Venture Portfolio Directory
Document Status: WORKING BASELINE. This directory provides a functional overview of all active, emerging, and proposed ventures within the Alas 9 portfolio.
1. Active Operating Ventures
Alas Artistry LLC
- Sector: Memorial Keepsakes, Fine Art & Augmented Reality
- Status: Active / Commercializing
- Website:
alasartistry.co - Mission: “Carrying Forward What Matters Most”
- Core Offerings: Handcrafted butterfly taxidermy shadowboxes, integrated AR memorial portals, custom tribute commissions.
- Key Leadership: Ryan Schwegman (Founder & CEO), Dante Lackland (COO), Cody Rice-Velasquez (COP), Angel Barraza (Grief Therapist), Zhane Law (Creative Director), Alex Nathanial (Artist in Residence).
- Fulfillment Model: 3–5 day turnaround on custom commissions; pre-built catalog options.
2. Commercial Product Lines within Alas Artistry
| Product Line | Description | Audience | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alas Tribute Boxes | Handcrafted butterfly specimen art pieces with physical QR code activation to digital vault. | Grieving families, gift givers, memorial planners | Active / Fulfilling |
| Alas Stories | Mobile browser-based AR experience viewer embedding voice, video, photos, and living narratives. | Memorial recipients and family circles | Active Beta / Phase 2 Web AR |
| Alas Auctions | Curated high-value tribute pieces and live benefit auctions for memorial foundations and charities. | Nonprofits, foundations, collectors | Pilot / Hardware Pairing Configured |
| Alas Studio | Self-service web configuration tool for families to customize frames, specimens, and digital assets. | Direct-to-consumer online shoppers | In Development |
3. Emerging & Planned Ventures
Monarch Property Management
- Sector: Residential & Multi-Family Real Estate Management
- Status: Planning / Licensing Audit
- Objective: Principled, tech-enabled property operations, tenant relations, and facility preservation.
- Dependencies: Indiana property management licensing verification and owner agreement templates.
Memory Vault Platform
- Sector: Digital Legacy & Social Memory Infrastructure
- Status: Concept / R&D
- Objective: Scalable cloud platform enabling multi-generational preservation of audio, family trees, and living remembrances.
- Dependencies: Venture capitalization, cloud storage architecture, and data privacy framework.