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Fleek raises $25m to build the AI infrastructure behind global secondhand fashion
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Fleek, a London startup building the software plumbing behind the global secondhand clothing trade, has raised 25m in Series B funding to scale the AI it uses to sort, grade and price used garments. The round takes the company’s total funding to 45m. It was led by Burda Principal Investments, an early backer of Vinted and a [] This story continues at The Next Web
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· Jul 3, 2026
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Related coverage for "Fleek raises $25m to build the AI infrastructure behind global secondhand fashion": The Register — AI is becoming a bargain hunter's market, with a few luxury models on top. Toronto Sun — Why ridiculous shoes are suddenly everywhere. Hello Magazine — Technically Speaking: Depop's AI mirror, Apple’s photo glow-up, Annie Ibiza’s E1 debut. The Motley Fool — SpaceX Borrowed $25 Billion and Is Buying Up AI Companies. Here's What That Means for Every Tech Stock in Your Portfolio.. DNyuz — What’s hot and what’s not in the wardrobes of AI’s newly minted millionaires. DailyNewsHungary — Mastercard’s AI payment revolution reaches Hungary as K&H prepares for the next era of shopping