Bought is a Finland-based recommerce app that automatically turns users' online shopping receipts into AI-generated resale listings, integrating with 1,000+ stores to simplify resale of clothing, home goods and electronics and increase product reuse.
Circularity Relevance
Core
Bought is explicitly positioned as a secondhand marketplace that enables resale and reuse of consumer products (company site and multiple press articles).
Circular Role
DirectEnabler
Bought operates a consumer-facing marketplace and handles listing, matching and (via integrations) logistics - functioning as a direct enabler of resale.
Circular Type
Marketplace
• Products
• C2C
• B2C
Bought is a multi-listing marketplace for physical goods (products). Primary matchmaking is consumer-to-consumer; the platform also lists items originating from purchases at retailers (B2C interaction), hence C2C and B2C selected with medium confidence.
R Strategy
R3 - Reuse, R1 - Rethink
Primary evidence: platform directly enables reuse via resale (R3). Secondary: the service rethinks resale by automating listings and unlocking dormant supply (R1) - secondary inference supported by product messaging and press coverage.
Circular Business Model
Resale / Second-hand
Bought's primary function is to enable resale of pre-owned goods via an automated marketplace, as stated on the website and in news coverage.
Organisational Type
ForProfit
Described as a startup that raised funding and completed acquisitions (press coverage), indicating a for-profit company (Bought Oy).
Sector
Fashion & Textiles, Retail & Consumer Goods
Site headline emphasises fashion resale and categories list fashion, plus press coverage describes Bought as a secondhand/recommerce marketplace. [Source: Bought website]
Geographical Reach
National
• Finland
Website states 'Trusted by 30k+ users around Finland' and press coverage identifies Bought as Finland-based; primary operations confirmed in Finland.
Hardware Component
None
Platform is an app and AI-driven service; no evidence that Bought supplies specialised physical hardware to deliver its service.
Tech Map Relevance
Bought is an active recommerce marketplace that directly enables resale and reuse of consumer goods (evidenced by company site and multiple press articles). Included because it directly supports circular reuse through resale.
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