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ReturnStack — Seed II
In Conversation Fund: StoryHouse Fund II
Dossier generated 2026-05-27 by /deal-dossier  ·  Deal record: recHDX4DfYr43FxYI  ·  Source: Airtable appjxAR3LPe3fkHOp

One-Liner & Thesis

ReturnStack is a reverse logistics platform that uses AI-powered fraud detection, condition assessment and resale infrastructure to deliver an end-to-end returns solution. ReturnStack operates in AI, Logistics; this dossier captures the Seed II we participated in.

via StoryHouse Fund II.

Deal Box

Fund
StoryHouse Fund II
Funding Round
Seed II

Company Snapshot

Sector
AI, Logistics
Location
Seattle, Washington
Year Founded
2025-12-01
Website
returnstack.ai
Status
Private

Founders

Mayank Sharma
Founder and CEO. Former Amazon logistics/returns leader with deep operational expertise in e-commerce returns and value recovery.
Maria Pavlovskaia
Co-founder and CTO. Previously led large-scale logistics systems at Amazon (50+ person org) for same-day delivery planning; worked on real-time marketplace and ML-driven matching at Uber; early engineer at Snap through IPO. PhD in computer vision (UCLA), MBA (Wharton), BS Math (Harvey Mudd).

Latest Meeting Notes

2026-05-22 — Deal Call Notes - 2026-05-22

SUMMARY OF CALL: RAW NOTES: Good meeting with Maria Pavlovskaia in Berkeley today. She shared an update on the Amazon opportunity. The procurement process for a significant ML-driven fraud evaluation initiative is reportedly being led by a former colleague of Mayank’s who previously worked under him and whom Mayank promoted multiple times. Aft…

Source: Meeting Notes recicWeRQBxRczxPC