About GridZero Inc.
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Founder/President/CEO Peter Ortmann shares more about GridZero's history and vision.
GridZero Inc. is a privately held venture development firm based in Las Vegas, Nevada, wholly owned by AngelPreneur
Venture Group (APVG). Both were founded by Peter “The AngelPreneur” Ortmann, 70, known as The Shark by some business associates.
Originally launched to provide consulting services for estate owners and business clients seeking off-grid living, micro-farming, water generation, or alternative energy systems, GridZero has since evolved into a bold and visionary new platform for exciting businesses that showcase innovation and creative thinking only a serious entrepreneur can offer.
After years of development, we’ve restructured GridZero to focus on launching five stand-alone companies—each designed to make a positive impact and operate independently under the GridZero Venture Fund. Our goal is to self-fund, launch, and grow three (3) companies with an objective to take 2 of them public or sell them off once established )Plastic2ower and HumidaPURE). The goal is also to take our ClubZERO Rewards company public in 2026 through an SEC approved Reg CF public offering of its shares.
As part of our Founder's semi-retirement strategy, he intends to sell GridZero to then publicly traded ClubZERO Rewards January 1, 2028 so he can semi-retire to the Island of Maui to oversee and operate his West Maui Resilience Center (WMRC) an estimated $250 million development, and Clear Blue Oceans Foundation (CBO Foundation)ocean related awareness issues and operations. WMRC is the "Dream" project referred to in his upcoming web series - The AngelPreneur: Building The Dream in Real Time.
To fund our mission initially without relying on traditional outside investors, Our Founder developed ClubZERO Rewards, a unique membership-based funding model. ClubZERO members contribute monthly dues designed to help launch our Venture Fund companies & projects.
In return, members will receive ClubZERO Reward Credits monthly in amounts based on their membership level, posted to their meaccounts to redeem for travel, merchandise, and special offers through the online store. Members can opt into our membership referral Affiliate Program to earn an added income monthly to help them meet financial challenges, and help us grow our companies. ClubZERO is a win-win model designed to build businesses while rewarding members long-term. It redefines what it means to be part of a true entrepreneurial startup community.
Leadership and Vision
As the GridZero’s portfolio grows, The Shark plans to hire a dedicated President to oversee the daily operations while he remains CEO and drives the overall vision forward. This will allow him to focus on producing his reality web series, The AngelPreneur: Building The Dream in Real Time, that will showcase our companies, and the build-out of his proposed West Maui Resilience Center development. His series will share the real-world challenges and milestones behind launching real ventures and projects within Nevada, California and Hawaii.
Aquarium Plaza: Now Part of The Shark’s Legacy Project
At the heart of our Founders passion for building GridZero is his proposed Maui Aquarium Plaza in west Maui, Hawaii. Designed as a stand-alone project, it is now the signature tourist element of his West Maui Resilience Center. The centerpiece will be Marissa’s Reef for Heavenly Helpers, a saltwater aquarium memorial exhibit honoring The Sharks granddaughter Marissa and other children lost to natural causes. It will also house:
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Aquarium Gallery Restaurant a full service restaurant
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ReefShark Apparel & Accessories CBO retail store
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Sunstar Virtual GolfClub play over 500 courses virtually
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A micro-farming basement with atmospheric water generation
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A rooftop produce garden with solar-integrated systems
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Solar-covered parking with fast EV charging stations
The Shark's goal is to break ground on Maui in 2026 with plans to open on June 24, 2028, in what would be Marissa's 30th Birthday. This is about the time. The Marissa's Reef exhibit will feature a Reefshark, symbolizing our Founder as Grandpa - hence The Shark tag.
Looking Ahead
2025 marks a critical year for GridZero—one filled with big plans, bold moves, restructuring and refining of projects with meaningful progress. We’re now actively preparing to build the management teams of our portfolio companies and ramp up to launch our companies by January 2026. Several offering scalable solutions to real-world challenges like Plastic2Power and HumidaPURE AirWater.
We invite you to explore our website and check back frequently as we update each venture page throughout Spring 2025. The official launch of ClubZERO and our web series is targeted for late July 2025.