eCommerce verification firm听detected has听raised another听拢900,000.听
Users on听marketplaces around the world听can听simply tap the detected icon to verify a seller, bringing trust into eCommerce.听
Participants in the听round, which takes the total raised to 拢2 million,听include existing angel investors and institutional stakeholder听EmergeVest, plus a new tranche of high-profile investors including听Huw Slater,听COO of听TravelPerk;听Laurence Guy, founder and CEO of We Are Pentagon;听Tink Taylor, founder听and听President of听dotMailer听and听founder of听dotDigital听Group plc;听Ed Hill,听SVP EMEA,听Bazaarvoice; and听Maropost听Ventures.听
鈥渄etected听has the winning trifecta: the right team at the right time with the right idea. I鈥檓 excited to invest in and support this dynamic young company to build on its already impressive traction,鈥澨齭aid Slater.听
Liam听Chennells, Chief Executive Officer at detected, said: 鈥淭welve months ago, detected was an idea; the opportunity to build a business capable of solving an existential problem facing the entire eCommerce industry.听听
鈥淏uyer trust, and for marketplaces, knowing who your sellers are. I couldn鈥檛 be prouder of our team and what they have achieved already.听
鈥淲e have built a completely bespoke AI-powered platform that draws on seller information in more than 160 countries and checks over 1 billion business records to create a consistent profile for every online seller.听听
鈥淲e are actively solving the challenge of Know Your 老九品茶 (KYB) requirements for marketplaces, and this new investment lets us rapidly scale the value we provide customers around the world.鈥�听
detected will use the听capital to grow its team, develop its technology further and capitalise on its commercial traction.听