About The decision layer for end-of-life inventory
We didn't start with software.
We didn't start with software.
We started inside the problem.
FINDS was built by people who spent years clearing excess inventory for premium brands by hand — long enough to learn that the hard part was never the execution. It was the decision.
Where we come from
Years inside end-of-life inventory — before we wrote a line of code.
FINDS exists because its founders did this work the hard way first: clearing surplus for premium fashion, luxury and beauty brands across Europe — brand by brand, season by season, channel by channel.
That work taught us what most software misses. By the time a product reaches end of life, value isn't lost in how you execute. It's lost earlier — in deciding what to do with each unit, and when. So we built the layer we always wished we'd had.
We've seen the fragmentation firsthandSpreadsheets, ERP, WMS/OMS, PLM, email threads — the signals needed to decide were never in one place.
We know what the trade-offs actually costValue, margin and sell-through pull against each other on every unit. We've made those calls under real deadlines.
We understand every route, not just oneClearance, outlet, off-price, donation, recycling — the right answer depends on the unit, never on a default.
What we believe
Three convictions, learned the hard way.
Decide first, execute after
The route a unit takes — clearance, outlet, off-price, donation, recycling — should be a deliberate, data-backed decision, not a default. Execution is the easy part once the decision is right.
Value is lost before execution
Most margin on end-of-life stock erodes in the gap between “we have surplus” and “we acted on it.” Closing that gap with a clear decision is where the recovery lives.
Traceability is the new baseline
Premium brands can no longer treat an inventory decision as private. Every choice needs a defensible record — for finance, for the brand, and for regulation. We log the reasoning, not just the outcome.
What we're building
Not another place to list surplus. The layer that decides what happens to it.
FINDS sits above execution. It ingests the fragmented signals brands already have and turns them into a single, scored view of every end-of-life unit.
From there, teams simulate routes, weigh value against margin and sell-through, and commit to a decision — with the reasoning captured automatically. One platform, one defensible decision, one audit-ready record.
See the questions FINDS answers →
Decision Ledger
Decision #FW24-41822-IB
Inventory scored
SKU 41822 scored 92/100 — aging risk, strong outlet fit.
Scenario simulated
Balanced strategy projected €1.24M recoverable vs. €0.78M full-price markdown.
Approved by VP Inventory
M. Laurent · within brand pricing & margin guardrails.
Allocated — Outlet, Iberia
820 units routed; capacity & channel rules validated.
Logged to immutable ledger
ESPR-ready record with full lineage and Digital Product Passport link.
Trust
Working with the brands that set the standard.
Backed & supported by
The team
Founded in 2020. Built by operators, not bystanders.
Jules-Adrien Néret
Strategy & commercial direction
Andrea Herget
Operations & brand partnerships
Kevin Monfray
Product & engineeringBehind the founders is a focused team across product, AI engineering, and commercial — based in Paris, working alongside the brand teams who manage inventory every day.
Built from the problem.
Ready for yours.
See FINDS decide on your own end-of-life inventory — a focused walkthrough with the team that built it.