Proof of Usefulness Report

eSthenos Technologies

Analysis completed on 1/20/2026

+240
Proof of Usefulness Score
Gaining Momentum

eSthenos Technologies is a verifiable, established fintech company (founded 2015) based in Bangalore with ~105 employees and ~$540k annual revenue. Their flagship product 'Gravity' provides critical field force automation for Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), demonstrating high real-world utility and processing over 10 million loan applications. However, the project submission itself was of extremely low quality, featuring inaccurate claims (Reach: 'everyone') and zero provided evidence ('most people have used my product'). The score reflects the strong verifiable reality of the business, significantly penalized by the poor response quality and lack of substantiated data in the input.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+85.0
Audience Reach Impact+38.4
Technical Innovation+36.0
Evidence Of Traction+67.5
Market Timing Relevance+30.0
Functional Completeness+1.0
Subtotal+257.9
Usefulness Multiplierx0.93
Final Score+240

Project Details

Project URL
Description
The product which supports group lending for MFIs/NBFC/Banks. The core of any financial services business is strong relationship with customers and we at eSthenos respect this philosophy. Our Android \u0026 Web based application helps our clients’ field force team to spend more time interacting with potential customers rather than spending time in filling the long application form. ‘gravity’ is the future ready product where lots of internal and external integration has already built. ‘gravity’ has highly advance and almost real-time dash boards which will give management a real time visibility about performance of the field related activities such as Sourcing, Training, Disbursement, Targets etc. These Dashboard comes in graphical format and interactive on touch pad. eSthenos as a platform heavily inclined towards data analytics. Some of inbuilt feature are, user can manage Performance viz-a-viz Targets rolled-out for various level, branch level fund management for disbursal etc.

Algorithm Insights

Market Position
Growing utility with room for optimization
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