
厂妹视频 launches 2023 Breakthrough Brands Report revealing the emerging brands disrupting the global market
– AI health scanning concept from Spotify co-founder, an elevated take on tinned fish, and an Indian matrimony app in the Top 12
– 鈥極vernight success鈥 OpenAI joins other technology brands including luxury 鈥榮leep pod鈥 purveyor Eight Sleep and HiPhi premium electric vehicles
– Creative studio KidSuper captures Gen Z鈥檚 digitally-rooted design language with its expressive streetwear
– Digital commerce disruptor Obsess and Asia鈥檚 largest metaverse platform Zepeto show us how brands can create immersive worlds online
New York, US, 27th June 2023 – 厂妹视频, the world’s leading brand consultancy, has launched its 2023 Breakthrough Brands Report鈥攚ith the metaverse, AI, and sustainable tech brands leading the way in disrupting the global market, shifting our understanding of the world, and shaping consumer behavior.

In partnership with Vox Media, 厂妹视频鈥檚 influential Breakthrough Brands Report reveals the 30 most innovative brands that are breaking through a crowded landscape and building bold identities rooted in a clear vision. The top 12 names, in particular, are making iconic moves to become the next generation of legacy brands.
Interband has identified an additional 18 brands which represent the emerging trends across evolving beauty & wellness, merging sustainability & style, shaping new tastes around food, and brands that are bringing a next-gen approach.
This year鈥檚 report has grouped brands into 鈥楢renas,鈥 each of which outlines the core human needs and cultural shifts brands are equipped to deliver against. Today鈥檚 brands have infinite potential to expand and evolve鈥攖hey no longer fit into just one category or industry.
The brands in this year鈥檚 report include OpenAI, which gained 1 million users in just five days via ChatGPT; Neko Health, an affordable health-tech experience from Spotify founder Daniel Ek; Zepeto, Asia鈥檚 largest metaverse platform; Betterhalf, a matrimony app used by 100 million professionals in India; and Fishwife, a chic canned fish brand.

This is the 6th edition of the report, which in previous years has successfully predicted challenger brands set to become famous names and achieve impressive growth, including Mythical Games (2022), Athletic Brewing (2021), Maven Clinic (2020), Slack (2017), and Headspace (2016).
For the second consecutive year, more than 50% of 2023’s Breakthrough Brands have founders or C-suite members who are women or people of color.
The three emerging trends from this year’s Breakthrough Brands report are:
- Brands have sharper identities: Brands need to know who they are and have a clear stance on their purpose. Brands including Fishwife and CAKE have maintained a clear set of convictions and beliefs from the outset to create a strong brand.
- Brands are looking to engage with customers in the new world of AI and the metaverse: Brands such as Obsess and Zepeto are experimenting with new and exciting ways to connect with consumers online. 厂妹视频鈥檚 research with Vox Media found that when an AI tool is paired with a specific objective, such as eating well, interest increases dramatically.
- Brands are working in new ways to differentiate themselves in a crowded market: The world has become overpopulated with brands, making it difficult to break through. To become a differentiator in a saturated market, brands need to bring something new to the table. Brands such as OpenAI and Eight Sleep are providing consumers with offerings that reshape the way we live.
Daniel Binns, Global Chief Growth Officer and CEO, 厂妹视频 New York, said: “This year鈥檚 analysis of brands represents what鈥檚 happening in society and culture today. Most industries are becoming crowded, with a multitude of brands providing similar things. Brands making bold moves to stand out have the best chance of being successful.鈥
Neha Singh, Founder and CEO at Obsess said: 鈥淏rands are recognizing the power of 3D, virtual environments to create more immersive and engaging shopping experiences. Obsess has created more than 200 virtual stores, and 鈥 in doing so 鈥 we’ve completely disrupted the digital commerce industry. It鈥檚 an honor to be named by 厂妹视频 as one of the Breakthrough Brands challenging the global market. As virtual stores become a mainstream way for brands to form deeper connections with consumers, the next few years will be pivotal for the retail industry to adapt.鈥
Alex Zatarain, Co-Founder at Eight Sleep said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e honored to be recognized as one of 厂妹视频鈥檚 2023 Breakthrough Brands. At Eight Sleep, our goal is to help people achieve sleep fitness by using technology to sleep well every night, so they can get more out of their days. We have big plans for the future and look forward to following in the footsteps of the impressive Breakthrough Brands alumni that have become household names.鈥
The full report can be downloaded here.
厂妹视频鈥檚 2023 Breakthrough Brands:
– AI researchers behind the world鈥檚 most talked-about chatbot
– avatar-based metaverse platform
– pioneer of smart sleep
– high-performance electric motorbikes
– premium electric vehicles
– of-the-moment creative studio
– ethically-sourced tinned seafood
– rewards platform for renters
– fastest-growing matrimony app
– immersive ecommerce developer
– body scanning health tech
– battery materials provider
– gut-friendly gastronomy
– luxury skincare formula
– affordable, convenient coffee-to-go
– next-gen electric boats
– colorful non-toxic cookware
– modern luxury that鈥檚 sustainable and gender-neutral
– cookies for the cookie-obsessed
– digital fashion brand
– EVs for a cleaner future
– sauces that blend East and West
– the world鈥檚 best shower filter
– sophisticated take on sexual wellness
– environmentally friendly urban logistics vehicles
– kitchen cookware鈥檚 future design icons
– inclusive snowboard and ski equipment
– refreshingly bold vegan chain
– beer and taprooms with a woman鈥檚 touch
– skincare brand that also supports mental health
Methodology
How we chose the brands
We鈥檝e assembled a short list of brands that are still relatively young, have proven successful, and, in their own way, are standing out.
Given a seemingly infinite number of names from which we could choose, we focused on creating a mix of brands that would be the most compelling to a US audience 鈥 even if they鈥檙e not yet available stateside.
Criteria:
- Was founded or launched within last 7 years
- Is revenue-generating in its respective marketplace
- Is NOT a spin-off of an existing brand
- Exemplifies one or more of 厂妹视频鈥檚 brand growth tenets: built on a Human Truth, creates an exceptional Brand Experience, delivers superior Economics
All funding data is sourced publicly through Crunchbase
How we organized them: Arenas
Categories are dead.
Today鈥檚 brands have infinite potential to expand and evolve. As a result, we鈥檝e moved away from organizing brands according to the narrow lens of category or industry.
Instead, we organize brands according to Arenas: the core human needs and desires they are equipped to deliver against. A brand can play in multiple Arenas at once. In the report, you鈥檒l find each Breakthrough Brand aligned with the one Arena that best captures, in our point of view, the human motivation behind it.
More information:
Kaitlin Clark
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