Best Fashion Tech Companies in Manchester, United Kingdom
The 66 best Fashion Tech companies in Manchester, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: In The Style.
Our analysis of 53 Fashion Tech companies
$4.6b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2023.
Ranked: Best Fashion Tech companies in Manchester
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In The Style Online retailer offering multi-category fashion products 62Tech top 27%Product top 28%Funding top 35%Market top 38% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 27% Producttop 28% Fundingtop 35% Markettop 38% Customerstop 45% Growthtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 24% Tech: 57 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services Product: 1 published app (615k installs) · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $75M | 63 mo ago | Public | Adam Frisby Founder & CEO | 2013 | ShoplineCart FunctionalitySentry+40 | — |
| 2 | Little Black Dress Online Marketplace for clothing and accessories | $5M | 94 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2009 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAmazon Web Services+26 | — |
| 3 | Planks Clothing Internet first brand offering winter wear and accessories | $1M | 61 mo ago | Seed | — | 2009 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyTypeScript+32 | — |
| 4 | Birl Provider of recommerce management software solutions for fashion brands 16Talent top 38%Growth bottom 42%Funding bottom 38%Tech bottom 38% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Growthbottom 42% Fundingbottom 38% Techbottom 38% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 25% Newsbottom 18% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $1M | 19 mo ago | Seed | Peter Lydon Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer | 2022 | WebflowPostHogLeadfeeder+15 | 1 partnership |
| 5 | Box Code Online platform offering mens casual wear | $500K | 57 mo ago | Seed | Aqib Maqsood Owner | 2020 | — | — |
| 6 | Bundlee Online subscription-based rental platform offering baby clothes | $431K | 35 mo ago | Seed | Eve Kekeh Founder | 2018 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+38 | — |
| 7 | Shibui Internet first brand offering eco-friendly apparel for women | $270K | 44 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2021 | — | — |
| 8 | Missguided Online fashion brand offering multi-category fashion products | — | 54 mo ago | Acquired | Nitin Passi Founder & CEO | 2009 | — | — |
Top 9 Fashion Tech companies in Manchester
#1
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2022$1.1Mraised▾
Provider of recommerce management software solutions for fashion brands
- Oct 2024Seed$648K
- 2024Grant (prize money)$451K
#2
Public · Manchester, England · founded 2013 · 175 employees$74.6Mraised▾
Online retailer offering multi-category fashion products. The product catalog includes apparel such as pants, shirts, sweatshirts, jumpsuits, skirts, and much more. It also provides footwear, jewelry, bags, sunglasses, and other fashion accessories. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS platforms.
- Mar 2021Series C$68.1M
- May 2017Series A$6.5M
#3
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2018 · 1 employees$431.3Kraised▾
Online subscription-based rental platform offering baby clothes. Users can subscribe to rent multi-category baby clothes for both boys and girls and can also personalize their subscriptions from various brands. The company claims to offer sustainable products.
- Jul 2023Seed$431.3K
#4
Acquired · Manchester, England · founded 2009 · 8 employees$4.7Mraised▾
Little Black dress is an online marketplace that provides products under categories such as dresses, Occasions, trends, weddings, and others. Since it is an online marketplace so products are directly delivered from the brands. Some of the key brands include Little Black Dress Collection, Alesha Dixon, Aloura London, Bye Bra, Closet London, and others. They ship worldwide. They even have a blog tab full of everything from the latest insider party news, style guides, make-up masterclasses, celebrity interviews, the most glamorous red carpet dresses and exclusive giveaways.
- Aug 2018Series A$3.3M
- May 2016Seed$1.4M
#5
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2009 · 12 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering winter wear and accessories. The product catalog includes skiwear, clothing and accessories for men and women. All the products sold by the company are eco-friendly.
- Apr 2021Seed$1.1M
- Aug 2019Seed$379.7K
#6
Deadpooled · Manchester, England · founded 2021 · 4 employees$270Kraised▾
Internet first brand offering eco-friendly apparel for women. The product catalog includes jackets, dresses, sweatpants, shorts, and more. It is also offering recycled activewear and knitwear.
- Sep 2022Seed$270K
#7
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2020$500Kraised▾
Online platform offering mens casual wear. It provides a selection of mens casual clothing, including t-shirts, jeans, and jackets, users can explore a variety of styles suitable for everyday wear and relaxed occasions. The platform also offers accessories to complement casual outfits.
- Sep 2021Seed$500K
#8
Acquired · Manchester, England · founded 2009 · 400 employees—raised▾
Operator of a fashion brand intended to design and market women's contemporary apparel that empowers women with confidence and boldness. The company offers a wide range of apparel, innerwear, shoes, accessories and related clothing items for various occasions, thereby enabling customers to find and purchase trendy apparel that promotes dressing freedom.
#9
Seed · Manchester, England · founded 2014 · 31 employees—raised▾
LASULA is an internet-first brand of multi-category fashion products for women. Its catalog includes dresses, casual apparel, footwear, accessories, etc. The company provides premium next day delivery service in UK. Products are shipped internationally.
- 2018Seed—
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