Samsung signs on as official sponsor for Decoded Fashion: The Fashion Hackathon
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Samsung is a South Korean multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul. It comprises numerous subsidiaries and affiliated businesses, most of them united under the Samsung brand, and is the largest South Korean chaebol (business conglomerate).
About Property:
For the first time, 200 developers from will come together for a Hackathon competition based on building and launching an app that solves a challenge in the Fashion & Retail industry. Hackers will join Fashion & Retail leaders to discuss the industry’s pain points, opportunities for new products and partnerships. The goal? Have a cool app launched by America’s most influential Fashion organization — the CFDA — for a cash prize. The top 3 teams will receive 10 days of mentorship, learning how to cater the tech pitch to a fashion-minded audience - skills that are useful to all Tech founders pitching to clients and prospect partners in this field. On Feb. 14, at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, one of the world’s top Fashion stages, the teams will present on the runway to a panel of Fashion judges.