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May 2025

The Complete Guide to Fashion Tech at a16z's NY Tech Week 2025
We're one week out from NY Tech Week and with almost 20 events dedicated to Fashion Tech this year, this is your guide on which you should be attending…
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Rachel Sterling
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Founder Spotlight: Sean Sinko, ThredX
How Virtual Try-On Pioneer Sean Sinko’s company ThredX is Revolutionizing Fashion with Their Physics-Based Technology
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Rachel Sterling
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Fashion Tech Market Memo: Rental - Part 2. The Investor Perspective
Your guide to assessing the investment opportunity of fashion rental platforms from market size, growth potential, key KPIs and benchmarks to recent…
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Rachel Sterling
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April 2025

FashionTech Market Memo: Rental - Part 1
An in depth analysis mapping the entire clothing rental ecosystem within FashionTech. Part 1: rental overview, rental by numbers and the major tech…
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Rachel Sterling
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We're so back - 2 exciting events for you!
The Pattern Maker mixers are back and we're partnering with the one and only FashionTech cool girl Kotryna, founder of Arête.
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Rachel Sterling
Kicking off a New Era!
Fashion x Innovation events and community are moving under The Pattern Maker — your expanded hub for FashionTech events, industry deep dives and expert…
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Rachel Sterling
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5 Critical Questions for FashionTech Founders and Investors [TPM Season 1]
Understanding the Market, Risks and Opportunities in FashionTech.
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Rachel Sterling
Unlocking FashionTech: Your Guide to Building, Funding, and Scaling the Future of Fashion
Welcome to The Pattern Maker, the fashion industry report building the founder playbook and investment thesis for FashionTech.
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Rachel Sterling

February 2025

January 2025

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