, franchise models where several of the products,services that we use i am a share holder, owner of those, win win for me lol. outside of the memberships etc(which you are doing a great job selling!) do you see any other ways to generate income. it will do well in dubai. i went there two months ago went there and japan with some friends we were gone for 45 days. i see paris we are going there on the 27th. you have some great future locations planned. - A: Hi John. The primary assets that we own are the vessels that make up the club, as well as the tender boats that serve to shuttle members to and from the club. Most of the furnishings will be pre-purchased and built into the vessels. We do however have to design and integrate the soft kitchen and bars, exactly the way we want them. So there will be a good purchasing cycle coming up soon For food and beverage, we are still deciding how we will offer the food...whether it is internally managed or outsourced to a restaurant or specialized provider. On the beverage side, we will be using a partner's specialized liquor license which allows us to operate with a combination of theirs and our own staff. Both F&B have to be absolutely first class, so we are working very aggressively on these two. Besides the memberships and food and beverage...there are a few other ancillary revenue sources. Private event bookings by our members, water sports offerings, and some very special events will have a ticketed cost. Besides that, most everything is included in the price of the membership. The real growth in revenue will come from expanding the membership base for each location, which we will do after we observe usage patterns...and also from expansion into multiple locations. Creating a larger network of clubs will serve to bring more memberships on and that will grow our revenue base drastically faster than tertiary sources of revenue. We are already making good ground for New York and Southern California. Thanks again for your interest, and my apologies that I did not confirm this message went out the first time. Let me know if there's anything else you would like me to add more detailed info on. Best, Sam - A: Okay I think I know the problem. I just tried to write it up again and hit send, and it deleted my response. The problem is my responses too long. I will break it up here. - Q: What is the exit plan (acquisition, IPO, merger, etc.) in which investors will be able to see a ROI? - Q: I love this concept, and I ever more so love the sustainable design. Is anyone else doing this? Are the vessels patented? Are you planning to expand to other coastal markets such the East Coast, Virginia, North Carolina, or Coastal Georgia? Please answer those questions for me. I believe there would be a healthy appetite for this time of experience in those markets which I personally frequent. - Q: Say I invested $500 or $1000 is the 1 or 2-person Day Pass one use only or each month? - A: The Day Pass is a 1-time pass. Each pass is worth $100 for daily access, so that represents 20% of your $500 or $1000 investment, which is actually a very high percentage for a perk.