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Build, Pitch, Scale – Leap Summit 2025 Is Open for Registration!

6 June 2025

Breaking into the fashion industry as a start-up is no small feat. From navigating small order quantities and volatile consumer trends to finding reliable vendors and building efficient supply chains on a tight budget, young fashion businesses often find themselves overwhelmed.

Addressing this issue, Leap Summit is set to become the ultimate launchpad for fashion start-ups ready to leap forward. Being held on July 2-3, 2025 at Sheraton Grand, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Leap Summit is a flagship initiative under Apparel Sourcing Week (ASW) aimed at empowering early-stage brands, technology innovators, service providers and material innovators by giving them unmatched exposure to industry decision-makers.

Over 30 promising start-ups will showcase their solutions to a curated global audience of more than 8,000 stakeholders – including brands, retailers, manufacturers, investors, designers, marketplaces and industry leaders from India, the UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Australia. 

Why Exhibit at Leap Summit?

Participants gain market access, business validation and an opportunity to pitch informally to investors during exclusive networking sessions. The exhibiting experience is thoughtfully designed for early-stage ventures, balancing affordability with high-impact visibility

Complementing the exhibition, the conference will dive deep into challenges start-ups face and practical strategies to overcome them. Sessions will cover topics like managing small MOQs, building agile and responsible supply chains, unlocking B2B revenue through white-labelling, understanding evolving Indian consumer behaviour and leveraging q-commerce for ultra-fast delivery models.

With its bold vision, founder-first approach and innovation-centric programming, Leap Summit by ASW 2025 is set to become a defining space for fashion entrepreneurs looking to turn challenges into stepping stones for success.

Glimpses of Leap Summit 2025:

  • 30+ Cutting-Edge Start-ups
  • 10+ Interactive Sessions
  • 20+ Speakers from D2C Fashion Space
  • 8000+ Visitors from Fashion Business 

Hurry and book your space.

About Apparel Sourcing Week 2025

Apparel Sourcing Week 2025, a two-days Sourcing Show not only provides the Asian manufacturers a platform to showcase their products & manufacturing capabilities to the Brands & Retailers from all over the world including India, but also extends them a chance to attend the multiple seminars (headed by industry experts), workshops, open-house discussions and networking opportunities organised during these three days, which would help the manufacturers get a better understanding of Indian and International Retail and evolving dynamics of sourcing in various markets and retail formats.

About the Organiser

Apparel Resources is well known for its benchmark publications – Apparel Online, StitchWorld and Resource Guide published from India, Bangladesh & Vietnam. These publications have been around in the industry for over 35 years, supporting, guiding and standing by garment exporters and the retail industry globally, providing them a platform to source better.