Recently Funded Clothing and Apparel Startups in the United States
Updated Sep 2026
Funded Clothing and Apparel startups in the United States (US) number 233 in FundedIQ, tracked with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Clothing and Apparel startup funding landscape in the United States, along with the 100 most recently funded Clothing and Apparel startups in the United States.
New York and Los Angeles hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Clothing and Apparel startups in the United States closed 63 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 30 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $674M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $3.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.8M and $11M.
Activity concentrates heavily within New York and Los Angeles. While a few other cities appear, the weight of the segment rests in these coastal centers. Success in this sector means focusing on those specific urban corridors. A strategy centered on these cities captures the primary concentration of funded apparel ventures.
Clothing and Apparel funded startup statistics in the United States
Funded Clothing and Apparel startups in the United States
233
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
30
63 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$674M
42 of 63 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$3.0M
middle half $1.8M to $11M
Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.
100 most recently funded Clothing and Apparel startups in the United States
100 of 233
Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its
location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed
amount.
Company
What they do
Latest round
Amount
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doublesoul
New York, United States · Clothing and Apparel
doublesoul is the most comfortable everyday sock, manufactured from recycled materials.
Clothing and Apparel startup funding trends in the United States
Funding activity
Clothing and Apparel startups in the United States closed 63 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 30 of them in the last 12, adding up to $674M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $3.0M, with the middle half running from $1.8M to $11M. 42 of 63 rounds disclosed an amount.
Company size
The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Where are funded Clothing and Apparel startups located in the United States?
Where funded Clothing and Apparel startups in the United States are based, by the city on the company record.
A further 40 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Clothing and Apparel startup funding data in the United States
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding
date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and
new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round
reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 233 funded Clothing and Apparel startups in the United States currently tracked.
Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months.
Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (21 of 63 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Clothing and Apparel startups in the United States is dated Jun 2026.
The table above shows the 100 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories,
investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded Clothing and Apparel startups are there in the United States?
FundedIQ tracks 233 funded Clothing and Apparel startups in the United States. This page lists the 100 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have Clothing and Apparel startups in the United States raised?
Clothing and Apparel startups in the United States tracked by FundedIQ have raised $674M in disclosed capital across 63 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 30 rounds in the last 12 months. 42 of those 63 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
Which cities have the most funded Clothing and Apparel startups in the United States?
New York leads with 53 companies, then Los Angeles (23), San Francisco (19) and Brooklyn (6).
What is a typical funding round size for Clothing and Apparel startups in the United States?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $3.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.8M and $11M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for Clothing and Apparel startups in the United States?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 10 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (5) and Series B (4). A further 40 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Clothing and Apparel startup funding data in the United States updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Clothing and Apparel startups in the United States is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.