ProDispo: how a solo founder built an AI search for local pros
ProDispo founder Marie-Chantal Vincent built a bilingual search for available professionals in Quebec with no coding background, using ChatGPT and Gemini.
Ishaan Vardhan13 Nov 2026 · 4 min read
ProDispo is a bilingual search platform from Quebec that helps people find a professional who is actually available, rather than just a list of names. Its founder, Marie-Chantal Vincent, built it on her own with no programming background, using AI chatbots as her technical assistants.
What ProDispo does and who it is for
ProDispo is a directory and search tool that matches people who need a service with professionals who can take on the work. According to the ProDispo website, searches cover personal and family services, business services, professional referrals and recruitment. People can filter by service type, specialty, location, language, meeting format and professional registration, then view results as profiles or on an interactive map.
The site’s tagline sums up the idea: moving from asking “who does this?” to asking “who is available?”. Professionals can also mark themselves as open to employment and attach a resume.
Why Marie-Chantal Vincent built it
Vincent built ProDispo because service listings were scattered across search engines, social networks, directories and personal websites, and none of them showed whether a provider was free to help. Her about page describes that frustration as the starting point.
She works from Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, a small municipality in Quebec’s Témiscouata region. According to the same page, she holds an administration degree from the Université de Sherbrooke and has also studied music and massage therapy.
How a non-programmer built it with AI
ProDispo was designed, built, tested and launched by one person whose training is in business, not software. In her emailed answers to 100xFounder, Vincent said ChatGPT and Gemini acted as her technical assistants throughout. The site’s behind-the-scenes page puts the build at roughly 18 months of independent work, using WordPress, Elementor, JetEngine, JetFormBuilder and Google Maps, plus custom CSS and JavaScript.
The page says the assistants helped structure the site, write and fix CSS, adjust JavaScript and debug display problems, but did not replace her decisions or the building work itself. For Vincent, the project shows how AI can stretch what one person can make “even outside their original field of expertise”, as she put it to us.
Natural-language and voice search
ProDispo’s search box accepts a full sentence, such as a request for help preparing meals at home in Montreal, and turns it into filters for profession, location, radius and place of service. The founder told 100xFounder that this AI-powered search and voice input were added in October 2026.
Pricing: free to search, one fee to list
ProDispo is free for people searching, with no account needed, and the homepage promises no ads and no ad tracking. Professionals pay a one-time CAD $59 plus applicable taxes to create a profile, according to the profile page. There is no subscription, renewal or commission, and the profile has no set expiry date.
Each profile gets its own public page in French and English. Vincent says ProDispo does not sell advertising or sponsored search positions.
Early traction and what comes next
ProDispo is still early. According to the founder, the first version went live in April 2025, and by November 2026 it had 147 registered professional profiles: 145 in Canada, one in France and one in Algeria. She says these come from the platform’s internal registration records; 100xFounder has not independently verified them.
Her next steps, she says, are more profiles from more countries, more use of the search tools, partnerships with professional associations, employers, recruiters, municipalities and institutions, and support for more languages.
FAQ
Is ProDispo free to use?
Yes, for people searching. Searching, viewing profiles and sending availability requests cost nothing and need no account. Professionals pay a one-time CAD $59 plus taxes to list, according to ProDispo’s own pricing page.
Who founded ProDispo?
Marie-Chantal Vincent founded ProDispo and built it on her own from Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Quebec, using ChatGPT and Gemini as technical helpers.
Which languages does ProDispo support?
French and English. The founder says more languages are planned.
Can ProDispo be used outside Canada?
Yes. The founder says the platform is open internationally, though almost all of its profiles are in Canada so far.
Sources
- Marie-Chantal Vincent, founder of ProDispo, emailed answers to 100xFounder, November 2026.
- ProDispo, “Home”, accessed 12 November 2026.
- ProDispo, “About”, accessed 12 November 2026.
- ProDispo, “Behind the scenes”, accessed 12 November 2026.
- ProDispo, “List my services”, accessed 12 November 2026.
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- ProDispo 12 Nov 2026Founder, location Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, background, motivation, mission
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