ChromaBlend × Kilum · September 2026
A status check across Kidillam, Chronize, and Velai, and a clear path to keep all three moving.
AgendaChromaBlend × Kilum
Why we are here
OverviewChromaBlend × Kilum
The three workstreams
Super app. The committed investment, intended to cover team cost across the work we do together.
Delayed. No firm new date after the September push.
Event platform, building toward a super app in Germany. 20% profit share for ChromaBlend, in place since June.
€2,044 owed (Jun–Aug Stripe export). Payment structure to fix going forward.
AI recruitment platform for German employers. India–Germany placements. Already built as a one-time project.
30% of the original build unpaid. New operating proposal on the table.
Part 01 of 04
The super app. The committed investment. The timeline that has not held.
KidillamChromaBlend × Kilum
Investment status
It was meant to cover team costs across our work together. Most recently it was set for September, then moved again because of losses on your side with your own client.
KidillamChromaBlend × Kilum
A new factor on our side
He is not only the Trissur franchise lead. He is here to help run company operations more broadly.
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What the delay has meant
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Where we stand financially
We have been covering ongoing costs ourselves, including funds originally set aside for the Kidillam launch, trusting that investment and payouts were close. The team needs consistent, predictable payment. Kidillam’s eventual launch will need real capital on top of what has already gone in.
To deliver Kidillam, Chronize, and Velai at the standard we all want, we need payment structures that are timely and predictable, rather than continued reliance on personal funds.
€2,500 a month for Velai does not cover Chronize. It does make the overall load manageable, if Chronize is settled separately.
Part 02 of 04
The event platform. A 20% profit share since June. A number that needs to be settled, then a payout that runs itself.
ChronizeChromaBlend × Kilum
Profit share, June to August 2026
€600
The payout figure that has been referenced on your side.
€2,044
20% of net platform profit, June 1 to August 31, from the Stripe balance history export. Next slide is the breakdown.
Ask: pay out €2,044 as soon as possible. This has been outstanding long enough that it now affects our ability to continue the work. Separate from Velai, and separate from the Stripe change later in this section.
08 / 20ChronizeChromaBlend × Kilum
Stripe balance history · 1 June – 31 August 2026 · EUR
| Gross revenue | €376,997.56 |
| Refunds | −€1,932.25 |
| Net revenue | €375,065.31 |
| Platform commission | €18,814.74 |
| Stripe processing fees | −€8,592.48 |
| Net platform profit | €10,222.26 |
€2,044
20% of €10,222.26 net platform profit. Profit is commission minus Stripe fees. Vendor payouts are pass-through.
Source: Stripe balance history, June 1 to August 31 2026. Profit is platform commission minus Stripe fees. Jan–May was close to break-even; almost all of the year’s profit sits in this window.
ChronizeChromaBlend × Kilum
A structural fix, going forward
This does not replace the €2,044 currently owed. It is how payouts work from this point forward, so accounting gaps like this do not recur.
Infra: ChromaBlend takes over Chronize infrastructure costs and bills Kilum at month end. Because we hold 20% profit share, that same share applies to infra. The invoice is Kilum’s 80% of infra; our 20% is absorbed on our side.
11 / 20Part 03 of 04
The India–Germany talent corridor. Already built. Now a funded run toward profitability, with profits aimed back at Kidillam.
VelaiChromaBlend × Kilum
Background
70% paid · 30% still open
As a goodwill gesture: once the €2,500/month contract begins, we will treat the remaining 30% on the original build as forgiven. That balance is not the point of this meeting.
We are not here to collect the original build balance. We are here to decide whether Velai becomes a running, profitable corridor, on a contractor arrangement that we can actually staff.
VelaiChromaBlend × Kilum
The proposal on the table
Your proposal: run Velai toward profitability, then reinvest those profits toward Kidillam.
We are aligned with this direction. We will staff the corridor properly: serious candidates, employer outreach, interviews in motion. We cannot guarantee that an employer hires, or that the P&L turns in 90 days. The next slides say what we will do, and what sits outside our control.
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Strategy
On-site STEM relocation for mid-career Indian engineers: SAP / S/4HANA, automotive and industrial software (embedded, AUTOSAR, Industry 4.0), and electrical / mechanical engineers for Mittelstand manufacturers.
Highest overlap of German shortage, Indian talent density, Blue Card eligibility, English-start roles, and employer willingness to relocate and pay for visa processing.
Highest volume shortage, but a 12–18 month language and Anerkennung cycle. Build brand and cashflow first. Wave 2.
Generic software hiring cooled. English remote is a race to the bottom. Relocation attach-rate and fees collapse against Turing, LinkedIn, and GCCs.
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Wave 1 role card
ECC support ends 2027. India has the deepest S/4, ABAP, FICO, MM, EWM pool on earth. German plants, utilities, and Mittelstand integrators will relocate mid-level consultants. Blue Card clears easily.
Software-defined vehicles and Industry 4.0. C/C++, AUTOSAR, embedded, MATLAB/Simulink, PLC, robotics. Indian engineers already staff Bosch, Continental, Valeo, Infineon, BMW TechWorks.
Largest remaining MINT gaps sit in Energie/Elektro and Maschinen-/Fahrzeugtechnik. Mittelstand will sponsor if we pre-screen German basics and handle ZAB + Blue Card. Target BW, Bavaria, NRW.
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What it takes to execute
Month 1
Lock the niche, polish the product, and run candidate plus employer outreach in earnest. This month is for learning what converts. Do not expect significant return here.
Months 2–3
Serious candidates in front of German employers. Weekly slates, follow-up, and interview loops on both sides. This is where the pipeline should start to look real. Hiring still sits with the employer.
Months 3–4
If employers convert, this is the window where significant revenue becomes realistic. Not a promise of closed hires on a 90-day clock. An honest view of how this kind of corridor actually ramps.
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Disclaimer
Bring in candidates who are serious about the job and ready to relocate. Run outreach on both sides: Indian candidates and German employers. Get people into interviews. That is the maximum we can honestly commit to.
Whether an employer actually hires is their decision, not ours. We cannot guarantee placements, and we cannot guarantee profitability on a 90-day clock. Month one is a marketing test. Significant revenue, if it comes, is more realistic in months two and three, and may land in month four.
When a hire does close, the unit economics still work: blended revenue per relocated hire is €15–22k, paid by the employer. That is why the corridor is worth running. It is not a promise that two or three offers will be signed by day 90.
Part 04 of 04
Three workstreams. Four decisions. We can leave this room with a yes, a no, or a date.
The askChromaBlend × Kilum
To put all three on solid footing
Contractor arrangement to run Velai: candidate supply, employer outreach, interviews. This covers Velai only. It is not Chronize, and it is not the Kidillam investment. It is not a hire guarantee.
The outstanding 20% share as soon as possible, so we can keep the work going. Separately, going forward: 3-way Stripe Connect split plus monthly infra billing, so this gap does not recur.
Once the €2,500/month contract begins, we treat the remaining original-build balance as closed. Goodwill, in exchange for a clean start on the operating run.
DecisionsChromaBlend × Kilum
What we need from you today
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A focused, accountable plan. Ready to move as soon as we are aligned.