About CHCK AI
CHCK AI makes it easy to grade physical items—like trading cards, coins, watches, sneakers, and more—right from your phone. Instead of mailing things in and waiting for expert appraisals, users can simply scan an item and get an instant, AI-powered grade based on real appraisal data.
The platform is designed to help both buyers and sellers make smarter decisions. Sellers get a fast, unbiased score to help list and sell their items, while buyers can feel more confident about the condition of what they’re purchasing. CHCK AI’s technology is already powering digital grading platforms like Shoebox, and it’s built to support a wide range of collectibles and luxury goods.
With CHCK AI, grading is faster, easier, and right in your pocket.
Challenges Before Weraise
- Limited investor access: Traditional outreach wasn’t getting CHCK AI in front of the kinds of investors who understood both tech and culture—especially those at the intersection of media, sports, and collectibles.
- Standing out in a crowded space: With AI gaining massive investor attention, CHCK AI needed to clearly articulate what made their solution different—and why now.
- Lack of bandwidth for high-touch investor engagement: As a lean startup team, CHCK AI needed a partner who could execute investor outreach at scale while still feeling personalized.
How Weraise Helped CHCK AI Unlock Investor Access
1. Precision Outreach to Elite Investor Profiles
Weraise built a curated investor list based on CHCK AI’s vision—targeting high-net-worth individuals, operators, and investors with a deep interest in collectibles, culture, and disruptive tech.
Outreach included:
- Sports team owners with a track record of tech investments
- High-profile founders and serial entrepreneurs
- Investors at the intersection of AI, media, and consumer markets
2. Strategic Messaging That Opened Doors
Weraise worked closely with Mat and the CHCK AI team to refine their narrative—moving beyond product specs to tell a story that was compelling for investors who think big.
Messaging focused on:
- The massive opportunity in modernizing the collectibles market
- The cultural tailwinds behind authentication and trust
- CHCK AI’s first-mover advantage with its proprietary AI grading technology
3. From Cold Outreach to Warm Conversations
What made the difference wasn’t just who Weraise reached out to—but how they did it.
Weraise’s team drove high engagement by:
- Personalizing messages for each profile
- Highlighting CHCK AI’s traction, story, and the broader vision
- Making it easy for investors to say “yes” to an intro call
Results:
Turning Cold Outreach into Conversations with Industry Icons
- CHCK AI connected directly with billionaire sports team owners, top operators, and cultural investors
- Multiple high-level conversations are now in motion with individuals Mat had previously thought were out of reach
- Weraise didn’t just create outreach—they helped CHCK AI build relationships that could shape the next chapter of the company
Not Just Warm Leads—Real Momentum
Weraise gave CHCK AI more than investor intros. They helped the team:
- Craft a story that stood out in a saturated AI market
- Position CHCK AI as a category-defining company in collectibles
- Build a pipeline of conversations that go beyond capital—toward true strategic support
“The experience so far has been incredible.”
— Mat Sposta, Founder & CEO of CHCK AI