Balkan (BalkanID) is a legitimate, venture-backed Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) startup tackling a high-utility problem. However, the submission quality is critically low, containing hyperbolic claims ('everyone', 'most people have used my product') that contradict the niche B2B nature of the product. While the project has strong market timing and verifiable external funding (~$8M Seed), the PoU score is heavily penalized by the lack of specific evidence in the submission and the realistic niche reach compared to the claimed mass adoption.
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