Source: Xconomy Blog, Mar 2012
Companies like Shoptiques that seek to apply Internet technology to the fashion retail space—to improve clothing fit, offer online personal-shopper experiences, better connect brands to consumers on Facebook, and more—have been starting up at a pretty feverish pace over the past few years. (Particularly ones with founders from Harvard Business School). But with Shoptiques’ investors having collectively funded companies like Facebook, Zynga, Twitter, Instagram, Groupon, eBay, LinkedIn, and Tumblr, it looks like fashion-tech businesses are catching the interest of those with track records of betting on the next big Internet hits.
