Answear.com
Krakow, Poland · StartupOnline fashion retailer serving multiple CEE markets with a broad catalog of apparel, footwear, and accessories.
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Fashion Tech startup ecosystem
Founders, investors, and support organizations active in Fashion Tech.
Jan Stasz
Warsaw, Poland · Angel InvestorCo-creator of fashion marketplace Showroom.pl, Jan became an angel investor after Showroom’s success. He has a keen eye for consumer and lifestyle startups and was nominated among top angels in 2018. Associated startups: Showroom.pl (co-founder), plus investments in fashion-tech and consumer platforms.
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Kingpins Show Amsterdam 2026
Amsterdam, Netherlands · EventInvite-only denim supply-chain trade show with a strong sustainability focus. Access is trade-only. Good for fashion circularity and materials startups.
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Phubber
Tbilisi, Georgia · StartupPhubber is a Tbilisi-based fashion re-commerce marketplace combining social feed dynamics with C2C and B2C commerce. The platform helps users sell pre-loved apparel and enables local fashion brands to reach buyers with integrated payments, logistics, and trust features. It emerged as a breakout startup from the 500 Georgia/Eurasia ecosystem.
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Texprocess 2026
Frankfurt, Germany · EventTrade fair for textile and flexible material processing. Price: about EUR 30-60. Strong for automated sewing, 3D body scanning, and on-demand manufacturing startups.
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Tomasz Ciąpała
Warsaw, Poland · Angel InvestorCEO of Lancerto and active business angel focused on the overlap between traditional retail operations and modern digital commerce. Tomasz frequently mentors D2C founders and contributes as a jury member in startup competitions. His investment interests center on e-commerce, fashion tech, logistics, and tools that improve customer experience or supply-chain performance.
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