Bitcoin STEM
Bottom line
- Total investment $48K – $140K including a $30K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 74/100.
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Bitcoin STEM unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
104%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Bitcoin STEM franchisees likely operate educational programs teaching cryptocurrency, blockchain, and STEM concepts to students (K-12 or adult learners), delivered through in-person classes, workshops, coding bootcamps, or online courses. Revenue models typically depend on course fees, enrollment volume, or corporate training contracts within a protected local territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Pre-revenue or hidden-unit franchisor with going concern issues, zero financial benchmarks, and undisclosed unit count creates extreme due diligence blind spots and probable negative ROI.
Score breakdown · what drove the 74 / 100 rating
- 01MEDZero disclosed franchise units with unknown growth trajectory indicates brand is either pre-revenue or deliberately concealing unit data
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents validation of $48k-$139.5k investment ROI
- 03HIGHGoing concern status suggests financial instability at franchisor level despite operating franchise model
- 04MEDTiered royalty structure (7%-5%) on undisclosed revenue baseline makes it impossible to model franchisee profitability
- 05MEDBitcoin/cryptocurrency education niche has volatile demand, regulatory uncertainty, and limited addressable market
- 06HIGHNo litigation disclosure required language suggests either new brand with minimal franchise history or franchisor avoiding disclosure obligations
- 07MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (10 years), suggesting higher franchisor exit risk or franchisee turnover concerns
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
FDD download
Bitcoin STEM · FDD (2023) PDF