Proof of Usefulness Report

Optimity

Analysis completed on 1/27/2026

+398
Proof of Usefulness Score
Certified Problem Solver

Optimity is a verified Health/Insurtech platform with ~1.3M+ users and significant B2B partnerships (e.g., Sun Life, Manulife). The project demonstrates high real-world utility by addressing Customer Acquisition Costs (CAC) for insurers while promoting user wellness. While the project description is professional and detailed, the submission contains lazy and hyperbolic entries in specific fields (e.g., Reach: 'everyone', Traction: 'most people have used my product'), which negatively impacted the Response Quality score. However, verified external traction (funding, user base, app store presence) supports a high 'Evidence of Traction' score, placing it in the 'Comparable to Larger Scale' bracket.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility0.25)
Audience Reach Impact0.20)
Technical Innovation0.15)
Evidence Of Traction0.25)
Market Timing Relevance0.10)
Functional Completeness0.05)
Subtotal+415
Usefulness Multiplierx0.96
Final Score+398

Project Details

Project URL
Description
We apply behavioral science through gamification, incentives, and the power of communities to nudge consumers in making better, healthier choices.\n\nAs a B2B platform, our large health community becomes a cost-effective lead-gen funnel. Our first set of clients are life insurance companies: Acquisition economics in life insurance are painfully wasteful: 70% of their total cost is spent on acquiring new policyholders. Our products help them acquire high-quality leads at the lowest cost, dramatically improving their acquisition economics.\n\nHuge TAM: The top 10 US life insurance companies spend ~$6B each per year on customer acquisition (marketing awareness, lead generation, and sales conversion). They rely on traditional channels (TV, stadium sponsorships, google/Facebook ads) that are experiencing a decline in effectiveness as they are not focused on finding health-conscious consumers. Insurance companies know they need to innovate and find alternatives to these undifferentiated advertisements, and are looking for insurtech technologies and services to help with their ability to engage their most valuable leads more cost-effectively.\n\nHow: Optimity helps insurance companies attract healthy customers, and keep them healthy, happy and engaged in a useful way to increase their lifetime value. \n\nMoat: The scale of our user base is exploding (we have over 1.3M users with verified emails). We are gathering a rich and unique set of longitudinal data on consumers and are training ML models with this data to uncover propositions for our customers to sell more insurance, virally generate leads, and advance underwriting.

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