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Fashion Tech Ventures

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Fashion Tech Ventures is a Growth venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other, Consumer. The firm typically writes $2.0M–$3.5M checks and has 17 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Growth

Check Size

$2.0M – $3.5M

Portfolio

17+ companies

Team

22 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in technology-driven fashion companies that innovate in consumer experiences.

How Fashion Tech Ventures invests

Fashion Tech Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Growth stage, with a focus on Other, Consumer. It does not invest in Enterprise Software.

Fashion Tech Ventures typically writes checks of $2.0M–$3.5M per investment.

Fashion Tech Ventures has backed 17 companies in our records, including AskAnna, Babbler, EasySize.

Meet the Team

FM

Francesco Maio

Co-Founder and CEO

Finance
Investment

Founding Partner of 50 Partners, Senior Vice President of Sal. Oppenheim, Partner at Exane BNP Paribas, Head of Southern European Equity Sales at Exane BNP Paribas

CA

Chrystel ABADIE

Managing Director

Fashion
Retail

MD of Comptoir des Cotonniers, CEO of Children Worldwide Fashion, MD of Cacharel

CB

Chantal BAUDRON

CEO

Fashion
Business

CEO of Chantal Baudron SAS

LB

Laurent BENHAMOU

CEO and Founder

Technology
Entrepreneurship

CEO and Founder of Xdcast.com, Monelib.com, Monservicevocal.fr

FB

Franck BERGONZO

Deputy COO

Finance
Equities

Deputy COO – Cash Equities at Exane, Owner of BezKartek.pl, COO Equity Research Exane BNP Paribas

FD

Frédéric de BOURGUET

Founder

Entrepreneurship

Founder of The Establishment, COlunching

DD

Dimitri DEWAVRIN

Co-founder & CEO

Fashion
Retail

Co-founder & CEO of Fruit Rouge, Co-founder & Chairman of Baobaz

JK

Jean-Philippe KEUNDJIAN

CFO

Finance

CFO of Akane, Senior Broker at Tradition, Trader at BNP Paribas

JL

Jean-Marc LOISEAU

Private Investor

Investment

Private Investor

CO

Camille OMERIN

Founder

Fashion

Founder of Maison Père, Products Manager at Chloe, Production Assistant at Chanel, Marketing and PR at Fendi, Intern at Balmain & Lanvin

CR

Claude RAMEAU

Vice-President

Investment

Vice-President of France Angels, Dean of INSEAD

DR

Diane RAMEAU

Business Angel

Investment

Business Angel Ikea China

SR

Stefano RODELLA

Managing Partner

Finance

Managing Partner at AtonRâ Partners SA, Equity Sales at Cowen

AB

Arnaud Blanchard

Partner

Information Systems

CEO of DP Information System, Information System Manager at Séripharm, Paclipharm, Sales Manager at A2I NeXT VAR

JT

Jamie Tran

Investor

Fashion
Technology
NS

Nicolas SANTI-WEIL

Executive Director

Fashion

Executive Director at AMI (Alexandre Mattiussi), Founding Partner & Executive Director of The Kooples, International Development Director at Liste Rouge (Paris)

AS

Alain SARFATI

Owner and President

Technology
Investment

Owner and President of MetaFactory, Business Angel, Co-founder of 50Partners, Member of Paris Business Angels, CEO of Formatel

BS

Bertrand SCHMITT

Head of Intl Sales

Finance

Head of Intl Sales at ODDO, Head of Equity Sales at SG Securities

MF

Macodou FALL

Consultant

Luxury
Retail

Consultant in Luxury, Retail & Wholesale, MD Europe & Middle East of Sergio Rossi Intl, Commercial Director of Borbonese/Alessandro dell’Acqua, Europe & Middle East Wholesale Director of Salvatore Ferragamo

CL

Céline LIPPI

Managing Director

Fashion & Technology

Co-Founder of Fashion & Technology Lab, Managing Director NEC Unified Solutions, MD of Philips Business Communications, Marketing Director NetApp

YR

Yohan RUSO

CEO & Founder

Technology
Retail

CEO & Founder of Praditus, Board Member of PrestaShop, CEO of Priveal (ex Catherine Max), Managing Director of eBay France

HD

Hervé DESCOTTES

President

Investment
Finance

President de Compagnie d’Investissements et Financière Descottes (C.I.F.D), President de Maroquinerie des Orgues, Administrateur de Le Tanneur et Cie, President du comité d’engagement de l’association Au Delà du Cuir (ADC)

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Consumer

Does Not Invest In

Enterprise Software

Portfolio Companies (17)

Other

AS

AskAnna

BA

Babbler

EA

EasySize

EA

Early Birds

ET

Etudes Studio

IZ

Izberg Marketplace

MY

My Beautiful Dressing

PR

Precouture

RI

Risto

TR

Trendalytics

How to pitch Fashion Tech Ventures
  • •Raising at Growth? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $2.0M – $3.5M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Francesco Maio, Co-Founder and CEO.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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