Best Fashion Tech Companies in Australia
The 458 best Fashion Tech companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: THE ICONIC.
Australia's Fashion Tech sector has 458 companies tracked here, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum — and the $233M total capital raised tells you this space is further along than most people assume. The ICONIC leads the field by a distance at $92M, with Security Matters ($16M) and Xefco ($10M) the next names worth watching. No unicorns yet, but the funding distribution is sharpening. Median app install growth is running at roughly +17% year-on-year across 266 fashion and retail apparel apps, which is the kind of quiet momentum that precedes a breakout cycle. Against a global Fashion Tech market that was already pegged at $24.7B in 2021, the Australian slice looks undersized relative to its sophistication.
What's actually moving the needle? Gen Z appetite is the demand engine, and as 2024 research shows, digital-first expectations are restructuring how brands build and fund their tech stacks. I'd also point you to what's happening offshore: a Newme Series A worth $18M, closed in April 2026, signals that investor appetite for fashion-native tech plays is genuinely live right now. Domestically, business.gov.au and Investible are the most active backers, which means regulatory access and early-stage capital are both in the mix. So the conditions for the next funding step-change in Australian Fashion Tech are arguably already in place.
Our analysis of 219 Fashion Tech companies
$16.5b in tracked funding; 94% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2022.
Ranked: Best Fashion Tech companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE ICONIC Online retailer of apparels and accessories for men, women and kids | $92M | 160 mo ago | Series A | 939 | Jere Calmes Chief Executive Officer | Cart FunctionalityPrismicApple iCloud Mail+40 | 1 partnership |
| 2 | Shoes of Prey Online customization platform for shoes | $24M | 126 mo ago | Deadpooled | 200 | — | — | — |
| 3 | GlamCorner Online rental platform offering luxury fashion products | $18M | 67 mo ago | Series B | 61 | — | Webflow EcommerceMagentoWebflow+28 | — |
| 4 | Security Matters Offers blockchain-enabled supply chain track and trace solutions | $16M | 10 mo ago | Public | — | Haggai Alon Founder & CEO | TypeScriptWindows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NET+16 | — |
| 5 | Styletread Online retailer offering multi-category footwear for men, women, and kids | $13M | 170 mo ago | Acquired | 70 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Xefco Developer of advanced materials for water-free dyeing and radiant barrier textiles 22News top 36%Talent top 38%Funding top 39%Tech bottom 43% All 6 signals ▾Newstop 36% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 39% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 24% News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 5 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: Announcements, Funding Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $10M | 1 mo ago | Seed | 17 | Tom Hussey Chief Executive Officer / Co-Founder | WebflowGSAPLenis+11 | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 7 | Bellroy Internet first brand offering wallets | $8M | 83 mo ago | Series A | 124 | Matthew Fallshaw Co-Founder & CIO | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | 1 expansion |
| 8 | Fame and Partners Internet first brand of apparel for women | $8M | 121 mo ago | Deadpooled | 27 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Style Arcade Provider of a fashion software suite | $5M | 42 mo ago | Series A | 23 | Tristan Hoy Co-Founder | Chief Technology Officer | WebflowSentryVimeo+23 | 1 expansion |
| 10 | July Internet-first brand of travel products | $5M | 80 mo ago | Series A | 106 | Athan Didaskalou Founder & Chief Strategy Officer | ShopifyTurbopackEmotion+30 | — |
| 11 | Bodd Manufacturer of 3D body scanners for diversified applications 40Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Funding top 45%Tech bottom 46% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 45% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 26% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $5M | 6 mo ago | Series A | 16 | David McLaughlin Co-Founder | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15 | — |
| 12 | Nanollose Provider of fiber based on nanocellulose technology 40Patents top 28%Moat top 32%Growth top 35%Innovation top 40% All 9 signals ▾Patentstop 28% Moattop 32% Growthtop 35% Innovationtop 40% Fundingtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 25% Patents: 29 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 13 in 2017-21 Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 29 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $5M | 16 mo ago | Public | — | Alfie Germano CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | 1 expansion |
| 13 | The Volte Online rental marketplace for women's designer apparel | $5M | 37 mo ago | Series A | 16 | — | TurbopackEmotionTypeScript+25 | 1 award |
| 14 | InStitchu Internet first brand of custom-made menswear | $4M | 99 mo ago | Seed | 74 | — | ContentfulSentryNode.js+31 | — |
| 15 | Mon Purse Custom designed handbag tailor made in Europe | $4M | 119 mo ago | Deadpooled | 29 | Andrew Shub Co Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+36 | — |
| 16 | Ida Sports Internet-first brand offering footwear for women | $2M | 20 mo ago | Series A | 13 | Laura Youngson Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyDoofinder+37 | 1 partnership |
| 17 | Azura Fashion Group Online retail platform offering multi-category fashion products for men and women | $2M | 43 mo ago | Seed | 10 | Samuel Wood CEO and Co-Founder | WixSentryBootstrap+12 | — |
| 18 | Outland Denim Internet first brand of casual apparel for men and women | $1M | 72 mo ago | Seed | 22 | James Bartle Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 19 | AirRobe Online marketplace offering multi-category fashion products | $1M | 52 mo ago | Seed | 22 | Hannon Comazzetto Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityRubyMUI+23 | — |
| 20 | ZORALI Internet first brand offering multi-category eco-friendly fashion products for men and women | $1M | 49 mo ago | Seed | — | Cam Greenwood Co-Founder / Managing Director | Cart FunctionalityShopifyGlobal-e+37 | — |
| 21 | Mys Tyler Mobile app based fashion community platform for looks | $1M | 60 mo ago | Seed | 22 | Sarah Neill Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityWix eCommerceWix+25 | — |
| 22 | Local Threads Online marketplace offering multi-category eco-friendly fashion products for men, women, and kids | $500K | 46 mo ago | Seed | 5 | James Adcock Co-Founder | ShopifyShop PayPayPal+14 | — |
| 23 | 2threads Fashion-focused social platform | $300K | 216 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Riley Batchelor Co-Founder & Director | — | — |
| 24 | Persollo Cloud based platform offering software for influencer marketing | $271K | 52 mo ago | Funding Raised | 14 | Olga Oleinikova Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityNode.jsChart.js+17 | — |
| 25 | HerFashionBox Monthly subscription box for fashion and beauty products | $250K | 159 mo ago | Deadpooled | 11 | — | — | — |
| 26 | StyleRocks Customized jewelry online | $180K | 162 mo ago | Seed | 3 | Pascale Helyar-Moray Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 27 | Splashup AI-powered product discovery browser extension | $150K | 58 mo ago | Seed | 4 | Nathalie Rafeh Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 28 | Luxe.It.Fwd Online consignment for pre-owned luxury handbags | $140K | 52 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Miranda Gillespie Founder | Cart FunctionalityMagentoMySQL+34 | 1 expansion |
Top 12 Fashion Tech companies in Australia
#1
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 17 employees$10.5Mraised▾
Developer of advanced materials for water-free dyeing and radiant barrier textiles. It offers a sustainable, water-free manufacturing solution for textile finishing and dyeing processes. The company also manufactures radiant barrier textiles designed to increase the thermal efficiency of insulated clothing.
- Apr 2026Grant (prize money)$3.6M
- Apr 2024Seed$10.5M
- Jun 2023Seed—
#2
Public · Australia · founded 2018$16.5Mraised▾
Offers blockchain-enabled supply chain track and trace solutions. The company offers solutions for users to manage supply chain track and trace solutions. It offers technology and intelligence solutions.
- Aug 2025Post IPO$11M
- May 2025Post IPO$5.5M
#3
Series A · Prahran, Victoria · founded 2013 · 16 employees$5Mraised▾
Manufacturer of 3D body scanners for diversified applications. It develops self-service body scanner systems that scan and capture 3D body models, customer body measurements across multiple points and contours on the body, and biometric data. It also provides eye and hair colour, garment and shoe size, height, body fat percentage, and BMI information. It caters to retail, health and fitness, military, and sports sectors.
- Dec 2025Series A$9.9M
- Dec 2022Angel$5M
#4
Public · Nedlands, Western Australia · founded 2014$4.8Mraised▾
Nanollose provides fiber based on nanocellulose technology. Its product Rayon Fiber is a fiber made of plant-free microbial cellulose that is derived from biomass waste products from beer, wine, and liquid food. It uses its proprietary technology for the production, processing, and application of microbial nanocellulose. Its products have application in cotton and linen textiles, cellophane, paper industry, horticulture, and clothing industry.
- Feb 2025Post IPO$1.9M
- Apr 2021Post IPO$2.9M
#5
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2017 · 13 employees$2Mraised▾
Internet-first brand offering footwear for women. It offers soccer footwear for both firm ground and 3G artificial grass surfaces.
- Sep 2024Series A$4.1M
#6
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2011 · 939 employees$92Mraised▾
The Iconic is an online retailer of apparel and accessories for men, women, and kids. The product catalog includes shirts, trousers, dresses, footwear, innerwear, accessories, and more. The mobile app is available for Android and iOS users. The company also offers beauty products for makeup, body, hair, food, supplements, etc.
- Jan 2013Series A$26M
- Sep 2012Series A$20M
- 2012Series A$46M
#7
Series A · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2016 · 16 employees$4.7Mraised▾
Online rental marketplace for women's designer apparel. It connects borrowers with a network of individuals, corporate rental boutiques, and designers. Users can select and rent designer dresses, maternity wear, handbags, and more.
- May 2023Series A$4M
- Apr 2019Seed$700K
#8
Series B · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2012 · 61 employees$17.5Mraised▾
Online rental platform offering luxury fashion products. The product catalog includes gowns, playsuits, jumpsuits, maternity wear, and other fashion accessories. It allows customers to browse through the collection of dresses and book the dress online.
- Oct 2020Series B$12M
- Jul 2017Series A$4.2M
- Mar 2016Seed$800K
- Apr 2015Seed$500K
#9
Deadpooled · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2009 · 200 employees$24.1Mraised▾
Shoes of Prey is an online customization platform and an internet-first brand of shoes for women. Customers can choose the heel, toe, fabric, leather, color, and embellishments and give final details to place an order online. The company then hand-makes the shoes and ships them. The company had 5M unique visitors in 2013. It broke even in two months and hit multi-million dollar revenue in under two years.
- Dec 2015Series B$15.5M
- Dec 2014Series A$5.5M
- Jun 2012Series A$3M
- Apr 2009Seed$50K
#10
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 23 employees$5.4Mraised▾
Provider of a fashion software suite. It offers digital range planning and fashion analytics to provide merchandising recommendations for retailers to achieve growth in profit. They also have a blog section where they share insights on the latest trends in retail analytics.
- Nov 2022Series A$5.4M
#11
Acquired · Thornbury, Victoria · founded 2010 · 70 employees$12.6Mraised▾
Online retailer offering multi-category footwear for men, women, and kids. The product catalog includes ankle boots, boots, flats, heels, sneakers, loafers, sandals, slippers, wedges, school shoes, etc. The company also offers backpacks, clutches, tote bags, wallets, etc.
- Mar 2012Series C$12.6M
#12
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 10 employees$2Mraised▾
Online retail platform offering multi-category fashion products for men and women. Its product catalog includes tops, pants, loungewear, skirts, dresses, handbags, clutches, jewelry, bracelet, rings, watches, footwear, perfumes, and more. It also offers second-hand bags.
- Nov 2022Seed$2M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Fashion Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Textiles & Wearable Materials is moving in Australia
A read on the academic research around Textiles & Wearable Materials — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 40 Australia-affiliated papers.
- RMIT University13
- University College London6
- Deakin University4
- University of Wollongong3
- UNSW Sydney3
- Spinning3
- Wearable computer3
- Human–computer interaction3
- Soft robotics2
- Graphene2
- Composite material4
- Electronics2
- Smart material2
- Wearable technology2
- Thread (computing)2
- Architectural engineering2
- Phase change2
- Phase-change material2
- Clothing2
- Electronics1
Where textiles tech is researched across Australia
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.