Infrastructure Accountability Platform

Verified accountability for every dollar deployed to infrastructure

Continuous, sensor-verified proof that donor-funded projects are still working — for the $50/month sponsor and the $50M program manager alike.

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30–40%
Water points non-functional in SSA
RWSN / WHO
300K+
Broken water systems across Africa
World Bank
$1.7B
Spent annually on failing infrastructure
World Bank
<5%
WASH orgs using real-time monitoring
IRC / RWSN
The Problem

The post-construction accountability gap

Billions build infrastructure. Nobody systematically tracks whether it still works six months later. The relationship between funder and asset stops the moment construction ends.

For Individual Donors

You funded a water well in 2019 and have no idea if it's still running. No relationship, no updates, no connection. Your generosity disappears into silence. The gap is emotional — and it erodes trust, reduces future giving, and leaves communities invisible.

For Institutional Funders

A fund manager overseeing $50M across 200+ water systems has no real-time view of asset health. She relies on self-reported PDFs, spreadsheet reconciliation, and occasional field visits. The gap is fiduciary — and it slows disbursements, increases risk, and undermines portfolio confidence.

The Platform

Four modules. One accountability layer.

Steward sits between those who fund infrastructure and those who implement it — a pure software and IoT sensor company providing continuous verification.

Sense

Steward Sense

Hardware-agnostic IoT sensor network for flow rates, water quality, pump performance, tank levels, and energy output. Built for rugged, low-connectivity environments with solar power and LPWAN.

Connect

Steward Connect

The donor engagement layer. Turns raw sensor data into human stories — community profiles, milestone updates, live system health, and impact metrics that keep donors invested for years.

Studio

Steward Studio

NGO operations dashboard. Portfolio-wide asset health monitoring, maintenance alerting, donor reporting automation, and field team coordination across every monitored site.

Pay

Steward Pay

Integrated giving and disbursement infrastructure. Recurring donor sponsorships for NGOs, and conditional tranche verification tied to sensor-verified milestones for institutional clients.

Who We Serve

Two audiences, one truth

Every donor — whether giving $50 a month or $50 million in a tranche — shares the same need: proof that what they paid for is still working.

Individual & Small Donors

Via NGO Partners

Modeled on Compassion International's sponsorship framework, Steward transforms one-time gifts into ongoing relationships with named communities and real impact stories.

  • Sponsor a specific community with real faces and stories
  • Live system health, liters delivered, days of uptime
  • Milestone cards, photo/video updates from the field
  • Recurring $40–$100/month sponsorships

Institutional Funders

Steward Portfolio

Purpose-built for DFIs, multilateral banks, and large programmatic funders. The value proposition is disbursement confidence and fiduciary risk reduction — not donor engagement.

  • Program-level command view across countries and partners
  • Disbursement gates tied to sensor-verified milestones
  • Implementing partner performance benchmarking
  • Board-ready, auditable reporting
Positioning

The verification layer that doesn't exist yet

Existing tools track activities and outputs. None of them answer the question that matters: is the infrastructure still working?

Tool What It Tracks What It Misses
STEP (World Bank)Procurement & contract executionPost-construction asset performance
DevResultsM&E indicators & reporting complianceReal-time, sensor-verified outcomes
ActivityInfoField activity reportingContinuous infrastructure health data
mWaterPoint-in-time field surveysAutomated, ongoing monitoring
GEMS (World Bank)Smartphone-based field data collectionSensor-backed, continuous verification
StewardContinuous, sensor-verified asset performance + donor engagementThe post-construction layer these tools don't provide
Go-to-Market

Built to compound

More NGOs means more instrumented assets. More assets means richer data for institutional funders. Richer verification means more credibility, more donors, more capital.

Phase 1 · Now – 12 Months

NGO Pilot Partnerships

Deploy Steward across 3–5 water points with implementing partners. Prove sensor-verified accountability in the field. Build the live data layer that unlocks everything else.

Phase 2 · 6 – 18 Months

Institutional Channel

Approach DFIs and multilateral banks with proven product and live data. Position Steward Portfolio as the verification infrastructure that results-based financing models require.

Phase 3 · 18+ Months

Platform Network Effects

Both channels compound. Steward becomes the canonical source of truth for whether donor-funded infrastructure is working — the layer that everyone trusts.

Pricing

Structured for how you work

Every deployment is scoped to your portfolio size, donor base, and field reality. No self-serve pricing — we build the right pilot together.

NGO Pilot

Steward Connect + Studio

For implementing NGOs ready to prove sustained impact to their donors and unlock recurring giving.

Includes
  • IoT sensor deployment on completed assets
  • Steward Connect donor engagement app
  • Steward Studio operations dashboard
  • Donor reporting automation
  • Maintenance alerting & field coordination
  • Dedicated onboarding & pilot support
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Most Common Entry Point
NGO Growth

Connect + Studio + Pay

Full platform with integrated sponsorship payments — turn sensor data into recurring donor revenue.

Everything in Pilot, plus
  • Steward Pay recurring sponsorship processing
  • Community sponsorship profiles & matching
  • Milestone cards, impact stories, social sharing
  • Donor retention & lifetime value analytics
  • White-labeled donor experience
  • Revenue share model aligned to your growth
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Institutional

Steward Portfolio

For DFIs, multilateral banks, and large programmatic funders deploying capital at the $10M–$500M+ level.

Includes
  • Program-level portfolio command view
  • Disbursement gates tied to verified milestones
  • Implementing partner benchmarking
  • Board-ready exportable reporting
  • Country & region infrastructure health maps
  • API access for internal system integration
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All deployments begin with a scoping conversation. Pricing is based on portfolio size, number of monitored assets, and donor base. Sensor hardware is included in deployment costs.

Leadership
Jack Beach, Founder and CEO of Steward

Jack Beach

Founder & CEO

Jack spent a decade building software products across 10 industries and 16 countries — from fintech platforms processing millions in transactions to construction tech SaaS where he scaled ARR from ~$300K to $2M+. His water quality monitoring work in Rwanda earned presidential recognition and a Forbes feature for innovation in the sector.

He built Steward because he kept seeing the same pattern: organizations pour capital into infrastructure, declare victory at the ribbon cutting, and walk away. The data to prove sustained impact doesn't exist — so he's building it.

"The world doesn't have a giving problem. It has a proving problem."
16
Countries
International product leadership across Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Europe, and the Americas
Presidential Recognition
Water quality monitoring work in Rwanda recognized at the highest level of government
Forbes Featured
Recognized for innovation in the water and sanitation sector
7×
ARR Growth
Scaled construction tech SaaS revenue from ~$300K to $2M+ as product lead
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The world doesn't have a giving problem. It has a proving problem.

Steward is the proof. If you're an NGO, institutional funder, or aligned partner — let's talk.

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