PipeFund.com

Revenue-based financing unlocked by your sanitation tariff contracts

Score: 7.7/10BrazilHard BuildReady to Spawn
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The Opportunity

Problem

Brazilian sanitation companies must repeatedly seek large shareholder capital injections due to weak capital structures that limit infrastructure investments

Solution

PipeFund connects directly to municipal payment data and tariff collection systems to underwrite revenue-based financing without requiring shareholder guarantees. Companies receive capital for infrastructure within days. Repayment is a small percentage of collected tariffs, automatically deducted. Eliminates repeated equity asks by turning predictable cash flows into growth capital.

Target Audience

Executives and operators at mid-sized Brazilian sanitation/infrastructure companies seeking expansion capital

Differentiator

First platform to use Brazil's Open Finance rails specifically for sanitation tariff predictability scoring — generic RBF platforms cannot underwrite municipal payment risk accurately.

Brand Voice

supportive

Features

Tariff Cashflow Underwriter

must-have55h

Connects to municipal systems and assigns real-time credit score based on payment history

Instant RBF Application

must-have35h

Apply for capital in under 10 minutes with auto-filled data

Automated Repayment Engine

must-have40h

Deducts agreed percentage from incoming tariff collections

Municipal Payment Tracker

must-have30h

Monitors 200+ municipalities for payment delays

Capital Marketplace

must-have45h

Multiple funders bid on your deal based on your score

Contract Digitization

nice-to-have25h

Upload and parse concession contracts for key terms

Portfolio Dashboard

nice-to-have20h

Overview of all active facilities and projected repayments

Early repayment optimizer

nice-to-have18h

Shows savings from paying early

Total Build Time: 268 hours

Database Schema

companies

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
nametextNo
cnpjtextNo
tariff_scoreintYes
created_attimestampNo

facilities

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
company_iduuidNo
amountintNo
repayment_percentageintNo
statustextNo
disbursed_attimestampYes

Relationships:

  • belongs to company

tariff_collections

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
facility_iduuidNo
municipalitytextNo
amount_collectedintNo
collection_datetimestampNo

Relationships:

  • foreign key to facilities

municipalities

ColumnTypeNullable
iduuidNo
nametextNo
avg_payment_delayintNo
last_updatedtimestampNo

API Endpoints

POST
/api/underwrite

Runs tariff scoring algorithm

🔒 Auth Required
GET
/api/offers

Returns available RBF offers for a company

🔒 Auth Required
POST
/api/webhook/collection

Receives tariff collection events from banks

Tech Stack

Frontend
Remix + Tailwind + Radix
Backend
Remix + Prisma
Database
PostgreSQL
Auth
Clerk
Payments
Mercado Pago
Hosting
Railway
Additional Tools
Brazilian Open Finance SDKPuppeteer for contract parsingResend

Build Timeline

Week 1: Auth, company profile and Open Finance

48h
  • Clerk + Remix setup
  • Open Finance consent flow
  • Basic company dashboard

Week 2: Underwriting engine

52h
  • Tariff scoring model
  • Municipality database
  • Score calculation logic

Week 3: Marketplace and offers

45h
  • Funder bid system
  • Offer UI
  • E-signature integration

Week 4: Repayment system + webhooks

40h
  • Automated deduction logic
  • Webhook handlers
  • Portfolio dashboard

Week 5: Compliance, polish, launch

35h
  • LGPD consent flows
  • Landing page
  • Testing with mock bank data
Total Timeline: 5 weeks • 275 hours

Pricing Tiers

Starter

$0/mo

1 municipality

  • Tariff score only
  • Basic municipality tracker

Pro

$25/mo

Up to R$2M in facilities

  • Full underwriting
  • Access to 3 funders
  • Automated repayment tracking

Growth

$79/mo

No limit

  • Everything in Pro
  • Unlimited funders
  • Priority capital allocation
  • API access

Revenue Projections

MonthUsersConversionMRRARR
Month 14511%$310$3,720
Month 631024%$1,860$22,320

Unit Economics

$95
CAC
$1450
LTV
2.9%
Churn
76%
Margin
LTV:CAC Ratio: 15.3xExcellent!

Landing Page Copy

Transforme suas tarifas em capital imediato

Financiamento baseado em receita real de saneamento. Sem aval de sócios. Dinheiro na conta em dias.

Feature Highlights

Underwriting via Open Finance
Múltiplos ofertantes competindo
Repagamento automático das tarifas
Sem diluição de equity

Social Proof (Placeholders)

"'Conseguimos R$ 1.2M para estação de tratamento sem tocar no capital dos sócios' — CEO, Saneamento Interior"

First Three Customers

Partner with two regional sanitation operators already using Omie accounting. Offer free underwriting and R$50k pilot facility funded by a sympathetic impact fund. Attend regional sanitation conferences in interior São Paulo and Minas Gerais to demo live tariff scoring. Leverage warm intros from BNDES alumni network.

Launch Channels

LinkedInABES regional chaptersFenasan exhibition boothr/FinancasTargeted outreach to operators via Sindisan directory

SEO Keywords

financiamento baseado em receita saneamentoRBF saneamento brasiladiantamento de tarifas municipaiscapital para concessões de águafinanciamento sem garantia saneamento

Competitive Analysis

Fixed interest
Strength

Brand recognition in Brazil

Weakness

Traditional loan products, not RBF tied to tariff data

Our Advantage

Automated underwriting using real municipal payment data

Equity focused
Strength

Strong investor network

Weakness

Dilutive and slow

Our Advantage

Non-dilutive capital available in days instead of months

🏰 Moat Strategy

Exclusive partnerships with municipal payment platforms and proprietary tariff reliability dataset that improves with every repayment cycle.

⏰ Why Now?

Brazilian Open Finance regulation matured in 2023-2024, making real-time tariff and municipal payment data accessible for the first time. Combined with the sanitation law's push for private investment.

Risks & Mitigation

legalmedium severity

Regulatory changes to Open Finance consent rules

Mitigation

Maintain multiple data connection methods and strong legal counsel

markethigh severity

Municipalities delay payments beyond model predictions

Mitigation

Build conservative scoring with 30% buffer and offer insurance rider

financialmedium severity

Platform capital runs out

Mitigation

Start as pure marketplace connecting companies directly to existing RBF funds

Validation Roadmap

pre-build21 days

Secure letters of intent from 5 operators willing to pilot

Success: At least 3 signed pilot agreements

mvp75 days

Process first 3 real facilities

Success: All 3 companies renew for second round

Pivot Options

  • Expand into energy concession RBF
  • Offer municipal payment insurance product
  • White label underwriting engine for banks

Quick Stats

Build Time
275h
Target MRR (6 mo)
$5,200
Market Size
$68.0M
Features
8
Database Tables
4
API Endpoints
3