More than ever, the fashion industry needs visionary talents to reinvent itself.
At the crossroads of fashion, technological innovation, and environmental sustainability, Avantex Fashion Pitch highlights, supports and rewards entrepreneurs who are transforming fashion.
Avantex focuses on innovative companies and startups that bring concrete solutions to the environmental, social, economic and systemic challenges of the fashion industry.
The competition is open to applicants from all backgrounds.
Avantex Fashion Pitch selects finalist companies based on the quality of their value proposition and achievements, ensuring strong diversity at every edition.
Born at the heart of a major apparel sourcing platform, Avantex Fashion Pitch directly opens the way to the market and to industrial partnerships, connecting winners to Messe Frankfurt’s global network of professional trade fairs.
Avantex Fashion Pitch positions itself as an international, forward-looking event driving the next wave of disruption in fashion and technology through industrial credibility, business opportunities, and a global network.
WHY PARTICIPATE?
Avantex Fashion Pitch rewards the most innovative projects in fashion and textiles.
Organized by Avantex Paris, the international trade fair for advanced and sustainable fashion innovation, the event offers finalist startups international visibility among investors, professionals, and the media — as well as a Grand Prize awarded to the competition winner.
A startup booth (6sqm) worth 2800€ at the Avantex show following the competition
An endowment of €1000 (euros) from Messe Franckfurt France
Production of a video presentation
A mention in the Newsletter post fairs (about 60k subscribers)
Depending on the wining project, a highlighting of the project on the Trend Forum
A financial allocation proportional to the investment of the sponsors
From IFA PARIS
IFA Paris offers the winner a year within the “Foundry” incubator from September 2024 , with access to the equipment.
The International Fashion Academy, known as IFA Paris, was founded in 1982 in Paris with the aim of combining the heritage of French fashion with the modern, globalized world that calls for greater social and environmental responsibility. IFA Paris is proud to transmit its French heritage of fashion and luxury, combined with today's technologies, to more than 1,300 students on its campuses in Paris, Shanghai and Istanbul or online with its online courses. With more than 50 nationalities enrolled in its Bachelor, Masters/MBA and short training programs, tomorrow's talents evolve in a multicultural environment, rich in intercultural exchanges that nourish their creativity and curiosity.
Our partner Texpertise by Messe Frankfurt offers €1000 donation to the winner.
With more than 60 international textile trade fairs in 15 countries, Messe Frankfurt is the global market leader for textile trade fairs.
The Texpertise Network combines events, current topics and a global network of more than 500,000 industry representatives from all over the world - from Frankfurt, to New York, Shanghai, Paris and more.
LUXIDERS MAGAZINE stands as an essential read for those with a vested interest in narratives of sustainability.
Crafted in English, German, and Spanish, the publication and online platform serves as a global reservoir for sustainable brands, creative visionaries, and conscientious consumers eager to deepen their comprehension and appreciation of a sustainable ethos and a more environmentally conscious future.
VLGE is offering a 1-year Premium subscription for the winner. (Value 30K)
VLGE enable creators, agencies, and brands with no-code tools to easily create, share, and monetize gamified 3D immersive experiences, opening up a new realm of engagement and possibilities.
Premier AI-powered platform where creators, agencies, and brands unite to build a vibrant community, delivering real-time, gamified immersive experiences that redefine digital engagement.
Since June 2019, Claudia Franz has been Director Brand Management Interior & Contract Textiles and Apparel Fabrics & Fashion at Texpertise, Messe Frankfurt’s professional textile network, which currently comprises more than 60 international trade fairs in 15 countries.
With this unique portfolio Messe Frankfurt is the global market leader in trade fairs for the textile industry and connects more than 500,000 industry experts all over the world, covering the entire textile value chain.
Claudia Franz has a rich experience in textiles, leather, fashion and accessories. She comes from Saks Fifth Avenue off 5th Europe, where she was Senior Buyer for Europe. She has also worked for TJX Europe and Petit Bateau as a buyer and in product development. Furthermore she established the buying office of Prada in Germany and opened and managed the first Prada store in Frankfurt, Germany, for shoes, bags and accessories.
Yoobin Jung is Portfolio Development Manager - Manufacturing at KOMPAS VC, where she focuses on accelerating the commercial growth of startups building a sustainable, decarbonized and high-productivity industrial future. She bridges the gap between industrial incumbents and early-stage innovators, supporting the adoption of breakthrough technologies across manufacturing and materials.
Yoobin studied Chemistry and Fashion, combining scientific insight with creative design to develop sustainable textile products early in her career. She later spent three years at Plug and Play Tech Center, working with global corporations to deploy innovations in advanced materials, clean processes, circularity and manufacturing through startup collaboration.
Co-founder & Managing Director at Fashion Capital Partners, Luxury Tech Fund and Cuir Invest
Céline has more than 20 years of experience in dynamic, high-tech, international, and multicultural environments, specializing in both emerging and established markets, with roles in major Fortune 500 companies.
She has developed extensive expertise in business operations, including P&L management, strategic planning, sales and marketing & communication strategies, combined with a strong entrepreneurial approach in venture investments.
She pioneered the creation of Venture Capital funds at the intersection of innovation, technology, and the luxury/beauty sectors, establishing a robust pathway for driving digital and sustainable transformation across target industries.
Elodie Lemaire Nowinski is both a historian of fashion and clothing and a specialist in fashion tech issues linked to innovation and sustainable development. After teaching and directing academic programs at Sciences Po Paris, Columbia University New York and EM Lyon Business School, she is currently leading the project for the future National Tartan Centre in Scotland,
combining a museum and innovation center dedicated to the iconic Scottish fabric. She is also a research fellow at the Glasgow School of Art, where her research focuses on the place of textile design in the feminine experience.
Circular Textile Days Marketing Manager and second strongest woman in the Netherlands!
Rachel de Gooijer is part of the team behind Circular Textile Days (CTD), where she focuses on marketing, partnerships, and connecting people across the textile industry. With a strong emphasis on relationship building, she works to bring together brands, manufacturers, innovators, and industry professionals to create meaningful collaborations and new opportunities within the circular textile sector. Her role combines communication, strategic partnerships, and community engagement, helping to strengthen CTD as an international platform for knowledge sharing, innovation, and business development. Rachel is passionate about building networks that encourage progress, open conversations, and long-term impact within the fashion and textile industry. Rachel holds the strongwoman Dutch record for log & stones.
Evelyn Mora is an award-winning inventor, tech and sustainability strategist, and the CEO of VLGE, world building and spatial intelligence platform for high quality training data. She was the first female tech founder backed by L’Oréal Group and the British Fashion Council, and VLGE is supported by leading Silicon Valley investors, including Venture Reality Fund.
Founder of Helsinki Fashion Week™, which she relaunched in 2014 as the world’s first fully sustainable and 3D fashion week, Evelyn has advised global clients such as Kering Group, Tesla, Condé Nast and the European Space Agency. She is a frequent speaker and lecturer at leading international institutions.
Luxury & Creative-Led Fashion Expert / Strategy, Branding & Business Consulting | Education, Training & Cultural Insight
Jayne Simone Estève Curé is an international fashion and luxury expert, consultant, lecturer and mentor based in Paris. Her work lies at the intersection of brand strategy, creative identity, fashion culture, retail and the customer experience. She supports brands, institutions, schools and creative talents in clarifying their vision, developing their positioning and building coherent, desirable and value-driven projects. Committed to knowledge-sharing, she works with institutions in France and internationally, adopting an approach that combines creativity, strategy, culture and responsible innovation.
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