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Major repository reorganization and missing backend endpoints implementation 
Repository Structure:
- Move files from cluttered root directory into organized structure
- Create archive/ for archived data and scraper results
- Create bugulma/ for the complete application (frontend + backend)
- Create data/ for sample datasets and reference materials
- Create docs/ for comprehensive documentation structure
- Create scripts/ for utility scripts and API tools

Backend Implementation:
- Implement 3 missing backend endpoints identified in gap analysis:
  * GET /api/v1/organizations/{id}/matching/direct - Direct symbiosis matches
  * GET /api/v1/users/me/organizations - User organizations
  * POST /api/v1/proposals/{id}/status - Update proposal status
- Add complete proposal domain model, repository, and service layers
- Create database migration for proposals table
- Fix CLI server command registration issue

API Documentation:
- Add comprehensive proposals.md API documentation
- Update README.md with Users and Proposals API sections
- Document all request/response formats, error codes, and business rules

Code Quality:
- Follow existing Go backend architecture patterns
- Add proper error handling and validation
- Match frontend expected response schemas
- Maintain clean separation of concerns (handler -> service -> repository)
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Budget Justification - EIC Accelerator

Program: EIC Accelerator
Grant Requested: €1,815,000
Duration: 18 months (Months 1-18)
Project: City Resource Graph - Industrial Symbiosis Platform
Date: November 2025

Executive Summary

This budget request for €1,815,000 covers an 18-month development program to build and scale the City Resource Graph platform - a breakthrough innovation in industrial symbiosis and circular economy resource matching. The budget aligns with EIC Accelerator funding limits (up to €2.5M grant) and supports development from prototype (TRL 5) to market-ready product (TRL 8).

Budget Overview

Category Amount (EUR) Percentage Justification
Personnel €1,335,000 73.55% Core team of 12 specialists for 18 months
Infrastructure €300,000 16.53% Cloud infrastructure, tools, equipment for scaling
Subcontracting €50,000 2.75% Legal, accounting services
Travel €40,000 2.20% Partner meetings, customer visits, conferences
Marketing €85,000 4.68% Marketing campaigns, sales materials
Other €5,000 0.28% Communication, software licenses
TOTAL €1,815,000 100.00% 18-month development program

Detailed Justification by Category

1. Personnel Costs (€1,335,000 - 73.55%)

Team Composition: 12 team members (Year 1 base team) extended over 18 months

Engineering Team (€1,110,000)

  • Backend Engineers (4): €700,000

    • Go 1.25 API development, matching engine, graph database (Neo4j) implementation
    • Critical for breakthrough innovation in graph-based resource matching algorithms

  • Frontend Engineers (2): €350,000

    • React + Next.js frontend, Mapbox visualization, Progressive Web App (PWA)
    • Essential for user-facing platform and map-based resource visualization

  • DevOps Engineer (1): €175,000

    • Kubernetes infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring
    • Critical for scalable, production-ready platform deployment

  • Data Engineer (1): €175,000

    • Data pipelines, ETL processes, knowledge graph integration
    • Essential for automated data ingestion and processing

Leadership & Business Team (€225,000)

  • CTO/Founder (1): €210,000

    • Technical leadership, architecture design, team management
    • Proven track record: EXIST Business Start-up Grant recipient, 15+ years experience

  • BD/Sales Manager (1): €175,000

    • Utility partnerships, municipal sales, channel development
    • Critical for market validation and customer acquisition

Domain Experts (€315,000)

  • Domain Expert - Circular Economy (1): €157,500

    • Industrial symbiosis facilitation, regulatory compliance
    • Essential for circular economy alignment and business validation

  • Domain Expert - Industrial Symbiosis (1): €157,500

    • Industrial symbiosis expertise, market validation
    • Critical for domain knowledge and industry connections

Personnel Justification: The team combines technical expertise (Go, Neo4j, PostGIS - exact technologies required), startup funding experience (EXIST grant), and domain knowledge (circular economy, industrial symbiosis). This balanced team is essential for delivering the breakthrough innovation from TRL 5 to TRL 8.

2. Infrastructure & Equipment (€300,000 - 16.53%)

Cloud Infrastructure (€270,000)

  • Months 1-6: €30,000 (Phase 1-2)

    • AWS EKS/GCP GKE, managed Neo4j, PostgreSQL/PostGIS
    • MVP infrastructure scaling

  • Months 7-12: €90,000 (Phase 3)

    • Scaling infrastructure for enterprise features
    • Multi-tenancy architecture deployment

  • Months 13-18: €150,000 (Phase 4)

    • Production infrastructure for scale (800-1,200 businesses)
    • International expansion infrastructure

Justification: Cloud infrastructure costs scale with platform usage and are essential for delivering a scalable, production-ready platform.

Development Tools (€18,000)

  • GitHub Enterprise, IDEs, CI/CD tools
  • Essential for team collaboration and development workflow

Monitoring & Security (€10,000)

  • Datadog/New Relic, security tools, compliance
  • Critical for production monitoring and security compliance

Third-party Services (€8,000)

  • Stripe (payment processing), Mapbox (map visualization)
  • Essential for revenue generation and core platform features

Hardware/Equipment (€6,500)

  • Laptops, development equipment (Phase 1)
  • Essential for team setup and development

Infrastructure Justification: Infrastructure costs are calculated based on actual usage patterns and are necessary for delivering a scalable, secure, production-ready platform.

3. Subcontracting (€50,000 - 2.75%)

Legal Services (€35,000)

  • Company registration, contracts, IP protection
  • Essential for legal compliance and intellectual property protection
  • Phase 1: €15k (initial setup), Phase 3: €10k (IP protection)

Accounting/Finance (€15,000)

  • Financial management, compliance, reporting
  • Essential for financial management and grant reporting requirements

Subcontracting Justification: Professional services are essential for legal compliance, IP protection, and financial management - critical for EIC Accelerator grant compliance.

4. Travel & Conferences (€40,000 - 2.20%)

Business Travel (€38,000)

  • Partner meetings (utilities, municipalities)
  • Customer visits and validation
  • Essential for market validation and customer acquisition

Conferences & Events (€2,000)

  • Industry conferences (circular economy, industrial symbiosis)
  • Networking and partnership development

Travel Justification: Travel is essential for customer validation, partnership development, and market entry - critical for breakthrough innovation market validation.

5. Marketing & Sales (€85,000 - 4.68%)

Marketing Campaigns (€50,000)

  • LinkedIn ads, content marketing
  • Essential for customer acquisition and market awareness

Sales Materials (€13,000)

  • Presentations, case studies, pitch materials
  • Essential for sales and partnership development

Website & Branding (€22,000)

  • Website development, branding materials
  • Essential for professional presence and customer acquisition

Marketing Justification: Marketing and sales activities are essential for customer acquisition and market entry - critical for scaling the breakthrough innovation.

6. Other Costs (€5,000 - 0.28%)

Communication & Software Licenses (€5,000)

  • Phone, internet, software licenses
  • Essential for team communication and operations

Alignment with EIC Accelerator Requirements

Breakthrough Innovation (TRL 5-8)

  • Current TRL: 5 (prototype validation)
  • Target TRL: 8 (market-ready product)
  • Budget supports development from prototype to market-ready product

Market-Creating Potential

  • Budget includes market validation activities (travel, marketing)
  • Customer acquisition resources (BD/Sales Manager)
  • Market entry strategy execution

EU Dimension

  • Team based in Berlin, Germany (EU member state)
  • Activities in EU member states
  • Supports European circular economy objectives

Team Capability

  • Balanced team with technical, business, and domain expertise
  • Proven track record (EXIST grant recipient)
  • Expertise in exact technologies required (Go, Neo4j, PostGIS)

Budget Validation

Calculation Method

  • Budget calculated from financial model (models/team/team.go, models/cost/cost.go)
  • Team structure: 12 team members (Year 1 base team)
  • Duration: 18 months
  • Command: go run ./cmd budget params.yaml --duration 18 --phase Full --format csv

Model Alignment

  • Model Year 1 Costs: €1,400,000
  • Roadmap Budget (18 months): €1,815,000
  • Alignment: Model calculates Year 1 costs, roadmap spans 18 months of seed funding

Grant Request Summary

  • Grant Requested: €1,815,000
  • Equity Component: Optional up to €15M (through EIC Fund)
  • Total Potential: €1,815,000 grant + €15M equity
  • Duration: 18 months (Months 1-18)
  • Deliverables: Full platform with AI, multi-tenancy, international expansion
  • Market Impact: 800-1,200 businesses, €300k-€400k MRR by Month 18

This budget is calculated from the financial model and aligns with EIC Accelerator funding requirements for breakthrough innovation development.