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At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top New York based Founder operating in the Fashion space. If you think a Founder is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Neil Blumenthal
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Warby Parker
Neil Blumenthal is a co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker, a transformative lifestyle brand that offers designer eyewear at a revolutionary price, while leading the way for socially-conscious businesses. Prior to launching Warby Parker in 2010, Neil served as Director of VisionSpring, a non-profit social enterprise that trains low-income women to start their own businesses selling affordable eyeglasses to individuals living on less than $4 per day in developing countries. In 2005, Neil was named a Fellow for Emerging Leaders in Public Service at NYU Robert F. Wagner School for Public Service. In 2012, he was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company. In 2013, he became a member of the United Nations’ Global Entrepreneurs Council and was named one of Crain’s “40 Under Forty”. In 2013, he received an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. Neil serves on the board of RxArt and on the United Nations Global Entrepreneurs Council. A native of New York City, Neil received his BA from Tufts University and his MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was both a Social Enterprise Fellow and a Leadership Fellow. Neil lives in Greenwich Village with his wife Rachel Leigh, the founder of Cricket’s Circle.
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About Warby Parker: Warby Parker is a lifestyle brand that offers designer eyewear while being a socially conscious business.
David Gilboa
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Warby Parker
Dave Gilboa is the co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker, a transformative lifestyle brand offering designer eyewear at a revolutionary price while leading the way for socially conscious businesses. In 2015, Fast Company named Warby Parker the most innovative company in the world. Prior to Warby Parker, Dave worked at merchant bank Allen & Company and Bain & Company. Dave has worked extensively with non-profit organizations, and serves as a founding member of the Entrepreneur Board of Venture for America, an organization dedicated to mobilizing graduates as entrepreneurs in low-cost cities. He is a member of the Aspen Institute’s 2014 Henry Crown Fellowship class and the Aspen Global Leadership Network, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, and was recognized as part of “The Next Establishment” by Vanity Fair. Born in Sweden and raised in San Diego, Dave graduated with a BS in Bioengineering with Honors from UC Berkeley and holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. With the ultimate goal of making safe, routine vision tests more accessible and convenient for the millions of adults who wear prescription glasses, Warby Parker introduced Prescription Check in 2017, a mobile refraction service designed in-house that, if you are eligible, allows an eye doctor to assess your vision and provide an updated prescription within 24 hours.
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About Warby Parker: Warby Parker is a lifestyle brand that offers designer eyewear while being a socially conscious business.
Shawn Carter
Founder of Marcy Venture Partners
Jay-Z is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur. He has sold approximately 50 million albums worldwide, earned 14 Grammy Awards, leading him to become one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America with a net worth of approximately $450 million as of 2011. Since 1996, 10-time Grammy award winner, Carter has dominated the rap industry and set trends for a generation. Founder and chairman of Rocawear, he is also co-owner of the NJ Nets, 40/40 sportsclubs, Translation Advertising and Carol’s Daughter skin line, as well involved in a partnership with Iconix Brand Group. After three successful years as President and CEO of Def Jam Recordings, where he fostered the careers of international stars Rihanna, Ne-Yo and Kanye West, he entered into a partnership with Live Nation to form Roc Nation. Through Roc Nation, he released the Blueprint 3, his 11th #1 album, putting him ahead of Elvis for most #1 albums by any solo artist. In 2010, he added author to his resume and claimed a spot on the New York Times bestseller’s list with his critically acclaimed debut book, “DECODED.” He continues his philanthropic work through his Water For Life initiative and the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation.
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About Marcy Venture Partners, Project Panther, Roc Nation, Shawn Carter: Marcy Venture Partners is a venture capital firm investing on consumer, culture, and mass-market brands.
Jay Brown
Co-Founder & Managing Director of Marcy Venture Partners
Jay Brown has served as a member of our Board since January 2014. Jay Brown, a 20-year music industry executive veteran, fostered the careers and discovered countless superstars including Rihanna and Ne-Yo and worked with artists such as NAS. Jay Brown is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Roc Nation, a full-service entertainment company started in 2008. Mr. Brown currently overseas the careers of a diverse Roc Nation roster comprised of Grammy award winning and critically acclaimed recording artists, writers and producers including Rihanna, Shakira, Timbaland, Kylie Minogue and Santigold. Prior to Roc Nation, Mr. Brown served as Executive Vice President for Def Jam Recordings from 2005 to 2008 and as Senior Vice President of Elektra Records from 1999 to 2004. Our Board has concluded that Mr. Brown should serve on the Board based upon his experience as an entrepreneur and senior executive and his broad knowledge of the music and entertainment industries.
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About Marcy Venture Partners, Roc Nation: Marcy Venture Partners is a venture capital firm investing on consumer, culture, and mass-market brands.
Scott Galloway
Founder & Chairman of L2
Scott Galloway founded L2 after developing an algorithm to assess the digital competence of brands. Scott is a Clinical Professor at the NYU Stern School of Business where he teaches brand strategy and digital marketing. In 2012, Professor Galloway was named “One of the World’s 50 Best Business School Professors” by Poets & Quants. He is also the founder of Red Envelope and Prophet Brand Strategy. Scott was elected to the World Economic Forum’s Global Leaders of Tomorrow and has served on the boards of directors of Eddie Bauer (Nasdaq: EBHI), The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), Gateway Computer, and UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. He received a B.A. from UCLA and an M.B.A. from UC Berkeley.
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About L2: L2 is a digital innovation company providing research, curated events and targeted consulting engagements for brands.
Tory Burch
Founder, Designer & Executive Chairman, Tory Burch of Tory Burch
Tory Burch is CEO and designer of Tory Burch, an American lifestyle brand. The collection, known for color, print and eclectic details, includes ready-to-wear, shoes, handbags, accessories and beauty. Raised in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Tory graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in art history, then moved to New York to pursue a career in the fashion industry. She worked in public relations and marketing for some of the most influential American designers, including Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang and Narciso Rodriguez at Loewe. She launched Tory Burch in 2004 with a small boutique on Elizabeth Street in Manhattan, and since then the brand has grown into a global business with more than 120 freestanding stores, toryburch.com and a presence in more than 3,000 department and specialty stores. Tory Burch has been recognized with numerous awards, including the CFDA for Accessory Designer of the Year, Glamour’s Women of the Year, Forbes’s Most Powerful Women in the World and Vanity Fair’s International Best-Dressed List. A dedicated philanthropist, Tory launched the Tory Burch Foundation in 2009 to support the economic empowerment of women entrepreneurs and their families in the U.S. Through loans, mentorship and entrepreneurial education, the foundation invests in the success and sustainability of women-owned small businesses. In addition, Tory serves on the boards of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the Startup America Partnership and the Barnes Foundation. She is also an inaugural member of the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship. Tory lives in New York City with her three sons.
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About Tory Burch, Tory Burch Foundation: Tory Burch is an American lifestyle brand that embodies the personal style and sensibility of its CEO and designer, Tory Burch.
Ryan Babenzien
Founder / CEO / Investor of Greats
Babenzien began his career managing clients at ICM Partners. Towards the end of the 1990s, he began consulting with fashion companies, including Eckō Unltd. and Mecca. He later worked for Puma, eventually landing with K-Swiss. Babenzien served as the director of lifestyle and entertainment marketing for that company, and then the Global Director of Entertainment Marketing. Babenzien became the CEO of Boast in 2010, re-establishing the retail brand that had been founded in 1973. Babenzien worked with Andy Spade to revive the company, and began showing collections for both men and women in advance of the company’s 40th anniversary. In 2013 Babenzien founded the online footwear company Greats Brand with Jon Buscemi. He knew that he wanted to create a high quality footwear brand that was sold direct to the consumer rather than through 3rd party retailers.
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About Greats, Greats: Greats Brands is a men’s footwear brand that offers a wide range of classically-inspired sneakers.
Michael Duda
Founder & Managing Partner of Bullish
Mike is one of two Managing Partners responsible for the overall health of Bullish. A relentless business leader, he has a well-rounded and diverse career that includes experience in brand management, business/corporate development, interactive and B2C investing. Over the course of his 20+ years in business, Mike has worked on a wide-range of brands including Birchbox, Casper, Citibank, DirecTV, Google, TripAdvisor, Under Armour and vineyard vines. He has spoken at numerous industry events, named one of Crain New York’s “Top 40 Under 40,” Business Insider’s “Top Investors” and ADWEEK’s “Best Advertising Voices on Twitter.” Prior to founding Bullish and its predecessor firm (Consigliere Brand Capital) in 2010, Mike spent 13 years at Deutsch Inc., where he became the youngest Partner in the company’s 35-year history overseeing business development, marketing and corporate strategy. He has held other industry roles including CEO of WPP-backed Johannes Leonardo.
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About Bullish: Bullish is an early-stage consumer investment firm and strategy-led brand agency.
Melanie Travis
Co-Founder and CEO of Andie
Melanie Travis is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Andie.
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About Andie: Andie is a designer and manufacturer of one-piece women’s swimsuits and sells them to consumers through its e-commerce platform.
Jack McCollough
Co-Founder and Designer of Proenza Schouler
Jack McCollough is a Co-Founder and Designer at Proenza Schouler.
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About Proenza Schouler: Proenza Schouler is a designer and manufacturer of women’s wear and accessories in the U.S.
Lazaro Hernandez
Co-Founder and Designer of Proenza Schouler
Lazaro Hernandez is a Co-Founder and Designer at Proenza Schouler.
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About Proenza Schouler: Proenza Schouler is a designer and manufacturer of women’s wear and accessories in the U.S.
Luisana Mendoza de Roccia
COO, Co-Founder & President of Maisonette
Luisana Mendoza de Roccia is the co-founder and COO at Maisonette.
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About Maisonette: Maisonette is a children’s clothing and lifestyle e-commerce site.
Jennifer Hyman
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Rent the Runway
Jennifer Hyman is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rent the Runway, a fashion company with a technology soul that is disrupting the way women get dressed. In her role, she sets the strategic priorities of the business and leads the company in growing all areas of the business, including marketing, technology, product, and analytics. She co-founded Rent the Runway in 2009 with Jennifer Fleiss, and has since raised $126 million in venture capital, growing the business to over 6 million members, 950 employees and 400 designer brands. Jennifer has been honored with numerous recognitions including: Forbes’ “Women Entrepreneurs to Watch”, TriBeCa Film Festival’s “Disruptive Innovation Awards”, Fortune Magazine’s “Trailblazers, 11 People Changing Business in 2013,” “Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs,” and “40 Under 40”; Inc. Magazine’s “30 Under 30”; and Fast Company’s “Most Influential Women in Technology.” She has been a featured speaker at Fortune Brainstorm Tech, the Forbes Women’s Summit, Tech Crunch Disrupt, and Marie Claire’s Power Trip, and has appeared as a guest on NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, and CNN Money, among many others. In 2015, Jennifer launched the Rent the Runway Foundation with Jennifer Fleiss to inspire and ignite the next generation of female entrepreneurs. The foundation’s first initiative, in partnership with UBS, is Project Entrepreneur, a venture competition and educational program designed to provide women entrepreneurs nationwide with the tools to build high-growth, high-impact businesses. Prior to Rent the Runway, Jennifer was the Director of Business Development at IMG where she focused on the creation of new media businesses for IMG’s Fashion Division. She also ran an online advertising sales team at WeddingChannel.com and was an in-house entrepreneur at Starwood Hotels, creating Starwood’s first wedding business which was recognized on the Oprah Winfrey Show for its innovation. She received her BA from Harvard University and MBA from Harvard Business School. Jennifer is a Bloomberg Fellow, a TechStars mentor, and a member of both the Entrepreneurship Board at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the Women in Business Board at Harvard University. She is an investor in and advisor to several high-growth startups throughout the U.S.
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About Brit + Co, Rent the Runway, Zalando: Rent the Runway is an online e-commerce website that allows women to rent designer apparel and accessories.
Jennifer Fleiss
Co-Founder of Rent the Runway
Jennifer Fleiss is the President and co-founder of Rent the Runway, the premier online destination for designer dress and accessory rentals. Jenny and her co-founder, Jennifer Hyman, have built the company to include a revolving roster of over 150 designer brands, 25,000 dresses, 120 employees, and over 2 million members. The company has raised approximately $31 million in venture capital funding from Bain Capital Ventures, Highland Capital, and Kleiner Perkins. In 2007, Jenny began at Harvard Business School where she met Jennifer Hyman. As sectionmates, the two women would meet frequently to discuss entrepreneurial ideas, one of which was Rent the Runway. Designed to solve the common “closet full of clothes but nothing to wear” problem, Jenn and Jenny launched Rent the Runway in November 2009. Prior to Harvard Business School, Jenny worked at Morgan Stanley in the Strategic Planning Group crafting long-term company strategy. She then moved on to Lehman Brothers’ Asset Management Group where she was responsible for analyzing business growth opportunities through acquisitions, international expansion, and new product strategies. Jenny received her Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 2005 graduating Cum Laude, and her Master’s of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 2009.
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About Rent the Runway, Volition Capital: Rent the Runway is an online e-commerce website that allows women to rent designer apparel and accessories.
Renata Mutis Black
Co-Founder of EBY
Renata M. Black is the founder of EBY. She founded Seven Bar Foundation in 2009 after having studied microfinance under Noble Peace Prize winner – Muhammad Yunus in 2006 and launching a microfinance program in India for over 800 women in 2007. Black then came back to the states to develop the brand for the Empowerment of Women – a “ladder” icon symbolizing extending ladders to women out of poverty and into business. To reach a critical mass with the “ladder” icon she created and trademarked couture and luxury lingerie shows in the 15 top cities. Thus far Lingerie Miami, Lingerie New York and Lingerie London have redirected the power of the luxury lingerie industry to empowerment of women with over 4 billion media impressions. The shows developed cause-marketing campaigns with Asscher Diamonds, Fusion Beauty, Kraft Foods and Diageo to note a few yielding nearly half a million in proceeds to the Foundation impacting 2,500 women locally and globally. On October 24, 2012 at Lingerie London alongside Agent Provocateur and Atsuko Kudo, Black launched the for-profit Empowered By You brand with the ethos – Whatever Empowers You, Empowers Women Everywhere. 20% of every sale goes to the empowerment of women via Seven Bar Foundation. The product found in over 40 stores is a lifestyle brand now expanding into designer collaborations. Black is currently the vice chair of the CSR Network, a member of 85 Broads, and a member of Women on Wall Street and Advertising Women of New York. She earned her degree at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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About EBY, Seven Bar Foundation: EBY is a membership-based company driving profits with purpose.
Ryan Harwood
Founder & Chief Executive Officer of PureWow
Ryan Harwood is the CEO at Gallery Media Group.
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About Gallery Media Group, PureWow: PureWow is a digital media company that specializes in women’s lifestyle content, covering fashion, beauty, tech, recipes, health & more.
Joni Evans
Co-Founder of PureWow
Joni Evans is the Co-Founder at PureWow.
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About PureWow: PureWow is a digital media company that specializes in women’s lifestyle content, covering fashion, beauty, tech, recipes, health & more.
Neha Singh
Founder & CEO of Obsess
Neha Singh is the Founder & CEO of Obsess, a platform for Immersive Mobile Commerce.
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About Obsess: Obsess is a platform for immersive mobile commerce.
Angela Lee
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer of Angela Roi
Angela Lee is a young female entrepreneur whose passion for fashion and philanthropy led her to co-found and become Creative Director of Angela&Roi in 2012. Angela&Roi sells vegan leather bags with classic, yet minimalistic designs, and donates $5 of every sale to one of its charity partners. Each handbag features a colored ribbon to increase awareness about a particular cause, known as the Donate by Color mission. Through Angela&Roi, Angela supports a number of non-profit organizations: • Keep a Child Alive • American Childhood Cancer Organization • Living Beyond Breast Cancer, • Lung Cancer Alliance • Colon Cancer Alliance • Joslin Diabetes Center • Melanoma Research Foundation • National Kidney Foundation • Alzheimer’s Foundation of America • Prevent Cancer Foundation • Anxiety and Depression Association of America
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About Angela Roi: Ethical luxury handbag brand, using premium animal-friendly materials and working closely with artisans to craft our handbags
Jessie Zeng
Founder & CEO of Choosy
Jessie Zeng is the founder of Choosy.
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About Choosy: Choosy is an on-demand social shopping platform where users influence every collection to match their favorite style inspirations.
Mo Zhou
Co-Founder, President & COO of Choosy
Mo Zhou is a co-founder at Choosy.
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About Choosy: Choosy is an on-demand social shopping platform where users influence every collection to match their favorite style inspirations.
Raphi Mahgerefteh
Founder and CEO of Allurez
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About Allurez: Expert online jewelry retailers of diamonds and fine jewelry specializing in customized engagement rings, pendants, & earrings. Allurez.com
Indré Vengris Rockefeller
Co-Founder of Paravel
Indré Vengris Rockefeller is the Co-Founder at Paravel.
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About Paravel: Paravel is a designer and manufacturer of luggage bags and travel accessories.
Andy Krantz
CEO and Co-Founder of Paravel
CEO and Co-Founder at Paravel.
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About Paravel: Paravel is a designer and manufacturer of luggage bags and travel accessories.
Sophia Edelstein
Co-Founder & CEO of Pair Eyewear
Sophia Edelstein is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pair Eyewear.
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About Pair Eyewear: Pair Eyewear is an eyewear brand designed and made specifically for children.
Brian Berger
Founder & CEO of Mack Weldon
Brian Berger is founder & CEO of Mack Weldon
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About BDB Ventures, Mack Weldon: Mack Weldon is an e-commerce company that sells men’s underwear, t-shirts, and socks.
Jack Carlson
Founder, CEO, and Creative Director of Rowing Blazers
Jack Carlson is the Co-Founder, CEO, and Creative Director at Rowing Blazers.
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About Rowing Blazers: Rowing Blazers is a youthful, irreverent menswear label dedicated to the idea that the classics can be cool.
David Rosenzweig
Co-Founder of Rowing Blazers
David Rosenzweig is the Co-Founder at Rowing Blazers.
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About Rowing Blazers: Rowing Blazers is a youthful, irreverent menswear label dedicated to the idea that the classics can be cool.
Kearnon O’Molony
Co-Founder of CUUP
Kearnon O’Molony is a Co-Founder at CUUP.
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About CUUP: CUUP is a direct to consumer startup focused on providing the essential bra for women.
Abby Morgan
Co-Founder & CMO of CUUP
Abby Morgan is a Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at CUUP.
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About CUUP: CUUP is a direct to consumer startup focused on providing the essential bra for women.
Seph Skerritt
Founder of Proper Cloth
Founder of Proper Cloth.
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About Proper Cloth: A direct-to-consumer menswear brand and ecommerce company specializing in men’s custom dress shirts.
Rebecca Minkoff
Co-Founder, Designer & Owner of Rebecca Minkoff
An industry leader in accessible luxury handbags, accessories, footwear and apparel, Rebecca Minkoff’s playful and subtly edgy designs can be spotted around the world on young women and celebrities alike. After developing an affinity for design while in the costume department in high school, Rebecca Minkoff moved to New York City at only 18 years old to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion designer. In 2001, Rebecca designed a version of the “I Love New York” t-shirt as part of a five-piece capsule collection, which appeared on The Tonight Show and became an overnight sensation. In 2005, Rebecca designed her first handbag, which she soon dubbed the “Morning After Bag,” a.k.a. the “M.A.B.” This iconic bag ignited Rebecca’s career as a handbag designer and inspired her “downtown romantic”-themed designs in the years to come. Rebecca’s success was further enhanced by the support of her brother and the company’s CEO and co-founder, Uri Minkoff, who helped usher in and pioneer the company’s industry-leading social media efforts. After four years of designing statement-making handbags and accessories with her trademark leathers, studs and edgy hardware, Rebecca returned to her roots of apparel design and introduced her first ready-to-wear collection in 2009. Today, Rebecca Minkoff has developed into a global lifestyle brand with a wide range of accessories, footwear, apparel, handbags and jewelry as well as men’s leather goods under the label Ben Minkoff. The brand is distributed in over 900 stores worldwide, and on March 1, 2012, Rebecca opened her first free-standing boutique in Tokyo. In 2011, she won industry recognition when she was awarded the Breakthrough Designer Award from the Accessories Council. Rebecca is an active member of the CFDA and supports multiple philanthropies including Jessica Seinfeld’s non-profit, Baby Buggy. Rebecca is married to actor and director Gavin Bellour and they reside in New York City with their son, Luca, and daughter, Bowie.
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About Female Founder Collective, Rebecca Minkoff, Rebecca Minkoff: Rebecca Minkoff is an online store that offers luxury handbags, accessories, footwear, and apparel.
Uri Minkoff
Co-Founder and CEO of Rebecca Minkoff
Uri Minkoff, a serial entrepreneur, is the chief executive officer and cofounder of Rebecca Minkoff, one of the fastest-growing brands in the fashion industry and the largest global fashion label led by a female millennial designer. Minkoff is well known as the most forward-thinking CEO in fashion, especially when it comes to the innovative use of new technologies and the omnichannel customer experience. Minkoff is the driving force behind what Morgan Stanley describes as the “stores of the future.” Minkoff founded the company in 2005 with his sister Rebecca and also serves as the creative director for the brand’s men’s line. As of today, Rebecca Minkoff is a full lifestyle brand distributing accessories and apparel in 900 wholesale doors, with retail locations in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, and international retail stores in Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong. In 2015, the brand is on target for substantial YOY growth and expansion in international markets around the world.
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About Rebecca Minkoff, Rebecca Minkoff: Rebecca Minkoff is an online store that offers luxury handbags, accessories, footwear, and apparel.
Arun Gupta
CEO and Co-Founder of Grailed
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About Grailed: Grailed is a peer-to-peer marketplace company that offers fashion and lifestyle accessories and apparel for men.
Julian Connor
Co-Founder & CTO of Grailed
Julian Connor is the co-founder and CTO at Grailed. He is a former software engineer at Venmo.
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About Grailed: Grailed is a peer-to-peer marketplace company that offers fashion and lifestyle accessories and apparel for men.
Julie Anne Quay
Founder and CEO of VFILES
Julie Anne Quay is VFILES Founder and CEO and has over 20 years of experience in the fashion and media industries. Quay was Executive Editor for V Magazine before founding VFILES, and has worked for VH1, Vogue Japan and Australia, style.com, Steven Meisel, Richard Avedon, and more leading industry figures.
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About VFILES: VFILES—connect, discover, collaborate, and be a part of what’s next.
Emily Weiss
Founder and CEO of Glossier
Emily Weiss is the founder and CEO of Glossier, a direct-to-consumer beauty company that leverages content and community to power a superior shopping experience. Emily is heavily involved in product development, creative and brand marketing, ensuring that all products and content are created with the signature Glossier voice. Founded in 2014, Glossier has 150 employees and over $86M in venture capital funding. The company has won Women Wear Daily Beauty Inc.’s 2015 Digital Innovator of the Year award and is one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2017. Emily has been included in Forbes’ 30 Under 30, Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business 2015 and AdWeek Top 20 Content Creators 2016. Emily lives in New York City.
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About Glossier, Into The Gloss: Glossier is a direct-to-consumer beauty company that leverages content and community to power a superior shopping experience.
Jeffrey Raider
Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Harry’s
As co-founder of both Harry’s and Warby Parker, Jeff Raider aims to build companies and brands that people like more. Harry’s ambition is to create exceptional shaving and personal care products that better meet the needs of modern men. Prior to Harry’s, Raider co-founded Warby Parker, the transformative lifestyle brand that offers designer eyewear at a revolutionary price while leading the way for socially conscious businesses. In May 2019, Harry’s Inc. announced a combination with Edgewell Personal Care to create a next-generation consumer products platform. Raider will serve as co-president of US operations at Edgewell upon the transaction closing.
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About Harry’s, Warby Parker: Harry is a developer of an online platform used to sell shaving equipment and accessories for men.
Andy Katz-Mayfield
Founder & Co-CEO of Harry’s
Andy Katz-Mayfield is co-founder and co-CEO of Harry’s. Prior to co-founding Harry’s, Andy worked at Brighter.com for business development and strategy position. He holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BA degree in public policy from Duke University.
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About Harry’s: Harry is a developer of an online platform used to sell shaving equipment and accessories for men.
Erin Fujimoto
Co-Founder of Tommy John
Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Erin Fujimoto studied finance at Arizona State University before beginning her career as a financial adviser at JP Morgan. After listening to her husband’s relentless frustrations with ill-fitting undershirts, Fujimoto and Tom Patterson founded Tommy John in 2008 with the goal of bringing more comfortable and innovative solutions to market. Together they’ve spent the last 10 years reimagining the fabric, fit, and function of men’s underwear and apparel before successfully introducing their debut women’s collection in 2018.
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About Tommy John: Tommy John was born from the desire to fix men’s underwear. Smart design and fabrics mean no more yam-yanking.
Tom Patterson
Founder and CEO of Tommy John
Tom Patterson is the Founder and CEO of Tommy John. As a medical device salesman confined to a suit as he traveled from meeting to meeting, he couldn’t get through the day without his undershirts, underwear and socks bunching, pinching and sagging. Instead of getting his base layers in a bunch, he made it his mission to reinvent men’s underwear. With the support of his wife, Erin, a local tailor and a small team of designers, Tom re-imagined the fit, feel and function of man’s most fundamental layers. He built and patented new features from scratch. The result? Shirts that stay tucked, socks that stay up and underwear that keeps everything in place, whichever way a man moves.
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About Tommy John: Tommy John was born from the desire to fix men’s underwear. Smart design and fabrics mean no more yam-yanking.
Brennal Pierre
Co-Founder and CTO of Ephemeral Tattoos
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About Ephemeral Tattoos: Ephemeral Tattoos is a made-to-fade tattoo creating a world of limitless self-expression, where everybody is a canvas.
Vandan Shah
Co-Founder of Ephemeral Tattoos
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About Ephemeral Tattoos: Ephemeral Tattoos is a made-to-fade tattoo creating a world of limitless self-expression, where everybody is a canvas.
Bryan Goldberg
Founder and CEO of Bustle Digital Group
Bryan Goldberg is an entrepreneur in New York and San Francisco. He is the founder and CEO of Bustle.com. He previously founded Bleacher Report, and currently advises several startups.
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About Bustle Digital Group: Bustle Digital Group is a news, entertainment, lifestyle and fashion website that caters to women.
Connor Wilson
Co-Founder of Thursday Boot Company
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About Thursday Boot Company: Thursday Boot Company designs boots with the durability of a work boot and sophistication of a fashion boot.
Christian Gheorghe
CEO and co-Founder of Resonance Companies, Inc.
Always seeking to maximize the value to users from technology innovation,Christian Gheorghe has wide-ranging entrepreneurial experience in the design, architecture, development, and deployment of enterprise performance management software. Gheorghe was formerly senior vice president and chief technology officer at SAP, where he drove the technology direction of SAP’s EPM and GRC business units before, during, and after the acquisition of Business Objects. Gheorghe joined SAP from OutlookSoft, where he significantly expanded the vision of OutlookSoft’s unified application platform with the release of OutlookSoft 5 and the subsequent acquisition of OutlookSoft by SAP. His successful track record of building and leading companies led to the sales of Saxe Marketing (marketing analytics), Customer Insight (customer relationship management), TIAN Software (business activity monitoring), and OutlookSoft (corporate performance management).
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About Resonance Companies, Inc.: Resonance builds creation-driven fashion brands that are valuable and sustainable using our proprietary SaaS platform, create.ONE.
Joseph Nakash
Founder & CEO of Jordache Corporation
Joseph Nakash is the founder of Jordache, a global brand that manufactures and designs denims. He founded the company in 1978 together with his brothers, Ralph and Avi.
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About Jordache Corporation: Jordache is a privately held company and an international apparel brand that designs and manufactures denims.
Daniel Taylor
COO & Co-Founder of Tipster
Daniel Taylor is the Co-Founder & CEO at AMP.
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About AMP, BlocSide Sports, Dundalk Football Club, Only4stars, Tipster: Tipster gives you personalized style advice from industry experts & tastemakers in fashion, hair, and beauty – anytime, anywhere.
Charles-Albert Gorra
Founder & CEO of Rebag
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About Rebag, Trendlee: Rebag is an e-commerce platform and retail store that buys, sells, and trades second-hand luxury handbags.
Christine Hunsicker
Founder & CEO of CaaStle
Christine Hunsicker is the Founder and CEO of CaaStle, the revolutionary B2B technology platform empowering retailers and fashion brands to strategically participate in a new sharing economy. As consumers have embraced a shared economy in everything from music to transportation, Hunsicker identified an enthusiastic consumer appetite for a new economy for fashion and apparel. One that is access-oriented rather than just ownership-based. In 2011, she founded Gwynnie Bee, the first everyday fashion rental subscription service enabling women to discover and experience great clothing without limitations. By leveraging technology, Hunsicker pioneered the Clothing as a Service (CaaS) model, blending traditional ownership with a new form of access. As Gwynnie Bee shipped millions of boxes to customers, evidence of this consumer appetite for rental was apparent. It was time to roll out the ultimate vision for the company in 2018 with the launch of the CaaStle platform. CaaStle is a proprietary cloud-based, managed service that empowers retailers to provide CaaS to their customers as a complement to their existing retail business. Many retailers from Ann Taylor to Vince to Express to multiple contemporary brands soon to be announced, have already embraced the CaaStle Platform. In six short years, Hunsicker’s vision of creating a new economy for apparel is in full swing. A 1999 graduate of Princeton, Hunsicker quickly rose to a leadership role as the COO of the startup Right Media. Right Media transformed the ad exchange industry, an accomplishment that led Yahoo! to purchase the company and its technologies for $850M in 2007. Hunsicker maintained her entrepreneurial spirit by joining Drop.io as COO. Soon thereafter, Facebook acquired the company. With an outstanding pedigree of leading successful startups, Hunsicker has been recognized in Inc. Magazine’s Most Impressive Women Entrepreneurs, Crain’s 40 Under 40 annual power list as well as the National Retail Federation’s List of People Shaping Retail’s Future.
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About CaaStle, Gwynnie Bee: CaaStle offers a fully managed service that allows retailers to offer Clothing as a Service.
Aslaug Magnusdottir
Founder & CEO of Katla
Aslaug Magnusdottir is the Founder of Katla, a direct-to-consumer, sustainable fashion brand. Previously she Co-Founded and served as CEO of [Moda Operandi](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/moda-operandi#/entity), an online luxury fashion retailer that allows customers to pre-order fashion straight from the runway. She was also the Co-Founder and CEO of Tinker Tailor a platform for customization of luxury fashion. Magnusdottir holds a Master of Laws degree from Duke University School of Law and an MBA in business from Harvard Business School.
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About Katla, Moda Operandi: Eco-friendly fashion manufactured on-demand
Amy Jain
Co-Founder & CEO of BaubleBar
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About BaubleBar: BaubleBar is a one-stop retailer for affordable, on-trend fashion jewelry.
Daniella Yacobovsky
Co-Founder of BaubleBar
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About BaubleBar: BaubleBar is a one-stop retailer for affordable, on-trend fashion jewelry.
Leandra Medine
Founder, Creator of The Man Repeller
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About The Man Repeller: Man Repeller is a fashion site dedicated to the celebration of fashion trends that women love and men hate.
Randy Goldberg
Co-Founder of Bombas
Bombas is a sock company that uses advanced technology and style to deliver wonderful socks to customers while also donating a pair to a homeless person for every one sold .The idea of the company was first hatched in 2010 after the founders, Randy Goldberg and David Heath, heard the statistic that socks are the most requested item in homeless shelters. After a few years of R&D research, coordinating product production, and raising 140,000 on Indiegogo, the company launched its first line in 2013.The founders appeared in the television show Shark Tank and secured an investment Daymond John.
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About Bombas: Bombas is a comfort-focused apparel brand with a mission to help those in need. One Purchased = One Donated.
David Heath
CEO & Co-Founder of Bombas
Dave Heath is a Founder at Bombas.
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About Bombas: Bombas is a comfort-focused apparel brand with a mission to help those in need. One Purchased = One Donated.
Ben Lerer
Co-Founder and CEO of Thrillist Media Group
Ben Lerer is the co-founder & CEO of Thrillist Media Group, overseeing the growth of the company from a niche email newsletter to a disruptive media company, leading the charge in mingling content and commerce. Lerer was among Ernst & Young’s 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winners, Vanity Fair’s Next Establishments, Crain’s 40 under 40, Forbes list of Most Powerful CEOs Under 40, AdWeek’s Young Influentials, Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 5 Entrepreneurs of the Year, and Silicon Alley Insider’s 100 Coolest People in Tech for six years running. Ben is also the Managing Director of Lerer Ventures, New York’s most active early-stage technology fund. He chairs the Board of Directors for the East River Development Alliance, a New York non-profit organization, and is an Associate Member of the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS). Lerer is an active mentor for NYC Venture Fellows, TechStars, and Enstitute.
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About Lerer Hippeau, Thrillist Media Group: Thrillist Media Group is obsessed with helping guys live fun lives and reaches over 9 million of them across the globe, every single day.
Adam Rich
Co-Founder of Thrillist Media Group
Adam Rich is the Founder of Thrillist Media Group.
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About Thrillist Media Group: Thrillist Media Group is obsessed with helping guys live fun lives and reaches over 9 million of them across the globe, every single day.
Tapasya Bali
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer (Board Director) of YOGASMOGA
Tapasya Bali is an Indian American entrepreneur. She is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of YOGASMOGA – a yoga inspired, wellness and technical apparel company. The highlights of the company included an authentic approach to wellness, proprietary development of technically advanced performance fabrics and a domestically scalable – Made in USA supply chain. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for the company. Tapasya is a seasoned executive with experience across a broad range of financial roles from managing trading strategies to company valuations and capital raising. She has a track record in building and operating businesses, leading strategic initiatives that grow revenue and leading operationally focussed teams. Tapasya is significantly influenced by her upbringing in the Himalayan region of India and the culture of yoga. In addition to being the Founder & COO of YOGASMOGA, Tapasya is a Co-Founder of the Namaskar Foundation –– a 501(c)(3) non-profit, that fosters corporate social responsibility. Tapasya holds an MBA from New York University and was previously a director at the Swiss Investment Bank – Credit Suisse. Tapasya is both a naturalized citizen of the United States of America and an Overseas Citizen of India.
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About Namaskar Foundation, YOGASMOGA: YOGASMOGA designs, manufactures and retails athletic apparel and accessories.
Matt Hornbuckle
Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Stantt
Matt Hornbuckle is the Co-Founder and CEO of Stantt. Hornbuckle started by scanning the bodies of more than 1,000 men ranging in age from 25 to 35. Each scan was composed of about 200 body measurements. He narrowed these down to three main measurements that would determine how well a shirt would fit: chest width, waist width and arm length. Using the data collected, Hornbuckle created each new size from digital models of various body builds.
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About Stantt: Stantt is an e-commerce platform that focuses on men’s apparel.
Lauren Santo Domingo
Co-Founder & Chief Brand Officer of Moda Operandi
Lauren Santo Domingo is the Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Moda Operandi, the world’s leading platform for fashion discovery. As a former American Vogue editor, Lauren set out to create a platform that would allow women to shop from complete designer collections – a benefit only offered to editors or stylists at the time. In February 2010, Lauren co-founded Moda Operandi with Aslaug Magnusdottir, revolutionizing the fashion industry and the way women shop. The company now has more than 300 employees across eight offices globally, and has raised nearly $300m in funding from top-tier investors. Lauren sits on the Board of Directors for Moda Operandi, and Save Venice Art Conservation, a non-profit dedicated to conversation of the arts in Venice, Italy. Regarded as one of the most influential women in fashion, Lauren was inducted into Vanity Fair’s ‘International Best Dressed List’ in 2012. Lauren lives in New York City with her husband and their two children.
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About Moda Operandi, Vogue Magnet: Moda Operandi is a platform for emerging fashion designers and retailers.
Crystal Etienne
CEO and Founder of Ruby Love
Crystal Etienne is the CEO and founder of Ruby Love.
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About Ruby Love: Ruby Love is proprietary hygiene wearables with properly angled & built-in technology for incontinence and feminine care.
Adarsh Alphons
Founder and CEO of Wardrobe
Adarsh Alphons is the founder and CEO of Wardrobe. Prior to Wardrobe, Adarsh founded ProjectArt—currently the nation’s largest art school, without owning a single building. Adarsh’s expertise in catalyzing underutilized resources into productivity, building asset-light organizations and ability to bring self-interested partners together for a common cause made ProjectArt a leader in its field and a nationally-scaled enterprise. He is a CNN Hero, Columbia University Community Scholar and a 40 Under 40 in Global Art Business.
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About Wardrobe: Wardrobe is a peer-to-peer luxury clothing rental app focused on sustainability.
Rohan Deuskar
Founder & CEO of Stylitics
Founder and CEO of Stylitics, the leading visual merchandising platform that powers hundreds of outfitting, styling, and gifting programs for dozens of the world’s leading retailers. Over 35 million shoppers engage with Stylitics shoppable content and recommendations more than 200 million times per day, across site, apps, email, ads, and stores. * Frequent speaker on the future of technology and analytics in fashion retail, including Databeat, New York Fashion Week, Decoded Fashion, and FIT. Recent features in WSJ, Vogue, Women’s Wear Daily, New York Times, Oprah.com, Inc., Economic Times, Wired Japan cover story, and others.
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About Stylitics: Stylitics is a cloud-based SaaS platform for retailers to automate and distribute visual content at scale.
Zach Davis
Co-Founder & VP Business Development of Stylitics
Zach Davis is the Co-founder at Stylitics .
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About InOurBuilding, Stylitics: Stylitics is a cloud-based SaaS platform for retailers to automate and distribute visual content at scale.
Erwan Delacroix
Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer of Trendlee
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About Ad Booster, Trendlee: Trendlee offers pre-owned luxury handbags of brands such as Chanel, Hermes, Celine, and more.
Tracy Dubb
Partner, Co-Founder of M3 Ventures
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About M3 Ventures: M3 Ventures is a strategic investment partner to visionary founders in the fashion, lifestyle and wellness spaces.
Andrew Wyatt
CEO, Co-Founder of CALA
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About CALA: CALA is a marketplace that provides retail infrastructure for influencers and fashion brands to design and launch their own fashion brands.
Greg Davidson
CEO & Co-Founder of Lalo
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About Lalo: Lalo is a modern baby and toddler brand built for today’s families.
Emeka C Anen
Founder & CEO of THRONE
Emeka serves as a Founder and CEO at THRONE. THRONE’s is creating technology based tools in order to add value to the sneaker and streetwear ecosystem. THRONE’s first product is a peer-peer marketplace available for download on iOS now. Learn more at www.THRONE.xyz.
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About THRONE: THRONE is a mobile-first marketplace created to faciliate buying , selling and discovery within the footwear community.
Hadas Saar
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer of Naadam
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About Naadam: Naadam is an American clothing company specializing in affordable, luxury cashmere products.
Lindsey Taylor Wood
Founder, CEO & GP of The Helm
Lindsey Taylor Wood is the Founder, CEO & GP at The Helm.
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About The Helm, The Helm: The Helm is an early-stage venture firm investing in game-changing companies founded by women through our fund and investor membership.
Sam Ben Avraham
Founder & CEO of Liberty Fairs
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About Liberty Fairs: Liberty Fairs, the newest brainchild of Sam Ben-Avraham ushers in a new era in fashion trade events.
Polina Veksler
Co-Founder and CEO of Universal Standard
Polina Veksler is the Co-Founder and CEO of Universal Standard, a brand she started with her business partner to help disrupt the apparel industry by taking size out of the equation and laying the groundwork for the future of fashion to include women of all sizes. Polina creates and steers the company strategy and oversees everything from operations, communicating the brand’s vision to key stakeholders, raising investment capital, and expanding the brand’s rapid growth trajectory. Polina founded the company with friend, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Alexandra Waldman. Polina’s experience encompases multiple roles as a senior executive at major financial and technology firms including Senior Strategy Manager at Microsoft, Private Equity Investment Director at an international emerging-markets investment firm, and Vice President of Investment Banking at Russia’s largest holding company.
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About Universal Standard: Universal Standard is a operator of an online platform to break the fashion stereotypes and provide women’s clothing.
Alexandra Waldman
Co-Founder & Creative Director of Universal Standard
Alexandra Waldman, is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Universal Standard.
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About Universal Standard: Universal Standard is a operator of an online platform to break the fashion stereotypes and provide women’s clothing.
Jed Stiller
Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Stadium Goods
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About BLADES.COM (BLADES), SMVentures, Stadium Goods: Stadium Goods is an online marketplace for sought after sneakers and streetwear.
John McPheters
Co-Founder/Co-CEO of Stadium Goods
John McPheters founded SM Ventures, Inc in 2012 with Jed Stiller. His focus is on e-commerce/tech development and growth strategies.
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About BLADES.COM (BLADES), SMVentures, Stadium Goods: Stadium Goods is an online marketplace for sought after sneakers and streetwear.
Erin Carpenter
Founder & CEO of Nude Barre
Erin Carpenter CEO/Founder Professional Dancer turns frustration to solution. I truly have been fortunate to pursue my passions of performance arts and entertainment. As a teenager I trained with Dance Theater of Harlem and Alvin Ailey. As a college student, I majored in Ballet and minored in Business Management at the prestigious Marymount Manhattan College in New York City. Finally as a young adult, I gained professional experience as a model, commercial actress, and Knicks City Dancer. Ten years of experience in the entertainment industry has afforded me an acute understanding of the needs and demands that performers face throughout their careers. Interestingly, one reoccurring challenge was the need for proper undergarments. Two qualities that entertainers look for when purchasing products are transparency and skin color match. Of the two, certain brands offer transparency, while color matching remains in high demand.
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About Nude Barre: Nude Barre Durable enough for active women & stylish enough for everyday fashion.
Ronen Lazar
Co-Founder & CEO of INTURN
Ronen Lazar is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of INTURN, a global B2B online software platform innovating the way brands and retailers buy and sell excess inventory. Lazar pioneered several other innovative technology solution systems prior to INTURN. In 2012, Lazar co-founded Social Giving Network, a back office solutions provider for the non-profit industry. In 2008, Lazar co-founded Charity Bids, a software platform which managed and operated branded non-profit auction campaigns on behalf of numerous athletes, celebrities, media companies, retailers and corporations. In 2003, he co-founded LuckyBillion Entertainment, a development company creating innovative programming for reality television. And in 1999, he co-founded two directory sites, SummerCamps.com for the summer camp industry and RetirementHomes.com for the senior care industry.
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About INTURN: INTURN is an enterprise solution providing custom solutions to efficiently convert slow-moving and excess inventory.
Charlie Ifrah
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer of INTURN
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About INTURN: INTURN is an enterprise solution providing custom solutions to efficiently convert slow-moving and excess inventory.
Sridhar Manthani
Co-Founder, Chairman/CEO of Streamoid Technologies Inc
Sridhar Manthani is a successful technology entrepreneur and investor. Sridhar brings with him over 20 years of experience in designing and marketing software solutions based on Mobile Graphics, CPUs and Multiprocessing technology, and holds a US Patent. Sridhar co-founded ThinkIT Technologies Inc., a company that was acquired by Intel Corporation in 2000. He has worked at senior executive level positions at NVIDIA, Intel, S3 and Western Digital. Sridhar drives the software development processes and personnel growth in the engineering organization.
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About Streamoid Technologies Inc: Streamoid offers AI solutions to personalize customer interactions in the fashion industry
Liat Zakay
CEO and Founder of Donde Search
Liat Zakay is the CEO and founder of Donde Search. Prior to founding Donde Search, Liat was the head of Computer Networks Course at Magshimim. She holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and economics from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
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About Donde Search: Transforming the online shopping experience using AI, Computer Vision and NLP to develop Intuitive Visual Discovery for Retailers
Keith Nowak
Founder and CEO of Ten Thousand
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About Techstars, Ten Thousand: Ten Thousand provides innovative training essentials built on simplicity and focus.
Noam Levavi
Co-Founder and CEO of ByondXR
Noam Levavi is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of innovations in user experience technologies, including several patents in the areas of personalized media delivery and user-interfaces. In 2017, Noam founded ByondXR, a retail-tech startup that empowers brands and retailers to improve sales and customer engagement through a new groundbreaking 3D visualization technology. Using ByondXR’s 3D Commerce Platform, brands can transform into the new digital era, creating experiences to enhance Wholesale, Merchandising and eComm that boost sales and improve efficiency. Prior to founding ByondXR, Noam founded and was the CEO of YCD Multimedia, a world leading on-site digital media provider, helping brands deliver personalized content to their customers, reaching more than 100 million people every month within thousands of venues worldwide, including some of the world’s most recognized brands such as Mercedes, Ferrari, Nike, Chanel, Hugo Boss, AT&T, Microsoft and Coca Cola. In 2008 Noam was honored to be featured by Forbes Israel as one of the country’s most influential young professionals. Prior to establishing YCD, Noam founded Netune, which provided network communication services and Intranet web applications for small and medium sized businesses. Before that, he served as a system communication manager in the Israeli Defense Force’s elite Intelligence Unit. He is a graduate of the Israeli Military Computing and Information Systems Institute. Noam loves sharing his experiences and have been the keynote speaker about consumer behavior and the evolution of digital experiences for The Economist, DLD, DSE and Digital Signage Investor, a guest speaker at Washington University, Parsons School of Design and IDC research college, and contributed to USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Frost & Sullivan and Platt Retail Institute. Being a long-time SciFi fan, Noam has been fascinated with advances in virtual reality and human-machine interfaces. He visualizes an emerging reality of digital enhancements to the human body and seamless brain-machine interfaces that extend our mental abilities into a complete and immersive sensory experience, forming new perceptions of reality.
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About ByondXR: ByondXR transforms eCommerce through immersive experiences that increase engagement, conversion and ROI
Michael Kushner
Co-Founder and CCO of BABOON TO THE MOON
Michael Kushner is the co-founder and CCO of BABOON, an Interplanetary Adventure Brand. He is the previous CCO of Stefan’s Head.
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About BABOON TO THE MOON: BABOON is a manufacturing that provides highest-grade materials for adventure essentials.
Andy Person
Co-Founder and CEO of BABOON TO THE MOON
Co-Founder and CEO
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About BABOON TO THE MOON: BABOON is a manufacturing that provides highest-grade materials for adventure essentials.
Trey Sisson
Co-Founder and COO of BABOON TO THE MOON
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About BABOON TO THE MOON: BABOON is a manufacturing that provides highest-grade materials for adventure essentials.
Jorge Cosano
Founder & CEO of Ecole
Jorge Cosano is the Founder and CEO of ÉCOLE (ecole.me), the first mobile-first fashion ecommerce experience bringing to Millennial men a highly curated selection of the best emerging menswear designers. Launched in March in NY with brands like Public School, Robert Geller or Common Projects, ÉCOLE has received accolades from tech and fashion media (VICE, Techcrunch, WWD, Details magazine, etc.). Prior to ÉCOLE, Jorge was Chief Innovation Officer of American Media, 4th largest publisher in the US, and executive at L’Oréal USA where he was in charge of the Incubator for New Men’s Businesses since 2010, a unit to identify and develop early stage opportunities in the consumer and grooming market. Before Jorge hold senior positions in L’Oréal, USA including Director of Global Marketing for Kiehl’s and Director of US Marketing for Ralph Lauren Fragrances, and worked for IBM, AOL and McKinsey &Co in Europe. Jorge holds a BSc./MSc. in Engineering and a MBA from The Wharton School.
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About Ecole, Synchronicity Ventures: ÉCOLE is an online retailer that distributes menswear to its users.
Mick Malisic
Founder of TrunqShow
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About TrunqShow: TrunqShow is a personalized shopping application for iPads allowing shoppers to discover and track sales activities.
Sara Klausing
Founder of SEEK
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About SEEK: Seek is the platform connecting entertainment and e-commerce through the lens of creatives.
Michelle Cordeiro Grant
Founder and CEO of WearLively
Michelle Cordeiro Grant is the Founder and CEO of Lively. Prior to this, ahe became Vice President of Merchandising at Thrillist Media Group. She also worked at Victoria’s Secret holding the position as Director/ Senior Merchant. Michelle also became Senior Merchandise Manager at Nautica/ VF Sportswear. Michelle has studied BS in Finance at University of Pittsburgh.
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About WearLively: WearLively delivers bras and undies that blend high-style, comfort, and simplicity.
Sam Howarth
Co-Founder and COO of BUMP
Sam Howarth is the co-founder and COO at BUMP.
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About BUMP: BUMP is a social peer-to-peer marketplace for authentic streetwear and sneakers.
Brendan Eapen
Co-Founder & CEO of In/spree
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About In/spree: In/Spree is a new social media shopping platform that connects influencers, brands, and retailers.
Ashley Marie Eapen
Co-Founder of In/spree
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About In/spree, In/spree: In/Spree is a new social media shopping platform that connects influencers, brands, and retailers.
Rami Helali
Founder of Kotn
Founder at Kotn
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About Kotn: Elevated essentials made for ordinary moments.
Mackenzie Yeates
Founder of Kotn
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About Kotn: Elevated essentials made for ordinary moments.
Rahul Tiwari
Co-Founder and CEO of TRILL
Rahul Tiwari is the founder and CEO of TRILL.
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About TRILL: TRILL is an app that allows users to purchase and discover new streetwear items.
Isaac Ross
Founder of Solid & Striped
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About Solid & Striped: Solid & Striped is a manufacturer of swimwear made from globally sourced fabrics.
Scott Kurnit
Founder & CEO of Keep Holdings
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About Keep Holdings: Keep Holdings offers products focusing on advertising, commercial email, and e-commerce to enhance the link between consumers and brands.
James Jebbia
Founder & CEO of Supreme
Founded in a small store located in downtown New York in 1994, James Jebbia’s independent label Supreme has become one of the foremost underground streetwear brands, boasting a cult following eager for it’s coveted range of tees, footwear and branded miscellanea. Produced in limited editions, Jebbia regularly collaborates with mainstream brands such as Comme des Garçons, Levi’s, Vans and Louis Vuitton . Past projects have included collaborations with high-profile artists such as Damien Hirst, Takashi Murakami and Richard Prince, as well as bands such as The Clash and The Misfits. These partnerships have helped propel the brand’s iconic status amongst youth counter-culture. Operating a highly exclusive retail strategy, Jebbia only operates nine Supreme stores, with the first European location launched in London’s Soho. A British native, Jebbia first moved to New York in the early 1980s where he found work in SoHo-based clothing store Parachute. His first retail venture was Union NYC, which opened in 1989 and carried an experimental mix of mostly English brands. Following this, he partnered with pioneering streetwear retailer Shawn Stüssy from 1991 to 1994. Alongside clothing and skating accessories, Jebbia has also released Supreme calendars, shot by renowned photographers including Larry Clark, and in 2000 partnered with Brooklyn Machine Works to launch a range of 24-inch cruiser bikes retailing at $1,800 a piece. The label’s first book, documenting its history, was released by publishers Rizzoli in 2010.
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About Supreme: Supreme is a streetwear brand that produces and manufactures fashionable clothing and accessories.
Jacomo Hakim
CEO & Founder of BookATailor
Jacomo Hakim is the CEO at TailoredClub.
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About BookATailor, TailoredClub: Bookatailor is a custom clothing manufacturer of men and women’s clothing.
