Cathy Pill

Big news — and one I’m incredibly proud to share. Today marks a monumental step in our journey to reshape the future of circular fashion and tech-enabled aftercare. I’m thrilled to announce that Save Your Wardrobe has acquired Les Raccommodeurs — a leading B2B digital repair specialist in France 🇫🇷 . Together, we’re setting a new benchmark for the most advanced, scalable, and tech-first aftersales infrastructure in the world. 💡 Les Raccommodeurs brings deep retail and operational expertise with a dynamic commercial model — the perfect complement to our platform. With this bold integration, we’re not just scaling repair — we’re redefining it as a core, enterprise-level solution for brands that want to lead on circularity. This move is a clear signal of: • 🌍 Our commitment to Europe-wide growth • ♾️ Our belief in circularity as the new standard • 💥 Our ambition to lead the future of tech-enabled sustainability It’s a pleasure to welcome Pauline Jaillant, Malo Galliot and Laura Vivien, who will help drive this next chapter across Europe with clarity and purpose. 📣 What’s next? We’re building the infrastructure that empowers global brands to offer seamless repair journeys, strengthen customer loyalty, and extend product life — all while reducing impact and capturing untapped value. If you’re a brand ready to lead the charge in circularity — let’s talk: [email protected] #SYW #Aftersales #Circularity #Repair #Sustainability #TechForGood #Leadership #FashionTech

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How AI Is Helping Us Understand Emotional Wellness View My Portfolio. Artificial intelligence isn’t just shaping productivity — it’s beginning to decode emotion. A 2025 Gartner study found that AI-driven wellness technologies improved emotional self-awareness by 38% among users who engaged with guided feedback systems for more than 30 days. From stress detection to behavioral pattern analysis, emotion-aware algorithms are helping people better understand how they feel — and why. This evolution in technology isn’t about replacing intuition, but enhancing reflection. By translating subtle biofeedback — heart rate shifts, micro-expressions, tone — AI can reveal patterns we often overlook in ourselves. In wellness design, this means creating products that don’t just measure data, but interpret it with empathy and insight. At V For Vibes, we believe the future of wellness technology lies not in tracking performance, but in understanding emotion — quietly, intelligently, and with respect for the human experience. #VForVibes #AI #WellnessTech #HealthInnovation #EmotionalIntelligence #DataEthics #FutureOfWellness #MindfulTechnology

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AI startups accounted for 62.7% of all U.S. venture capital funding in Q3 2025, according to Pitchbook. Over $192 billion has flowed into AI ventures this year — the first time AI has secured a majority share of global VC investment. The quarter was marked by mega-rounds, including Anthropic’s $13B Series F and xAI’s multibillion-dollar raise. Top deals include FieldAI ($405M), Cognition AI ($400M), Sierra Technologies ($350M), EliseAI ($250M), and Distyl AI ($175M), underscoring AI’s rapid evolution across robotics, automation, and enterprise software. Companies like Decart ($100M), Clay ($100M), Rillet ($70M), Exa ($85M), and Motion ($60M) also secured substantial rounds, driving innovation in video generation, workflow automation, ERP systems, and AI search. These startups, backed by major investors such as Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Benchmark ,Capital GG, Greenoaks, andNVIDIA, are advancing AI from research to real-world infrastructure. Collectively, they represent a maturing ecosystem focused on scalable, production-ready applications spanning sectors like finance, healthcare, sales, robotics, and enterprise automation. Dean Leitersdorf Moshe Shalev Nicolas Kopp Stelios Modes Kareem Amin Nicolae Rusan Ali Agha Minna Song Stoyan (Tony) Stoyanov Will Bryk Jeffrey Wang Benjamin Willox Bret Taylor Clay Bavor Scott Wu Walden Yan Steven Hao Harry Qi Omid Rooholfada Ethan Yu Arjun Prakash Derek Ho

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Good to see my colleague at AniVC , Vlad Cernouţan, featured in The Woof newsletter 🐾, sharing some sharp insights on what’s shaping investor decisions in the pet space 🔥. 😎 ☕ 🐾 💡 Vlad makes a strong case for what continues to matter: real defensibility — whether through IP, data, or brand equity, and the importance of teams that can go beyond just building products, but also being able to execute and scale business models. He also emphasizes that customer acquisition means little without long-term retention and trust, especially in regulated or care-driven parts of the market. He also highlights a few areas with strong return potential: 👉 Longevity and preventive health are moving from human to pet care, driven by tech and streamlined regulation. 👉 Functional nutrition (“Nutrition 2.0”) is evolving — no longer just about affordability, but about proven, evidence-backed benefits. 👉 AI-powered infrastructure is finally solving some of the stubborn problems in vet ops, insurance, and other fragmented parts of the ecosystem. 👉 Human biotech crossovers and integrated health platforms could reshape the next wave of innovation. 🐾 I am inspired about being able to move a needle in the pet industry, via our work at AniVC and for those who don’t know, our cofounder and partner Anna Skaya is a stellar founder herself—she built Basepaws, one of the first at-home DNA testing startups for pets, and led it all the way to acquisition 😎. Now she’s channeling that same passion into AniVC, helping back the next wave of innovators in the animal space 🚀. So, if you’re building something exciting in pet tech or animal health 🔬, or investing in it 💰, reach out. We’d love to connect! ☕ Last but not least, kudos to the Roy Ben-Tzvi from The Woof Newsletter for the article, link in the comments 👇 Image credit: The Woof.

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The 🇪🇺📲 EUDI Wallet is one of the most ambitious projects Europe has ever started. We’ve made great progress — but still need to improve the user experience ⬇️ In my latest blog, I cover: ✅ Why UX will decide adoption ✅ How citizens should experience the wallet ✅ What organizations need for seamless integration ✅ Why ecosystem alignment is key The goal: a wallet that is simple, secure, trusted and used every day by everyone. But here’s the real question: 👉 What do YOU think we need to focus on to make the EUDI Wallet a success for millions of people? Read my comprehensive User experience guide here: https://lnkd.in/gkBGYCGG #eIDAS, EU Digital Identity Wallet #EUDIWallet

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🎙️ Special IBC 2025 Episode – Retention Zone One of the most interesting conversations I had at IBC this year was with Gilles Domartini, CEO of Cleeng, right after the second edition of Retention Zone Live. We talked about how innovation in subscriptions is shifting — becoming more accessible and more intelligent. 👉 The big headline: Cleeng Pro. ➡️ A simplified way for any mid-sized publisher to launch a subscription service in under 60 minutes. ➡️ With just a few clicks you can create offers, set up a subscription page, consolidate app store data, and enable customer care. ➡️ And the real game changer? The first 10,000 monthly subscribers are free. ➡️ No contracts, no upfront cost — just the freedom to experiment, learn, and grow. For Vimeo users and smaller publishers frustrated by limited analytics, this could open entirely new doors. 👉 The second big announcement: ChurnIQ AI-ssistant. ➡️ Imagine a retention super-expert on demand. You ask: who’s at risk of churning, on which platform, and what’s the revenue impact? You get the answer instantly. ➡️ But more importantly, it doesn’t stop at insights. It suggests proven remedies, integrates with tools like Braze or Mailchimp, and can trigger campaigns automatically. It’s agentic AI in action — analytics flowing directly into decisions and execution. 📲 Finally, Gilles reminded me why we started Retention Zone in the first place: to create a space where the industry can share real challenges and shape better solutions together. That dialogue has already influenced Cleeng’s roadmap, and it shows the power of community in innovation. A guy with a scarf Benedicte Guichard Alexis Gaï Kirstin White Hjalmar Koedijker Joachim Bergman Kamila Palka Enzo Bermond Kübra Güven Chris Welsh #IBC2025 #RetentionZone #Subscriptions #AI #Streaming

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