Investor relations · conservative draft
A value-chain thesis. Not seven licensed businesses.
Written for banks, DFIs, government counterparts and private capital. It describes the system and the conversation — not invented financials, licences, or a raise amount.
Thesis
Value addition before exit
Capital should raise the grade of what Ethiopia already produces: process the crop, set the stone, brand the jar, document the lot, then move it. We do not pitch seven unrelated startups under one logo.
What is not claimed
- No audited revenue, EBITDA, headcount or offtake book
- No published commercial registration, TIN or sector licence
- No public raise amount, use-of-funds table or valuation
- Aviation is a platform, not an airline. Auri Airlines is a HOLD pipeline concept
- Mining is a materials thesis, not producing assets
First loop vs pipeline
Year-one public effort is jewelry / gems + specialty agro + documented export. Stacking capital-intensive, highly regulated sectors at once is a classic early-stage failure mode. Mining production and aviation are not a year-one loop.
First loop
E-Commerce Export
Move verified African products, not anonymous volume.
No export licence, ECX membership or phytosanitary programme is published. Inquiries welcome; shipments only after papers exist.
First loop
Jewelry
Do not simply set stones. Build a heritage brand that can travel — and document it.
No jewelry-manufacturer licence, Mines CoC or excise registration is published. KYC is mandatory before any gold/opal sale.
First loop
Agro-Industry
Agricultural production → processing → branding → finished product → market.
No food-export licence, processor registration or phytosanitary programme is published.
Pipeline
Mining
Do not simply extract resources. Create greater value from them — legally.
No exploration or production licence, ESIA or Mines CoC is published. Not a producing miner.
Pipeline
Green Energy
Energy is infrastructure for every other AURION business.
No generation licence, investment permit or commissioned asset is published.
Pipeline
Aviation
Do not put an aircraft on the homepage and call it an airline.
No ECAA air-operator certificate. Auri Airlines is a named pipeline concept, not an operating airline. Not a freight forwarder.
Pipeline
Logistics
Ask how something might move. Do not pretend it has moved.
No freight-forwarder, shipping-agency, or carrier licence is published. Inquiry only.
First loop
Global Commerce
Request. Source. Document. Then, when papers exist, ship.
No payment-service or marketplace licence claimed. Catalog is indicative; checkout is a reservation record.
Risks (non-exhaustive)
- Delayed licences (Mines, export, food, ECAA) and cash burn before any loop closes.
- FX, NBE gold-channel and export-proceeds rules.
- Political and reputational risk on gold and gem marketing.
- Logistics and phytosanitary friction on agro lots.
- Name collision: “Aurion” is used by unrelated firms in other countries.
- Domain integrated: https://aurionglobalholdings.com.
- No named board, auditor or control system published yet.
- House catalog can be mistaken for live inventory if disclaimers are ignored.
Download center
Formal feasibility studies, audited statements and project models — when they exist — will be shared under NDA. What is public today is the operating narrative and a cautious one-pager.
- Corporate narrativeThis site + one-page brief
- Legal status/legal
- Permits map/legal/permits
- Ecosystem map/ecosystem
- Catalog/express
- Trade inquiry/contact?role=investor
Wondmeneh Gobena Bekure · [email protected] · aurionglobalholdings.com