oklahoma city oklahoma usa key people robin smith ceo kenneth knoll coo greg starling cto mat smith president website http www.wegolook.com wegolook is an online and mobile collaborative economy platform that dispatches over 20 000 lookers agents to verify claims made by internet sellers about their assets or properties . the service is designed to help people avoid scams on sites like ebay craigslist and online dating sites match.com . the company is headquartered in oklahoma city oklahoma and run by co founders mat smith president robin smith ceo and kenneth knoll coo . 1 2 3 4 5 6 contents 1 history 2 wegolook services 3 lookers 4 references 5 external links history edit wegolook was founded in 2009 by mat smith robin smith and mark caywood . 7 8 the website www.wegolook.com launched in june 2010 . 8 the company was self funded with no investors or debt . 7 it also received a 100 000 proof of concept award from i2e inc a non profit corporation that supports oklahoma entrepreneurs . 2 in 2011 chuck wepner the boxer who inspired the rocky movie series partnered with wegolook speaking in several interviews about consumer fraud and appearing in public events on behalf of the company . 9 by 2011 wegolook had also expanded services to the united kingdom canada and australia . 8 in 2011 and 2012 the company formed several partnerships with other companies interested in fraud prevention including escrow.com auction site proxibid assetbuyer.com innovative funding solutions and scam detector . 7 8 in 2013 wegolook received ssae 16 soc 1 certification an industry standard for data security . 6 by 2013 the company launched wegolook pro offering enterprise solutions to corporate clients . 8 in february 2014 wegolook launched a re branding initiative including logo website and platform re designs to better appeal to growing markets . 8 in 2014 wegolook released the wegolook app for ios and android . wegolook initially crowdsourced the project through appirio . the wegolook mobile application allows lookers to securely complete on site inspections through mobile device including taking photos within the app and transmitting dynamic data . 10 11 wegolook received 1.75 million in series a angel investment led by i2e inc in 2014 . among the investors was tech coast angels and advisement from dave berkus . 6 12 13 the journal record named wegolook as innovator of the year in 2015 for their custom inspection and tasking service using crowdsourcing technology to connect online shoppers with people who can inspect the items they are browsing online and send them a report complete with photographs . 14 wegolook services edit wegolook performs inspection services for any item including 5 15 autos 5 real estate residential & commercial 5 heavy equipment 5 rv inspections 5 marine and boat inspections 5 wegolook also offers custom tasking services such as shipping and transport services 5 8 notary services 5 8 pick up and delivery services 5 8 customers choose the type of look they need specify the location and contact information of the seller owner . 8 upon ordering a look wegolook dispatches a looker to physically inspect the item property person or complete customized tasking . looker inspectors are independent contractors who personally visit the item in question record details and assemble a report . 1 5 6 wegolook specializes in enterprise solutions servicing financial institutions insurance companies heavy equipment brokers medical companies and more by providing the following solutions 5 8 the company develops customizable templates for enterprise clients to meet specific data requirements . 8 co founder and ceo robin smith stated we re involved in the leading edge of a true paradigm shift in how companies are using crowdsourcing . and with the variety of services we can provide companies can hire just one vendor now instead of five to perform multiple tasks within their industry . 6 wegolook inspects items listed on ebay craigslist or other auction sites prior to purchase ; they verify vacation rental properties on sites like airbnb homeaway or complete custom tasking such as picking up recently purchased items and delivering them to a local shipper such as ups or fedex . 8 16 17 18 19 lookers edit lookers are wegolook s independently contracted agents completing on site verifications . 8 to apply to become a looker individuals must apply on wegolook s website and pass a criminal background check . 1 references edit a b c bill singer 7 july 2011 . can t look at an online purchase before you buy wegolook can . forbes . retrieved 17 august 2012 . a b innovators & entrepreneurs . oklahoma s advanced technology magazine . winter 2011 . product inspection service for long distance ebay & craigslist buying . springwise . 8 november 2010 . retrieved 11 august 2012 . marti trewe 9 january 2012 . wegolook sends people to verify products places . agbeat . retrieved 15 august 2012 . a b c d e f g h i j k l magedson ed . wegolook review . www.ripoffreport.com . ripoff report . retrieved 3 february 2015 . a b c d e brus brian october 28 2014 . wegolook visions beyond the internet . the journal record . retrieved 3 february 2015 . a b c wegolook so you don t have to . techjumble . 22 june 2012 . retrieved 17 august 2012 . a b c d e f g h i j k l m n root anton . wegolook and on the ground crowdsourcing . www.crowdsourcing.com . crowdsourcing.org . retrieved 29 january 2015 . the bleeder aka the real rocky balboa talks about online buying scams . youtube . 14 november 2011 . retrieved 15 august 2012 . wegolook mobile app drupal web and angularjs services update . www.topcoder.com . topcoder . retrieved 3 february 2015 . how wegolook crowdsourced mobile app development to accelerate their crowd powered business model a case study in using talent outside your four walls . www.innotechconferences.com . innotech . retrieved 3 february 2015 . reports staff october 21 2014 . oklahoma angel investor i2e leads 1.75 million investment in wegolook llc . newsok . retrieved 29 january 2015 . tech coast angels invested best ever 16.37 million in 2014 southern california angel network surpasses previous records for both investments and activity . www.prweb.com . pr web . retrieved 3 february 2015 . wegolook takes top honor at innovator of the year . the journal record . the journal record . retrieved 14 september 2015 . kessler sarah . 3 new digital takes on staying fit secure and social . www.mashable.com . mashable . retrieved 3 february 2015 . wegolook researches before you buy . www.businessopportunities.biz . businessopportunities.biz . retrieved 3 february 2015 . young megan . wegolook ensures online listings are verified for sound purchases . www.trendhunter.com . trend hunter . retrieved 3 february 2015 . miles stephanie . wegolook independent verification for major purchases . www.appvita.com . appvita . retrieved 3 february 2015 . vb profiles wegolook . venture beat profiles . retrieved 3 february 2015 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wegolook & oldid 726664996 categories companies established in 2009 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 23 june 2016 at 15 57 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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