# RateRight Investor One-Pager
**Construction's Hiring Platform - Pre-Seed Round**

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## 🚨 THE PROBLEM
Construction companies waste $2B+ annually on bad hires - 73% of new hires don't last 90 days because there's no standardized way to verify skills beyond "knowing a guy who knows a guy."

## 💡 THE SOLUTION
RateRight is the "Uber rating system" for construction - a skill verification platform that rates tradespeople based on verified project history, letting companies hire with confidence in minutes, not weeks.

## 📈 TRACTION
- **$50K ARR** from pilot customers (10 companies)
- **500+ rated tradespeople** in Sydney market
- **85% hire success rate** (vs industry 27%)
- **$2M in verified project value** processed
- Platform live, revenue-generating, ready to scale

## 🎯 MARKET OPPORTUNITY
- **TAM**: $15B AU construction hiring market
- **SAM**: $3B skilled trades hiring
- **SOM**: $300M Sydney + Melbourne commercial builders
- 400K construction companies in AU, 2.2M workers

## 💰 BUSINESS MODEL
**SaaS + Transaction Fees**
- $299/month per company (unlimited searches)
- 2% placement fee on verified hires
- Average customer LTV: $8,500
- Target 1,000 companies = $3.5M ARR

## ⚡ COMPETITIVE EDGE
**Network effects + Data moat**
- Only platform with verified project ratings
- Industry-specific skill taxonomy (600+ trade skills)
- Builder-to-builder referral network
- Government compliance built-in

## 🎯 THE ASK
**Raising $750K Pre-Seed**
- 18 months runway to reach $1M ARR
- 25% equity
- Use of funds: 40% tech, 35% sales, 25% ops
- Targeting 100 paying customers by Q2 2027

## 👥 TEAM
**Michael Vlasto** - CEO
- Ex-Google, ex-Atlassian product manager
- Built $50M revenue products, 2x founder
- Construction family background

**Markus Vlasto** - COO
- 15 years construction project management
- Built $200M+ in commercial projects
- Deep industry network across AU/NZ

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**Ready to build the trust layer for construction hiring.**

*Contact: michael@rateright.com.au | +61 426 246 472*

*Confidential - Do not distribute*