We are building a private, AI-powered marketplace platform that matches: Athletes (influence, brand, distribution) Corporations / Operators (business execution) Investors (capital) The goal is to facilitate Joint Venture (JV) deals by matching the right participants and moving them into a structured deal workflow. This is NOT a simple dating app clone. It is a deal-making platform + marketplace + light CRM + AI recommendation engine. We are launching an MVP focused ONLY on Joint Venture opportunities. Core Concept Corporations create JV Opportunities → Athletes match to opportunities → Investors are introduced → Deal Room is created → Deal progresses through stages MVP FEATURES (REQUIRED) 1. Authentication & Roles User signup/login Role-based onboarding: Athlete Corporation Investor Profile creation for each role 2. Profiles Each role has a structured profile: Athletes (sport, audience, interests, involvement level) Corporations (company, industry, opportunity details) Investors (capital range, sectors, return expectations) 3. JV Opportunity System (CORE FEATURE) Corporations can: Create JV opportunities Add: description capital required return targets athlete role structure (equity split) Upload documents (optional) Users can: Browse opportunities Filter/search View detailed pages 4. Matching System Athletes can: “Interested” / Save opportunities Corporations can: Accept/reject athlete interest Investors can: Browse and express interest 5. Deal Room (Light Version) Once matched: Create Deal Room Participants: Athlete Corporation Investor Features: Messaging (chat) Document sharing Checklist (deal stages) 6. Dashboard (Role-Based) Each user type has a dashboard: Athletes: Recommended opportunities Active matches Corporations: Created JV opportunities Athlete interest tracking Investors: Curated JV opportunities Watchlist 7. AI Features (MVP-Level) We want basic AI integration: Match scoring (simple logic + AI) JV summary generator AI-generated intro messages “Why this is a match” explanation (OpenAI or similar is fine) 8. Notifications Email + in-app notifications: New interest Match confirmed Deal room created TECH STACK (PREFERRED) We are open, but prefer: Frontend: React or Next.js Backend: Node.js OR Python (FastAPI preferred) Database: PostgreSQL Other: AWS (or similar) File storage (S3 or equivalent) Basic AI integration (OpenAI API) UI / UX EXPECTATIONS Clean, modern SaaS interface Dark / premium feel (not consumer-style) Card-based layout for opportunities Dashboard-driven UX Mobile responsive (mobile app NOT required yet) We will provide: Wireframes UX direction Feature breakdown