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Flagship offering / NBVN Creative OS

Your business,
clearly seen.

We bring out the best of what you do, in every report, deck and brochure.

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01NBVN Creative OSFlagship offering

Better documents,
fewer fire drills,
no briefs to write.

NBVN builds new ways forward.
Creative OS is the flagship. It starts with your annual report.

NBVN Creative OS learns how your company looks and speaks. Then it brings out the best of what you do in your annual report, investor and sales decks, brochures and event material. It keeps everything consistent, sees the next deadline coming and has drafts ready early. You do not write briefs. It asks good questions instead.

01

Learns how you look and speak

Your colours, type, layouts, tone of voice and key facts. It learns from every change you make, so it needs less from you each time.

02

Ready before you ask

It sees the next report, conference or launch coming and has first drafts ready early. Nothing is finished until you approve it.

03

Finished, ready to use

Reports, decks, brochures and event material, in your style and ready to send, print or present.

What NBVN builds

  • NBVN Creative OSFlagship offering. Better documents, kept consistent and ready early.Private beta
  • Corporate publishingWhere it starts: your annual report, redesigned.Available now, by invitation
  • Agency partnershipsThe same system, helping agencies deliver more for their clients.Private beta / Bay Area
  • Business servicesResearch, preparation and routine communication, handled for you.In development
  • Automated publishingRecurring reports and documents, produced from your approved design.In development
  • Future productsNew ways forward, built on the same foundation.Planned
02The annual report redesignWhere to start

Start with the report
you already have.

Your annual report is the most demanding document you make, and often the one that looks most dated. We take your current report and show you, privately, how much better it could be. The redesign then sets the style for your decks, brochures and everything that follows.

Available now, by invitation
Aldervik MaritimeAnnual Report 2027Strategic report

2027 at
a glance

Aldervik grew on every operating measure while lowering the intensity of its footprint.

  • Northern feeder network completed its first full year
  • Two terminals moved to shore power at berth
  • Dividend proposal raised for the fourth year
Revenue
1,284EUR m
+6.1%
EBITDA margin
21.4%
+1.2 pts
Container throughput
4.2m TEU
+3.8%
Emissions intensity
−18% vs 2023
on plan
6

Revenue and EBITDA margin

EUR m and percent, 2023 to 2027

05001,00096820231,07420241,13120251,21020261,284202717.9%21.4%

Revenue rose for a fifth consecutive year, led by terminal services and a full year of the northern feeder network.

Margin expansion came from yard automation and a lower cost of energy per container moved.

Revenue by segment, EUR m20262027Change
Terminal services642688+7.2%
Short-sea shipping431452+4.9%
Logistics and other137144+5.1%

Source: illustrative figures. NBVN design study of a fictional company.

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NBVN design studyFictional company

Before: a typical starting point, recreated by NBVN for illustration. After: NBVN design study. Aldervik Maritime is a fictional company and every figure is illustrative.

See what your report could look like All design studies
03Design studiesFictional companies / illustrative figures

Clear on the page.
Ready for next year.

Original studies for fictional companies, made by NBVN to show the standard we work to. They are not client work, and every figure is illustrative.

Aldervik MaritimeAnnual Report
2027

Holdingcourse

NBVN design studyFictional companyPorts and short-sea shipping
01Aldervik Maritime. Annual Report 2027, cover.Illustrative
Solvenne GridIntegrated Report
2027

The load-bearing year

NBVN design studyFictional companyElectricity transmission
02Solvenne Grid. Integrated Report 2027, cover.Illustrative
Kestrine Private BankAnnual Review
2027

Patientcapital

NBVN design studyFictional companyPrivate banking
03Kestrine Private Bank. Annual Review 2027, cover.Illustrative
Ostra BiologicsAnnual Report
2027

Sevenprogrammes

NBVN design studyFictional companyBiotechnology
04Ostra Biologics. Annual Report 2027, cover.Illustrative
Kestrine Private BankAnnual Review 2027Letter from the Chair

Letter from the Chair

A year of
patient capital

When markets move quickly, the most valuable thing a private bank can offer is a steady hand. Our clients asked us for clarity, discretion and judgement, and in a year of sharp rotations across asset classes we tried to provide all three.

Client assets reached a new high, driven more by the trust of existing families than by acquisition. We added advisers slowly, and only where we could keep the standard of advice we are known for.

We continued to invest in the platform behind the relationship: reporting that clients can read in minutes, and a risk framework that tells us early when something has changed.

The Chair
On behalf of the Board

4

Client assets

CHF bn, 2018 to 2027

20324355201819202122232425262748.6
Net new money
2.3CHF bn
4.7% growth
Cost-income ratio
61.2%
−1.9 pts
CET1 ratio
19.8%
well above minimum

Source: illustrative figures. NBVN design study of a fictional company.

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NBVN design studyFictional company
03Kestrine Private Bank. Annual Review, letter from the Chair with ten-year client assets.Illustrative
Solvenne GridCapital markets day

EUR 14.3 bn
to 2032

Planned investment in transmission capacity, by year. A long-range plan, set out in one chart.

01232202832029320303203132032

Illustrative figures. NBVN design study of a fictional company.

02Solvenne Grid. Capital markets day presentation, investment plan.Illustrative
Solvenne GridIntegrated Report 2027Energy system
“The grid is the quiet infrastructure of every ambition.”
18

Where the energy comes from

Energy transported by source, TWh

Wind 44Solar 22Hydro 14Thermal 212021202220232024202520262027
202520262027
Wind364044
Solar161922
Hydro131414
Thermal272421

Source: illustrative figures. NBVN design study of a fictional company.

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NBVN design studyFictional company
02Solvenne Grid. Integrated Report, energy system spread with generation mix and data table.Illustrative

All design studies

04How it learns your companyFound, confirmed, remembered

It learns how
your company looks
and speaks.

  1. 01

    Finds what you have made

    Published reports, decks and your website, plus any files you choose to share.

  2. 02

    Reads your style

    Colours, typefaces, images, layouts and tone of voice, and the facts and figures behind them.

  3. 03

    Checks with you

    You see what it understood and fix anything that is off. It remembers the fix.

  4. 04

    Remembers

    Your preferences, decisions and feedback, so each new piece starts further along.

Brand understandingAldervik Maritime
Colour
Navy, sand, harbour grey, signal gold
Confirmed
Typography
AaGrotesque display, neutral text face
Confirmed
Imagery
Engraved horizon, line drawing
Confirmed
Layout
Six-column grid, generous margins
Confirmed
Voice
Plain / measured / specific
Needs your review
Facts
Revenue EUR 1,284 m, FY2027Source: Annual Report 2027, p. 6
Confirmed
Learned from 3 sources you approvedIn development

Illustrative interface and fictional company. Brand understanding is in development.

05No briefs to writeInteractive concept

It asks good questions.
You skip the brief.

Briefing a designer takes time you rarely have. NBVN works the other way round. It shows you directions that fit your company, asks which feel right, and writes the brief for you to approve.

NBVN

I have read your 2028 annual report, your website and last year’s investor presentation. Here are five directions that fit Aldervik Maritime. Which feel closest to how you want to be seen? Choose two.

0 of 2 chosen

ConceptA front-end demonstration of the briefing experience, which is in development. It runs only in your browser and stores nothing. Aldervik Maritime is a fictional company.

06ConsistencyInteractive concept

Change it once.
Everything follows.

Your name, colours, type and images, kept in one place. Change one and the report, the deck and the release all update together, so nothing looks different from one team or format to the next.

Company environment

Assets

Brand colour
Typeface
Image system
Financial dataIllustrative set
Approved layoutsCover, spread, slide, release
Design rulesGrid, type, colour
Annual report coverA4
Results presentation16:9
Results release4:5
Annual report spreadA4 pair

ConceptA front-end demonstration of the principle. The NBVN publishing environment is under development; this interactive is not the product and does not store anything you type. All figures are illustrative.

07Ready earlyThree steps

Drafts ready
before the deadline.

Annual report season, a conference, a product launch. NBVN keeps an eye on your calendar and the sources you allow, then gets ahead in three steps. Nothing is finished until you say yes.

Example1Spotted early2First draft3Finished, once you approve
ConferenceAldervik is on the speaker list for a regional ports conference in May.DeckTalk deck openerPrintOne-page briefSocialSpeaker graphicsFinal deck, print one-pager and social set, in your system.Waiting for your approval
Annual report seasonYear end closes in ten weeks, and last year’s report system is approved.CoverCover directionStructureContents planSpreadKey figures spreadAnnual Report 2029, print and accessible web edition.Waiting for your approval
Product launchA new feeder route appears on your news and hiring pages.SocialLaunch graphicSalesCustomer one‑pagerWebShort web storyLaunch kit across web, social and sales.Waiting for your approval

Illustrative examples for a fictional company.

In development
08Finished workReady to use

Finished work,
ready to use.

Aldervik MaritimeAnnual Report
2027

Holdingcourse

NBVN design studyFictional companyPorts and short-sea shipping
Report / A4
Aldervik MaritimeResults 2027

A fifth year
of growth

Revenue1,284EUR m+6.1%
EBITDA margin21.4%+1.2 pts
Container throughput4.2m TEU+3.8%
Emissions intensity−18% vs 2023on plan
05001,00096820231,07420241,13120251,21020261,284202717.9%21.4%

Illustrative figures. NBVN design study of a fictional company.

Presentation / 16:9
Aldervik MaritimeResults release

Full-year results 2027

Aldervik Maritime reports revenue of EUR 1,284 m and a fifth consecutive year of growth.

1,284Revenue, EUR m
21.4EBITDA margin, %

Illustrative figures. NBVN design study of a fictional company.

Release / 4:5
EUR 1,284 mRevenue 2027
Social / 1:1
01

Consistent and correct

Reports, decks and charts come out the same way every time. Charts are drawn from your figures, not retyped by hand, so routine work is quick and exact.

02

Polished where it helps

Extra imagery and finishing are added only when they make the work better.

03

Crafted where it matters

Your most important pieces get a person directing the work from start to finish.

Delivered today Available now

  • Print-ready PDF
  • Accessible web edition
  • Presentation files
  • Social and event formats

Coming in Creative OS In development

  • Work produced straight from your approved style
  • An approved library of images and files
  • Delivery into the tools your team already uses
09Workspace previewIn development

One place.
The work comes first.

Your brand, what is coming up and your finished work, in one place. No dashboard to manage. This is a preview of the workspace we are building.

In development
NBVN Creative OSAldervik Maritime
Publications and assetsTeam and approvalsSubscription

Creative Home

Ready for you

Aldervik MaritimeAnnual Report
2029

Openwater

Ports and short-sea shipping
Annual Report 2029Cover direction, two optionsReady for review
Aldervik MaritimeResults
2027

Q3results

Ports and short-sea shipping
Q3 results presentation18 slides, figures checkedApproved
Aldervik MaritimeConference
2029

Portsforum

Ports and short-sea shipping
Ports conference kitDeck, one-pager, graphicsLight concept
Next up

Year end in ten weeks. The approved report system is ready to reuse. A contents plan is prepared.

Open concept

Illustrative interface, in development. Aldervik Maritime is a fictional company.

10PricingProposed founding and beta pricing

Start with one report.
Keep the standard
all year.

The annual report redesign is the way in. Buy it on its own, or start the Creative plan and get it included, with a year of work at one predictable monthly price.

Option AAvailable now, by invitation

Complete Annual
Report Redesign

$6,000
One time
  • Your current annual report, fully redesigned
  • A reusable report style: type, colour, layout and charts
  • Print-ready and accessible digital files
  • Delivered as a finished project
Request access
Option B / recommendedFounding offer

Creative plan,
redesign included

$2,000
Per month, annual agreement

This is the Creative plan below, with the annual report redesign included when you start.

  • The Complete Annual Report Redesign, as your first piece of work
  • NBVN Creative OS for your whole team
  • Drafts for what is coming, all year
  • Decks, brochures, publications and everyday material
  • A person reviews the work, and you get priority

An annual agreement with agreed milestones and exit terms, so the redesign and the year after it are planned together.

Request access
EssentialPrivate beta
$499
per month

Consistent, good-looking work for smaller teams.

  • Your company’s design style, set up once
  • Guided briefing: it asks, you answer
  • Automatic, on-brand production
  • An approved library of images and files
  • Basic heads-ups on what is coming
  • Edit and approve it yourself
  • Digital delivery
Request access
Creative / flagshipPrivate beta
$2,000
per month

The main plan. Work that is ready before you need it.

  • Everything in Essential
  • The annual report redesign, included when you start
  • Keeps watch on what is coming and lines up the work
  • Bigger report and presentation projects
  • Several concepts to choose from
  • A person reviews the work, and you get priority
  • Several departments in one workspace
Request access
ManagedPrivate beta
$4,999 to $7,999
per month

A named creative lead for complex organisations.

  • Everything in Creative
  • A named creative lead
  • Someone who turns your strategy into the work
  • Brand and campaign work
  • Programmes across channels
  • Approvals across many stakeholders
  • Service levels and governance for large organisations
Request access

Proposed founding and beta pricing
These prices are proposals for the private beta. There is no checkout and nothing is billed online. Every plan starts with a conversation and a written agreement.

Fair use
We do not sell hours or fixed counts. Every plan includes generous use under a fair-use policy. Unusually large or complex work is agreed with you before it starts.

Same platform
Every plan runs on the same NBVN Creative OS. Plans differ in how much it does for you and how closely a person is involved.

11Real peopleWhen it matters

Real people check
the work that matters.

The system handles what should be repeatable. People make sure the important things are right.

The system does
  1. Research and preparation
  2. Layout
  3. Routine production
  4. Layout and accuracy checks
People take care of
  1. Creative direction
  2. Brand judgement
  3. Facts and figures
  4. Final approval

Managed creative support Private beta

A creative lead who knows your company.

On the Managed plan, a named creative lead turns your strategy into the work, shapes brand and campaign material, joins the important conversations and steers approvals across your stakeholders. Studio work is always checked by a person before it reaches you, and human review is part of the Creative plan.

We are still refining this way of working with our first clients.

12NBVN for AgenciesPrivate beta, open to agencies in the Bay Area

More client work.
Same team.

Bring your clients. Keep your creative lead. Let NBVN carry the production.

NBVN for Agencies Apply as a Founding Agency Partner
  1. 01

    More output, same people

    Take on more client work with the team you already have.

  2. 02

    Better margins

    Less time on production means more of each fee stays with you.

  3. 03

    Recurring revenue

    Offer ongoing design services under your own name and at your own price.

  4. Promise

    Your clients stay yours.

    NBVN never contacts agency clients.

13Private betaAccess by invitation

Join the
private beta.

We are opening NBVN Creative OS to a small number of companies and agencies. Founding members start with real work, usually the annual report, and help shape what we build next.

  • 01Founding prices for early members
  • 02A direct say in what we build, through real projects
  • 03Every request is reviewed by a person. Acceptance is not guaranteed
Request access Apply as a Founding Agency Partner

Have an invitation code? Enter it here.

14QuestionsPlain answers

Questions,
answered plainly.

What is NBVN?

NBVN, New Build Ventures, builds new ways forward through design, technology and intelligent systems. Our flagship is NBVN Creative OS. It brings out the best of what you do, in every report, deck and brochure, and has each one ready early. It starts with the annual report.

What can we buy today?

The annual report redesign is available now, by invitation. Buy it once for $6,000, or start the Creative plan at $2,000 a month on an annual agreement and get it included. NBVN Creative OS itself is in private beta. All prices are proposed.

Is this an AI design tool?

No. There is nothing to learn and no prompts to write. It works more like having your own creative department: it suggests directions, asks the right questions, writes the brief with you and delivers finished work. Automation does the repeatable parts. People direct and check the work.

How does NBVN learn our brand?

It studies what you have already published and anything you choose to share, then shows you what it understood. You confirm or correct it, and it remembers every correction.

What does “ready early” mean in practice?

NBVN keeps an eye on the sources you allow and the calendar around your business, such as reporting season, conferences and launches. It tells you what is coming, then shows a first draft, and only finishes the work once you approve.

Why is the Creative plan an annual agreement?

Because the redesign is included when you start. A year lets us plan the redesign and the work that follows together, with milestones agreed up front.

What does fair use mean?

We do not sell hours or fixed counts. Normal use is generous. Unusually large or complex work is discussed and agreed with you before it starts.

Do you work with agencies?

Yes. NBVN for Agencies gives agencies the same system under their own client relationships. Agency partnerships are in private beta, open to agencies in the Bay Area. White-label is planned and not yet available.

Will NBVN contact our clients?

Never. When you work with NBVN as an agency, the client relationship is yours. NBVN does not contact, market to or solicit your clients.

Who sees our materials?

Only the people working on your account. Each company’s materials are kept separate, and you decide which sources NBVN may use. Final terms are set out in your agreement.

We build
new ways forward.

Through design, technology, and intelligent systems, we help businesses create what comes next.