AI shopping assistant that researches reviews, prices, and comparisons to recommend the best products.
Vetted (formerly Lustre) is an AI-powered shopping assistant that aggregates reviews from trusted sources, compares prices, and recommends the best products for a shopper's needs. Distributes via mobile apps and a browser extension; positioned against Perplexity Shopping and Amazon's Rufus as a neutral, review-led product-discovery agent.
Ecommerce📍 San Francisco, USAFounded 2017
Current Valuation
Private
as of 2022-Q3
PRIVATE
IPO Outlookprivate
Is Vetted going public?
No. Vetted is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Vetted's valuation in 2026?
No confirmed valuation is on record for Vetted. The roster shows funding and investors where they are public; it does not estimate a mark.
Has Vetted filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Vetted.
Who are Vetted's investors?
Vetted's investors include Insight Partners, Y Combinator.
How much has Vetted raised?
Vetted has raised $15M in total, most recently a Series A of $14M in Aug 2022.
Is Vetted publicly traded — can you buy Vetted stock?
No. Vetted is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Vetted on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Company Profile
CEO
Tom Raleigh
Founded
2017
HQ
San Francisco, USA
Employees
~25
Total Raised
$15M
Last Round
Series A — $14M (Aug 2022) · Lead: Insight Partners
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Series A · $14M · 4y 2mo ago
privateTotal raised $15M
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series A
$14M
Aug 2022
Insight Partners
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Vertical Intelligence — AI / ML
No verified Hugging Face organization found for Vetted — no attributable open-model footprint. Closed-weights labs are common; this is a distribution signal, not a capability judgment.
Checked huggingface.co as of 2026-10-05. Re-checked weekly.
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
+3% vs 2026-08
Open roles
66
via careers page
Product-build share
56%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
product-led hiring — 56% of open roles build product; the rest are go-to-market and G&A.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
Senior Technical Product ManagerDesktop CPQ Application and Automation EngineerSenior Product ManagerJunior Software Engineer JobsRemote Software Engineer JobsRemote Product Manager Jobs
Counted from Vetted's live job board as of 2026-09-14; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
Founders & Key People
Tom RaleighTim Etler
Investors
Insight Partners · Y Combinator
Products
Vetted AI Shopping Agent
Browser extension
Mobile app (iOS/Android)
Competitors
Perplexity Shopping · Google Shopping · Amazon Rufus · Wirecutter
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2022-Q3. Refreshed quarterly.