Dan Trapp

Data intelligence / Philanthropy intelligence

Imara Fund Intelligence Platform

A geospatial intelligence map for funds, partners, competitors, and co-funding opportunities.

A DARPA-esque intelligence surface for mapping fund partners, overlapping geographies, vertical focus, reach, and co-funding opportunities across global development networks.

Status

Prototype

Timeline

Built as a strategic intelligence surface

Domain

Philanthropy intelligence

Why

Data intelligence

Imara Fund Intelligence Platform geospatial command center
Fund intelligence command centerPrototype

Stack

Languages, services, data sources, and operating pieces behind the build.

TypeScriptReactMap interfacePartner dataVercel

Code Proof

What The Build Actually Contains

LOC

1.5k+

Source files

11

Surface

Map

Mode

Command

Product proof

Imara Fund Intelligence Platform geospatial command center
Fund intelligence command center

Implementation

Code Behind The Surface

Finding overlap leverage

ts

The core move behind the product surface.

const opportunities = partners.map((partner) => ({
  partner,
  overlap: findDonorOverlap(partner.countries, donors),
  leverage: scoreReach(partner.reach, partner.verticals),
}));

return rankByStrategicFit(opportunities);

Product Model

ts

The useful answer has to be modeled before the UI can make it obvious.

type ProductSurface = {
  input: "Philanthropy intelligence";
  signal: "What would a fund operator need to see to understand partnership overlap, competitor";
  proof: string[];
};

const surface: ProductSurface = {
  input: "Philanthropy intelligence",
  signal: "Map-based strategy layer for partners, donors, reach, and co-funding overlap.",
  proof: [
  "Interactive partner map",
  "Portfolio and reach metrics",
  "Data layers for partners, competitors, connectivity, population, and donors",
  "Partner intelligence side panel"
],
};

Hard Part

ts

Every build has a constraint: data quality, workflow shape, trust, speed, or operational risk.

const constraint = {
  project: "Imara Fund Intelligence Platform",
  status: "Prototype",
  category: "Data intelligence",
  hardPart: "The value is pattern recognition. A fund team can scan where leverage exists, which partners create reach, and...",
};

shipSurface(constraint);

Project Logic

Why This Exists

The point is not to show another screen. It is to show the gap, the build constraint, and the proof of work.

Mission

What would a fund operator need to see to understand partnership overlap, competitor presence, and co-funding leverage at a glance?

Partner ecosystems are spatial, competitive, and relationship-driven, but the data often lives in disconnected lists. The strategic question is where partners, donors, competitors, connectivity, population, and program focus overlap.

Build

What Had To Work

I built a dark command-center interface with map layers, portfolio metrics, partner lists, side-panel intelligence, and co-funding opportunity cards.

Why It Matters

11 partners / 17 countries

Makes partner overlap, donor leverage, and geographic strategy visible at the portfolio level.

Hard Parts

Make The Signal Useful

Turn fragmented partner and donor context into an executive map interface that makes strategic overlap, reach, and partnership leverage visible immediately.

Turn The Work Into A System

I built a dark command-center interface with map layers, portfolio metrics, partner lists, side-panel intelligence, and co-funding opportunity cards.

Prove The Wedge

The value is pattern recognition. A fund team can scan where leverage exists, which partners create reach, and where overlapping donors or competitors change the strategy.

Decisions

Interactive partner map
Portfolio and reach metrics
Data layers for partners, competitors, connectivity, population, and donors
Partner intelligence side panel

Next Move

I would add temporal changes, source confidence, donor relationship history, saved intelligence briefs, and AI-assisted partner strategy recommendations.

Tell Me About Your Project

Bring Me The Bottleneck.
I’ll Build The Answer.

Tell me what people are trying to do, where the current path breaks, and what kind of useful answer should exist.

Market Gap

Demand exists, but the answer is missing.

Workflow Drag

The work is still too manual, slow, or scattered.

Product Wedge

A small surface could prove the larger opportunity.

Quick Note