Revenue Model

Aminata
$3.2M
Projected ARR (Yr 3)
248
Paying customers
118%
Net revenue retention
74%
Gross margin

Revenue split

Government = 0% (adoption layer) · Partners + Employers + Verification carry the model

Government · Adoption & distribution0%
Partner SaaS · NGO / foundation programs40%
Employer products · Talent search & hiring25%
Verification · Expert + AI trust layer15%
Youth subscriptions · Paid only after value10%
Recruitment fees · Placement success fees5%
Data & API · Intelligence layer5%

Government

0%
Adoption & distribution

Provides trust, distribution, regulation, and youth-pipeline. Unlocks every other revenue stream — but pays nothing.

PricingFree national tier

Partner SaaS

40%
NGO / foundation programs

Cohort tools, outcome reporting, white-label portals. Primary recurring revenue layer.

Pricing$2.5K – $100K+ / yr

Employer products

25%
Talent search & hiring

Verified talent search, Trust Score filters, contact unlocks, shortlists, hiring pipelines.

PricingPay-per-unlock + Pro plans

Verification

15%
Expert + AI trust layer

Expert assessors and AI verification paid by partners and employers. The trust engine behind every score.

Pricing$2 / expert review

Youth subscriptions

10%
Paid only after value

Profile, verification, and matching always free. Pro adds analytics, CV exports, priority matching.

PricingFree → $2 / mo Pro

Recruitment fees

5%
Placement success fees

Optional success fee on formal placements brokered by partners or SkillTrust directly.

Pricing10% of first-month salary

Data & API

5%
Intelligence layer

Anonymised labour-market data, employability indices, and API access for donors, researchers, and policy makers.

Pricing$1K – $25K / yr

The SkillTrust flywheel

Each turn makes the next harder to compete with

1Government adopts

Free national tier · policy mandate

2Partners join

Run cohorts on trusted infrastructure

3Youth profiles grow

Verified skills + proof-of-work

4Employers trust

Search verified talent at scale

5Hiring increases

Income outcomes accelerate

6Profiles become valuable

Career capital compounds

7Partners expand

More cohorts, bigger contracts

8Government deepens adoption

Becomes national policy infra