Best Fashion Tech Companies in Italy
The 248 best Fashion Tech companies in Italy in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Moncler.
Italy's Fashion Tech scene is more crowded and better-funded than most people realize, and this directory ranks the best companies in the country by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. We're tracking 248 firms, with $783M in total disclosed capital, though that number carries an asterisk: Moncler alone accounts for $611M of it, which tells you something about how concentrated the funding landscape still is.
Strip Moncler out and the remaining field has collectively raised around $172M, with TheDoubleF pulling a notable $100M and Autone at $23M. So who's actually building the next layer? That's the question this list helps you answer. Fashion tech apps are showing median install growth of roughly +17% YoY across the broader sector, a signal that consumer appetite is running ahead of where Italian startup capital currently sits. The global fashion tech market hit $24.7B in 2021, and demand from Gen Z is only accelerating that curve. Globally, AI-driven production tools are getting real traction fast, as Zyod's AI-powered textile manufacturing push shows, and Italian founders backed by investors like Fashion Technology Accelerator and CDP Venture Capital are watching those playbooks closely. No unicorns yet, but the pipeline is building.
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 Italy
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moncler Internet first brand offering multi-category fashion products for men and women | $611M | 9 mo ago | Public | 283 | Remo Ruffini CEO | ContentstackCart FunctionalitySalesforce Commerce Cloud+28 | 64 patents Textile recycling and garment manufacturing equipment, including down recovery and embroidery systems | — |
| 2 | TheDoubleF Online retailer of designer clothing, bags, and shoes for men | $100M | 60 mo ago | Series D | — | Francesco Galli CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyGlobal-e+30 | — | — |
| 3 | Autone Provider of an AI platform for inventory and stock management | $23M | 20 mo ago | Series A | 5 | Adil Bouhdadi Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 4 | Velasca Online retailer of handcrafted Italian style footwear and related accessories | $9M | 80 mo ago | Series B | 90 | — | ShopifyTypeScriptGraphQL+40 | — | — |
| 5 | ComfTech Provider of smart garments for physiological monitoring | $8M | 94 mo ago | Series A | 10 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 26 patents Sensor‑integrated garments for continuous vital‑sign monitoring, especially neonatal respiration | — |
| 6 | Yoox Online retailer offering multi-category fashion products for men, women, and kids | $6M | 272 mo ago | Series A | 416 | — | Cart FunctionalityNode.jsBase UI+22 | — | 1 launch |
| 7 | Lanieri Internet first brand of casual apparel wear for men | $5M | 116 mo ago | Acquired | 27 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyThree.js+23 | — | — |
| 8 | BioFluff Provider of plant based fur 16Growth top 45%Moat top 48%Funding top 50%News bottom 42% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Moattop 48% Fundingtop 50% Newsbottom 42% Talentbottom 40% Globalbottom 38% Techbottom 32% Marketbottom 22% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $4M | 31 mo ago | Seed | 9 | Ashwariya Lahariya Co-Founder | MobXSiteGroundHSTS+5 | — | 1 award |
| 9 | ACBC Internet first brand offering sustainable footwear | $3M | 65 mo ago | Acquired | 30 | Gio Giacobbe CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | 12 patents Biodegradable PHB polymer production and natural‑fiber reinforced rubber for footwear. | 3 partnerships |
| 10 | Out Of Internet first brand offering eyewear | $3M | 33 mo ago | Seed | 27 | — | WordPress Block EditorElementorCart Functionality+41 | 40 patents Adaptive protective eyewear and helmets with variable-transparency lenses for vision correction and sports safety | 1 launch |
| 11 | Drexcode Online Platform offering Luxury Clothing on Rent | $2M | 108 mo ago | Seed | 10 | Federica Storace Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityMagentoSentry+31 | — | — |
| 12 | Italian Artisan Online B2B marketplace offering multi-category fashion products | $2M | 27 mo ago | Seed | — | Olga Iarussi Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLRedis+25 | — | — |
| 13 | Vegea Developer of biomaterial from wine using bioprocess technology | $1M | 81 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Gianpiero Tessitore Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | 1 launch |
| 14 | iGet.it Online group-buying club for luxury goods and experiences | $1M | 176 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Dominique Lebel ex-Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 15 | AliveShoes Outsourced design platform for custom made shoes | $1M | 155 mo ago | Seed | 283 | Luca Botticelli Co-Founder & CEO | RubyChart.jsGoogle Maps+29 | — | — |
| 16 | ELSE Corp Developer of a virtual retail platform | $733K | 101 mo ago | Seed | 14 | — | — | 10 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 17 | Maison Academia Made in Italy fashion brand | $645K | 164 mo ago | Deadpooled | 5 | Mary Palomba Co-Founder | FirebaseBootstrapAMP+13 | — | — |
| 18 | Re-Bello Sustainable fashion apparel brand | $638K | 108 mo ago | Seed | 8 | Daniel Tocca Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVisa+19 | — | — |
| 19 | Papem Online discovery platform for fashion products available in local stores | $461K | 112 mo ago | Deadpooled | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Quattrocento Handmade designer eyewear at a affordable prices | $250K | 131 mo ago | Seed | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Finaest Online retailer of Italian-made designer fashion apparel and accessories | $167K | 133 mo ago | Deadpooled | 5 | Luca Gianmaria Catalano Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 22 | Creasolution Provider of CAD, CAM, PLM software solutions for fashion and apparel | $108K | 126 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Mirko Zilli CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+43 | — | — |
Top 12 Fashion Tech companies in Italy
#1
Public · Milano, Umbria · founded 2003 · 283 employees$611.5Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering multi-category fashion products for men and women. The product catalog includes skirts, shirts, sweatshirts, pants, jackets, coats, and much more. It also provides footwear, perfumes, sunglasses, hats, bags, and other fashion accessories. The application is available on both iOS and Android platforms. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $2.74B and a net profit of $0.64B.
- Sep 2025Post IPO—
- Jun 2011PE$611.5M
- Feb 2006PE—
#2
Series A · Milan, Lombardy · founded 2021 · 5 employees$23.4Mraised▾
Provider of an AI platform for inventory and stock management. The platform offers features for replenishment, rebalancing, buying, and reordering to optimize inventory decisions. It provides insights based on forecasts, market trends, seasonal shifts, and buyer influences. The platform aims to simplify stock management and improve inventory turnover.
- Oct 2024Series A$17M
- Oct 2023Seed$4.5M
- Jun 2022Seed$1.8M
- 2022Seed$500K
#3
Series D · Mantua, Lombardy · founded 2017$100Mraised▾
Online retailer of designer clothing, bags, and shoes for men. The website offers a selection of collections from top designers at reduced prices. Customer service is available via email during business hours. The site provides curated collections intended to anticipate fashion trends.
- Jun 2021Series D$100M
#4
Seed · Milan, Lombardy · founded 2021 · 9 employees$3.6Mraised▾
Provider of plant-based fur. The material is sourced from organic fiber plants and is biodegradable. It allows customers to customize different aspects of fur like length, color, and density.
- Oct 2023Seed$2.5M
- Dec 2022Seed$625K
- Nov 2022Seed$500K
#5
Seed · Porto Recanati, Marche · founded 2013$1.6Mraised▾
Online B2B marketplace offering multi-category fashion products. The platform allows businesses to create fully-customized stores for selling apparel, footwear, and other fashion accessories.
- Mar 2024Seed$1.6M
- Dec 2022Seed—
#6
Seed · Brescia, Lombardy · founded 2007 · 27 employees$2.6Mraised▾
Online retailer offering eyewear. The platform provides goggles, sports glasses, spare lenses, and other accessories. The company also allows users to customize the eyewear.
- Sep 2023Seed$2.6M
- Oct 2022Seed$713.6K
#7
Series B · Milan, Lombardy · founded 2013 · 90 employees$8.8Mraised▾
Online retailer of handcrafted Italian style footwear and related accessories. It appears the company offers a newsletter to provide stories and inspiration. The website also includes information on terms of service and privacy policy.
- Sep 2019Series B$5M
- Jul 2018Series A$2.9M
- Nov 2016Seed$762.2K
- Apr 2015Seed—
#8
Series A · Monza, Lombardy · founded 2010 · 10 employees$8.1Mraised▾
Provider of smart garments for physiological monitoring. The smart garments are composed of textile sensors capable of monitoring and collecting biometric data and parameters of the wearer. The app allows users to view the data collected by the textile and electronic component.
- Aug 2018Series A$8.1M
- Nov 2015Grant (prize money)$52.9K
- May 2015Grant (prize money)$56K
#9
Acquired · Milan, Lombardy · founded 2017 · 30 employees$3Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering sustainable footwear. Its offering includes sneakers, shoes, zip shoes for men & women of different patterns and colors. The company claims that products are made with eco-friendly materials.
- Dec 2020Seed$292.4K
- Aug 2020Seed$2.7M
#10
Acquired · Biella, Piedmont · founded 2013 · 27 employees$5.3Mraised▾
Lanieri is a online retailer of customized apparels for men. Customers can choose various made in Italy fabrics, customize buttons, linings, collars, pockets, waistbands, cuffs, etc. For fit, customers have the option to either take their own measures at home or have a style advisor to take the measures at Lanieri's store. Along with shirts, suits, and trousers they also sell accessories like Neckties, Scarves, Pocket squares, and Bow-ties.
- Sep 2016Series B$3.3M
- 2013Seed$2M
#11
Series A · Milan, Lombardy · founded 2000 · 416 employees$5.8Mraised▾
Online retailer offering multi-category fashion products for men, women, and kids. The product catalog includes apparel, footwear, and accessories such as bags, jewelry, etc from designer brands. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.
- Sep 2003Series A$5.8M
#12
Funding Raised · Torino, Piedmont · founded 2021 · 2 employees$25Kraised▾
Online retailer offering refashioned eco-friendly fashion products for men and women. The product catalog includes jackets, coats, knitwear, shirts, tops, innerwear, backpacks, belts, hats, etc.
- Apr 2024Grant (prize money)$25K
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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How research on Textiles & Wearable Materials is moving in Italy
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 73 Italy-affiliated papers.
- Università Campus Bio-Medico10
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri8
- University of Naples Federico II7
- National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development7
- University of Pisa7
- Wearable computer7
- Electrical engineering3
- Wearable technology2
- Architectural engineering2
- Haptic technology2
- Wearable computer10
- Fiber Bragg grating6
- Respiratory monitoring5
- Nanotechnology5
- Respiratory system4
- Wearable technology3
- Electronics3
- Wearable computer2
- Nanotechnology2
- Sustainability2
Where textiles tech is researched across Italy
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
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