Carmen Busquets, an entrepreneur, philanthropist and impact investor in the fashion and tech space, has created the Carmen Busquets Foundation and the inaugural Carmen Busquets Prize.
Busquets is a Venezuelan businesswoman best known as the majority cofounding investor of Net-a-porter and as a vocal proponent of sustainability. The influential angel investor has invested in start-ups in the U.S. and Britain including Farfetch , Moda Operandi, Flowerbx, Tagwalk and Cult Beauty.
The Carmen Busquets Couture Prize x Latin American Fashion Awards marks the first in a series of strategic partnerships that will amplify the foundation’s mission of promoting cultural preservation, sustainability and inclusivity within the fashion, art and design industries.
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