Luxe Launchpad: The Future of Elevated Retail – Round One

Eight early-stage startups, each selected through a rigorous invite-only process, take the stage for Round One of the Luxe Launchpad competition. Each founder has two minutes to demonstrate how their solution addresses a critical challenge or unlocks a meaningful opportunity in elevated retail, spanning areas from AI-driven personalisation and clienteling technology to sustainable operations, immersive experience, and next-generation commerce.  Following each pitch, both the expert judging panel and the audience will score the presentations. The top four highest-scoring startups will advance to the Luxe Launchpad Final, where they will face deeper questioning and compete for both the Judges' Choice and Audience Choice awards.