The Volte

About

The Volte is an Australian peer-to-peer clothing rental platform that lets owners list designer garments for short-term hire, enabling mainly women to borrow high-end fashion and promote garment reuse.

Mission

The Volte is an Australian 'Airbnb-for-clothes' platform that enables people to rent out garments. It was founded in 2017 by former lawyer Kym Atkins and co-founders Bernadette Olivier, Genevieve Hohnen and Jade Hirniak. The platform aims to tackle fast-fashion and give borrowers access to clothing they may not have been able to afford otherwise. The team frames its mission around the idea that 'access is the new ownership' and says it empowers women to access designer fashion. The company has built a base of more than 100,000 active users and has raised $700,000 in funding. When the founders set out to develop The Volte, none had prior experience in tech or fashion.

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