Cleverbug (CleverGift)

CleverGift is an online retail gifting technology. Applying AI to our proprietary big data. Makes buying gifts for close friends easier.

Cleverbug invented CleverGift, eGifting made possible - powering gift shopping experiences for eCommerce retailers. CleverGift is an online retail gifting technology solution which combines the thoughtful and personal nature of traditional gifting with the one-click convenience of eCommerce, recreating the surprise and delight of opening a gift with a personal message, while allowing the gift recipient to adjust/change their gift with “Instant Exchange” before final delivery. CleverGift is to online gifting, what Stripe is to online payments. Two lines of code, simplified experience and instant customer impact. Amazon realised 2 things: 1 One-click ordering 2 Reduced delivery times. CleverGift Express brings both to Gifting Consumers face major barriers when trying to buy a physical product as a gift online. The most significant aspect of the problem is that a very large part of gift shopping is last minute meaning lost eCommerce revenue and return exchange costs are a big cost for retailers. Americans returned ~$284 billion of purchases in 2014; 31% of unwanted gifts are returned after the holidays. The CleverGift platform has real-time hyper-personalised gift recommendation technology, powered by applying artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to big data, to make buying a gift for close friends & family an easier and delightful experience. In the process, helping drive increased gift revenue for online retailers. CleverGift analyses your Facebook data to find your closest friends and family, figures out the ideal gifts for them, and notifies you before their birthdays and occasions. It's like Amazon product recommendations, but suggests the type of gifts your friends would like. CleverGift applies AI to its proprietary big data; 500 million people on the CleverGift graph; 250 million birthdays, 3 billion Facebook page likes; 20 billion photos, billions of retailers product inventory and more. Founded by its CEO, Kealan Lennon, Cleverbug has invested $10m in its technology, with funding led by Delta Partners and a number of angel technology investors from Ireland, UK and US.