Best Apparel Brands Companies in New South Wales, Australia
The 80 best Apparel Brands companies in New South Wales, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Zhik.
Ranked: Best Apparel Brands companies in New South Wales
| # | 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 | 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 | — |
| 3 | The One Two Internet first brand of bras and underwear | — | 28 mo ago | Funding Raised | Maria Golushko Co-Founder | 2015 | — | — |
| 4 | Zimmermann Internet first brand of swimwear for women | — | 123 mo ago | Acquired | Nicky Zimmermann Co-Founder | 1991 | — | — |
| 5 | 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 | — |
| 6 | Activewear Brazil Integrator of audio-visual systems for churches | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2010 | — | — |
| 7 | AF Clothing Internet first brand of casual and formal apparel wear for men and women | — | — | Deadpooled | Ethan Mallam Co-Founder | 2015 | — | — |
| 8 | Aje Internet first brand of multi category casual wear and accessories for women | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2008 | ShopifyRouteOxi Social Login+36 | — |
Top 5 Apparel Brands companies in New South Wales
#1
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
#2
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
#3
Funding Raised · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2015—raised▾
Internet first brand of bras and underwear
#4
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.
#5
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.
- 2011Seed—
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