loratopoliten/capitalpyre

Where capital ignites — full-stack investor-entrepreneur capital network for Botswana # 🔥 Capital Pyre **Where capital ignites.** *The investor-entrepreneur capital network built for Botswana's next generation of business.* --- ## What is Capital Pyre? Capital Pyre is a full-stack web platform that connects **entrepreneurs**, **SMEs**, and **investors** — bridging the gap between Botswana's ~20,000 SMEs and the institutional capital seeking to fund them. | Layer | What it does | |---|---| | **Matchmaking** | Smart algorithm scores investor-entrepreneur compatibility across 5 dimensions | | **Capital Readiness Score (CRS)** | 0–100 rating that tells investors exactly how fundable a business is | | **Deal Room** | Secure document exchange, NDA management, and step-by-step deal stage tracking | | **Bond Pools** | Pools of vetted SMEs structured into BSE-listed bond instruments | | **Real-time Messaging** | Socket.IO chat between matched parties, live notifications | --- ## Architecture ``` capitalpyre/ ├── backend/ Node.js + Express REST API (MySQL, JWT, Socket.IO) ├── frontend/ React 18 + Vite + Tailwind CSS ├── scoring/ Python 3.12 + FastAPI — Capital Readiness Score engine ├── db/ MySQL schema (17 tables) + seed data ├── nginx/ Reverse proxy (rate limiting, SSL, WebSocket) └── docker-compose.yml All 6 services orchestrated ``` The backend is adapted from the **IAMS** (Industrial Attachment Management System) — a production-quality Node.js/Express/MySQL codebase. Its auth middleware, matching algorithm, logbook system, notifications, and file upload patterns were directly inherited and extended. --- ## Tech Stack | Service | Technology | |---|---| | Frontend | React 18, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Redux Toolkit, TanStack Query, Socket.IO Client | | Backend | Node.js 20, Express.js, mysql2, jsonwebtoken, bcryptjs, multer, nodemailer, Socket.IO | | Scoring | Python 3.12, FastAPI, Uvicorn, Pydantic | | Database | MySQL 8.0 — 17 tables, InnoDB, performance-indexed | | Cache / RT | Red …