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🔒 Confidential · Elite Sports Partner Edition · April 2026
Elite Sports Partnership · April 2026

Aqoir

The World's First Non-Invasive Hydration Sensor — Built for Elite Performance

💧 Systemic Hydration 🔬 7 Patents Filed 📱 Smart Bottle + App 🚀 Launching 2026 🏆 Elite Sports Edition
72M
Americans at Risk
$150B
Sports Performance Market
7
Patents Filed
99.7%
Accuracy
$6.6M
Raised to Date
$8B
Year 5 Valuation
Chapter 01 · The Problem

Dehydration Is Silent, Pervasive, and Unmeasured

60% of the human body is water — yet there are no methods to measure hydration today, accurately and non-invasively. Until Aqoir.

By the time you feel thirsty, you're already in decline. Mild dehydration at just 0.5% body water loss triggers brain fog, mood shifts, and declining performance.

30M
Elderly
60–80% below optimal fluid intake. Leading ER comorbidity for adults 65+.
2M
Athletes
Performance loss, heat stress, career-threatening injuries.
20M
Desk Workers
Afternoon slumps, mental acuity decline, lost productivity.
54.5%
US Children 6–19
More than half of American children are chronically dehydrated.
72M

Americans at chronic
risk every year

"By the time one is thirsty, it is already too late."
What Happens to Your Body at Each Stage
% Body
Water Loss
Effect on the Body
0–0.5%
Well Hydrated
0.5–1%
Mildly Dehydrated Early biological shifts resulting from mild dehydration commence
1–3%
Moderately Dehydrated Leads to mood shifts, brain fog, major stamina loss, and declining cognitive performance
3%+
Severely Dehydrated Leads to heat exhaustion, stress, and probable kidney failure. 6.0%+ loss of body hydration can lead to fatal outcomes.
"Mild dehydration — as little as 1–2% body weight — measurably impairs memory, reaction time, and mood. Most people never notice it."
Adults 65+ Lose Their Sense of Thirst As They Age

Thirst sensation as a signal of dehydration diminishes significantly with age

HIGH RISK ZONE 100% 75% 50% 25% 0% THIRST SENSITIVITY (%) 95% 75% 48% 28% 12% Ages 20–30 Ages 40–50 Ages 55–65 Ages 65–75 Ages 75+
"Aqoir measures what the body can no longer signal."
Chapter 02 · The Athletic Edge

Hydration Is the Most Overlooked Performance Metric in Sports.

Coaches track speed, power, and recovery. The variable that limits all of them goes completely unmeasured. Until Aqoir.

Across every sport, at every level, hydration is the unseen performance ceiling — costing athletes and teams in ways that GPS trackers, sleep monitors, and load sensors simply can't see.

25%
Performance Loss
Just 2% dehydration reduces athletic performance by up to 25% — invisible to coaches without real-time data.
Injury Risk
Athletes competing while dehydrated face 3× the soft-tissue injury risk. Aqoir gives teams real-time visibility before damage is done.
$150B
Sports Performance Market
The global sports performance market — and hydration monitoring remains the largest unaddressed gap within it.
0.5%
Where Decline Begins
Performance degradation starts at just 0.5% body water loss — increased heart rate, reduced endurance, impaired reaction time.

Why Teams Need Aqoir

Real-Time MonitoringLive hydration data during training sessions and competition — not just before or after
🎯
Individualized ProtocolsEvery athlete's hydration needs differ. Aqoir delivers personalized targets for each player on your roster
🩹
Injury PreventionSoft-tissue injuries linked to dehydration are preventable. Aqoir identifies at-risk athletes before damage occurs
📊
Data-Driven EdgeThe competitive intelligence your rivals don't have — hydration integrated into every training and game-day decision
"At the elite level, the margin between winning and losing is 1%. Dehydration costs athletes 25%. That gap is now measurable — and actionable."
Chapter 03 · The Product

Introducing Aqoir

The world's first premium smart water bottle that accurately measures your systemic hydration — non-invasively, in seconds.

A Category Creator

Oura measures sleep. WHOOP measures recovery. Dexcom measures glucose. Nobody measures hydration — until Aqoir.

1,000+ days of R&D. 7 filed patents. The DLS hydration algorithms include state-of-the-art PPG sensors and ML models trained on 10 million data points.

💧
Systemic Hydration Score (1–4)Internal body water — not just what you drank
❤️
Cuff-less Blood PressurePulse waves at multiple wavelengths
📱
Complete Mobile Health AppDaily, weekly & monthly trends for every biomarker
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ML Trained on 10M+ Data PointsDiverse cohort — age, gender, ethnicity, skin tone
Aqoir Smart Bottle
Chapter 04 · The Science

How Aqoir Detects Dehydration

Place your fingers on the lid. Aqoir does the rest — optical capture, ML analysis, hydration score — in seconds.

How Aqoir Works
01
Collection

Optical sensors in the lid capture pulse waves at multiple wavelengths — completely non-invasively.

PPG Sensors
02
Analysis

Pulse wave data feeds ML models trained on 10 million+ data points across the most diverse dataset.

Machine Learning
03
Intelligence

The Hydration Intelligence Engine returns a real-time Hydration Score within seconds on the mobile app (alongside Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, and SpO₂).

Score in Seconds
99.7%
Prediction Accuracy
10M+
Training Data Points
7
Patents Filed
Chapter 05 · The App

A Complete Health Platform

The Aqoir mobile app syncs seamlessly with the bottle — delivering hydration scores, blood pressure, and AI-powered health insights in real time.

Hydration Score 1/4
Score 1/4 — Action Required Severe dehydration detected. The app alerts you and tracks your recovery in real time.
Hydration Score 2/4
Score 2/4 — Needs Attention Moderate dehydration. Guided recommendations to get back to optimal levels quickly.
Hydration Score 4/4
Score 4/4 — Peak Performance Optimal systemic hydration. Daily, weekly, and monthly trend tracking at a glance.
Blood Pressure Daily
Blood Pressure — Daily View Cuff-less systolic & diastolic tracking. No external hardware, no cuff required.
Blood Pressure Monthly
Blood Pressure — Monthly Trends Long-term cardiovascular health tracking. Patterns that matter, visualized clearly.
Heart Rate
Heart Rate Tracking Heart rate tracking with trend analysis — correlated with your hydration data.
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The app leverages AI and machine learning to provide personalized health insights over time.

Chapter 06 · The Opportunity

The $150 Billion Sports Performance Opportunity

The global sports performance market is $150 billion — encompassing analytics, wearables, nutrition, and recovery. Within it, hydration monitoring remains the single biggest unaddressed gap.

Sleep, recovery, activity, and glucose each have billion-dollar champions. Nobody has claimed real-time hydration at team scale. Aqoir is stepping in — and the sports market is our primary beachhead into the broader $1.5T subscription economy.

Oura
Measures Sleep
$11B
WHOOP
Measures Recovery
$10B
Fitbit
Measures Activity
$2.1B
Dexcom
Measures Glucose
$30B
Aqoir
Measures Hydration
The Gap
We Fill

The Market Aqoir Operates Within

$435B
2020
$650B
2021
$750B
2022
$900B
2023
$1.25T
2024
$1.5T
2025
🏆 The Sports Opportunity
Elite sports is Aqoir's primary go-to-market channel — and hydration is the most overlooked variable in sports performance. No competitor has solved it at team scale. Until now.
Chapter 07 · Modular Design

Aqoir Beyond the Bottle

Aqoir's sensors are modular — built to embed in any device that touches your skin.

Smartphone Case with Aqoir Sensor
📱 Smartphone CaseAqoir sensor embedded in the case — hydration measured passively every time you hold your phone
Premium Wristband with Aqoir Sensor
⌚ Premium BraceletSensor integrated into a sleek wristband — luxury wearable delivering hydration intelligence all day
Luggage Handle with Aqoir Sensor
🧳 Travel CompanionAqoir sensor built into the luggage handle — monitor hydration in transit, when dehydration risk peaks
Steering Wheel with Aqoir Sensor
🚗 Connected Car Future
Sensor embedded in the steering wheel — passive hydration monitoring on every drive, no action required
Aqoir Beyond the Bottle · Roadmap
2026
Smart Hydration Platform
Hydration + BP + Heart Rate
🚀 Launch
2027
Aqoir for Kids & Seniors
Tailored for the most at-risk age groups
🏆 1M Units Sold
2028
Enterprise Integrations
Fashion, bracelets & workplace wellness
2029
Glucose Monitoring
Non-invasive · accurate · no finger prick
2030
International Expansion
Full platform · global reach
🌍 5M Units Sold
Chapter 08 · The Team

1,000+ Days of Relentless Execution

Hardware engineering, ML expertise, serial entrepreneurship, and world-class investing — in one team.

Co-Founders

GB
Gurbinder Bali
Co-Founder & CEO
35+ years hardware + software. Former COO/CTO at SCRAM Systems (PE exit). Multiple patents. Oracle Labs · Kellogg MBA.
KL
Kunal Lunawat
Co-Founder
Co-founder & GP of $32M fund. Largest investor in DLS. Joined full-time for mission. Blackstone · Harvard MBA · Yale.
OS
Om Swami
Co-Founder
Serial entrepreneur, 2 exits. Monk at 30. Author of 18 bestsellers. Former CTO, News Corp. Barclays · Deloitte · UTS MBA.

Core Team

CF
Cristobal Ferrer
Chief Technology Officer
Sensor & circuit board expert. Trained EE. Previously at leading Swiss robotics company. TU Delft.
TH
Tom Hudson
Machine Learning Lead
Previously ML lead at SV startup. Built a smart water app in college. CS at Bentley, Summa Cum Laude.
IC
Ian Canzler
Operations Lead
20+ years in hardware manufacturing & supply chain. Former Senior Director of Ops, 100+ employees.
DG
Daksh Gargas
Senior Software Engineer
Previously software lead at Silicon Valley-based startup. Extensive full-stack experience in building and deploying complex mobile apps.
Mike Iiams
Board Member & Investor
Mike Iiams
Mike officially joined the DLS family in 2024. He serves as board member and strategic investor, providing hands-on guidance on scaling hardware businesses, distribution, and enterprise partnerships — exactly the phase Aqoir is entering.
Chapter 09 · The Business

Path to an $8 Billion Platform

At $199 per bottle and $100/year subscription, Aqoir projects 5M subscribers and $830M+ combined revenue by Year 5.

Year 1
100K
Users
$10M ARR
Year 2
1M
Users
$100M ARR
Year 3
2M
Users
$200M ARR
Year 4
3.5M
Users
$350M ARR
Year 5
5M
Users
$500M ARR

Getting to $8 Billion

Software Platform
5M users × $100/yr = $500M ARR
× 15x Revenue Multiple
$7.5B
+
Hardware Business
Yr 5 sales: 1.65M × $199 = $330M revenue
15% EBITDA = ~$50M · 10x multiple
~$500M
¹ 1.65M = new users without a bottle
Year 5
Valuation
$8B
Combined platform value

5% annual churn assumed. Hardware: ~10x EBITDA (consumer hardware comps). Software: ~15x Revenue (SaaS/subscription comps).

Chapter 10 · The Partnership

Three Ways to Work With Aqoir

Whether you want to pilot the technology across your roster, build a strategic commercial partnership, or join us as an investor — we've structured a clear path for every type of commitment.

🏟️
Team Pilot Program
Deploy Aqoir across your entire roster for a full season. Real-time hydration data for every athlete, integrated directly into your training and game-day protocols. A proprietary analytics dashboard — built for coaching staff — is included.
✓ Custom analytics dashboard included
🤝
Business Development
Explore co-branded products, exclusive licensing deals, and white-label solutions tailored to your organization. Build hydration intelligence into your competitive advantage, your brand identity, and your athlete development infrastructure.
✓ Tailored partnership structures
📈
Strategic Investment
Participate in our current $3.0M SAFE round — $1M already committed, $6.6M raised to date. Join visionary investors backing the future of hydration science. Sports organizations investing at this stage receive preferred partnership terms.
✓ Strategic sports partners welcome

Ready to bring Aqoir to your organization? Let's start a conversation.

Request a Pilot Proposal Schedule a Call
✉ kl@dls.co 📞 857.207.5030
👤 Kunal Lunawat, Co-Founder
Chapter 11 · Key Insights

What the Data Tells Us

The sharpest insights synthesized across every pitch deck — why this opportunity is singular, and why sports is where it starts.

🧪
Hydration ≠ Water Consumption
Tracking intake doesn't reveal systemic hydration. Body water depends on age, gender, diet, altitude, medication, sleep. Aqoir measures the outcome.
Science
Thirst Is a Lagging Indicator
By the time you feel thirsty, cognitive and physical decline are already underway. Real-time measurement is the only credible solution.
Behavioral Science
🔬
The 8-Glasses Myth
"8 glasses a day" isn't scientific. Optimal hydration varies dramatically by individual. Personalized real-time measurement is the only answer.
Health
🍇
The Grape–Raisin Effect
A grape becomes a raisin when dehydrated. Our bodies do the same. Aqoir tells you in real time which state you're in.
Education
🏃
The 25% Performance Floor
2% dehydration reduces athletic output by up to 25%. The difference between peak and plateau is measured in milliliters, not effort. This is now quantifiable.
Sports
🩹
The Preventable Injury
Athletes competing dehydrated face 3× the soft-tissue injury risk. Real-time hydration monitoring is now preventive medicine for coaching staff.
Sports
🏟️
A $150B Gap in Sports Tech
GPS, load monitoring, and sleep are all addressed in elite sports. Hydration — the most fundamental variable — remains blind. Aqoir fills it.
Sports
The Mission
Elevate the Game.

The best teams in the world obsess over every marginal advantage. For the first time, real-time hydration intelligence is available at team scale — non-invasively, in seconds. It would be an honor to bring Aqoir to your organization.

✉ kl@dls.co 📞 857.207.5030
👤 Kunal Lunawat, Co-Founder