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Thread: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Thread was established in 2012 by three guys who wanted to dress well but found that shopping was a hassle. Thread is a clothes discovery service and personalized shop that makes it simple for people to dress good. There were too many choices, and it was too difficult to come up with new outfit suggestions that would suit them specifically. We created a much better, more individualized clothing buying experience by fusing the knowledge of stylists with clever AI. One that offers personally designed outfit suggestions and style guidance, as well as a personalized shop with over 1,000 of the top brands in the world all in one location. No membership All the time free

www.thread.com LinkedIn London, United Kingdom 101-250 employees
E-Commerce Fashion Internet B2B B2C Retail Technology Ecommerce
Total raised
$14.9M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Nov 2022

Thread has raised $14.9M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $14.9M announced in Nov 2022.

That round is above the $3.0M median round size for Clothing and Apparel companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Thread Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$14.9M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$14.9M in Nov 2022
Employees
101-250
reported band
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom

Latest funding round on record: Nov 2022.

Thread Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$14.9M

Thread Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Kieran O'neill
CEO

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Thread Funding Compared to Other Clothing and Apparel Startups

Segment
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Median round

Thread's latest round of $14.9M is above the median round in Clothing and Apparel. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Thread Funding FAQs

What does Thread do?

Thread was established in 2012 by three guys who wanted to dress well but found that shopping was a hassle. Thread is a clothes discovery service and personalized shop that makes it simple for people to dress good. There were too many choices, and it was too difficult to come up with new outfit suggestions that would suit them specifically. We created a much better, more individualized clothing buying experience by fusing the knowledge of stylists with clever AI. One that offers personally designed outfit suggestions and style guidance, as well as a personalized shop with over 1,000 of the top brands in the world all in one location. No membership All the time free

How much funding has Thread raised?

Thread has raised $14.9M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $14.9M announced in Nov 2022.

When did Thread last raise funding?

Thread's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $14.9M, announced in Nov 2022.

Who is the CEO of Thread?

Kieran O'neill is listed as CEO at Thread.

Where is Thread headquartered?

Thread is based in London, England, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Thread have?

Thread is in the 101-250 employee band.

How does Thread's funding compare to other Clothing and Apparel startups?

Thread's latest round of $14.9M is above the $3.0M median round size for Clothing and Apparel companies on FundedIQ across 584 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Thread Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Thread is left off this page rather than filled in.

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