Executive Summary

• The event featured NYFTL’s fifth cohort class of startups, which consisted of nine women-led companies that have developed innovations at the intersection of fashion, retail and technology.
• This year’s NYFTL included companies working on technical solutions focused on analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, visual search, RFID, return solutions and manufacturing.
• The startups’ various areas of focus include creating new ways for customers to shop, new ways for retailers to track engagement and new ways for retailers to communicate and engage with customers.
• The nine startups that participated in NYFTL’s fifth cohort and in the Demo Day included: Cherry Pick.ai, Eon, EverThread, Fashwell, Find Me A Shoe, Headliner Labs, Linc, Narrativ and Shimmy.