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September 23, 2019

Fashion startup Lookiero bags $19m: “We’re not worried about Stitch Fix”

With £120m poured into fashion startups Outfittery, Thread and Lookiero, the battle of the AI fashion boxes is on.


Kitty Knowles

5 min read

Lookiero fashion startup Europe.

Introducing AI to the world of fashion has proven to be a lucrative affair. Look at Stitch Fix, a US-based women’s clothing recommendation service, which pulled in over $1.5bn in annual revenue and has grown at pace since its initial public offering in 2017.

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Oier Urrutia Lookiero founder
Oier Urrutia Lookiero founder
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Outfittery founder Julia Bosch.
Outfittery founder Julia Bosch.
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Viume fashion startup, Europe
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Simon Menashy. Credit: MMC.
Simon Menashy. Credit: MMC.
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