1,206,374 U.S. layoffs announced in 2025 — the highest figure since 2020. A 58% increase vs 2024. By 2028, 90M Americans will work independently. The structural transition is accelerating. No AI-native platform is built to handle this at scale. Yet.
U.S. Layoffs — accelerating crisis
Source: Challenger, Gray & Christmas. 2025 = highest since pandemic peak (2020).
Self-employed & Freelancers in the U.S. (millions)
Source: BLS / Statista. From 57.3M (2017) → 90.1M projected (2028). U.S. data is a leading indicator for the rest of the world.
The problem
Fragmented. Static. Outdated.
Existing platforms (Upwork, Thumbtack, LinkedIn) rely on listings, job categories, and static profiles. They can't adapt to real-time demand or recognize human capability beyond a job title. Millions of opportunities are lost daily.
The gig economy reaches $1.8T by 2032 — yet less than 3% is captured by AI-native platforms.
The solution
Ultra-Matching Engine
Real-time. Context-aware. AI-native.
needyou AI doesn't list opportunities — it creates them. By understanding consumption behavior, skills, environment, and real-time availability, it generates instant matches. No listings. No categories. Just precision connections.
Not a competitor to AI. We are the infrastructure that keeps humans economically active as automation reshapes every industry.
Why the financial sector should pay attention
needyou is a gateway to millions of pre-validated, high-intent transactions
Every match generated by needyou AI is a transaction ready to execute — between two parties with real supply-demand alignment, moving toward a payment. This holds even when one party isn't yet a registered user, handled through intelligent layers of identity verification, payment protocols, and trust validation built into the platform.
Our ultra-matching model ensures connections only surface when the probability of a successful transaction is high, while accelerating the pace at which matches occur. The result: lower risk, higher completion rates, and structured economic activity at scale. Exactly the transaction flow that financial institutions, payment infrastructure operators, and fintech partners want access to.
needyou becomes the origination layer for millions of micro-transactions that are today fragmented, informal, or invisible to the financial system — presented as a real opportunity accelerator that moves the economy forward. With strong scalability projections and fintech partnership potential.
B2C · Subscription
Services & Short-Term
Ultra-matching that turns any skill into immediate income. Every match generates transaction revenue on both sides, at scale.
B2C · Subscription
My Ideal Job (AI)
AI career guidance for the automation era. Real-time demand intelligence + deep user loyalty. Not just another job board.
B2B · SaaS
Talent
AI-driven HR assistant for companies. Intelligent talent matching + team management. Enterprise-grade at startup speed.
Market opportunity — AI-Driven Workforce Infrastructure
TAM
$800B+
Global independent work & digital workforce platforms
SAM
$15B–$30B
AI-enabled workforce & matching platforms in U.S. + LatAm
SOM
$300M–$500M
Addressable via transaction mediation + AI subscription stack
$600B+ in service marketplaces — yet less than 3% captured by AI-native platforms. Leading platforms (Upwork, Fiverr, Thumbtack, Angi, TaskRabbit) generate ~$2.75B combined. The category is massive and structurally under-served by AI.
Traction — zero paid ads
18%
Returning visitors 2026
Organic reach: U.S. · Mexico · Panama · Colombia · Spain
Paid campaigns launching Q2 2026 — converting 500+ waitlist to active users.
11 early-stage angel investors from multiple countries have already backed the company.
5-Year P&L — capital-efficient
~$3.2M
Total 5Y investment
Profitable from Y4. vs $150M+ raised by Thumbtack to reach similar scale. One of the most capital-efficient AI infrastructure plays in Future of Work.
Investment round open — Q1–Q2 2026 · First of two planned raises
20% early commitment discount · 4–5 investors · Total planned raise: $2.6M across two rounds
Use of funds:
Paid acquisition activation, compute & AI infrastructure, learning & optimization of key growth metrics, team buildout
Current investors receive pro-rata priority
in the second round ($1.6M, 12–18 months). Strong focus on tech scalability and path to high market valuation.
Why now
Market displacement is at its peak
58% more layoffs in 2025 vs 2024. A structural crisis, not a cycle — creating the exact user base needyou was built for.
Product is live. Users are entering.
Not a concept. Not pre-revenue. The platform is operational, waitlist active, paid campaigns ready to launch.
5+ years of preparation. The window is now.
Deep market research, strategic niche testing, iterative model-building before public launch. The company is positioned ahead of the wave.
Large platforms can't move fast enough
Uber Tasks, Airbnb Services — incumbents are signaling this direction. needyou's AI-native architecture gives it a structural head start. For large platforms, the realistic path is acquisition or merger — not competition.
Leadership team
Adriano Iorio · CEO & Founder
Serial entrepreneur. Led 60+ person teams. Cross-border operator U.S. & LatAm. Linked to the technology and has been invited to Microsoft AI Tour 2018, Facebook Marketing Partner, Google Cloud for Startups.
Edgar Dasilva · CFO
Amazon Strategy & Finance. PwC, Santander Bank. Duke MBA '21. Leads capital strategy & financial structuring.
David Salazar · CTO
Cloud, AI & Full Stack Engineer. Former Apptegy. Leads real-time AI matching infrastructure full-time.
Jessica Uzcategui · Head of Product
UX/UI leader. Nickelodeon, Hallmark, LEGO, FOX, Paramount. Michelle Obama Foundation collaborator.
Institutional & early validation
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2026 — Northeastern University Miami Innovation Accelerator. Supported by J.P. Morgan Chase — among 25–30 of the most promising U.S. startups of the year, known for scaling ventures from Seed to Series A. Prior cohorts raised over $180M collectively.
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Google for Startups. Early-stage recognition validating the platform's scalability potential and technology foundation.
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11 angel investors from multiple countries have committed capital at early stage, reflecting international confidence in the needyou AI thesis.