I generally judge events by looking at two things: who shows up and the information presented (a well-run opp with decent wine never hurts). When you can look into the audience at a panel and spot numerous people that could easily sit on it, that’s always a good sign. On top of that, I [...]
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Launching into the crowded secondhand marketplace space with a today $1.5 million funding announcement that includes backers such as Dave McClure and Daily Candy Founder Dany Levy is Santa Monica-based Tradesy, an eBay alternative that hopes to attract female sellers who want to unload gently worn apparel and accessories in much the same way as fashion [...]
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A recent Thursday evening drew an invite-only crowd of Bay Area women interested in fashion, technology and style to the Eventbrite headquarters for Startups & Style. Among the featured companies were secondhand style site Threadflip, online beauty booking go-to StyleSeat, accessories company Stella & Dot, local delivery startup Postmates and chef-made meal delivery service Munchery. [...]
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We’ll be the first to argue that fashion and tech is more than a rapidly growing space full of stylish startups. We’d wager the collision of the two is fostering a lifestyle with appeal for those who love style, beauty and design, but get equally as giddy over innovation, entrepreneurship, gadgetry and digital connectivity. Making [...]
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A notably brief six weeks after its official launch and initial funding announcement, San Francisco-based fashion startup Threadflip is out with a second Series A funding announcement today and news of its new iPhone app. The arrival of the mobile app makes Threadflip one of the few person-to-person marketplaces focused on fashion to boast both [...]
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If Pinterest and eBay Fashion had a love child, it’s likely it would look something like Threadflip, a new social shopping site launching today. Focused on resale and secondhand merchandise its young and – for the moment – oh-so-stylish user base uploads to share and sell, the site greets newcomers with a scrolling wall of [...]
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