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Business Model Canvas — B2B Data Provider

Supply-chain counterparty risk data business billing 41 enterprise accounts and 22 million API calls a month in dollars, with data licences and payroll dominating a cost base that outruns the top line.

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Portside — supply-chain counterparty risk dataBusiness model canvas✓23 validated?4 assumed1 unmarked8Key partners2✓ 1?✓Registry aggregators in 41jurisdictions✓Two translation andtransliteration vendors?Big-four advisory firms asan introducer channel7Key activities2✓ 1?✓Registry ingestion andentity resolution?Coverage expansion intoSouth-East Asia✓SOC 2 and data-licensingcompliance6Key resources3✓✓Entity-resolution graphacross 190 companyregistries✓Licences to three sanctionsand adverse-media feeds✓Fourteen-year archive ofcorporate filings2Value propositions3✓✓Ownership, sanctions andsite risk for 4.1msuppliers✓Refreshed weekly with thesource document attached✓One API instead of sixsubscriptions and aresearch team4Customer relationships3✓✓Annual contracts with anamed data analyst✓Quarterly coverage reviewagainst the client supplierlist✓Self-serve sandbox key forevaluation3Channels2✓ 1?✓Field sales intoprocurement leadership?ERP marketplace listings onAriba and Coupa✓Analyst reports andcategory benchmarks1Customer segments2✓ 1?✓Procurement teams atmanufacturers above 500mrevenue✓Trade credit insurers?ESG rating agencies9Cost structure$733.7k/mo✓Third-party data licences 214k/mo✓Engineering and data operations 3.4m/yr✓Cloud and pipeline compute 78k/mo✓Field sales and commission 1.9m/yr5Revenue streams$460k/mo✓Platform subscription 96k/yr x 41✓API overage 0.006/call x 22m/moOne-off portfolio screen 25k perengagementEvidence85%Claims judged27 of 28Blocks filled9 of 9Empty blocksnoneCost / month$733.7kRevenue / month$460kMonthly delta-$273.7kBusiness model canvas — 28 notes across 9 of 9 blocks; 23 of 27 judged claims validated (85%).Monthly margin -59.5% on $460k of recognised revenue.1 cost/revenue note carries a figure the engine will not place in time — add /mo, /yr or a quantity such as x 1200.

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title "Portside — supply-chain counterparty risk data"
layout bmc
currency USD

segments: "Procurement teams at manufacturers above 500m revenue" !, "Trade credit insurers" !, "ESG rating agencies" ?
value: "Ownership, sanctions and site risk for 4.1m suppliers" !, "Refreshed weekly with the source document attached" !, "One API instead of six subscriptions and a research team" !
channels: "Field sales into procurement leadership" !, "ERP marketplace listings on Ariba and Coupa" ?, "Analyst reports and category benchmarks" !
relationships: "Annual contracts with a named data analyst" !, "Quarterly coverage review against the client supplier list" !, "Self-serve sandbox key for evaluation" !
revenue: "Platform subscription 96k/yr x 41" !, "API overage 0.006/call x 22m/mo" !, "One-off portfolio screen 25k per engagement"

resources: "Entity-resolution graph across 190 company registries" !, "Licences to three sanctions and adverse-media feeds" !, "Fourteen-year archive of corporate filings" !
activities: "Registry ingestion and entity resolution" !, "Coverage expansion into South-East Asia" ?, "SOC 2 and data-licensing compliance" !
partners: "Registry aggregators in 41 jurisdictions" !, "Two translation and transliteration vendors" !, "Big-four advisory firms as an introducer channel" ?
costs: "Third-party data licences 214k/mo" !, "Engineering and data operations 3.4m/yr" !, "Cloud and pipeline compute 78k/mo" !, "Field sales and commission 1.9m/yr" !