We are a social e-commerce marketplace that leverages the power of fashion superfans through a unique blend of co-creation, gamified pre-sales, and crowdfunding. Our platform is designed to enhance engagement and drive sales for fashion designers and influencers.
Current Status
Market and customer research conducted Concept and platform prototype developed
Platform Development • Product-creation module • Team module • Creatives marketplace
Active users 50+ customer interviews, 10 designers and we expect around 2500 of their superfans
We re in private beta now, pre-launch
Market
Our target customer is a fashion-forward demographic consisting of 60% women and 40% men, with an age range of 25 to 44 years old. They reside in the USA and are interested in the affordable luxury fashion segment. They have a strong passion for fashion, purchasing 20 or more pieces per year to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and styles.
Our projected TAM is at least $70B, reflecting global online fashion sales through influencers, crowdfunding, and the merchant cash advance market
SOURCE: Adroit market research, Influencer marketing hub, Affilimate, Terra Ferra team calculations
TAM - 70B$, SAM - 5B$ , SOM - 1B$
Problem or Opportunity
It’s hard to start a new fashion business Hard to build an engaged community: too expensive / takes too long to build a community from scratch; Hard to get funding: no designated place to crowdfund / loans too expensive; Hard to to sell: high commissions / expensive and ineffective ads.
Solution (product or service)
Co-creating, funding and selling — all in one place.
• A place to build an engaged community of superfans and co-creators
• A new royalty distribution model for the team
• Early pre-sales and better product personalization
Competitors
Social fashion marketplaces - LTK, POPSHOP LIVE , Verishop Affiliate platforms - Webgains, ShareASale Social e-commerce - Facebook, Instagram Creators' support platforms - Pietra, Spring Freelance marketplaces - Fiverr, Upwork Crowdfunding platforms - Kickstarter, Indeiegogo Merchant cash advances- Creative Juice, Credibly
Advantages or differentiators
The founders have 30+ combined experience in retail and e-commerce.
Unique offering to increase designer's revenue through engaging superfans in co-creation & gamified pre-sales in fashion industry.
We strive to support fashion designers in boosting their sales and securing funding through the engagement of their most dedicated fans. Our unique offering involves co-creation with revenue sharing and gamified pre-sales. Our goal is to increase designers' revenue by fostering interaction with their superfans and incorporating elements of play into the pre-sales process, thus differentiating ourselves in the fashion industry.
Finance
PLATFORM EARNINGS:
7% COMMISSION ON GMV
7% ON CROWDFUNDING
10% ON AMBASSADORS’ REWARDS 10% ON CO-CREATOR REWARDS
Business model
Our platform operates on a 7% royalty model, taking a cut of both sales of products created on our platform as well as pre-sales or investments. We cater to fashion designers and influencers with a strong presence on social media, offering our services on a B2B basis. We anticipate these fashion industry players to attract their most avid supporters, estimated at around 5% of their followers, to our platform where they can utilize our specialized engagement tools.
Money will be spent on
Product development - 50%.
B2B sales and marketing - 20%.
Other opex - 30%.
Offer for investor
Our offer for the investor is to be discussed with each investor individually.
We are in a rolling fundraising process right now, raising 1M$ now with SAFEs at 10M$ , 20% discount , and plan to extend it to 3M$ in total over the course of 2023.
Our potential risks include the possibility of fashion designers and their social media management teams having low levels of motivation or inadequate skills to interact with their superfans. Additionally, there is a risk of imitation by competitors who may duplicate our product offerings.
Incubation/Acceleration programs accomplishment
We have not participated in any incubation/acceleration programs.