RiskForge

AI underwriting risk scores API – accelerate your insurtech MVP.

Score: 8.2/10UKMedium BuildReady to Spawn
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The Opportunity

Problem

Solo indie hackers experience slow product iteration due to the lack of affordable APIs for real-time insurance quoting and underwriting.

Solution

RiskForge uses lightweight ML models on Supabase to score underwriting risk from basic applicant data like health/habits for life insurance. Developers get instant JSON scores to simulate carrier decisions. Perfect for rapid iteration without building ML from scratch.

Target Audience

Solo indie hackers and developers building insurance-related SaaS products

Differentiator

Pre-trained models optimized for indie scale + editable risk factors.

Brand Voice

professional

Features

Risk Score API

must-have25h

POST applicant data for 0-100 risk score.

Model Playground

must-have12h

Test scores interactively.

Custom Factors

must-have18h

Tweak weights via dashboard.

Batch Scoring

must-have15h

Score multiple applicants at once.

Score History

must-have10h

Audit past scores.

Export Reports

nice-to-have12h

PDF risk breakdowns.

Alert Thresholds

nice-to-have8h

Email on high-risk scores.

ML Retraining

future20h

User data fine-tune option.

Total Build Time: 120 hours

Database Schema

users

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
emailtextNo
tiertextNo

Relationships:

  • one-to-many api_keys, scores

api_keys

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
user_iduuidNo
keytextNo
calls_madeintNo

Relationships:

  • fk users.id

scores

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
api_key_iduuidNo
risk_scoreintNo
factors_jsonjsonbYes

Relationships:

  • fk api_keys.id

custom_factors

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
user_iduuidNo
weights_jsonjsonbNo

Relationships:

  • fk users.id

API Endpoints

POST
/api/score

Compute risk score

🔒 Auth Required
POST
/api/batch-score

Batch process

🔒 Auth Required
PUT
/api/factors

Update custom weights

🔒 Auth Required

Tech Stack

Frontend
Next.js 14 + Tailwind + shadcn/ui
Backend
Supabase Edge Functions + Vercel AI SDK
Database
Supabase Postgres
Auth
Supabase Auth
Payments
Stripe
Hosting
Vercel
Additional Tools
pgvector for embeddings

Build Timeline

Week 1: Setup and basic ML model

25h
  • Auth/DB
  • Simple score fn

Week 2: API and playground

25h
  • Score endpoint
  • UI tester

Week 3: Customizations and batch

20h
  • Factors dashboard
  • Batch API

Week 4: Payments and history

20h
  • Stripe
  • Score logs

Week 5: Polish and alerts

15h
  • Emails
  • Landing

Week 6: Testing

10h
  • E2E tests
Total Timeline: 6 weeks • 145 hours

Pricing Tiers

Free

$0/mo

Basic model only

  • 500 scores/mo

Pro

$15/mo

$0.0005/extra

  • 50k scores/mo
  • Custom factors

Enterprise

$99/mo

None

  • Unlimited
  • Batch priority
  • Retraining

Revenue Projections

MonthUsersConversionMRRARR
Month 1404%$24$288
Month 62507%$262$3,147

Unit Economics

$15
CAC
$280
LTV
5%
Churn
88%
Margin
LTV:CAC Ratio: 18.7xExcellent!

Landing Page Copy

AI Risk Scores for Underwriting – Built for Devs

Instant, customizable ML without the hassle.

Feature Highlights

Pre-trained models
Customizable
Batch scoring
Audit logs

Social Proof (Placeholders)

"'Prototyped underwriting in a day' - Solo Dev"

First Three Customers

Share ML model demo on Hacker News 'Show HN', recruit from insurtech Discord, offer lifetime Pro to first referrers.

Launch Channels

Hacker Newsr/InsurTechProduct HuntLinkedIn

SEO Keywords

underwriting apiinsurance risk score apiai underwriting tool

Competitive Analysis

Shift Technology

shift-technology.com
$5k+/mo
Strength

Enterprise fraud detection

Weakness

Overkill for MVPs

Our Advantage

Indie pricing + simplicity

🏰 Moat Strategy

User-submitted data improves models via network effects.

⏰ Why Now?

Generative AI lowers ML barriers; insurtech funding shifts to bootstrapped indies.

Risks & Mitigation

technicalmedium severity

Model accuracy issues

Mitigation

Rule-based fallback + docs

Validation Roadmap

pre-build5 days

Validate with 10 dev interviews

Success: 7/10 would pay

Pivot Options

  • Fraud detection API
  • No-code underwriting builder

Quick Stats

Build Time
145h
Target MRR (6 mo)
$1,200
Market Size
$750.0M
Features
8
Database Tables
4
API Endpoints
3