Portrait No. 001
Rachel Fenn
Founder, CEO
Revivle
Raised — 1M
Americans spend 365B a year on new apparel, but only wear 20% of it, leading to huge amounts of waste. This waste ends up in 3rd world countries polluting the deserts and the water supplies, creating mountains of trash. With the rise of AI we have an opportunity to reconnect people with what they already own, and help them fall back in love, instead of buying more.
In her words
“We want to bring back the fun of shopping and getting dressed with your friends.”
Chapter I
The toughest challenges you've faced as a founder.
When you have kids and truly want to spend time with them, it limits how many hours you can work on your startup. I can't work a 16 hour day - I get 8. That means I have to be twice as efficient, build a great team, and not waste time on doing the wrong thing.
Chapter II
Your vision.
Satisfaction in what you own goes through the roof, and your spending goes down. Your free time goes up, and your time on the phone goes down. Time with your kids goes up, time at work goes down.
Chapter III
The impact you want to leave behind — for your industry, your community, and the women who come next.
I'm building a community-based platform where all of the inventory in our homes is unlocked. On Revivle you'll be able to find everything you need in your community without having to ship it half way around the world, and you'll make a friend while doing it. It's Craigslist 2.0.