Real-time infrastructure intelligence to keep your business running in Madagascar
Madagascar's abundant natural resources (vanilla, nickel, graphite, biodiversity) generate wealth that flows through external systems, leaving citizens with power cuts, broken roads, precarious jobs and rising prices while perpetuating national dependency.
OutageWise is a mobile app that crowdsources real-time data on power outages and road conditions across Madagascar. Users get personalized alerts, predictive insights, and planning tools to minimize disruptions to their work and income. This directly counters the infrastructure collapse by turning community knowledge into actionable resilience for local entrepreneurs.
Malagasy citizens and local entrepreneurs living with daily infrastructure collapse and economic exclusion despite national resource wealth
Exclusively focused on Malagasy infrastructure patterns with offline-first design and integration with local mobile money systems, unlike Western outage apps that ignore our context.
supportive
Quickly report power cuts or road damages with photo, GPS, and description. Works offline and syncs later.
Push notifications for disruptions in your area or along your common routes.
Interactive map showing current outages, road issues, and suggested detours.
Calendar tool that suggests optimal times for business activities based on predicted outages.
Log how outages affect your business and view community impact statistics.
Full reporting and cached map access without internet connection.
Forecast likely outage times using historical data and weather patterns.
Connect with nearby generator owners or road repair services.
Forum for sharing workarounds and survival strategies.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| phone | text | No |
| full_name | text | Yes |
| location_city | text | Yes |
| business_type | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| type | text | No |
| latitude | text | No |
| longitude | text | No |
| description | text | Yes |
| photo_url | text | Yes |
| status | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| report_id | uuid | Yes |
| title | text | No |
| message | text | No |
| sent_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| tier | text | No |
| status | text | No |
| current_period_ends | timestamp | Yes |
| flutterwave_plan_id | text | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/reportsSubmit new outage or road report (offline queue supported)
/api/reports/nearbyFetch reports within radius using PostGIS
/api/alertsGet user's unread alerts
/api/planner/optimizeGenerate schedule avoiding predicted disruptions
/api/subscriptions/webhookHandle Flutterwave payment webhooks
10 reports/month
None
Up to 10 team members
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 420 | 9% | $1,323 | $15,876 |
| Month 6 | 3,850 | 14% | $18,865 | $226,380 |
Community-powered real-time alerts and smart planning built exclusively for Malagasy entrepreneurs.
Run targeted Facebook/Instagram ads in Malagasy entrepreneur groups in Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa and Toamasina offering 90-day free Pro access for the first 75 users who complete 10 reports. Attend weekly markets and partner with two transport cooperatives to demo the app live to drivers and secure their paid subscriptions post-trial.
Large global dataset
No Madagascar focus, no road data, poor offline support
Hyper-local Malagasy community data + business planning tools
Data moat and network effects: accuracy improves only with Malagasy participation, creating a flywheel competitors cannot easily copy without local trust.
Smartphone penetration crossed 45% in 2024 while infrastructure deterioration accelerated, creating the first moment a community-driven resilience tool can reach critical mass.
Slow initial crowdsourcing density
Seed initial data via paid beta users in three major cities and use public weather/government feeds
Offline sync failures on poor networks
Rigorous testing with Hive + conflict resolution and progressive web fallback
Government sensitivity around infrastructure criticism
Focus language on 'community resilience' not criticism and offer data to authorities
Success: ≥65% indicate strong interest with pre-commitments
Success: ≥65% weekly retention and 12% paid conversion
Success: 1500 total users and $1800 MRR within 45 days
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