Proof of Usefulness Report

Intensivate

Analysis completed on 1/23/2026

+477
Proof of Usefulness Score
Industry Mainstay

Intensivate is a verifiable deep-tech startup (backed by At One Ventures, Dec 2024) developing energy-efficient RISC-V server accelerators. While the project holds high utility and innovation potential (patented architecture, addressing AI energy usage), the submission itself is of very poor quality, containing outdated information (referencing the defunct Stratoscale) and false traction claims ('most people have used my product'). The score reflects the legitimate high-potential nature of the hardware technology, heavily penalized for the misleading and low-effort submission.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+16.0
Audience Reach Impact+2.0
Technical Innovation+17.1
Evidence Of Traction+7.5
Market Timing Relevance+9.0
Functional Completeness+0.25
Subtotal+51.85
Usefulness Multiplierx0.92
Final Score+477

Project Details

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Description
We produce a server that replaces 60 Intel based servers on Machine Learning, Big Data, and other compute intensive tasks. It runs the same code, but costs 1/7 to purchase and consumes 1/25 as much energy. It pays for itself in one year of electricity savings alone. We achieve this 60x by focusing on the 1% of server customers who have compute intensive workloads, like Machine Learning. We invented a new micro-architecture that \"breaks the rules\" -- it gives little advantage on most kinds of workload, but 60x on our $7B segment.(12 patents so far)\n\nWe will offer it both as a rack mount server, and also as an AWS compatible Cloud offering, via our partners Stratoscale and Rackspace. We supply the hardware and split the revenues. Because 100 of our machines is equivalent to 6000 Intel servers, we cut our customer's AWS bill in half. Response has been overwhelming.\n\nIn year 5 we will close a sale of 2000 or more machines into top tier. That's $150M of profit for $3B valuation.

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

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Showcase Revenue Model

Detail sustainable monetization strategy and current revenue streams

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Technical Roadmap

Share development milestones and feature completion timeline