501(c)(6) Regional Business League
Saving Dying Small Towns Through AI-Powered Business
Black Hills Consortium orchestrates an 11-entity AI-native ecosystem designed to revitalize small towns across the American West. One founder, zero dilution, venture-scale returns with philanthropic impact.
Y1 Revenue (V5 Floor)
Y1 Revenue (V4 Ceiling)
Entities
Capital Raise
The Flywheel
Every entity fuels every other entity. Revenue compounds, talent circulates, and each success story attracts more investment.
GrowWise Revenue
Funds Auric Labs (7% equity), campus operations, and Settle the West marketing. The primary economic engine.
Settle the West
Brings remote workers who need housing (Pass Creek), education (Seed Academy), and daily life (THE OP). Success stories attract more workers.
Outpost Media
Documents everything, creates social proof, attracts investors. Content feeds all 13 entities simultaneously.
21% Perpetual
GrowWise allocates 21% equity: 7% each to Auric Labs, Seed Foundation, and BHC. $41.4M/yr by Year 5.
11 Entities, One Ecosystem
Each entity operates independently with its own CRM, sales, brand, and community — while amplifying every other entity in the consortium.
Monumental Highs (GrowWise)
AI-native cannabis SaaS platform. The revenue engine.
$59.1M V5 / $394.5M V4 Y1
Outpost Media (The Session)
Cannabis and rural media brand. Content engine for all entities.
$1.2M V5 / $5M V4 Y1
Seed Foundation
501(c)(3) education and economic development. The philanthropic arm.
$1.5M V5 / $8M V4 Y1
THE OP
Coffee shop and tourist stop on the Grow Campus in Custer, SD.
$380K V5 / $600K V4 Y1
Pass Creek
Real estate development. Workforce housing and event venue.
$800K V5 / $2M V4 Y1
Auric Labs
Cannabis-tech accelerator and venture fund. 7% GrowWise equity.
7% GrowWise equity allocation
Seed Academy
AI workforce development. Trains local talent for ecosystem roles.
$910K V5 / $3M V4 Y1
Settle the West
Remote worker relocation program. Brings talent to dying small towns.
$500K V5 / $2M V4 Y1
THE CULT
Annual cannabis, tech, and culture convention. Year 3 launch.
$150K V5 / $6M V4 Y1
Grow Campus
15-acre campus in Custer, SD. Physical infrastructure for all entities.
$2M+ property value
Black Hills Consortium
501(c)(6) regional business league. The coordinating parent entity.
$200K coordination fees Y1
$52M Capital Raise
Philanthropy Meets Venture Returns
Investors donate to Seed Foundation (501c3) for tax deductions, then receive profit-sharing agreements from for-profit entity cash flow. Luke retains 100% equity in all for-profit entities.
9 Partner Towns
Starting in the Black Hills of South Dakota, expanding across the American West. Each town gets the full BHC flywheel.