Proof of Usefulness Report

Techfund Inc.

Analysis completed on 2/18/2026

+285
Proof of Usefulness Score
Gaining Momentum

Techfund Inc. is a legitimate Japanese accelerator pioneering the 'Sweat Equity' model, established in 2014. However, the project submission relies on severely outdated data (dating back to 2014) and contains critical quality issues, such as claiming the audience is 'everyone' and that 'most people have used my product'. While the underlying business model has real-world utility and the company has a verifiable history of investments, the lack of current traction evidence and the exaggerated claims in the submission significantly penalize the score. The evaluation reflects a verified but niche B2B service with a low-quality submission.

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Score Breakdown

Real World Utility+150.0
Audience Reach Impact+20.0
Technical Innovation+75.0
Evidence Of Traction+25.0
Market Timing Relevance+60.0
Functional Completeness+5.0
Subtotal+335
Usefulness Multiplierx0.85
Final Score+285

Project Details

Project URL
Description
ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー About TECHFUND ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Company vision is "Make entrepreneurs become a major profession". We are the industry's best engineers group. In the United States Silicon Valley, top engineers of Google and Facebook may take the shares as consideration for help with entrepreneurs service and development, such stock "Sweat Equity which was obtained by running together. Our company starts a technology investment activities to the entrepreneur as a company first time in the world and is the only company that has undertaken systematically the Sweat Equity. He founded the Corporation on October 9, meeting with about 150 entrepreneurs in the past, continue with about 35 team Specific exchange, there is a total of 9 companies investment performance of. 2015 and at the same time aiming to support destination 100 companies by the end of the year, to put the entrepreneurial business of one person to orbit Clause, we will continue working to further strengthen the support system. ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Company profile ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Company name: TECHFUND inc. Location: 2-11-8 Higashi Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Establishment date: October 9, 2014 (Tech Day) Capital: $ 0.2 million (as of November 2014) Co-CEO: Peaske Kawahara, Yuta Matsuyama Business description: Technology investments in entrepreneurs, innovation programs for large companies, blockchain cloud service, ICO related business URL: http://techfund.jp Official Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/techfund.inc

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