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Bridged pairs one hardware inventor with one backer for the £3k-£15k it takes to pay for tooling and a first production run. Banks won't lend against a prototype and equity doesn't make sense at £8k, so the deal types are a loan, a revenue share with a return cap, or a gift with conditions.It's fully built and it has never been launched. There are no users and no revenue. I built it alongside a full-time job and decided not to run it, because an inventor uses a platform like this once.What's in it:Inventor and backer sides, each with its own dashboard, plus an admin side.A listing lifecycle with admin approval, a paid verification step (£50 through Stripe) and an 8-item manufacturing plan checklist the admin marks pass, fail or n/a.Matching (interest, inventor confirms, payment, then real-time messaging).Self-certification for high net worth and sophisticated investors, with a 12-month expiry, gating the loan and revenue share listings. Gift listings are open to any signed-in user. This was built around the UK financial promotion rules. It is code, and it is not FCA authorisation or legal advice. A buyer would need their own.Three deal templates and a mutual NDA as paid downloads, served through functions that check the purchase.9 transactional email templates through Resend.Stack: Vite, React 19, TypeScript, Firebase (Auth, Firestore, Storage), Stripe, Netlify Functions, Resend.Included: the private GitHub repo, the getbridged.club domain, the brand and the landing page copy. I'll do a handover call and help move the Firebase, Netlify and Stripe setup into your accounts.Not done: end-to-end testing with real £50 payments, and a 7-day expiry on matches left at pending payment.It would also suit anybody who wants a working two-sided marketplace with verification, paid unlocks and messaging as a starting point for something else.Reason for selling: built as an evening project alongside a full-time role, and I've decided to put the time into other things.The same engine would also work for other small, one-off funding needs. Examples are equipment for food and drink producers, tooling for makers and craftspeople, and first print runs for games and books.