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August 13, 2025 51 mins

Lauren Kennedy is the fraud-fighting force behind Verity AI and High End, and a visionary founder at the cutting edge of fashion, tech and trust.

Lauren is redefining what it means to be a female tech founder. With a rare blend of creativity and data science, she’s building the AI infrastructure that underpins the booming $350B secondhand fashion market, protecting consumers from increasingly sophisticated counterfeits while unlocking trust at scale for brands, platforms, and buyers alike.

In this episode, Laura and I discuss:

  • Laura’s journey from fashion designer to Macquarie Bank’s fraud analytics lead, and now to tech startup founder
  • What is takes to build a tech company, and the challenges that Laura has overcome 
  • Why fashion resale is the next big battleground for e-commerce fraud
  • How Verity AI is utilising technology to fight scammers 
  • Laura’s habits, routines, mindset and more

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You can connect with Laura here:

Instagram: @joinlauren

@joinhighend

@verity_ai

App: 

High End 

Verity AI 

Connect with me on social!

Instagram: ⁠@lara_nercessian_⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠Lara Nercessian⁠

Website: ⁠www.laranercessian.com⁠

Email: ⁠hello@laranercessian.com⁠

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