Paragon Motorcycles, Inc., dba Janus Motorcycles

Building the next great American motorcycle company

https://wefunder.com/paragon.motorcycles.inc

Total raised on Wefunder: 469519

Total investors: 199

Quick facts

  • Well-established, 14 yr-old company with expansive vision
  • Raised more than $3 million in new equity capital over the last 3 years
  • C-Corporation with experienced Board of Directors
  • Direct-to-consumer business model eliminates dealers and facilitates excellent customer experience
  • Tiny percentage of market in growing industry segment (< 450 cc)
  • Predominately U.S. made product line, with new product launch opportunities to expand
  • Enthusiastic, cult-like owner base and following
  • 30,000-name buyer and potential buyer email list represents proven distribution outlet

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Paragon Motorcycles, Inc., dba Janus Motorcycles

Building the next great American motorcycle company

Investment Terms

You will be investing in Paragon Motorcycles, Inc., dba Janus Motorcycles through an SPV. This means that when you invest, you will be signing the SPV Subscription Agreement, not the direct investment contract. For more information on SPVs, see here.

Financials

We have financial statements ending December 31, 2024. Our cash in hand is $63,367, as of November 2025. Over the three months prior, revenues averaged $324,514/month, cost of goods sold has averaged $252,385/month, and operational expenses have averaged $164,829/month.

At a Glance

Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2024
Revenue icon
$4,057,702
+31%
Revenue
Net loss icon
-$899,391
Net Loss
Short-term debt icon
$1,670,575
+47%
Short-Term Liabilities
Valuation icon
$3,589,926
Raised in 2024
Cash in bank icon
$63,367
Cash on Hand
Net Margin:
-22%
Gross Margin:
32%
Return on Assets:
-44%
Earnings per Share:
-$4.97
Revenue per Employee:
$135,256.73
Cash to Assets:
1%
Revenue to Receivables:
2,202%
Debt Ratio:
131%
Paragon Motorcycles Financials and CPA Review Report 2024 and 2023.pdf

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our financial statements and the related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this offering. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis, including information regarding the strategy and plans for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You should review the "Risk Factors" section for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.

Overview

Paragon Motorcycles, Inc. operates a retail and manufacturing business under the trade name Janus Motorcycles and is located in Goshen, Indiana. Customers order their custom motorcycles primarily online, and the company offers two different types of engine displacements, the 250cc and the 450cc, and also can order apparel and gear online or by visiting their retail store. Paragon Motorcycles, Inc. also provides repair, parts and service as well as delivery to customers.

Milestones

Paragon Motorcycles, Inc. was formed in the State of Indiana in December 2011. The Company was a limited liability company but effectuated a change of structure effective January 1st, 2023 to a Corporation under the name Paragon Motorcycles Inc.

Since then, we have:

  • Well-established, 14 yr-old company with expansive vision
  • Raised more than $3 million in new equity capital over the last 3 years
  • C-Corporation with experienced Board of Directors
  • Direct-to-consumer business model eliminates dealers and facilitates excellent customer experience
  • Tiny percentage of market in growing industry segment (< 450 cc)
  • Predominately U.S. made product line, with new product launch opportunities to expand
  • Enthusiastic, cult-like owner base and following

Historical Results of Operations

  • Revenues & Gross Margin. For the period ended December 31, 2024, the Company had revenues of $4,057,702 compared to the year ended December 31, 2023, when the Company had revenues of $3,082,031. Our gross margin was 31.89% in fiscal year 2024, and 35.44% in 2023.
  • Assets. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had total assets of $2,066,617, including $28,826 in cash. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $1,193,508 in total assets, including $26,851 in cash.
  • Net Loss. The Company has had net losses of $899,391 and net losses of $926,354 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
  • Liabilities. The Company's liabilities totaled $2,708,549 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and $1,698,328 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Related Party Transaction

Refer to Question 26 of this Form C for disclosure of all related party transactions.

Liquidity & Capital Resources

To-date, the company has been financed with $3,011,421 in debt, $3,623,850 in equity, and $167,000 in SAFEs.

After the conclusion of this Offering, should we hit our minimum funding target, our projected runway is 2 months before we need to raise further capital.

We plan to use the proceeds as set forth in this Form C under "Use of Funds". We don't have any other sources of capital in the immediate future.

We will likely require additional financing in excess of the proceeds from the Offering in order to perform operations over the lifetime of the Company. Except as otherwise described in this Form C, we do not have additional sources of capital other than the proceeds from the offering. Because of the complexities and uncertainties in establishing a new business strategy, it is not possible to adequately project whether the proceeds of this offering will be sufficient to enable us to implement our strategy. This complexity and uncertainty will be increased if less than the maximum amount of securities offered in this offering is sold. The Company intends to raise additional capital in the future from investors. Although capital may be available for early-stage companies, there is no guarantee that the Company will receive any investments from investors.

Runway & Short/Mid Term Expenses

Paragon Motorcycles, Inc. cash in hand is $63,367, as of November 2025. Over the last three months, revenues have averaged $324,514/month, cost of goods sold has averaged $252,385/month, and operational expenses have averaged $164,829/month, for an average burn rate of $92,700 per month. Our intent is to be profitable in 6 months.

Since the date our financials cover, there have been multiple changes. Grant Longenbaugh, is no longer with us, as well as Jordan Swartzendruber.  New marketing consultants have been hired along with one of our BOD and shareholder's companies will be assisting with marketing.  Bill Seals has been promoted to general manager.  

Over the next 3-6 months, revenues will probably be in the range of $300K-400K per month with expenses in the range of $400K-500K per month until enough parts are on hand to raise revenue to $500K per month.  When we get those parts is dependent in large part of the success of the Wefunder campaign.  

We are not currently profitable. We need to achieve our max $1 mill raise to be confident we can become profitable in six months.  Parts.  We need a lot of them in order to be able to consistently turn out 10-12 bikes per week.  More working capital will allow us to not just buy enough parts to know we won't run out and not hit our production goals but will also allow us to pay for tooling at new vendors where unit prices will be much less and shipping costs per part will also go down due to ordering higher quantities.  Enough parts to build 10-12 bikes per week consistently should allow us to become profitable as unit costs will go down as well as overhead allocation per bike.  

We have historically had our board members and shareholders who will either put more cash in as equity or lend us money to get us through any shortfalls.  There is no reason to expect this to change.

All projections in the above narrative are forward-looking and not guaranteed.

Risks

1
Janus has been a chronically undercapitalized business that has never had enough capital to get production to breakeven or beyond.
2
Our future success depends on the efforts of a small management team. The loss of services of the members of the management team--particularly the founder, Richard Worsham, and partner, Mark Zweig, as well as other key players, could have an adverse effect on the company. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in attracting and retaining other personnel we require to successfully grow our business.
3
Janus is not profitable and will lose money this year due to an inability to produce a sufficient number of motorcycles to get to breakeven.

Other Disclosures

The Board of Directors

Director Occupation Joined
Richard Worsham Executive/Entrepreneur @ Janus Motorcycles 2011
Mark C. Zweig Entrepreneur in-Residence @ University of Arkansas 2023
Paul Greenhagen Real estate development @ Greenhagen Properties 2024
Doug Risser Entrepreneur @ The Exchange Travel Services/Exchange Business Suites 2024
Eric Howerton Entrepreneur @ Podcast Videos, Inc. & Adfury.ai 2024
Aaron Tippie Chief Acquisition Officer @ Westwood Professional Services 2024
Paul Springmann retired @ none 2024
Bruce Korenstra Entrepreneur & CFO @ Better Way Partners, LLC 2024

Officers

Officer Title Joined
Richard Worsham Founder, CEO, Lead Designer 2011
Mark C. Zweig CFO 2023

Voting Power

Holder Securities Held Power
Bruce Korenstra 38,347 common stock 21.1%

Past Fundraises

Date Security Amount
Priced Round $434,219
11/2025 Priced Round $50,000
11/2025 Priced Round $50,000
11/2025 Loan $50,000
11/2025 Loan $50,000
11/2025 Priced Round $50,000
11/2025 Priced Round $50,000
11/2025 Loan $55,000
11/2025 Priced Round $50,000
10/2025 Priced Round $150,000
10/2025 Priced Round $4,770
10/2025 Priced Round $12,780
10/2025 Priced Round $10,000
10/2025 Priced Round $17,250
10/2025 Priced Round $50,000
10/2025 Priced Round $13,950
10/2025 Priced Round $50,000
10/2025 Priced Round $4,100
10/2025 Priced Round $50,000
10/2025 Priced Round $50,000
6/2025 Loan $20,000
6/2025 Loan $500,000
6/2025 Loan $100,000
6/2025 Loan $50,000
5/2025 Priced Round $30,000
5/2025 Loan $50,000
5/2025 Priced Round $165,000
5/2025 Priced Round $37,500
5/2025 Priced Round $44,000
4/2025 Priced Round $30,000
4/2025 Priced Round $44,000
4/2025 Priced Round $30,000
4/2025 Priced Round $37,500
4/2025 Priced Round $165,000
4/2025 Priced Round $33,000
4/2025 Priced Round $100,000
4/2025 Priced Round $330,000
4/2025 Priced Round $100,000
12/2024 Loan $790,957
12/2024 Loan $14,151
12/2024 Loan $400,000
12/2024 Priced Round $25,000
12/2024 Priced Round $55,000
12/2024 Priced Round $25,000
12/2024 Priced Round $55,000
12/2024 Priced Round $300,000
11/2024 Priced Round $300,000
11/2024 Priced Round $300,000
11/2024 Priced Round $300,000
11/2024 Priced Round $65,000
11/2024 Priced Round $100,000
11/2024 Priced Round $100,000
11/2024 Priced Round $35,000
11/2024 Priced Round $20,000
11/2024 Priced Round $35,000
11/2024 Priced Round $100,000
11/2024 Loan $300,000
7/2024 SAFE $167,000
2/2024 Loan $46,018
2/2024 Loan $56,800
12/2023 Loan $28,495
6/2022 Loan $500,000

Outstanding Debts

Issued Lender Outstanding
6/1/22 SBA
$476,825
12/18/23 Penske
$22,038
2/1/24 Ford Motor Credit
$33,135
11/1/24 First Source Bank
$251,851
12/31/24 First Source Bank
$400,000
12/31/24 Bruce Korenstra
$382,506
12/31/24 Grant Longenbaugh
$14,151
5/12/25 Springmann Family Trust
$50,000
6/1/25 Aaron Tippie
$100,000
6/1/25 Paul Greenhagen
$500,000
6/1/25 MZ Ventures, Inc.
$50,000
6/1/25 Aaron Tippie
$20,000
11/1/25 Paul Greenhagen
$50,000
11/1/25 Bruce Korenstra
$55,000
11/1/25 Paul Greenhagen
$50,000

Related Party Transactions

Use of Funds

$99,990 92.1% of funds raised will go to working capital less 7.9% wefunder.com fees. Working capital will be used to buy parts and pay suppliers and meet the daily obligations of the firm. Any amount less than $1 mill raised on WF will be sourced from the other current investors in the business.

$999,999 92.1% of funds raised will go to working capital primarily for parts but also to help fund new facilities, less 7.9% wefunder.com fees.  Raising the maximum target would allow us to be able to buy more parts to scale up production faster and be able to afford the downtime and incidental costs of moving that we would not be able to do on only the minimum fundraise target.  If any money is left over it will go toward debt reduction (first towards bank loans and then to related party loans). 

Capital Structure

Class of Security Securities (or Amount) Authorized Securities (or Amount) Outstanding
Common 1,000,000 180,980

Form C Filing on EDGAR

The Securities and Exchange Commission hosts the official Form C on their EDGAR web site.

Offering Updates

Paragon Motorcycles, Inc., dba Janus Motorcycles raised 50% of their target offering amount on Dec 6 2025

Paragon Motorcycles, Inc., dba Janus Motorcycles raised 100% of their target offering amount on Dec 6 2025

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