Proof of Usefulness Report

Kaizen

Analysis completed on 1/24/2026

+479
Proof of Usefulness Score
Industry Mainstay

The project 'Kaizen' refers to Kaizen Reporting, a verified and established UK-based RegTech firm with significant traction (Tier 1 bank clients, £42M recent investment) and high real-world utility in compliance. However, the submission itself is of extremely low quality, containing false claims ('audience: everyone', 'traction: most people have used my product') and inaccurate financial data ('marketcap: 17000000'). The evaluation scores the verifiable business entity highly but applies severe penalties to the Quality Factors and Response Quality metrics due to the unreliable submission data.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+170.0
Audience Reach Impact+60.0
Technical Innovation+112.5
Evidence Of Traction+100.0
Market Timing Relevance+85.0
Functional Completeness+5.0
Subtotal+532.5
Usefulness Multiplierx0.90
Final Score+479

Project Details

Description
Kaizen are regulatory and data specialists on a mission to revolutionise compliance and make it easier for financial firms to work with regulation. By combining regulatory expertise with advanced technology, we’ve developed our award winning automated services for trade and transaction reporting assurance, research and surveillance, shareholding disclosure and our Single Rulebook digital platform. It’s our forensic focus on data accuracy that sets us apart and we are proud to call many of the world’s largest banks, asset managers, hedge funds and brokers as our clients. Kaizen helps clients reduce costs, improve data quality and meet their compliance obligations.

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