Revolutionizing Lost & Found

Missing Matters

Fostering Responsibility & Building Empathy

20000

 Lost item reports were filed in 2024 In the UAE 

60

Of people report losing a personal item in the past year in the USA

8

Of lost items were reported in 2023 in Tokyo

Company

PMatts is an Innovation and Venture-Building Ecosystem, driven by a single mission — to identify real-life inefficiencies, design purposeful technologies, and build ventures that create measurable impact across India and the world

Website

www.missingmatters.com

Industry

IOT Based, AI Tech, Social Service, Automated Technology, Digitally Transforming.

Every day, people lose valuable items like wallets, phones, ID cards, and keys in public spaces — at metro stations, petrol bunks, malls, tourist sites, and temples. Often, good-hearted citizens find these items… but don’t know what to do next.

  • There’s no standard or trusted method to return them.
  • Police stations are overloaded, and legal processes are unclear.
  • Trust and transparency are missing from the current system.

In the USA, 60% of people report losing a personal item in the past year. 33% of lost items are never recovered. The average person spends 2.5 days per year searching for lost items. Lostings.com

  • In Tokyo, ¥8.0 billion worth of lost items were reported in 2023; ¥4.4 billion handed in sby finders. Over 4 million objects were found and turned in — items like wallets, IDs, umbrellas. Return rates exceed 80%. Nippon+1 <br>
  • In the UAE, over 20,000 lost item reports were filed in 2024 — passports, ID cards, wallets, and more. Dubai ranks among the world’s most forgetful cities (per Uber’s Lost & Found Index). Khaleej Times+1 

Missing Matters solves this by creating India’s first tech-enabled Lost & Found Ecosystem

  • Smart Kiosk Boxes with cameras, GPS, sensors, and secure storage.
  • A WhatsApp chatbot that enables people to report, match, and claim lost items.
  • A verified OTP-based retrieval system that ensures only the rightful owner gets the item back.
  • Public appreciation for depositors as “Daily Heroes” — building a culture of empathy and civic responsibility.

Who Benefits?

  • Citizens who lose or find items in public.
  • Tourists & Pilgrims: visiting crowded destinations.
  • Government & Municipal Bodies: reduce lost-property complaints and build public trust.
  • Retailers, transit hubs, institutions: who want to offer a responsible lost & found service. 
  • The Problem & Solution validation

Imagine you’re walking near a petrol pump and you find someone’s purse. You pick it up, wanting to help… but then what?

  • If you go to the police, it might take hours and paperwork.
  • If you post online, there’s no verification system.
  • You don’t know whom to trust or how to ensure it goes back to the real owner.

Now, with Missing Matters, you simply walk up to the nearest smart box, drop the item in.

  • The box takes a picture and uploads it securely.
  • You get a QR code to submit your name and details.
  • If the rightful owner comes, they use WhatsApp to describe and verify, and get an OTP to retrieve the item.

You’re publicly appreciated as a responsible citizen — and someone gets their lost item back. A win-win.

Now, with Missing Matters, you simply walk up to the nearest smart box, drop the item in.

  • The box takes a picture and uploads it securely.
  • You get a QR code to submit your name and details.
  • If the rightful owner comes, they use WhatsApp to describe and verify, and get an OTP to retrieve the item.

You’re publicly appreciated as a responsible citizen — and someone gets their lost item back. A win-win.

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