Turn weeks without power into a managed recovery
Western Cape residents remain without electricity for weeks after severe weather damaged power infrastructure, with 16% of communities still in the dark
StormForge gives Western Cape small businesses and families a single dashboard to document outage impact, generate insurance and grant claims, coordinate with municipal restoration teams, and follow step-by-step recovery checklists. Real-time collaboration features help families and business teams stay coordinated.
Western Cape homeowners, families, and small businesses in the 16% of communities with unrestored power
Combines outage impact documentation, automated claim generation, and direct municipal reporting channels specifically calibrated to Western Cape weather events and local government processes.
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Record daily losses, spoiled inventory, and operational downtime
Auto-generates insurance, SA Red Cross, and municipal relief applications
One-click submission of outage details to relevant Western Cape authorities
Phased post-outage recovery steps customized by business type
Share dashboard access with family members or staff
Secure storage for photos, invoices and evidence
Uses historical data to forecast return-to-power date
Matches users to relevant provincial relief funds
Generates lessons learned report for future resilience
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| business_name | text | Yes |
| ward | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| started_at | timestamp | No |
| status | text | No |
| estimated_loss | int | Yes |
| restored_at | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| incident_id | uuid | No |
| date | timestamp | No |
| financial_loss | int | Yes |
| notes | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| incident_id | uuid | No |
| file_url | text | No |
| type | text | No |
| uploaded_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/incidentsCreate new outage incident record
/api/claims/generateGenerate PDF claim document package
/api/municipal/submitSubmit structured data to municipal API
/api/logsAdd daily impact log entry
1 active incident
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For multiple locations
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 95 | 22% | $522 | $6,264 |
| Month 6 | 980 | 27% | $6,615 | $79,380 |
Turn power outage chaos into structured claims and faster recovery for your family or business.
Partner with two prominent Western Cape business chambers (Stellenbosch and Hermanus) to offer free Recovery tier to first 25 members who experienced recent outages. Present at their next emergency preparedness webinars.
Insurance workflows
Not tailored to South African municipal processes or small businesses
Deep integration with Western Cape-specific relief pathways
Accumulated library of successful claim templates and historical Western Cape outage data that improves prediction and success rates
Recent storms exposed massive gaps in how residents and businesses document prolonged outages for relief. Provincial grant programs have increased funding but require structured applications.
Incorrect claim advice leading to rejected applications
Include clear disclaimers that platform assists but does not replace professional advice
Municipal API changes
Build fallback manual PDF export that matches their required formats
Success: 60% say they would pay for automated claim tools
Success: At least 12 successfully submit generated claims
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