
By connecting hundreds of boutiques and brands like Gucci and Burberry across 190 countries on a single marketplace, Neves took Farfetch public at an $8 billion valuation and proved luxury fashion could be digitized at global scale.
Jose Neves is the Founder of Farfetch, the global luxury fashion e-commerce platform that connected consumers with boutiques and brands in over 190 countries.
Neves, originally from Portugal, built U.S. operations in New York. Farfetch went public in 2018 with a market capitalization exceeding $8 billion before being acquired by Coupang in late 2023. The platform aggregated inventory from hundreds of boutiques and major luxury brands including Gucci, Prada, and Burberry.

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