Best Apparel Brands Companies in Australia
The 210 best Apparel Brands companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Zhik.
Ranking the top Apparel Brands companies in Australia by disclosed equity funding gives you a clearer read on where real capital is going, and right now that picture is concentrated. Zhik leads the 210 companies we track with $2M in total disclosed funding, and Bhumi follows at $244,502, which means two names account for the bulk of a very thin funding pool. Total disclosed across the directory sits at just $2M. So the honest story here isn't a boom, it's a tight, selective market where most players are bootstrapped or early-stage, and the ones drawing investor attention, including backers like Altamont Capital Partners and Antler, are earning it on product differentiation.
What's making this sector worth watching anyway? App installs across apparel and fashion brands are climbing at a median of roughly 17% year-on-year, and the global apparel market was valued at around $31.8B in 2020 with a 4.1% CAGR projected. Culturally, the momentum is real too: coverage is tilting hard toward celebrity ventures and stylist-driven brands, a trend you can see playing out in stories like this tech-forward apparel pivot and founder-led sustainable labels gaining traction globally. Australia's scene is quieter than those markets, but the underlying appetite is the same.
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Ranked: Best Apparel Brands companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhik Internet first brand of sports and outdoor apparel for women and men | $2M | 35 mo ago | Seed | Piet Poelmann CEO | 2003 | MagentoUnbounceTypeScript+32 | 1 partnership |
| 2 | Bhumi Internet first brand of fashion apparel wear for men and women | $245K | 24 mo ago | Seed | Dushyant Baravkar Founder | 2013 | — | — |
| 3 | Thin Air Global Internet first brand of casual and apparel for men and women | $44K | 75 mo ago | Seed | Daniel Hooper Founder & Managing Director | 2019 | — | — |
| 4 | Nixi Killick Internet first brand offering psychedelic streetwear and techno-induced wearables | $25K | 129 mo ago | Funding Raised | Nixi Killick Founder & Designer | 2013 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+26 | — |
| 5 | The Very Good Bra Internet first brand offering eco friendly innerwear for women | $20K | 38 mo ago | Seed | Stephanie Devine Founder & CEO | 2018 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+28 | — |
| 6 | The One Two Internet first brand of bras and underwear | — | 28 mo ago | Funding Raised | Maria Golushko Co-Founder | 2015 | — | — |
| 7 | Zimmermann Internet first brand of swimwear for women | — | 123 mo ago | Acquired | Nicky Zimmermann Co-Founder | 1991 | — | — |
| 8 | Billabong Internet first brand of fashion apparel wear for men and women | — | 153 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1973 | ShopifyNoibuAmazon Web Services+40 | — |
| 9 | Honey Birdette Internet first brand offering innerwear & nightwear brand for women | — | 180 mo ago | Acquired | Eloise Monaghan Founder & Managing Director | 2006 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+47 | — |
Top 9 Apparel Brands companies in Australia
#1
Seed · Richmond, Victoria · founded 2013$244.5Kraised▾
Bhumi is a lifestyle brand for men & women offering tops, bottoms, throws, towels, basics, underwear, yoga wear, activewear, bedding, sheets and quilt covers. The company sells their products through their online platform.
- Jun 2024Seed$244.5K
#2
Seed · Artarmon, New South Wales · founded 2003 · 36 employees$2Mraised▾
Internet first brand of sports and outdoor apparel for women and men
- Jul 2023Seed$2M
#3
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018$20Kraised▾
Internet first brand offering eco-friendly innerwear for women. The product catalog includes bras, nursing bras, sleepwear, loungewear, and replacement straps for bras. The company claims that the products are plastic-free and made of organic cotton. It also provides a virtual bra fitter.
- Apr 2023Seed$20K
#4
Seed · Carrum Downs, Victoria · founded 2019$43.6Kraised▾
Internet first brand of casual and apparel for men and women
- Mar 2020Seed$22K
#5
Funding Raised · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2013$25Kraised▾
Nixi Killick is a brand of Psychedelic streetwear and techno induced wearables. The company was founded by the namesake designer Nixi Killick. They sell tshirts, shorts, dresses, hats, artwork etc sold through the brand name NXK. The founder counts Lady Gaga as one of her clients where she designed dresses for the ArtRAVE tour. Have received an interest-free loan of $25K from RMIT University
- Sep 2015Conventional Debt$25K
#6
Funding Raised · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2015—raised▾
Internet first brand of bras and underwear
#7
Acquired · Rosebery, New South Wales · founded 1991—raised▾
Zimmermann is a swimwear brand for women selling swimwear, ready to wear apparel and accessories like shoes, belts, jewelry etc. Along with the above they also sell swimwear for kids. They present their ready-to-wear collections each year in both Australia and the USA at New York Fashion Week and maintain showrooms across Australia and US. They launched their online store zimmermanwear.com in 2008. As of Aug'16, they have a total of 22 stores.
#8
Acquired · Burleigh Heads, Queensland · founded 1973 · 623 employees—raised▾
Billabong is a manufacturer and retailer of surf, skate, snow and sports apparel, accessories, and hardware. The company distributes its products through sports retailers and company own branded retail outlets. The company's brands included Billabong, Element, Von Zipper, Kustom, Palmers, Honolua, Xcel, Tigerlily, Sector 9, DaKine and RVCA. It also has online retail primarily trading on the sites www.swell.com and www.surfstitch.com. It operates in geographic segments which include Australasia, Europe ,Americas and internationally. The company acquired companies including Kustom footwear, Von Zipper, Two Seasons, Plan B Skateboards, and more.
#9
Acquired · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2006 · 146 employees—raised▾
Honey Birdette is an innerwear & nightwear brand for women offering lingerie sets, bras, thongs, knickers, suspenders, bodysuits, corsets, robes & chemises. The company sells their products through their own stores and retailers.
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