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PE-Evaluated Pipeline

Ideas scored.
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Every idea here survived a rigorous PE-style evaluation — market research, competitive analysis, financial modeling, regulatory review. Only funded ideas get built.

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⚡ How it's built
Live FUND Software Issue #4

AI Bookkeeper for Trade Businesses

Your books. Your jobs. Zero paperwork.

7.1
PE Score

Key Metrics

$35K
Investment needed
75 days
Time to MVP
Month 17
Break-even
13.5:1
LTV:CAC ratio
72%
Gross margin
$4.2B
Market size
$117K
MRR at break-even
$888K
Year 2 profit

Top Reasons

  • → 1.6M+ trade businesses, 73% have no bookkeeper — real market, real pain
  • → No funded startup ($10M+) in trades-specific AI bookkeeping at <$50/mo
  • → 72% gross margin, 13.5:1 LTV:CAC, bootstrappable under $1K

Top Risks

  • → True seed is $35K (GLBA/CFPB compliance costs often missed)
  • → Jobber ($100M+ funded) could pivot into this gap in 12-18 months
  • → Trial-to-paid conversion assumed 35% — tradespeople are skeptical adopters
Evaluated March 28, 2026
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