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LUDEX
Trading card collector platform
- 1-20 employees
- B2C
- Artificial Intelligence
- Marketplace
- Computer Vision
- Mobile
- River North, Chicago, IL
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Company mission
To empower the card-collecting community through trust and transparency, and push the boundaries of technology to elevate the hobby.
Our take
The card trading and collecting community is stronger than ever, but keeping track of the value of collections has to date been complicated and tedious. Faced with this, LUDEX was founded to provide a better and quicker way to discover the value of cards, with its innovative AI-powered scanning app.
With LUDEX, collectors of baseball, football, and basketball cards, as well as both Pokémon and MTG trading cards, can find out the worth of individual cards by simply scanning the front of them. In addition, the app allows users to add cards to their portfolios, and see the total value of different collectible sets - sorted by card type or a custom characteristic.
The company's next steps include expanding the card-types it services to include Yu-Gi-Oh!, soccer, and MMA cards, amongst others. It has raised significant investment to accelerate growth and expand operations, all towards its goal of empowering those in the community to pursue their hobby more easily.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Flexible work environment with hybrid schedules
- Innovative and inspired team members
- PTO and generous holiday schedule
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Opportunity to build something truly unique and be on the ground floor of game-changing technology
- Cool people, + kindness culture, and innovative and exciting work!
Funding (1 round)
Mar 2023
$8m
SEED
Total funding: $8m
Leadership
Brian Ludden
(CEO)Co-founded Wellington Capital Markets back in 1999. Has since worked as Head of Index Options at Northern Access Investments and at Simplex Trading, as well as been CEO of BFL, a S&P Options Group that they founded.
Heather Denniston
(COO)Works in a volunteer role as President and Executive Director for The Giving Project. Former Adjunct Professor at Governors State University. Was previously CEO of Grayson & Graham, a Boutique Recruiting and Consulting Firm.