Tag Archives: Fashion

bSaka founders Matilda Waldner, Kicki Hallberg, and Sandra  Ny met while work as sheep-shearers in Stavanger, Norway.  They found they shared an entrepreneurial mindset, and 6 years later had founded their first company, along with their friend Henrik Moricz, a lifestyle brand and clothing line designed to offer environmentally friendly and timeless clothing. In their personal lives, the founders are …

After 15 years at H&M, Jordan Nasser has joined the Stockholm-based start-up company Looklet, a fast-growing fashion and tech B2B start-up. Jordan Nasser was the Global Head of Digital at H&M, working with all the digital channels for the international fashion retailer from 2008-2014. An early digital media adopter,  he oversaw the implementation of social media platforms for the retail …

A Danish start-up company called Unfair Fashion is taking on the challenge of changing the mindset in the fashion industry. Innovation and creative thinking often rely on a flexible market environment, willingness to change, and the potential for collaborations. The fashion industry has often been seen as the opposite: a closed and self-focused market, where transparency is not a high …

Almost a month ago, one of Europe’s largest online fashion retailers, Zalando SE, opened their new Tech Hub in Helsinki. At Nordic Startup Bits, we have asked them how the adventure is going so far. On August 27th, Zalando proudly announced that they expanded their European Tech operations to Helsinki.  Nordic Startup Bits caught up with them a month later …

Flauntin: a platform strengthening the relationship between fashion stores and their customers. Flauntin is an app that enables fashion lovers to get discounts on their favourite boutiques through essentially “flauntin” their purchases. A generous 10% discount is available for users that share their purchases on social media applications such as Facebook. These discount opportunities are available in the 32 stores …