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

Stack
Languages, services, data sources, and operating pieces behind the build.
Code Proof
What The Build Actually Contains
LOC
1.5k+
Source files
11
Surface
Map
Mode
Command
Product proof

Implementation
Code Behind The Surface
Finding overlap leverage
tsThe 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
tsThe 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
tsEvery 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
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.