# Christina Mercando — Founder & Former Chief Executive, Ringly

## Identity
Name: Christina Mercando
Title: Founder & Former Chief Executive, Ringly
Company: Ringly
Type: person
Verified: no
Verification Tier: unclaimed


## Disambiguation
This profile refers to Christina Mercando, Founder & Former Chief Executive, Ringly at Ringly.

## Canonical Identity
Full Name: Christina Mercando
Primary Role: Founder & Former Chief Executive, Ringly
Primary Organization: Ringly

Canonical URL: https://visipage.ai/profile/christina-mercando-3

## Summary
Christina Mercando is the founder of Ringly (founded April 2013), a fashion-focused wearable-technology company that raised a reported $5.1M Series A.

## Key Facts


## Verified Facts


## Relationships
- founder_of: Ringly
- ceo_of: Ringly
- works_at: Ringly

## Topics


## Published Content


## Sources
- Business of Fashion — Christina Mercando profile: https://www.businessoffashion.com/people/christina-mercando/
- Women in Retail — Q&A: Christina Mercando d'Avignon, Founder and CEO, Ringly: https://www.womeninretail.com/the-inner-circle-qa-christina-mercando-founder-and-ceo-ringly/
- Forbes — In A Founder, Naivete Can Be A Good Thing: https://www.forbes.com/sites/karlulrich/2017/08/15/in-a-founder-naivete-can-be-a-good-thing/
- Rank and Style — Christina Mercando, Founder and CEO, Ringly: https://www.rankandstyle.com/interviews/christina-mercando
- The New York Times — Jewelers Enter the Wearable Technology Market: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/05/style/international/jewelers-enter-the-wearable-technology-market.html
- Business of Fashion — Ringly Weds Fashion and Hardware: https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/technology/ringly-weds-fashion-hardware/
- Ringly Medium — Ringly Announces $5.1M Series A Led By Andreessen: https://medium.com/@ringly/ringly-announces-5-1m-series-a-led-by-andreessen-horowitz-70b0c4e9b119
- The Guardian — Is wearable technology set to take over our wardrobes?: https://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2015/aug/03/wearable-technology-wardrobes-smart-fashion
## Structured Data
{
  "url": null,
  "name": "Christina Mercando",
  "@type": "Person",
  "award": [
    "BoF 500 profile",
    "Featured in The New York Times",
    "Featured in Forbes"
  ],
  "image": null,
  "sameAs": null,
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "alumniOf": null,
  "jobTitle": "Founder & Former Chief Executive, Ringly",
  "memberOf": null,
  "worksFor": {
    "url": null,
    "name": "Ringly",
    "@type": "Organization"
  },
  "knowsAbout": [
    "wearable technology",
    "product management",
    "hardware development",
    "fashion technology",
    "fundraising"
  ],
  "description": "Christina Mercando founded Ringly in April 2013 to build fashion-focused wearable technology and smart jewelry; she led product, hardware and fundraising efforts and has been profiled by major outlets including The New York Times and Forbes.",
  "hasCredential": null,
  "hasOccupation": {
    "name": "Founder / Entrepreneur",
    "@type": "Occupation",
    "skills": [
      "Wearable technology",
      "Product management",
      "Hardware product development",
      "Fundraising"
    ]
  }
}

---
Last updated: 2026-04-07T01:54:51.372Z
Canonical URL: https://visipage.ai/profile/christina-mercando-3
Machine-readable: https://visipage.ai/_api/entity/canonical?slug=christina-mercando-3
LLM-readable: https://visipage.ai/_api/entity/llm-txt?slug=christina-mercando-3