Proof of Usefulness Report

Auquan

Analysis completed on 1/14/2026

+533
Proof of Usefulness Score
Industry Mainstay

Auquan is a high-potential B2B AI platform for institutional finance with verified significant traction ($11.5M+ funding, customers like UBS and MetLife). However, the project submission itself was of extremely low quality, containing factually incorrect placeholders (e.g., claiming 'most people have used my product' and audience is 'everyone'). While the actual technology (RAG-based AI Agents for deep work) and market timing are exceptional, the score is heavily penalized by the lack of serious data provided in the submission, forcing a reliance on external verification.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+85
Audience Reach Impact+30
Technical Innovation+85
Evidence Of Traction+51
Market Timing Relevance+95
Functional Completeness+10
Subtotal+62
Usefulness Multiplierx0.85
Final Score+533

Project Details

Project URL
Description
Auquan’s AI tools enable hedge funds and asset managers to turbocharge their investment\nworkflows with data-driven insights.\n\nCapital Markets are drowning in data - there is too much to digest and too many tools to analyse. Not all of them can be looked at manually. As a result, 80% of useful information, which could have generated alpha or caught a downside risk, gets overlooked.\nAuquan is transforming investment research, using knowledge graphs, to simultaneously reduce research time from weeks to hours, while expanding the overall data coverage available to an investment team. \nWe're the first integrated research platform for capital markets that supports an interconnected central repository for external and internal data (including time series, text, emails, docs, news, research, transcripts, reports and more). We allow users to search and analyse data within the platform, share it across teams and reference for future use, replacing multiple research tools as \"the only research tool\" to look at.\n\nWe’re a deep tech company, with a strong focus on practical applications; everything we build is\ninformed by real-world client insights and it’s practicality in solving these challenges.
Audience Reach
everyone
Target Users
everyone
Technologies
Analytics, Banking, News Journalism
Traction Evidence
most people have used my product

Algorithm Insights

Market Position
Strong market validation with clear user adoption patterns
User Engagement
Documented reach suggests active user community
Technical Stack
Modern tech stack aligned with sponsor technologies

Recommendations to Increase Usefulness Score

Document User Growth

Provide specific metrics on user acquisition and retention rates

Showcase Revenue Model

Detail sustainable monetization strategy and current revenue streams

Expand Evidence Base

Include testimonials, case studies, and third-party validation

Technical Roadmap

Share development milestones and feature completion timeline