D2C apparel // San Francisco, United States
Quince sells own-brand apparel, accessories and home goods directly to consumers, emphasising essentials rather than heavily branded designs. Its manufacturer-to-consumer model connects partner factories directly with shoppers and adjusts production orders using demand information, reducing reliance on the distribution layers used by traditional retailers.
Its factory-direct approach provides a useful test of whether value-focused apparel can scale without a conventional wholesale distribution model.
Quince raised a $500 million Series E in 2026 led by Iconiq, with participation from investors including Baillie Gifford, DST Global and Wellington Management.
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New York, United States · Founded 2023
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Read profileNew York, United States · Founded 2023
Daydream runs a conversational fashion-shopping service that accepts natural-language requests and images to find products across participating brands. Shoppers refine recommendations with follow-up requests, and personalisation draws on their preferences; purchases are completed through partner merchants rather than from stock owned by Daydream.
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