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Young Business Club
AI-Powered Networking Platform: Smart Member Matching
Reduction in manual matching time
Faster onboarding
Annual savings in operational costs
Young Business Club (YBC) is an international networking community for entrepreneurs with over 1,000 active members worldwide.
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Industry
AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Infrastructure, CRM Integration, Data Engineering
Services
$50,000 to $199,999
Budget
Dubai
Location
The team was structured, timely, and communicative, and their work was of high quality.
Andrii Ostapchuk
Founder and CEO of Young Business ClubThe core challenge was matching members effectively for business opportunities, partnerships, and mentorship.
See what we can do for youSolution
Blackthorn AI designed and deployed an AI-powered matching microservice, fully integrated with YBC’s mobile app and Zoho CRM.
To deliver a AI-powered matching microservice, Blackthorn AI applied:
Project duration
01–04 Weeks
Collected and analyzed Zoho CRM member data (profiles, events, payments, onboarding).
05–08 Weeks
Built AI agent for member matching using profile attributes (location, revenue, hobbies, family status, goals).
09–12 Weeks
Processed onboarding audio interviews with speech-to-text. Enriched user profiles with goals, challenges, and preferences.
13–16 Weeks
Integrated SerpAPI & Perplexity for open-source enrichment. Developed PoC for social media data collection (LinkedIn, FB, IG).
Team Size
Delivering Impact
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Annual savings in operational costsLower need for manual data analysis and preparation by business managers.
65%
Reduction in manual matching timeBusiness managers previously spent ~6–8 hours weekly preparing member introductions; with AI, this dropped to under 2 hours.
25%
Increase in member engagement during eventsDynamic AI-matching at conferences connected members with top 3–4 most relevant peers, boosting participation and networking outcomes.
