San Francisco, US / Zurich, Switzerland – 24 April, 2024 – Szilard Szurdok, founder of Weev, the most innovative development platform in the footwear, leathergoods and fashion industry, has announced that sensational new investor and Salesforce founder Marc Benioff has made a substantial investment in the start-up.
The Funds invested by Marc Benioff will be used to bolster the go to market initiatives of Weev globally with a strong focus on the US market. Weev is in advanced negotiations with major US brands and suppliers and is developing tailor made marketing programs for subscribed companies for them to make optimum use of the trailblazing functionalities of its fully developed system. With the new investment, Weev will become the leading structured SaaS Platform for organizing materials, components, finished goods and know-how in the fashion industry along the entire product creation process.
Marc Benioff, who once received decisive tips for the rapid success of Salesforce from Steve Jobs, is not only investing financially, but also with personal commitment. Following Steve Jobs' example, he will also support Weev founder Szilard Szurdok in an advisory capacity. Weev is also Benioff's first investment in Switzerland.
"This is more than just great recognition and a small accolade for our young company," says Szilard Szurdok, "If anyone knows anything about digital transformation, it's probably Marc. When such a successful man from the digital business takes his own money and time into his own hands - that shows that Weev has hit a business nerve. Of course, that gives us even more momentum."
Based on a unique software solution (SaaS), Weev simplifies and accelerates the way products are designed, developed and manufactured in the leather goods industry. With Weev, time and cost savings are measurable and the quality of collaboration in the global value chain is significantly improved.
"Transparency, sustainability, circular economy, speed to market and industry expertise are just some of the things that make Weev unique," says Weev founder Szilard Szurdok, always emphasizing the sustainability factor.
Weev observed that much of the leather and fashion industry operations are still in the Stone Age. Heavy sample folders are flown around the world and small snippets are cut out with scissors at trade fairs. With Weev, these conventional sample and material books are a thing of the past. The new digital technology facilitates an agile and seamless workflow and enables significant and measurable savings.
"We want to empower product manufacturers by providing transformative connections, relevant resources and tools in real time," says Szilard Szurdok. "Weev's mission is to digitize the industry's processes and help make the complex system simpler, more efficient. The whole thing is extremely resource-efficient and breathes the spirit of the times, the spirit of the future."
He goes on to explain that Weev will be a leading player because "we bundle industry expertise based on a robust material database, first-class data, useful analytics, highly defined material visualization and integrated collaboration tools."
Board Member Roger Franz Wilfinger summarizes Weev's mission as follows: "We want to make the world a little better with our business. And we also want everyone to look better in the process and after."
Weev is currently expanding its international customer base and CEO Joanne Stetson has recently reported that “Weev users already include well-known companies such as Industria del Design, Santori Pellami, Polo Sourcing, Jinjiang HAOFA Shoe Material Co., Ltd. in China and Faytex Corporation in the USA”.
Other companies are close to signing contracts globally and will further strengthen Weev's position as one of the leading players in the SssS business in the fashion industry.
About Weev
Weev is a digital solution for the footwear, leathergoods and fashion industry. A Swiss company, founded in 2018 by Szilard Szurdok, Weev connects brands and suppliers on a shared platform to make the creative process faster, more transparent and more sustainable. The Weev platform optimizes the footwear and leather goods design and production process, from concept to reality. Featuring a robust database, best-in-class 3D data and visualization tools, and integrated collaboration capabilities, Weev connects and supports the entire material supply chain.
