Afropolitan Changing The Fashion Industry Through Tech With Ibi Cookey (Co-Founder of Fitted)
Nov 2, 2022
24:40
Quote - “Afropolitan means remembering who we were in the last
thousand years at scale”
The Afropolitan Podcast spotlights Afropolitans who aren’t afraid to
step into the unknown and walk in purpose. With this podcast we hope
to empower Africans in the Diaspora to harness their full potential
and contribute to the development of a bold and progressive black
community.
Our guests will share their working formulas, the hard facts about
leaving familiar terrain, embracing the unknown, and staying relevant
afterwards.
This episode features Ibi Cookey, Co-Founder of Fitted; a fashion-tech
company revolutionising scalable custom fashion.
Ibi is an international business management graduate and a former
investment banker. He is passionate about simplifying the custom
fashion supply chain for all stakeholders.
Listen and enjoy as Ibi Cookey talks to us about entrepreneurship,
Fitted and transitioning from investment banking to tech.
Show Notes
1:10 Background and transition from investment banking to tech
3:33 Insights gained from private equity
4:46 Transition to Fitted
6:22 What does Fitted solve
8:18 Utilising data from Fitted to solve international measurement
challenges at scale
11:11 Fitted’s role in the supply chain ecosystem
13:47 Fundraising challenges and insights
18:11 First encounter with failure and experience learnt
19:56 Title of the book about your life
21:53 What does being Afropolitan mean to you
The Afropolitan Podcast is hosted by Eche Emole, co-founder of Afropolitan.
Listen and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Jamit, or
wherever you get your podcasts.
Want to learn more about Afropolitan?
Twitter - https://twitter.com/afropolitan
Website - https://www.afropolitan.io/
thousand years at scale”
The Afropolitan Podcast spotlights Afropolitans who aren’t afraid to
step into the unknown and walk in purpose. With this podcast we hope
to empower Africans in the Diaspora to harness their full potential
and contribute to the development of a bold and progressive black
community.
Our guests will share their working formulas, the hard facts about
leaving familiar terrain, embracing the unknown, and staying relevant
afterwards.
This episode features Ibi Cookey, Co-Founder of Fitted; a fashion-tech
company revolutionising scalable custom fashion.
Ibi is an international business management graduate and a former
investment banker. He is passionate about simplifying the custom
fashion supply chain for all stakeholders.
Listen and enjoy as Ibi Cookey talks to us about entrepreneurship,
Fitted and transitioning from investment banking to tech.
Show Notes
1:10 Background and transition from investment banking to tech
3:33 Insights gained from private equity
4:46 Transition to Fitted
6:22 What does Fitted solve
8:18 Utilising data from Fitted to solve international measurement
challenges at scale
11:11 Fitted’s role in the supply chain ecosystem
13:47 Fundraising challenges and insights
18:11 First encounter with failure and experience learnt
19:56 Title of the book about your life
21:53 What does being Afropolitan mean to you
The Afropolitan Podcast is hosted by Eche Emole, co-founder of Afropolitan.
Listen and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Jamit, or
wherever you get your podcasts.
Want to learn more about Afropolitan?
Twitter - https://twitter.com/afropolitan
Website - https://www.afropolitan.io/