Meret

building huntdown - luxury fashion provenance / based in nyc / ex born (slay), MILE, RENTR

[Meret @MeretScheppach]

i’m part of antlers latest nyc residency cohort //// looking forward to 3 months of building, learning, partnering and maxing out traction

happy to connect with antler founders from other cohorts, nyc founders, marketplace / consumer experts, investors

[Meret @MeretScheppach]

/4

resale deserves better structure.
and so do the people building it from both sides of the transaction.

try huntdown: https://t.co/tUQl9iX8wO

[Meret @MeretScheppach]

/1

i lost $8,726 to scams on resale platforms in the past two years.
•1 in 3 secondhand buyers report being scammed
•57% of depop users say they’ve been affected
•fakes, ghosted sellers, stalled disputes — the list goes on

this is what i am building

[Meret @MeretScheppach]

/3

with huntdown, i’m building infrastructure for resale that centers on shared accountability — not just more authentication.
•ownership history
•portable seller ratings
•cross-platform item trails

[Meret @MeretScheppach]

5/
we’re starting with pilot stores and online sellers this month.

b2c tools for resale prep + ownership history are already live.

this is what trust should look like.

https://t.co/b7hODg6rl8

[Meret @MeretScheppach]

1/
authentication ≠ trust

trust in secondhand designer fashion is broken, and no one’s solving it
gen z buyers are running their own checks by tagging friends in marketplace listings, posting legit checks on reddit, asking on discord for proof

here’s what i am building to help

[Meret @MeretScheppach]

4/
that’s why i just launched our first resale business tools at https://t.co/NQXOlZboCn:
→ shopify integration
→ in-store support
→ public seller profiles

[Meret @MeretScheppach]

6/ huntdown is live: https://t.co/NQXOlZaQMP
first resale integrations roll out this winter
based in nyc (ex https://t.co/eTkByvQXvd, https://t.co/n4aGxfLYJm)
raising now (uncapped safe)
open to intros in resale, infra, and consumer trust

[Meret @MeretScheppach]

1/ the $80b problem no one talks about in secondhand luxury

everyone’s into resale now — vinted, vestiaire, the realreal

but behind every chanel bag or margiela tabis is one thing missing:

proof of where it came from

here’s what i’m building to fix that

[Meret @MeretScheppach]

5/ 11 years ago i bought my first vintage designer piece online
i’ve spent time on resale platforms nearly every day since
after hundreds of calls with collectors, stores, and marketplaces one thing’s clear:
authentication isn’t enough
resale needs trust

[Max @blaueeiner]

Moved from AWS → Render → Hetzner + Dokploy.

AWS: $100/mo, 3 services, IAM & networking hell, surprise bills etc.
Render: $40/mo for very low/basic specs, meh control (but still nice to work with)
Hetzner + Dokploy: $5-10/mo, full VPS, full control

One-click deploys. Traefik reverse proxy. Auto SSL. Postgres/Redis included. GitHub Actions ready.

Same app. 95% cost reduction. 10min setup. Actually fun.

Next step: Raspberry Pi in my closet. Then I’ll grow up and over-engineer everything with K8s like a real adult 🫡

[Fabian Kamberi @fabiankamberi]

Pengu has become the biggest AI character app with its own IP in the US. At SLAY, we are creating virtual friends that live and evolve like humans—starting with Pengu.

Like a pet or a child, your character lives on its own in a digital world, meets other users' Pengus, and creates relationships, forms beliefs, and develops thoughts. All these exciting moments are visualized in 3D.

Our product is already making life better for millions of couples, friends, and parents—and we’re just getting started.

[Fabian Kamberi @fabiankamberi]

I'm excited to announce that SLAY has raised $5M from @Accel, Riccardo Zacconi, Scooter Braun, Lior Shiff and other pioneers from the social and gaming world.

https://t.co/3yMyEruTCf

Big s/o to the entire team—the ride until now was just the prelude. Thank you, @deantak, for covering us and our current hit game, Pengu.

[Fabian Kamberi @fabiankamberi]

We're above Squad Busters & Chris Hemsworth.🤪