Y Combinator Apparel and Cosmetics Startups

50 Y Combinator-backed Apparel and Cosmetics companies across 25 batches — with batch, status, and location for every startup.

Total
50
Active
24
Acquired
3
Public
0
Shut down
23

Y Combinator has backed 50 Apparel and Cosmetics companies across 25 batches. Of these, 24 are still active, 3 have been acquired, 0 have gone public, and 23 have shut down. Below is every YC-backed Apparel and Cosmetics startup grouped by batch, with links to each company profile.

YC Winter 2025 — 1 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • Retrofit — A vintage marketplace curated by AI

YC Winter 2023 — 1 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • Fetchr — The Personal Shopper in Your Pocket

YC Winter 2022 — 1 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • WANTD — A direct to consumer marketplace and influencer network for brands

YC Summer 2022 — 2 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • CAPSULE — Buy anything you find on social media
  • Jamble — Fashion resale marketplace powered by live streaming and video

YC Winter 2021 — 3 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • Lygg — Building New Anti-Aging Ingredients for Skincare
  • Dressd — Make infinite $$ off of clothes in your closet without selling them
  • Queenly — Leading marketplace for formalwear

YC Summer 2021 — 1 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • Soco — Visual AI shopping

YC Winter 2020 — 2 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • The Mercer Club — The Mercer Club is a subscription service that allows men to rent…
  • Riya Collective — Riya Collective is building the first community-driven global…

YC Summer 2020 — 1 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • SockSoho — Building world's largest men fashion brand powered by technology

YC Summer 2019 — 5 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • Fit to Form — Fit to Form is a site where women shop for dresses based on their…
  • Adla — Department store for e-commerce
  • Short Story — Modern ecommerce for petite women
  • Hype and Vice — Fashionable college, NBA and MLS apparel.
  • Binks — A zero inventory, zero returns factory-to-consumer apparel company

YC Winter 2019 — 1 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • PerShop — Your personal clothing store!

YC Summer 2018 — 2 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • Honeylove — Honeylove makes functional undergarments for women
  • FREY — FREY is a line of exceptional laundry and clothing care products.…

YC Winter 2018 — 2 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • LUS Brands — Hair care products for curly hair.
  • Secured — Tools for Sneaker, NFT & web3 investors

YC Summer 2017 — 2 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • VIDA & Co. — Platform for unique products produced on-demand at mass-scale
  • And Comfort — And Comfort is a direct to consumer fashion brand.

YC Winter 2016 — 4 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • Restocks — Buy sneakers and streetwear here
  • Function of Beauty — Customizable beauty for hair, skin, and body care products.
  • Lynks — Lynks is an e-commerce company that makes high demand products…
  • Hingeto — A B2B marketplace that connects inventory to online stores

YC Summer 2016 — 3 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • Hush — Hush is the top social commerce app in the United States.
  • Looklive — Looklive is a community and marketplace for fashion. Users browse…
  • Curtsy — Curtsy is a sustainable clothing resale app.

YC Summer 2015 — 3 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • Markhor — Markhor is a DTC company that works with craftsmen to make shoes and…
  • Scentbird — Scentbird is a luxury fragrance subscription service.
  • Vive

YC Winter 2015 — 1 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • Flip — Community-driven marketplace for sneakers.

YC Summer 2014 — 2 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • HauteDay — Gaming Meets Women's Shopping.
  • MTailor — Get measured by your phone in under 30 seconds for perfect fitting…

YC Winter 2014 — 2 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • MBX — A global multi-brand beauty and personal care startup.
  • Style Lend — Marketplace for Luxury Fashion Rentals.

YC Winter 2013 — 3 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • Lollipuff — Online Auctions for Authentic (Women's) Designer Goods
  • StyleUp — StyleUp brings effortless joy to getting dressed with daily,…
  • Teespring — IMPORTANT: The original YC founders are no longer involved with this…

YC Summer 2013 — 2 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • Le Tote — Subscription service for women's apparel & accessories.
  • Glio — Amazon Marketplace for Latin America

YC Winter 2012 — 2 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • 99dresses — We're creating every women's fantasy by combining the unwanted…
  • Shoptiques — Shoptiques.com lets you shop the world's best local boutiques online.

YC Summer 2012 — 1 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • Vastrm — Mass customized active apparel. We are building a full turn key…

YC Winter 2011 — 2 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

  • Inporia — Fashion shopping email list.
  • GOAT Group — Platform for the greatest products from the past, present and future.

YC Summer 2006 — 1 Apparel and Cosmetics startups

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