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ProcureGuard is a self-serve geopolitical risk scorer for IT hardware vendors — type in 'TP-Link' and get a NDAA/BIS/ownership risk score and downloadable procurement report in under 60 seconds. Built for MSPs and mid-market IT teams priced out of Exiger and Resilinc.
MSPs and mid-market IT procurement teams must vet hardware vendors for Chinese military ties, NDAA Section 889 violations, and forced labor supply chain exposure — but every credible tool costs $100K+/yr and takes months to implement, leaving them doing manual Google searches with no defensible audit trail.
Why now: Growing regulatory focus on foreign-sourced technology and the need for defensible procurement decisions are pushing organizations to formalize geopolitical risk assessment.
A vendor lookup engine that aggregates BIS Entity List, NDAA Section 889 prohibited vendor lists, OFAC sanctions, CFIUS public decisions, corporate registry ownership chains, and known firmware/component origin flags into a normalized 0–100 risk score per hardware vendor, with a one-page PDF report and alternative vendor recommendations exportable for client files.
Built for: Enterprise procurement teams, government acquisition officers, and MSPs evaluating vendor risk
Business model: enterprise_license
Geopolitical Procurement Risk Scorer for IT Equipment targets a large market (over $1B TAM). Existing solutions are incomplete or outdated — there's clear room for a better product.
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Startup (3 Months)
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underserved
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Competitor breakdowns, risk analysis, business plans, unit economics, and ideas matched to your skills.