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Veritas launches anti-counterfeit chip for luxury goods, secures $1.75M

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Veritas, a startup founded by former Tesla product manager Luci Holland, has developed a chip designed to authenticate luxury goods and prevent counterfeiting. The second-generation chip is now ready for production and can be integrated into a wider range of products, including jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles, by scanning through glass or metal surfaces. Veritas recently announced a partnership with ATHLOS, incorporating its chips into championship crowns, and has also embedded a chip into a pair of custom Nike shoes designed by Adam Port. The company has secured $1.75 million in pre-seed funding from investors including Alexis Ohanian's Seven Seven Six. AI

IMPACT This technology could significantly reduce the market for counterfeit luxury goods by providing a verifiable digital identity for physical products.

RANK_REASON The article describes a product launch and funding for a startup that provides an anti-counterfeiting solution for luxury goods.

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Veritas launches anti-counterfeit chip for luxury goods, secures $1.75M

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  1. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Ivan Mehta ·

    Veritas expands its anti-counterfeit chip to jewelry, trophies, and fragrance bottles

    Counterfeiters are getting better at replicating brands' marks and passing off dupes, known as "superfakes," as genuine items. A startup called Veritas wants to tackle the problem with its own chip that verifies goods.

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