As we gear up for STUDIO64 next week, we want to share with you the participating companies who are creating new experiences in fashion, wearable tech, and lifestyle. We encourage you to see them in person; you’ll be able to play with the products, speak to the founders, and get access to giveaways and goodies. [...]
We love talking about trends and disruptions in fashion tech. We’ve covered companies upending traditional methods of manufacturing, designing, and selling fashion and apparel. We’ve heard companies claim “we’re taking out the middle man” and “we’re creating a new shopping model”. This is all exciting, but we’re seeing something deeper catch on with entrepreneurs, designers, [...]
San Francisco is the capital of innovation. We have the largest concentration of startups, as well as funding platforms, incubators, accelerators, events, labs, and organizations dedicated to entrepreneurialism and new ideas, providing kindling for innovation to spark and run like wildfire. The same is said for vertical-specific communities, from edtech and healthtech to fashtech. The [...]
Happy New Year! We can’t believe it’s already 2013. 2012 was chock full of exciting businesses, products, people, and collaborations. From the emergence of re-commerce (i.e., resale) startups and a plethora of mens’ services, to international business growth and funding, the fashtech landscape continued on an uphill climb. So what are we looking forward to [...]
2012 was a big year for the fashtech industry. Some might even call it a breakout year, with a serious eye turned to it, from venture capitalists and holding companies to celebrities and brands. How did SFFT do as far as predictions go? Let’s revisit our predictions for 2012 and see what shook out. 1. [...]
