Fashion-tech visionaries gathered this week in New York for a BoF Professional Summit to assess and debate the industry’s next wave of technological transformation.
For every Reformation, there are a dozen Outdoor Voices. Most apparel companies will have better luck looking beyond Silicon Valley for funding.
The venture capital firm, led by the Net-a-Porter founder and investor Nick Brown, has raised another fund to back early-stage concepts including
Financiers are pouring money into e-commerce businesses at a record rate, anticipating new pandemic-driven opportunities.
While funding hasn’t completely vanished, investors are becoming more discerning with their cash. BoF unpacks how start-ups can raise capital during a global pandemic.
Online brands were facing profitability challenges before the crisis struck. Now, they must confront dramatically lower valuations and the possibility of being sold in distress — or worse.
As direct-to-consumer product companies confront an unsustainable focus on top line growth, their backers too are shifting gears, opting to invest more cautiously and with tempered expectations.
A step-by-step guide to formulate your business strategy to kick-start your fashion company.
A few lucky founders have all the money they need to launch their business. Everyone else needs outside funding. Founders must consider not only how much cash they need to raise, but which investors to bring in, and on what terms.
There is no set template for the ‘right’ company culture. Each company needs to define its own culture in line with its business strategy and values. But how can companies maintain and develop culture as they scale?