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United States, New York
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| Sep 30, 2013 | 99dresses (YC W12) launches iOS app and goes mobile-only for clothing swaps | 99dresses, the Y Combinator graduate that gives women the ability to hit “refresh” on their wardrobes as often as they like through clothing swaps, has gone mobile-only with the launch of its new iOS app. The startup has fundamentally rewor... |
| Sep 19, 2013 | Fast Company interview with 99 Dresses founder Nikki Durkin (YC W12) | As a journalist, you usually see the same patterns in people’s stories. Each story is impressive it its own right, but you rarely find a new pattern. But that changed with the last interview I did. The company is called 99dresses, and it’s ... |
| Mar 27, 2013 | eBay’s new ‘Sell it Forward’ program channels your hoarding impulses for charity | We all have secret stashes of stuff we rarely use, and yet these items can be oddly difficult to part with. eBay has partnered with Goodwill to lessen separation anxiety and soothe the pains of parting. This new initiative is called Sell it... |
| Feb 20, 2013 | Kids’ Clothing Consignment Service thredUP Prepares To Take On Threadflip, Poshmark & More With Move Into Women’s Apparel | Only a month after its expansion into juniors, online and mobile clothing consignment service thredUP is now expanding into women’s apparel. This is the company’s first step out of the kids’ clothes market, representing a shift for the bran... |
| Oct 19, 2012 | 16 Sharing Startups That Save Money and Reduce Your Consumption | “Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living.” -Peace Pilgrim A whole host of tech startups today want to rid us of unnecessary possessions... |
| May 21, 2012 | Gary Sharma’s Internet Week 2012 Highlights (Nerd Proms, Rooftop Parties, Will Arnett DJ’ing, Michael Stipe Sightings ‘n more!) | Aol’s Andrea Hong, GroupMe/Skype’s Steve Cheney, TechStars’ Justin Overdorff, Shelby.tv’s Chris Kurdziel and Lauren Appelwick, American Express’ Meghan Paul, Acquaintable’s Joel Rodriguez and Greycroft Partners’ Alisa Richter posing at the ... |
| Apr 30, 2012 | Is it time to pivot? | As far as buzzwords go, to “pivot” is a term that many Australian start-ups would still respond blankly to. But the concept, now established in Silicon Valley, is starting to gain traction Down Under. New businesses are going to ground, see... |
| Apr 17, 2012 | Threadflip Gets $1.6M From Baseline, First Round, Dave Morin And Others To Virtualize The Clothing Swap | There has to be something in the air: Just when I thought that I had enough distraction in my life, one more sweet clothing swap site launches, allowing me to focus on my hobby (fashion, and specifically upcycled fashion) while I’m supposed... |
| Mar 27, 2012 | Y Combinator shows off 39 companies at Demo Day | Y Combinator’s semi-annual Demo Day is taking place today, and 66 companies are pitching their products at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. Twenty seven of the presenting companies are still in stealth mode. Twice a... |
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FAQ about 99dresses
What has the press written about 99dresses?
Parsers VC has collected 18 articles mentioning 99dresses, among them “99dresses (YC W12) launches iOS app and goes mobile-only for clothing swaps” (Sep 30, 2013) and “Fast Company interview with 99 Dresses founder Nikki Durkin (YC W12)” (Sep 19, 2013).
Is 99dresses still active?
Yes, 99dresses is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 21, 2020.