Proof of Usefulness Report

Mandark Technologies

Analysis completed on 1/25/2026

+68
Proof of Usefulness Score
You're In Business

AdMAVIN (Mandark Technologies) is a verified B2B geospatial analytics startup incubated at IIT Madras, founded in 2016. While the project demonstrates strong technical validity and serves a genuine need in the Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising market, the submission heavily exaggerates traction ('most people have used my product') and audience reach ('everyone'), which contradicts its niche B2B nature. External data indicates modest annual revenue (~$100k) and a small but established market presence in India. The score reflects high utility and innovation, penalized significantly for inaccurate self-reported metrics and slow commercial scaling relative to its age.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+25.5
Audience Reach Impact+3.0
Technical Innovation+14.4
Evidence Of Traction+5.0
Market Timing Relevance+6.5
Functional Completeness+1.2
Subtotal+55.6
Usefulness Multiplierx1.22
Final Score+68

Project Details

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Description
Mandark Technologies - is co-founded by Alumni from IITMadras and IIM Ahmedabad.\nOver the years we have built expertise in using Geo-spatial analysis, to model dependencies through our indigenously developed algorithms and arrive at the best estimates to support Marketing and Advertising agencies through our proprietary Planning and Measurement Tool - AdMAVIN.\n\nAdMAVIN is a campaign planning tool based on Geospatial Analysis. It collates and overlays data relevant to any given geographical coordinate(s), like traffic patterns, surrounding establishments and their connectivity, and provides actionable insights consumable on a map view - like Socio-Economic classification based heatmaps, Traffic heat maps, population density spread, Points of Interest data and more. AdMAVIN also introduced a proprietary tool for predicting traffic movements during the COVID19 lockdown based on interdependence modelling of establishments.\nAdMAVIN is currently being licensed to some of the largest Out of Home advertising agencies in India, via an annual subscription model.\n\nMandark Tech, is housed at the highly rated IIT Madras Research Park - Chennai and aims to make AdMAVIN a revolutionary user friendly tool for bringing accountability and transparency to the world of Out Of Home (OOH) Advertising

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