Investor — BackedbyLocal.com
Built by Community, Backed by Local

Invest in the Infrastructure of Local Commerce

BackedbyLocal.com is building a national network that reconnects residents with real small businesses — city by city.
We’re not a search engine. We’re an Answer Engine.

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We’re rebuilding the local web.

For decades, big tech paywalled visibility. We’re returning discovery to communities with independent, city-powered directories that create durable, compounding digital real estate for small businesses.

Why Backed by Local

Visibility

Top placement where locals browse — without pay-to-play auctions.

Community

Every listing reinforces trust and loyalty inside the neighborhoods you serve.

Answer Engine

Results driven by relevance, proximity, and reputation — not ad spend.

Support Local Economy

Features put money back into communities — the way it should be.

Scalable Infrastructure

City identity + consistent standards as the network expands nationally.

Backed by Local Tech Stak™

The proprietary infrastructure behind our Answer Engine™ — collecting, syncing, analyzing, and publishing trusted local data.

Local Core™
Collects, validates, and structures local data — business submissions, chamber feeds, partner imports, and community updates.
LocalSync™
Automates updates across every city page and endpoint from one source of truth. “One change, everywhere instantly.”
Radar™
Measures visibility, clicks, calls, and engagement to refine ranking logic and partner performance.
LocalGraph™
Publishes verified structured data outward — JSON-LD, schema, and AI/voice-ready feeds for discovery.
Answer Engine™
Delivers context-aware, voice-ready results on-site and to partner assistants — built for neighbors, not ad budgets.

The Problem

  • Search buries local businesses under rising ad costs.
  • Directories are cluttered and low-trust.
  • Communities want authentic nearby answers.

Our Solution

  • Answer Engine: relevance instead of pay-to-play.
  • City Sites: curated, fast, community-verified.
  • Aligned Incentives: visibility without auctions.

Market Snapshot

TAM
~$1.55T

U.S. + Canada local services spend.

SAM
$201.35B

Digital local/location-based services.

Obtainable
$200M+

14K+ monetizable city/category slots.

Rollout & Traction Roadmap

Q4 2025
Platform Launch

Tech Stak™ v1 + first wave of cities.

Q1–Q2 2026
Core Expansion

20+ Colorado & PNW cities live.

Q3 2026
Replication

500 operational cities + Radar™ analytics.

2027+
Network at Scale

2,000+ U.S. cities + Canadian expansion.

Economics at Scale

ARR at Scale
$6–8M

Driven by listings, PPC yield, and B2B.

Gross Margin
85%+

Automation replaces labor.

Exit Potential
$250M–$400M

Based on $25M EBITDA @ 8–14×.

Use of Funds: Scaling Local, Fast

Product & Tech
$350K

Advance Local Core™, LocalSync™, and Radar™. Finalize LocalGraph™ + Answer Engine™ distribution.

Marketing & Partnerships
$250K

Chambers, publishers, association outreach + top-of-funnel growth campaigns.

Operations & Team
$400K

Lean automation oversight + command dashboard to scale 50+ cities.

The Ask

$1M seed to scale the Tech Stak™ and reach 50+ cities in 12–18 months.

Founder

“I’ve spent 17 years helping global brands win visibility online. Now I’m doing it for the people who can’t afford to play that game.” — Ric Gollhofer, Founder

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