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Best Fashion Tech Companies in Los Angeles, United States

The 460 best Fashion Tech companies in Los Angeles, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Goat.

460companies tracked
$1.2Bdisclosed funding
2unicorns
83have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FASHION TECH × LOS ANGELES

Our analysis of 116 Fashion Tech companies

$9.4b in tracked funding; 97% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.

116companies analysed
97%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
10unicorns
2015median founding year
548kcombined LinkedIn audience
57%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Fashion Tech companies in Los Angeles

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Goat 🦄
Online P2P marketplace to buy and sell sneakers
76Market top 22%Funding top 25%Moat top 26%Product top 32%
All 10 signals ▾
Markettop 22%
Fundingtop 25%
Moattop 26%
Producttop 32%
Customerstop 34%
Talenttop 38%
Techtop 39%
Growthtop 49%
Globalbottom 46%
Newsbottom 27%
Market: 315 employees (top 11% of Fashion Tech) · Top-50,000 web property
Funding: Raised $500M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 15 yrs (0.5/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100
$500M59 mo ago315Daishin Sugano
Co-Founder & CPO
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceConstructor.io+21Top 50k——
2Jaanuu
Online retailer of modern uniforms and performance scrubs for professionals
72Tech top 13%Moat top 22%Growth top 30%Funding top 37%
All 8 signals ▾
Techtop 13%
Moattop 22%
Growthtop 30%
Fundingtop 37%
Talenttop 41%
Markettop 49%
Globalbottom 37%
Newsbottom 18%
Tech: 77 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100
$95M53 mo ago75Michael Alexander
CEO
Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+41Top 500k—1 partnership
3FIGS
Internet-first brand of medical apparel
$75M100 mo ago354
354 → 476 (+34%)
Heather Hasson
Co-Founder/ Executive Chairman
ShopifyContentfulApple iCloud Mail+48Top 50k32 patents
Design and manufacturing of medical scrubs and protective clothing for healthcare professionals.
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4Jessica Simpson
Online retailer of clothing, shoes, handbags, accessories, and fragrance
57Tech top 21%Product top 26%Innovation top 33%Growth top 45%
All 8 signals ▾
Techtop 21%
Producttop 26%
Innovationtop 33%
Growthtop 45%
Fundingtop 48%
Marketbottom 43%
Globalbottom 29%
Newsbottom 27%
Tech: 74 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services
Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$68M49 mo ago——Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+53Top 500k——
5Nasty Gal
Fearless fashion for the modern woman, celebrating individuality and bold style
$65M135 mo ago151
151 → 150 (-1%)
—Cart FunctionalitySalesforce Commerce CloudSalesforce+29Top 500k——
6MeUndies
Internet-first brand of inner wear for both men and women
$47M66 mo ago82
82 → 88 (+7%)
—Cart FunctionalityBuilder.ioSentry+39Top 500k—1 job opening
7Reformation
Online retailer of women's apparel, accessories, and bridal wear
$37M102 mo ago7Hali Borenstein
Chief Executive Officer
Cart FunctionalitySalesforce Commerce CloudSalesforce+32Top 50k—1 job opening
8Hudson Jeans
Premium denim and apparel designed in Los Angeles for effortless style
$33M204 mo ago94—Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+55Top 1M——
9Ambercycle
Provider of tech-based solutions for producing yarns from old cloths
37Funding top 29%News top 34%Talent top 38%Moat top 39%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 29%
Newstop 34%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 39%
Growthtop 42%
Techbottom 41%
Globalbottom 39%
Partnersbottom 35%
Marketbottom 28%
Funding: Raised $26.6M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr)
News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 17 tracked, 4 types) · +25% YoY
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100
$27M10 mo ago7Shay Sethi
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowVimeoSiteGround+10Top 5M——
10Carbon38
Online retailer offering sportswear for women
$26M100 mo ago56—Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+45Top 1M——
11Clique Brands
Internet first brand of casual and formal apparel wear for women
$23M82 mo ago121Hillary Kerr
Co-Founder
Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceTypeScript+18Top 50M——
12Rock The Bells
Online licensed merchandise platform offering music-based multi-category products
$23M38 mo ago50—Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+25Top 5M——
13LIVETINTED
Internet-first brand offering apparel and beauty products for women
$20M39 mo ago34—ShopifyCart FunctionalitySentry+41Top 1M—2 launchs · 1 award
14SpreeAI 🦄
AI-based virtual try-on solutions for apparel businesses
50Moat top 26%AI top 28%Patents top 37%Innovation top 38%
All 9 signals ▾
Moattop 26%
AItop 28%
Patentstop 37%
Innovationtop 38%
Talenttop 38%
Fundingtop 49%
Marketbottom 47%
Globalbottom 31%
Techbottom 25%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 13 patents
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-based
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100
$15M13 mo ago—John Imah
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+17Top 10M13 patents
AI-driven virtual try‑on and digital garment grading for remote apparel fitting
1 award
15Zelig Technology
AI-based virtual try-on solutions for fashion businesses
21Moat top 38%AI top 45%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 46%
All 8 signals ▾
Moattop 38%
AItop 45%
Talentbottom 49%
Fundingbottom 46%
Marketbottom 37%
Patentsbottom 35%
Globalbottom 31%
Innovationbottom 25%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 2 patents
AI: Product described with: ai-based
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100
$15M31 mo ago—Sandy Sholl
Founder & CEO
——2 patents
Remote large-scale text classification and retrieval services
2 launchs
16Circular Systems
Developer of circular and regenerative textile technologies
$11M42 mo ago21—Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+26Top 50M——
17The/Studio
Online retailer of custom manufactured products
$11M92 mo ago105—Cart FunctionalitySentryZendesk+26Top 1M47 patents
Engineering bispecific/multispecific therapeutic antibodies and catabodies for viral disease treatment
1 partnership
18BeautyCon
Online community-based discovery platform for multi-category beauty products
$11M112 mo ago11—WordPressMySQLMariaDB+46Top 1M——
19DailyLook
Premium personal styling service delivering curated clothing to elevate your style
$10M92 mo ago93Eric Marston
CTO/COO/Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+47Top 100k3 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
—
20Bezel
Tech-first marketplace for buying and selling luxury watches
$8M41 mo ago15James Beazley
Founder and Director
————
21Genetic Los Angeles
Internet first brand of denim brand for men and women
$7M141 mo ago—Ali Fatourechi
Founder
————
22Gemist
Internet first brand offering precious jewelry
14Talent top 38%Funding top 40%Global bottom 36%Market bottom 19%
All 5 signals ▾
Talenttop 38%
Fundingtop 40%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 19%
Newsbottom 18%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $6.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100
$6M11 mo ago10Madeline Fraser
CEO & Founder
————
23FCTRY LAb
Internet first brand offering 3D printed sneakers
$6M42 mo ago9Abhishek Som
Co-Founder
ShopifyShop PayApple Pay+20Top 5M——
24StyleSaint
Online Women's Apparel Brand
$6M154 mo ago2Allison Beal
Co-Founder & CEO
————
25Left on Friday
Internet first brand offering performance casual wear for women
$6M35 mo ago8Shannon Savage
Co-Founder
ShopifyGlobal-eTailwind CSS+31Top 500k—5 job openings
26BODS
Online platform offering personalized fitting technology and virtual try-on for fashion e-commerce
$6M50 mo ago—Alexander Shatalov
Founder
————
27Lensabl
Online retailer offering prescription lenses and frames
$5M79 mo ago15—SanityShopifyCart Functionality+35Top 1M——
28Vow To Be Chic
Wedding vendor rankings, bridesmaid dresses, and wedding planning resources
$5M120 mo ago30—————
29KYX
Online rental platform offering subscription-based sneakers
$5M43 mo ago30Brian Mupo
Co-Founder & CEO
————
30STAUD
Internet first brand of fashion products for women
55Tech top 26%Growth top 35%Innovation top 39%Product top 40%
All 8 signals ▾
Techtop 26%
Growthtop 35%
Innovationtop 39%
Producttop 40%
Fundingtop 44%
Talentbottom 49%
Marketbottom 39%
Globalbottom 32%
Tech: 60 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100
$4M13 mo ago14Sarah Staudinger
Founder
Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+44Top 100k——
31BLNG
Developer of AI-powered design and marketing tools for the jewelry industry
35Growth top 35%AI top 45%Tech top 50%Talent bottom 49%
All 10 signals ▾
Growthtop 35%
AItop 45%
Techtop 50%
Talentbottom 49%
Moatbottom 48%
Fundingbottom 45%
Globalbottom 36%
Innovationbottom 31%
Patentsbottom 31%
Marketbottom 29%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
AI: Product described with: ai-powered
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100
$3M14 mo ago—Valerie Leblond
Co-Founder & CEO
SanityApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19Top 10M2 patents
AI-driven CAD systems for automated jewelry design and modeling
1 launch
32StyleScan
Provider of AR and 3D visualization tools for fashion brands
$3M47 mo ago7Larissa Posner
Founder & CEO
UbuntuNginxSwiper+3Top 10M——
33Cala
Provider of an AI-powered platform for fashion product design and production
$3M71 mo ago44—————
34Facer
App-based platform offering watch faces for smartwatches
$3M134 mo ago16—Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+26Top 500k——
35For Days
Online rental platform offering multi-category fashion products
$3M91 mo ago19Mary Saunders
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityShopifyMalomo+43Top 1M——
36Tom & Teddy
Internet-first brand of swimwear for men and boys
$3M69 mo ago4Michelle L'huillier
Founder and Director
Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+36Top 5M—1 award
37Fitz
Private label brand of eyewear for kids
$2M82 mo ago11Heidi Hertel
Founder
Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceTypeScript+24Top 50M——
38One Golden Thread
Internet first brand offering casual wear for men and women
48Growth top 28%Tech top 29%Talent top 45%Funding bottom 43%
All 6 signals ▾
Growthtop 28%
Techtop 29%
Talenttop 45%
Fundingbottom 43%
Globalbottom 25%
Marketbottom 24%
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 60 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$2M17 mo ago8Jeff Scult
Founder
Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+54Top 1M——
39Yoga Club
Internet first brand of yoga and workout apparel
$2M80 mo ago22—ShopifyFacebook LoginBootstrap+42Top 10M——
40Hype & Vice
Internet first brand offering apparel wear for women
$2M79 mo ago25Kimberly Robles
Co-Founder
Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+42Top 1M—1 partnership
41Vrai
Internet first brand offering multi-category jewelry products
$1M69 mo ago88—ShopifySentryNoibu+36Top 500k——
42Clare V
Stylish handbags, accessories, clothing, and jewelry with a focus on giving back
$1M65 mo ago110
110 → 113 (+3%)
—ShopifyConstructor.ioGlobal-e+40Top 500k—1 partnership
43Oya
Online brand performance apparel designed to support feminine health
$1M40 mo ago8—Cart FunctionalityShopifyElement UI+23Top 10M—1 partnership
44Trendy Butler
Online monthly subscription service offering men’s apparel
$1M125 mo ago7—————
45Saturdays Football
Marketplace platform offering soccer clothing
$1M24 mo ago—Mathew Davis
Founder
Shogun Page BuilderLayoutHubCart Functionality+33Top 5M——
46MINDD
Internet-first brand offering innerwear for women
$1M69 mo ago4Helena Kaylin
Founder & CEO
Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+30Top 5M7 patents
Compression torso shaping garments for body contouring
—
47Apliiq
Internet first brand offering custom apparel for men, women, and kids
$805K59 mo ago45Ethan Lipsitz
CEO & Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLZoho+24Top 500k7 patents
Custom apparel e‑commerce platforms with automated compliance and product personalization
—
48Hood
Internet-first brand offering customized hats
$310K34 mo ago—Max Nelson
Founder
——21 patents
Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes
—
49Stylette
Online rental platform offering casual wear for kids
$250K42 mo ago2Kim Kreuzberger
Co-Founder
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Top 12 Fashion Tech companies in Los Angeles

#1
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2013 · 7 employees
$26.6Mraised
▾

Provider of tech-based solutions for producing yarns from old cloths. It aims to produce virgin-grade polymers from textile waste. It partners with companies, cities, and consumers to collect end-of-life textiles.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 29%
News
top 34%
Talent
top 38%
Moat
top 39%
Growth
top 42%
Tech
bottom 41%
Funding: Raised $26.6M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series B (Jul 2025)
News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 17 tracked, 4 types) · +25% YoY · 4 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 14k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. REI Co-op Brands) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Series B—
  • Aug 2024Conventional Debt$10M
  • Nov 2023Series B$5M
  • Jan 2022Series A$21.6M
Founders & team
Shay SethiCo-Founder & CEOMoby AhmedCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Shinkong Synthetic Fiber, KIRKBI A/S, Temasek, Zalando, Best Sellers Investfwd, H&M COLAB
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsHstsHttp/3Jquery
#2
SpreeAI 🦄
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2022
$15Mraised
▾

AI-based virtual try-on solutions for apparel businesses. The platform allows customers to select the garment, take virtual photo, and view result. Features includes sales management, customer engagement, return management, customer feedback, and more.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 26%
AI
top 28%
Patents
top 37%
Innovation
top 38%
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 49%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 13 patents · Unicorn
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-based
Patents: 13 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 13 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 31k LinkedIn followers — 5.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Series B—
Founders & team
John ImahChief Executive Officer & FounderLisa PFounder & Chairman of the Board
Investors
Davidson Group
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCore-JsEwww Image OptimizerGoogle Font ApiGoogle Workspace
#3
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2019 · 10 employees
$6Mraised
▾

Internet first brand offering precious jewelry. The product catalog includes rings, anklets, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, and more. It also provides users for visualization models and a customization feature.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 40%
Global
bottom 36%
Market
bottom 19%
News
bottom 18%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $6.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Jun 2025)
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond United States
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Seed$6M
  • Oct 2023Seed$3M
  • Feb 2022Seed$3M
  • Jul 2020Seed—
Founders & team
Madeline FraserCEO & FounderAnup MurarkaCTO & Co-Founder
Investors
Entrada Ventures, De Beers Group, Lunch Partners, Hawke Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mana Ventures
#4
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2015 · 14 employees
$3.8Mraised
▾

Internet first brand of fashion products for women. The offering includes vintage apparel, handbags, footwear, belts, sunglasses, and more of different colors, sizes, and fabrics.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 26%
Growth
top 35%
Innovation
top 39%
Product
top 40%
Funding
top 44%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech: 60 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Observability: Sentry
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Innovation: 2 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 62k LinkedIn followers — 11.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Series B$29M
  • Jul 2021Series A$3.8M
Founders & team
Sarah StaudingerFounder
Investors
Burch Creative Capital
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsEmotionFont AwesomeFroala Editor
#5
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2020
$3Mraised
▾

Developer of AI-powered design and marketing tools for the jewelry industry. It offers solutions for design creation, photorealistic rendering, and marketing content generation. The company provides tools to transform designs into visuals for e-commerce, lookbooks, and marketing campaigns. It also offers features for product image and video creation, on-figure visuals, and still life images.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%
AI
top 45%
Tech
top 50%
Talent
bottom 49%
Moat
bottom 48%
Funding
bottom 45%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
AI: Product described with: ai-powered
Tech: 22 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Seed$3M
Founders & team
Valerie LeblondCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Speedinvest, Cove Fund, Focal, J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute, Strange
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAstroCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#6
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2016 · 8 employees
$2.3Mraised
▾

Internet first brand offering casual wear for men and women. The product catalog includes long sleeve t-shirt and short sleeve shirt. It also offers scarves and cosmetic products.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 28%
Tech
top 29%
Talent
top 45%
Funding
bottom 43%
Global
bottom 25%
Market
bottom 24%
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 60 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Talent: 2 named leaders on record
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Conventional Debt$200K
  • Nov 2023Series A$2M
  • Dec 2021Seed$324K
Founders & team
Jeff ScultFounderGregorio SantiagoManaging Director
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAosApple PayBackbone.JsCart Functionality
#7
Goat 🦄
Series F · Los Angeles, California · founded 2010 · 315 employees
$500Mraised
▾

Goat is an online P2P marketplace to buy and sell sneakers. It offers different varieties and colors of sneakers for men and women. It also offers apparel and accessories from various brands.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 22%
Funding
top 25%
Moat
top 26%
Product
top 32%
Customers
top 34%
Talent
top 38%
Market: 315 employees (top 11% of Fashion Tech) · Top-50,000 web property · Unicorn (valued $3.7B)
Funding: Raised $500M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 15 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series F (Jun 2021)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2021Series F$195M
  • Jan 2021Series E—
  • Sep 2020Series E$100M
  • Feb 2019Series D$100M
Founders & team
Daishin SuganoCo-Founder & CPOEddy LuCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Index Ventures, Accel, Upfront Ventures, Webb Investment Network, Matrix, Andreessen Horowitz
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBrazeCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsConstructor.Io
#8
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021
$15Mraised
▾

AI-based virtual try-on solutions for fashion businesses. Its features include personalization, integration, customization, and more.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 38%
AI
top 45%
Talent
bottom 49%
Funding
bottom 46%
Market
bottom 37%
Patents
bottom 35%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 2 patents
AI: Product described with: ai-based
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. REVOLVE) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2023Series A$15M
Founders & team
Sandy ShollFounder & CEO
Investors
Hilco
#9
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2013 · 75 employees
$95Mraised
▾

Online retailer of modern uniforms and performance scrubs for professionals. It offers various scrub tops, scrub pants, scrub sets, and layering options. The company provides collections in core and limited-edition colors. It also offers gift cards and group orders.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 13%
Moat
top 22%
Growth
top 30%
Funding
top 37%
Talent
top 41%
Market
top 49%
Tech: 77 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Observability: Bugsnag, Datadog
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn
Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 500,000 YoY
Audience (LinkedIn): 21k LinkedIn followers — 3.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. National Student Nurses' Association) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2022Series B$75M
  • Dec 2018Series A$15M
  • Nov 2017Series A—
  • Apr 2017Seed$5M
Founders & team
Michael AlexanderCEO
Investors
Sipadan Capital, M3 Ventures, Potenza Capital, BAM Ventures, Innovation Global Capital, Kaktus Capital
Tech stack
AccessibeAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApolloApple Pay
#10
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2017 · 34 employees
$19.7Mraised
▾

Internet-first brand offering apparel and beauty products for women. The product catalog includes hoodies, t-shirts, tees, and beauty products like face glitters, primer, lipsticks, eye masks, and more. The company claims to offers vegan and sustainable products.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 14k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Senior Director of Finance, Director, Digital
Activity: 3 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2023Series A$10M
  • Oct 2022Series A$5M
  • Sep 2021Seed$3M
  • Apr 2020Seed$1.7M
Investors
Monogram Capital Partners, Unilever Ventures, Silas Capital, Montage Ventures, Halogen Ventures, Fearless Fund
Tech stack
Amazon PayAmazon Web ServicesApple PayBackbone.JsCart FunctionalityCloudflare
#11
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2018 · 50 employees
$23Mraised
▾

Online licensed merchandise platform offering music-based multi-category products. The product catalog includes apparel, footwear, bags, stationery products, books, kitchen supplies, headwear, keychains, art products, and more. It also offers musical videos on its platform.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. Rock The Bells Cruise) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2023Series B$15M
  • Apr 2021Series A$8M
Investors
The Raine Group, M13 Company, Willoughby Capital, Paramount, Wildcat Capital Management, Capstar Ventures
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContentful
#12
Acquired · Los Angeles, California · founded 2005
$67.5Mraised
▾

Online retailer of clothing, shoes, handbags, accessories, and fragrance. It offers a variety of apparel including dresses, denim, tops, and swimwear. The retailer also provides footwear such as boots, heels, sandals, and flats. Handbags, jewelry, eyewear, and home goods are available. Fragrances and related sets are also part of the product selection.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 21%
Product
top 26%
Innovation
top 33%
Growth
top 45%
Funding
top 48%
Market
bottom 43%
Tech: 74 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx
Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired
Innovation: 5 product lines
Funding rounds
  • May 2022Conventional Debt$67.5M
Investors
Second Avenue Capital Partners
Tech stack
AccessibeAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple PayAttentiveAwin

Funding & investor landscape

$1.2Btotal disclosed funding
80companies funded
138disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Techstars5 rounds
500 Global4 rounds
BAM Ventures4 rounds
Halogen Ventures4 rounds
Y Combinator4 rounds
BBG Ventures3 rounds
Beliade3 rounds
Gaingels3 rounds
JHV3 rounds
Soma Capital3 rounds

Notable founders

Shay Sethi
Co-Founder & CEO · Ambercycle
Moby Ahmed
Co-Founder & CTO · Ambercycle
John Imah
Chief Executive Officer & Founder · SpreeAI
Lisa P
Founder & Chairman of the Board · SpreeAI
Madeline Fraser
CEO & Founder · Gemist
Anup Murarka
CTO & Co-Founder · Gemist
Sarah Staudinger
Founder · STAUD
Valerie Leblond
Co-Founder & CEO · BLNG
Jeff Scult
Founder · One Golden Thread
Gregorio Santiago
Managing Director · One Golden Thread
Daishin Sugano
Co-Founder & CPO · Goat
Eddy Lu
Co-Founder & CEO · Goat
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 481,045 docs

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

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

How research on Textiles & Wearable Materials is moving in the United States

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 288 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201120202025
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 81% → 82% across 2011–2025.
top research entities
  • North Carolina State University19
  • University of California, Los Angeles14
  • University of Rhode Island12
  • University of Minnesota11
  • Utah State University10
leading researchers
Lucy E. Dunne · Deborah A. Fields · Yasmin B. Kafai · Jun Chen · Md. Tahmidul Islam Molla · Kristin A. Searle · Kunal Mankodiya · Saad Alharbi
▲ Breakthroughs89 · 31%
▼ 35%→31% share
▼0.9× share momentum10 median citations51% since 2021mostly methods-led
Wearable technology emerged as a brand-new sub-topic (9 papers) while Nanotechnology quadrupled (2→8), signaling rapid diversification in smart-textile breakthroughs.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Wearable computer6→14
  • Nanotechnology2→8
  • Wireless1→6
  • Composite material2→6
  • Embedded system2→6
Newly emergingWearable technology 0→9
Landmark Smart Electronic Yarns and Wearable Fabrics for Human Biomonitoring made by Carbon Nanotube Coating with Polyelectrolyte · 532 cites
◆ Advancements126 · 44%
42%→42% share
▲1.0× share momentum5 median citations52% since 2021mostly methods-led
Electrical conductor research surged 7x (1→7 papers), indicating intensifying focus on conductive pathways for functional wearable materials.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Electrical conductor1→7
  • Wearable technology2→7
  • Wearable computer8→12
  • Composite material2→5
  • Electronics2→4
Newly emergingYarn 0→5
Landmark Smart fabric sensors and e-textile technologies: a review · 771 cites
▼ Concerns35 · 12%
▲ 10%→15% share
▲1.5× share momentum3 median citations66% since 2021mostly empirical
Wearable computer and wearable technology concerns each hit 9 papers, with both also newly flagged — safety and reliability scrutiny is intensifying fast.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Wearable computer9
  • Wearable technology9
  • Clothing7
  • Architectural engineering5
  • Electronics3
Newly emergingWearable technology 0→6 · Wearable computer 0→5
Landmark Smart Textiles for Electricity Generation · 903 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where textiles tech is researched across United States

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.

Los Angeles14 · +0.24
Hot · Wearable computer
Philadelphia14 · +0.24
Boston12 · +0.63
New York7 · +0.69
Opportunity · Spinning
Atlanta5 · +0.24
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing textiles tech patents in the United States

United States textiles tech patent filing is steady — 46 filings from 40 assignees (2016–2025), led by MMI IPCO, Textronics, Cocona; annual filings 2→2.

46 filings40 assigneespeak 9/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • MMI IPCO15
  • Textronics13
  • Cocona10
  • IBM9
  • Liquid X Printed Metals7
  • MIDE Technology6
  • Fabian David James5
  • TYCO Electronics5

Common questions

How many Fashion Tech companies are there in Los Angeles, United States?
Radar tracks 460 indexable Fashion Tech companies headquartered in Los Angeles, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Fashion Tech companies in Los Angeles, United States?
The Fashion Tech companies in Los Angeles, United States on this list have raised a combined $1.2B in disclosed equity funding across 80 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Fashion Tech company in Los Angeles, United States?
Goat is the highest-funded Fashion Tech company in Los Angeles, United States, with $500M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Fashion Tech companies in Los Angeles, United States are funded?
80 of the 460 Fashion Tech companies in Los Angeles, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Fashion Tech unicorns are there in Los Angeles, United States?
2 Fashion Tech companies in Los Angeles, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Los Angeles, United States Fashion Tech companies?
The most active investors in Los Angeles, United States Fashion Tech companies on this list include Techstars, 500 Global, BAM Ventures, Halogen Ventures, Y Combinator.
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