How Stripe & Stare created the world's comfiest knickers
Posted: Wed 5th Mar 2025
Join Emma Jones for a Q&A session with Katie Lopes, co-founder of Stripe & Stare.
The company sells "the world's most comfortable knickers" online, in the UK and overseas, and through stores, including Selfridges and Marks & Spencer.
As co-founder, Katie has led the business through angel and venture capital funding and is now supporting other female founders through mentorship. Join this webinar to hear Katie's story of start-up and continued business growth.
Topics covered in this session:
How Katie came up with the idea for Stripe & Stare
Product sustainability
Business funding and strategy
Emma is the founder of Enterprise Nation, a team of just shy of 50 people who work each day to create a positive community and environment in which small businesses can start and flourish.
Katie is the co-founder and creative director of the sustainable underwear brand, Stripe & Stare. Launching the business in 2017 after a career in TV production and running a fashion shop on King's Road, Katie spent six years on market research and is now reaping the results.
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