Innovate UK

Brarista specializes in AI-driven solutions tailored for online lingerie retailers, focusing on enhancing the customer experience through personalized bra fittings. The company has developed proprietary visual technologies that allow consumers to accurately determine their bra size from the comfort of their homes. By enabling users to take photos of their upper bodies using smartphones, laptops, or tablets, Brarista helps women better understand their bodies and make informed purchasing decisions. This innovative approach not only reduces sizing confusion but also significantly boosts retailers' revenues, with reported increases of up to 30%. Through its offerings, Brarista aims to make bra-fitting more accurate, accessible, and personalized for consumers.

MannyAI is a fashion technology startup that operates an artificial intelligence-powered sourcing network designed for fashion brands and factories. The company's platform enables small batch production by aggregating similar orders, which allows factories to optimize their operations and improve production efficiency. MannyAI offers features such as instant pricing and streamlined order management, helping fashion brands minimize inventory risks while enhancing their overall supply chain processes. Through its innovative approach, MannyAI aims to bridge the gap between fashion brands and manufacturers, fostering a more agile and responsive production environment in the industry.

Eslando aims to transform the textile recycling industry by utilizing advanced technology to tackle the global textile waste crisis. The company has developed a unique marketplace and AI-driven sorting software that efficiently connects textile waste with appropriate recyclers, thus creating a scalable recycling ecosystem. Eslando's focus on deep-tech and AI allows it to tap into a significant market opportunity while promoting sustainable fashion. The company offers a range of clothing products, including dresses, tops, trousers, and coats, made from cruelty-free materials designed to minimize pollution and enhance biodiversity. These products are also recyclable, providing customers with sustainable fashion options that are both environmentally friendly and cost-effective.

Bendi operates a data analytics platform that enhances supply chain tracking by providing real-time risk monitoring and traceability. Its software analyzes millions of data points from diverse sources such as news, legal cases, and social media across multiple languages worldwide. By focusing on human rights, environmental, and governance risks, Bendi aims to significantly reduce potential issues within supply chains. The platform serves various sectors, including fashion and textiles, retail, and advanced manufacturing, offering businesses actionable insights that help them save time and effectively audit their global supply chains.

KYMIRA is an e-commerce company specializing in smart garments and textiles designed to enhance athletic performance and overall well-being. The company develops innovative products that utilize compression fabric combined with infrared and sensor technology. These garments harness and recycle the energy generated by athletes, aiming to improve performance, address chronic health issues, reduce injury risks, and enhance sleep quality. Additionally, KYMIRA's products provide valuable data insights for both men and women, enabling sports enthusiasts to optimize their training and recovery processes.

Instant access to rich, actionable data about fashion products to power resale.

CircKit is the AI-driven B2B SaaS platform that empowers fashion & textiles brands to unlock new growth from circular design. Design sustainable products, make smarter material and production choices, measure and track social & environmental indicators, and meet urgent compliance with ease. By harmonising data and enabling collaborative working across teams, CircKit supports brands to reduce costs, increase profit & unlock revenue from circular design and lucrative end-of-life ‘closed loop’ initiatives. CircKit also powers one of the UK's largest sustainable lifestyle marketplaces, as the destination for brands to reach consumers of Fashion and lifestyle products (Beauty, Food & Drink, Home and Wellness)... __________ Veo® is the marketplace for sustainable lifestyle™. Veo took a tech-first approach to build the world's largest and most sustainable online shopping platform. We have solved the scalability problem inherent in large platforms, and created the lifestyle destination for conscious consumers to discover a world of unique, independent, sustainable brands all in one place. We thoroughly assess and vet all our products and brands, we do the research so you don't have to. That's why we've been Ethical Consumer's most ethical retailer for the last 3 consecutive years running and recognised as a global Top 5% Certified B Corporation, with a score of 130.6 and prestigious ‘Best For The World'. We developed our industry-leading assessment matrix which qualifies and approves the full life cycle of products from brands to join the platform. This instils critical consumer trust and assurance for becoming the world's largest, most sustainable lifestyle shopping platform. Our mission is to revolutionise retail, empowering businesses and consumers to embrace circular and regenerative consumption and production (SDG 12). __________ *most sustainable as Ethical Consumer's top-rated 'ethical online retailer' **largest by number of brands & SKUs

Birl is a technology company that facilitates a sustainable fashion ecosystem. It enables customers to exchange unwanted clothing for store credit on partner brand websites, reducing textile waste. Birl's platform also offers brands new revenue streams, enhanced customer loyalty, and comprehensive resale management, including logistics and technology, allowing brands to focus on their core business.

Bendi operates a data analytics platform that enhances supply chain tracking by providing real-time risk monitoring and traceability. Its software analyzes millions of data points from diverse sources such as news, legal cases, and social media across multiple languages worldwide. By focusing on human rights, environmental, and governance risks, Bendi aims to significantly reduce potential issues within supply chains. The platform serves various sectors, including fashion and textiles, retail, and advanced manufacturing, offering businesses actionable insights that help them save time and effectively audit their global supply chains.

Sum Vivas is a technology company that specializes in creating highly realistic, AI-powered digital humans. These digital entities can interact with customers in both physical and digital environments, providing businesses with innovative tools to enhance customer experiences, boost sales, and improve service. The company's platform allows for the creation of digital doubles of specific individuals or generic, immersive characters, complete with customizable surroundings and apparel.

MannyAI is a fashion technology startup that operates an artificial intelligence-powered sourcing network designed for fashion brands and factories. The company's platform enables small batch production by aggregating similar orders, which allows factories to optimize their operations and improve production efficiency. MannyAI offers features such as instant pricing and streamlined order management, helping fashion brands minimize inventory risks while enhancing their overall supply chain processes. Through its innovative approach, MannyAI aims to bridge the gap between fashion brands and manufacturers, fostering a more agile and responsive production environment in the industry.

Brarista specializes in AI-driven solutions tailored for online lingerie retailers, focusing on enhancing the customer experience through personalized bra fittings. The company has developed proprietary visual technologies that allow consumers to accurately determine their bra size from the comfort of their homes. By enabling users to take photos of their upper bodies using smartphones, laptops, or tablets, Brarista helps women better understand their bodies and make informed purchasing decisions. This innovative approach not only reduces sizing confusion but also significantly boosts retailers' revenues, with reported increases of up to 30%. Through its offerings, Brarista aims to make bra-fitting more accurate, accessible, and personalized for consumers.

Eslando aims to transform the textile recycling industry by utilizing advanced technology to tackle the global textile waste crisis. The company has developed a unique marketplace and AI-driven sorting software that efficiently connects textile waste with appropriate recyclers, thus creating a scalable recycling ecosystem. Eslando's focus on deep-tech and AI allows it to tap into a significant market opportunity while promoting sustainable fashion. The company offers a range of clothing products, including dresses, tops, trousers, and coats, made from cruelty-free materials designed to minimize pollution and enhance biodiversity. These products are also recyclable, providing customers with sustainable fashion options that are both environmentally friendly and cost-effective.

KYMIRA is an e-commerce company specializing in smart garments and textiles designed to enhance athletic performance and overall well-being. The company develops innovative products that utilize compression fabric combined with infrared and sensor technology. These garments harness and recycle the energy generated by athletes, aiming to improve performance, address chronic health issues, reduce injury risks, and enhance sleep quality. Additionally, KYMIRA's products provide valuable data insights for both men and women, enabling sports enthusiasts to optimize their training and recovery processes.

Appella AI is revolutionizing retail e-commerce with hyper-personalized AI personal shoppers. By recreating the in-store shopping experience online, we help brands deliver tailored journeys that boost customer satisfaction, drive conversions, and foster loyalty. Leveraging cutting-edge recommender systems and large language models (LLMs), Appella’s AI provides conversational, intuitive shopping assistance. Beyond recommending products based on preferences and behavior, our solution offers trend insights and personalized marketing, ensuring every interaction reflects the brand’s unique identity. Launching on Shopify, Appella empowers e-commerce retailers to elevate their customer experience and unlock actionable insights to fuel growth.

Bendi operates a data analytics platform that enhances supply chain tracking by providing real-time risk monitoring and traceability. Its software analyzes millions of data points from diverse sources such as news, legal cases, and social media across multiple languages worldwide. By focusing on human rights, environmental, and governance risks, Bendi aims to significantly reduce potential issues within supply chains. The platform serves various sectors, including fashion and textiles, retail, and advanced manufacturing, offering businesses actionable insights that help them save time and effectively audit their global supply chains.

M-XR is engaged in the development of advanced 3D production technology, aimed at enabling brands, studios, and creators to accurately and automatically digitize real-world objects. The company's platform utilizes a custom-engineered system combined with machine learning to capture and extract complex 3D information that was previously difficult to obtain. This technology allows clients, particularly in the fashion industry, to seamlessly convert their products into high-quality 3D models, thereby unlocking new possibilities in virtual and augmented reality experiences. By focusing on research and development, M-XR aims to enhance the accessibility and utility of 3D content for a variety of applications.

Icaruus specializes in the design and manufacture of apparel for brands, designers, and companies, utilizing local, on-demand manufacturing supply chains. The company focuses on sustainable innovation and apparel recycling, producing a range of clothing products including base layers, mid-layers, t-shirts, and tech wear. Icaruus actively engages in projects aimed at expanding circular manufacturing and enhancing apparel data analytics in the UK. In collaboration with various sustainable fashion partners, the company develops software and hardware solutions that promote more responsible practices in the apparel industry.

Intelistyle Ltd. is a London-based artificial intelligence fashion stylist company founded in 2017. It specializes in providing personalized styling recommendations for fashion retailers, enhancing their digital discovery experiences. Its platform includes features such as "Complete the Look," which generates multiple outfit combinations for selected products, and an AI chatbot that offers personal styling advice. Additionally, it provides alternatives for out-of-stock items and assists in wardrobe management. Intelistyle is utilized by prominent brands, including D&G, MaxMara, and Tommy Hilfiger, to improve customer engagement and sales. The platform's unique fashion-specific personalization capabilities have demonstrated superior performance compared to human stylists, generating a significant revenue uplift for retailers and increasing conversion rates, basket sizes, and repeat purchases.