CAPITAL & INNOVATION
Investment trends, startups, and building the future of fashion.
The fashion technology ecosystem has no shortage of ideas. What it has less of is clarity around which ideas can become viable, scalable businesses.
That was the central theme of Digital Fashion Week’s Capital & Innovation panel, which brought together investors, legal experts and entrepreneurs to examine what happens after a founder has the idea, wins the award, builds the prototype or launches the product.
The discussion moved beyond the familiar question of “How do I raise money?” to a more fundamental one: does this business actually need capital yet—and if it does, what is that capital supposed to accomplish?
From the Capital & Innovation panel discussion, September 10, 2027
Investment trends, startups, and building the future of fashion.
Moderator: Haseeb Fonte, COO Fashion in Gaming Awards, Managing Director, Reality Hack at MIT Founders Lab
Speakers:
Andrea Abrams, CEO, Phygicode
Stephanie Hurst, Partner – VC/Tech, Mayer Brown
Roxann Stafford, Managing & Creative Director, Blueprint FTC