UpSmith is a legitimate, venture-backed (a16z, $8M+) HRTech company addressing the skilled trades labor shortage with AI and gamification. Despite the high-potential business model and strong market timing, the submission itself provided false claims (e.g., 'audience reach: everyone', 'most people have used my product') and poor data quality. The score reflects the verified high utility and innovation of the actual company, heavily penalized by the low quality of the provided evidence.
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