GOAT Group
Hiring
What they do:
Platform for the greatest products from the past, present and future.
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Top Apparel and Cosmetics Startups
This list has 49 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 4 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (23), New York (9), and Los Angeles (7). Largest teams: GOAT Group, Function of Beauty, and Teespring.
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What they do:
Scentbird is a luxury fragrance subscription service.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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Honeylove makes functional undergarments for women
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Function of Beauty
Hiring
What they do:
Customizable beauty for hair, skin, and body care products.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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A global multi-brand beauty and personal care startup.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Short Story
Hiring
What they do:
Modern ecommerce for petite women
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Binks
Hiring
What they do:
A zero inventory, zero returns factory-to-consumer apparel company
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Fashionable college, NBA and MLS apparel.
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Shoptiques.com lets you shop the world's best local boutiques online.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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Lynks is an e-commerce company that makes high demand products…
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Building world's largest men fashion brand powered by technology
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
What they do:
Hair care products for curly hair.
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Curtsy is a sustainable clothing resale app.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
What they do:
Online Auctions for Authentic (Women's) Designer Goods
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
What they do:
Get measured by your phone in under 30 seconds for perfect fitting…
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HQ: Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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StyleUp brings effortless joy to getting dressed with daily,…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Markhor is a DTC company that works with craftsmen to make shoes and…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
What they do:
A direct to consumer marketplace and influencer network for brands
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
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A vintage marketplace curated by AI
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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Building New Anti-Aging Ingredients for Skincare
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Community-driven marketplace for sneakers.
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
YC W15Early stage
What they do:
Visual AI shopping
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
YC S21Early stage
Teespring
Acquired
What they do:
IMPORTANT: The original YC founders are no longer involved with this…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Hingeto
Acquired
What they do:
A B2B marketplace that connects inventory to online stores
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
VIDA & Co.
Acquired
What they do:
Platform for unique products produced on-demand at mass-scale
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Vastrm
Acquired
What they do:
Mass customized active apparel. We are building a full turn key…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Le Tote
Shut down
What they do:
Subscription service for women's apparel & accessories.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Queenly
Shut down
What they do:
Leading marketplace for formalwear
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Secured
Shut down
What they do:
Tools for Sneaker, NFT & web3 investors
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HQ: London, United Kingdom
Inporia
Shut down
What they do:
Fashion shopping email list.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Vive
Shut down
What they do:
Vive is the modern beauty concierge for the modern woman. Vive gets you a convenient, top salon appointment in just two taps. Gone are the days of searching,…
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Looklive
Shut down
What they do:
Looklive is a community and marketplace for fashion. Users browse…
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HQ: Atlanta, GA, United States
Riya Collective
Shut down
What they do:
Riya Collective is building the first community-driven global…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
CAPSULE
Shut down
What they do:
Buy anything you find on social media
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Fetchr
Shut down
What they do:
The Personal Shopper in Your Pocket
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Shoutfit
Shut down
What they do:
We tried to build a social network around clothing. Also briefly built a search engine for clothing.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Questions and answers
How many startups are on this list?
There are 49 startups on this list, last updated on Oct 15, 2026.
Which of them are hiring?
4 of them are hiring right now, including GOAT Group, Function of Beauty, and Short Story.
Which of them have the largest teams?
By team size: GOAT Group (1,600 employees), Function of Beauty (300 employees), and Teespring (201 employees).
Where are they based?
The biggest hubs are San Francisco (23), New York (9), and Los Angeles (7).