VOZ

VOZ is an impact-driven fashion and lifestyle company that celebrates indigenous craft.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Fashion
  • Location New York, NY, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded June 2012
  • Employees 5
  • Incorporation Type B-corp
  • Website madebyvoz.com

Company Summary

VOZ, meaning “voice” in Spanish, is an impact-driven fashion and lifestyle company that celebrates indigenous craft. VOZ connects skilled rural artisans to global fashion consumers through luxury design innovation, scalable production technology, and international market access. Our mission is to empower indigenous women financially, creatively, and culturally.

As a brand, we codesign modern, luxurious-artisan made products that highlight the culture of the indigenous artisans who make them and distribute our products worldwide. We pay living wages for every textile and sewn garment, and use sustainable fibers and processes. Over 100 artisans are currently employed through VOZ’s supply chain, which offers them three times the local average wage in Southern Chile, healthy working environments tailored to the needs of rural-dwelling mothers, and free professional education.

VOZ has presented six collections at New York Fashion Week, is selling in over 43 high fashion stores in eight countries and was named by Vogue.com as one of the top sustainable fashion brands.

Team

  • Co-Founder, CEO and Creative Director

    Stanford HAAS and Cordes Fellow, 12+ years Design, Business Strategy, LatAm supply chain management, and product design. Design and Production Strategy at Fundación Chol Chol. BSME MechE in Product Design, Stanford d.school, RISD

  • Veronica Currivil Nahuel
    Co Founder, Director of Artisanship and Quality Control

    Artisan Cofounder of Ñimi Kafe Pu Domo Indigenous Artisan Association, and former Secretary of Chol Chol Foundation. Veronica directs VOZ’s Quality Control and Artisan Training Programs.

  • Design and Product Development Director

    15+ years in Design and Product Development Management. Prior experience at Angora Group, M.M.La Fleur, Tess Giberson, and BLK DNM Group LLC. BFA in Fashion/Apparel Design, Designkolen Kolding, MA Women’s Wear, Central Saint Martins.

  • Sandy Currivil
    Director of Production Logistics

    Mapuche weaver and daughter of VOZ Co-Founder, Sandy grew up to help lead VOZ. Agricultural Engineer designing organic, sustainable models of agricultural production, and President of her Mapuche Community Council. BS in Business Administration at Universidad Católica, Chile.

Previous Investors

  • Kathyrn Salmanowitz
    Managing Director, Golden Seeds
    Unconfirmed
    Start Up Chile and Fundacion Chile (incubator grants)
    Unconfirmed
    Designers Fund (grant)
    Unconfirmed
  • Patrick Wakeham
    Managing Director, Escala.vc
    Unconfirmed
    Kenneth Leiter
    Angel Investor and Marketing Executive
    Unconfirmed
    Shainoor Khoja
    Managing Director, Better Business Enterprise Ltd
    Unconfirmed
  • Pipeline Fellowship
    Unconfirmed
    118 Capital
    Unconfirmed
    Head of Policy and Strategy, JP Morgan Commodities
  • Founder, ADAP Capital LLC
    Julie Mcdermott
    Angel Investor, LP in Tech, former Bond Trader
    Unconfirmed
    Yota Palli
    Owner, CEO and Chairman of the Board at Corfu Palma Boutique Hotel
    Unconfirmed
  • Praful Shah
    Unconfirmed
    Craig Frischling
    Unconfirmed
  • David Friedersdorf
    Unconfirmed

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