Yesterday, Bloomberg reported that social discovery/e-commerce site The Fancy had been valued at $600 million and that American Express and actor Will Smith had come on board as investors.
The Fancy has yet to officially confirm the news, but there's no doubt that now is an important time for the four-year-old site.
We spoke with founder and CEO Joseph Einhorn about what The Fancy is, how it's grown so quickly, the importance of having Kering's Francois-Henri Pinault on board, why Zara is one of his biggest inspirations, and more.
