Venture capital invests in technologies for the fashion world

29/11/2013
Diego Gutiérrez
Venture capital invests in technologies for the fashion world
The world of fashion has undergone a profound change from the conception of designs to the way they are distributed with large textile groups such as Zara, Mango and H&M. The venture capital see technology as a tool for further change.

 

Chicisimo: a Spanish fashion community

The online fashion community founded in 2010 by Spaniards Gabriel Aldamiz-Echevarría and María Arenaza, closed its first financing round for €600k for The funds Vitamin K (inversor de Alice.com y Sindelantal, entre otros) y CCH (inversor en Nvivo y Offerum). «La firma española compite con empresas como chictopia.com y fashism.com, que han levantado importantes rondas de financiación en EE UU. Solo en ese país el sector de la moda mueve 200.000 millones de dólares y el 17% de esos ingresos provienen del canal de internet» comenta Diego Gutierrez experto en financiación de pymes en Abra Invest.

Fashionroom: where designers and buyers meet

FashionRoom founded by Alvaro Ferrer, a former Google executive, is a B2B online shop for high-end fashion items based on exclusive brands and focused on the Spanish market. It offers a space where wholesalers, fashion and design brands can interact and create a social network with retailers. It received a round of seed funding from incubator Mola.com.

 Iskoa: online fashion shop

Creada por expertos de la moda con la inversión de Barcelona Bussines Angels (€1M), quiere ser el gran player español en la venta online de prendas outlet y de temporada.“Nuestro modelo de negocio introduce grandes novedades frente a los outlets clásicos españoles. Implementamos el crossselling entre outlet y la ropa de temporada o full price, mejorando la relación con el cliente y con la marca, potenciando soluciones de precios que garanticen la satisfacción de cada cliente. Además promovemos un nuevo concepto de compra online: la Social Shopping Experience, ofreciendo una experiencia social, personalizada y participativa en el proceso de compra de moda en la Red”, señalan desde Iskoa.

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