- Feb 18, 2019
Updated: Jun 1, 2021
Smartzer joins LVMH in the second season of its incubator "La Maison des Startups" on the Station F campus.
We are thrilled to announce that Smartzer will be part of the second class of LVMH’s La Maison des Startups that will welcome 26 young companies on the Station F campus in 2019. It is an honour to continue on from the first promotion of the acceleration program and have the opportunity to continue to develop our collaboration with the Houses of LVMH (Moet Hennessy, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Sephora, etc.). The thirteen other places were awarded to startups identified by LVMH thanks to its Innovation Award, an annual competition organized as part of Viva Technology. Several LVMH employees whose projects have been rewarded in the various editions of the DARE initiative (Disrupt, Act, Risk to be Entrepreneur), dedicated to the development of intrapreneurship within the Group, will also join the second promotion to develop their projects.
La Maison des Startups allows entrepreneurs to benefit from personalized support from experts in the LVMH group within a work environment conducive to innovation. Workshops dedicated to the challenges of the luxury industry and pitch sessions are regularly offered to each start up to present the evolution of their solutions to representatives of LVMH Houses.
With this second season, the acceleration program addresses the Group's major current issues: sustainability of raw materials, reinvention of the customer experience, use of Artificial Intelligence, improvement of data analysis and CRM systems and the use of virtual and artificial reality.
The selection consists of Alcmeon (Dialogue via Social Networks and Instant Messengers), Allure Systems (fashion visuals without manikin), Daumet (gilding on exceptional materials), Dreenk (wine analysis scanner), Euveka (robotic manikin) , Ferpection (UX tester community), Fitle (garment size measurement algorithm), Futur 404 (Sustainable Innovation), Haptic Media (3D collection modeling), Heuritech (visual search and trend detection), Holooh (human holograms in AR and VR), Kronos Care(followed by an e-commerce order), Mercaux (tablet for sellers), Neos (in-store scanning and payment application), Orbis (holograms), Sericyne (manufacture of silk objects), SimpliField(communication with vendors), SkyBoy (Story Telling augmented reality), SmartPixels(product customization), Smartzer (video tagging for e-commerce), Southpigalle(collaborative tools), Spoon (artificial creatures), The Bradery (flash sales instagram) , V-cult(3D experiments for trade or training), See (virtual makeup) or Woodoo (translucent wood).
Read more about the LVMH Season 2 Launch:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lvmh-lance-la-deuxi%C3%A8me-saison-de-son-incubateur-des-f-le-garlantezec/
https://lamaisondesstartups.lvmh.com/en/startups/
- Apr 16, 2018
Updated: Feb 11, 2021
This week, Emilio Pucci launched its beautiful Spring/Summer ’18 campaign video on Instagram Stories with amazing results. Viewers open the shoppable video directly from the Stories “See More” function. From there they can click and engage with the items they find most interesting in the video and easily shop - all thanks to Smartzer shoppable video technology.
Not just for photos anymore, Instagram has quickly become the new go-to platform to discover inspiring video content. However, for a very long time there has been frustration among social media managers and marketers determined to make their video content link directly to their website. Salvation has come in the form of Instagram Stories swipe up to “See More” function. Smartzer uses this URL link in Instagram stories to allow the platform to support shoppable video on Instagram Stories.
The Smartzer tech was the perfect pairing for Emilio Pucci’s campaign video because of our subtle and bespoke player and seamless engagement. We cannot wait to create and share more shoppable Instagram stories videos!
- Apr 11, 2018
Updated: Feb 18, 2021
LVMH launched La Maison des Startups, its’ startup accelerator at Station F last night and the Smartzer team was there to demo and introduce the Smartzer tech to LVMH CEO, Bernard Arnault, LVMH brands and press.
Launched in November 2017, Station F is a vast startup incubator started by French billionaire Xavier Niel. Described as a “small city” Station F is the largest startup campus in the world and the size of the Eiffel Tower laying down. The venue offers startups a post office, 24 themed lounges, 8 event spaces, a café and a 360-person auditorium.
LMVH follows in the footsteps of French cosmetics giant L’Oreal who started an accelerator at Station F last year. The LVMH incubator measures 2,400 square feet with 89 work stations and the LVMH program will host 50 international start-ups yearly in two six-month terms. Geared at accelerating collaborations between startups proposing solutions for the luxury market and LVMH’s portfolio of more than 70 brands, the LVMH accelerator is the perfect opportunity for Smartzer’s interactive video technology. Since the soft launch of the program in November, Smartzer has been introduced to many brands and is already developing partnerships.
At last night’s event, founder Karoline Gross, presented the Smartzer concept to Bernard Arnault, select press and distinguished guests including LVMH’s Chief Digital Officer, Ian Rogers and Vuitton’s Executive Vice President Delphine Arnault. All parties were interested in our tech and how interactive videos could work with luxury brands to boost engagement.
During his speech, Bernard Arnault praised the startups selected for the LVMH accelerator for their innovative thinking and entrepreneurial spirit. This spark that the startups have is why the LVMH group wants to maintain a close relationship with them.
We are so excited to be part of the LVMH accelerator program and cannot wait to create interactive and shoppable videos for LVMH’s luxury brands.
Read more about the LVMH Station F launch:
"LVMH unveils initiative for start-ups" - Draper's