Proof of Usefulness Report

Cloudsmith

Analysis completed on 1/17/2026

+577
Proof of Usefulness Score
Industry Mainstay

Cloudsmith is a verified, high-traction Series B startup ($52M+ funding) offering critical artifact management infrastructure for enterprise DevOps. However, the submission quality is extremely poor, containing factually incorrect claims (e.g., 'most people have used my product', audience 'everyone') and irrelevant tags ('construction', 'blockchain'). The score reflects the high real-world utility and verified market position of the company, heavily penalized by the lack of evidence and accuracy in the submission data.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+225
Audience Reach Impact+75
Technical Innovation+72
Evidence Of Traction+135
Market Timing Relevance+95
Functional Completeness+5
Subtotal+607
Usefulness Multiplierx0.95
Final Score+577

Project Details

Project URL
Description
We aim to sit right in the center of every company's critical infrastructure as the single source of truth for all software. Our customers ship faster and wiser while ensuring the safety of their software supply chain, maximizing developer productivity, and protecting their critical systems from outages in public ecosystems. We handle the artifact management, so they don't have to.\n\nWe are building the world's source of truth for all software that flows between developers, machines, and services, made to be cloud-native from day zero. Our team focuses on delivering simplicity, security by default, and visibility for engineering, operations, and security teams worldwide. We're fully remote, and our crew is distributed globally.\n\nWe're a startup, and that comes with all of the challenges a typical startup has. Startups are hard work but also unbelievably rewarding and career/life-defining. Not everything about work in a startup fits into a neat box, but we embrace the chaos. We live by thinking fast, acting fast, and sometimes failing fast. Experiment and flow forward.
Audience Reach
everyone
Target Users
everyone
Technologies
Construction, Cloud Computing, Blockchain
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