Community DNA™

The trust score that makes every community investable.

Six strands. One score. A shared language between businesses, communities, government and investors — so trust becomes measurable.

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79
DNA Score
Tier AA · Trusted
Weighted across all six strands
PurposeCohesionVerificationActivityReachGovernance
Purposeweight 14%
Why the community exists — clarity of mission and shared identity.
92
Cohesionweight 20%
How tightly members are bonded and how loyal the audience is.
88
Verificationweight 22%
Proof the community is real — leadership, location, documents.
74
Activityweight 16%
Signals of a living community — events, posts, conversations.
81
Reachweight 14%
Verified audience the community can genuinely deliver.
62
Governanceweight 14%
Rules, accountability and consent — how decisions are made.
78
How we measure it

Six strands, calibrated against real communities.

Every strand is scored 0–100 from a mix of self-reported inputs, verified documents, behavioural signals and human review.

Purpose

Why the community exists — clarity of mission and shared identity.

Signals: Stated mission, category, cultural context and language coverage.
Cohesion

How tightly members are bonded and how loyal the audience is.

Signals: Member tenure, retention, referral rate and internal engagement.
Verification

Proof the community is real — leadership, location, documents.

Signals: KYC of leaders, address proof, registration docs, human review.
Activity

Signals of a living community — events, posts, conversations.

Signals: Weekly posts, events per month, response times, member actions.
Reach

Verified audience the community can genuinely deliver.

Signals: Opted-in members, channels, geographic footprint, cross-community links.
Governance

Rules, accountability and consent — how decisions are made.

Signals: Committee, policies, dispute handling, POPIA / consent records.
Tiers

From Forming to Investable.

Businesses filter by tier. Communities grow into higher tiers as they verify and engage.

AAA
Investable
Score 85 – 100
AA
Trusted
Score 75 – 84
A
Verified
Score 65 – 74
B
Emerging
Score 55 – 64
C
Forming
Score 0 – 54
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