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marketplace for package and services based on reviews are begin to gain their deal - by date . The user - generated reviews on sites likeG2andCapterra(one of Gartner ’s three software directory ) have often been incriminate of being pay for by software system vendors .
In fact , eight out nine of the review on thefirst page of G2 ’s reviews of HubSpotare labelled “ Incentivized Review . ” digest out of the AI - innovator behind Jukedeck , Stackfixis a startup that has now raised $ 3 million in seed funding to make AI test and review software instead of humans , aiming to introduce a greater story of transparency and independence to the process .
Stackfix was found in 2023 by Paddy Stobbs ( antecedently cofounder ofJukedeck , acquired by TikTok ) and Camin McCluskey ( formerly of Skyscanner ) .
After Jukedeck , Stobbs unite the London - base Accelerator Entrepreneur First as an advisor , where often the most common query from startup was : “ What software should I use for XYZ ? ” He used this as inspiration to come up with Stackfix .
On software review marketplace , vender can devote to appear high-pitched up the hunt result . Meanwhile , there is a expand industry bribing people to give five - star topology evaluation to software products they ’ve never used , often with credits for the software in question . And lastly , hours of endless Googling , trawling through web log , take critique , and inquire friends no longer scales to the problem most company face in choosing software package .
Ironically , the problem is in fact compounding because of AI : New dick make it easier to build up software , so the cobwebby amount of software out there mean the limited review - based approach is creaking under the weight of new releases .
Stackfix tell it tests package products in real sentence , ply an up - to - day of the month , standardised dataset with which to assess computer software . This enables it to offer buyers insights into pricing , features , and performance using an AI rather than a user - follow-up approach , which is highly gameable .
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Stobbs differentiate Techcrunch : “ G2 / Capterra habituate exploiter - generated reviews to try out and see software product . This method acting is no longer fit for intention . substance abuser - generated reviews are untrustworthy , chop-chop become stale , and are not comprehensive . ”
The company says business across Europe and North America have used Stackfix in private beta , and it is generating some revenue already .
Chalfen Venturesled the funding round , with participation from Seedcamp and helloworld .
Mike Chalfen , universal partner at Chalfen Ventures , said in a statement : “ For small businesses , the software purchasing process is often time - squander , complex , and expensive . Stackfix leverage AI to simplify the integral cognitive operation . ”
Stackfix is also back by backer investors Mehdi Ghissassi ( nous of product at DeepMind ) , Matt Clifford ( chair of Entrepreneur First ) and others .
