The Lead announces The Leading List 100 in partnership with XRC Ventures
The Lead, in partnership with XRC Ventures, is pleased to announce The Leading 100 List of 2023 — its annual list recognizing the innovative tech start-ups driving the future of brand-to-consumer. The List recognizes high-impact technology start-ups that are enabling the direct-to-consumer business model and driving business value for brands as well as retailers. These young companies are solving business problems, powering growth, and helping brands deliver on customer expectations through innovative, accessible and powerful technology solutions.
The Leading 100 List of 2023 is presented in partnership with RILA, NYFTL, XRC Ventures, Plug & Play, The Robin Report and SUBTA.
The Selection Committee includes: Pano Anthos, Founder & Managing Director, XRC Ventures, Jackie Trebilcock, Managing Director, New York Fashion Tech Lab, Nicholas Ahrens, Senior Vice President of Strategy, Innovation & Content, RILA, Nick Reasner, Director, Innovation & Customer Experience, Simon Property Group, Chip Korn, Partner & Co-chair, Emerging Company & Venture Capital Practice Group, Foley Hoag, Ken Pilot, Founder, Ken Pilot Ventures,Will Decker, Head of Brand & Retail, Plug & Play Tech Center, Christine Russo, Principal, RCC Agency, Tom Barbaro, Co-Founder, Cogent, Juan Mejia, Managing Director, Bright Tower, Ian McGarrigle, Chairman, World Retail Congress, and Robin Lewis, Founder & CEO, The Robin Report.
“At XRC Ventures, we are excited about new technologies that empower brands and retailers to innovate,” says XRC Ventures Founder & Managing Director, Pano Anthos. “The Leading 100 List includes startups that are doing just that by developing and leveraging new approaches in AI applications, spatial intelligence, supply chain redesign, sustainably-focused methods, and more. I look forward to seeing these startups help lead our industry into the future.”
The Leading 100 will be honored at The Lead Innovation Summit on July 12th & 13th, The Lead’s flagship event where the entire fashion, beauty, home,CPG, food, beverage, health, wellness and retail innovation community will converge to engage the future of the direct-to-consumer business model. The annual event will bring together executives from enterprise brands and retailers, challenger DTC brands, innovative unicorns, technology start-ups, enterprise technology, investors, dealmakers, analysts and stakeholders that comprise The Leads network.
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The Leading 100 List of 2023
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