COMPANY

Name: FABFAD

Legal Name: FABFAD, Inc.

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Founded: 2014

CEO: Sean Saberi 

Website: https://www.fabfad.com/

Social Media Following: 34 followers on LinkedIn

Industry – Digital Textile Printing Market

Size: $1.67B in 2017 (Source: Markets and Markets)

Projection: $2.31B by 2023, at a CAGR of 5.59% (Source: Markets and Markets)

Introduction

Los Angeles-based FABFAD is a startup operating at the intersection of tech and fashion. It has pioneered the sublimation printing technique of printing onto synthetic material using high-temperature heat, pressure, and timing. This method turns dye sublimation ink into gas and transfers it onto polyester and nylon-based fabric. 

The Product

Users can design, print or purchase fabric using FABFAD’s eco-friendly digital textile printing equipment. With its proprietary technology, FABFAD makes full custom apparel manufacturing easy and affordable for start-ups to small and medium-sized businesses. Users need to log on to the platform and customize fabrics such as cotton, rayon and silk fabric with any artwork or photo. Their automated cutting machines get the job done quicker and with more accuracy.

The website enables easy and intuitive image uploading and supports file sizes up to 1GB. Their designer tool is easy to use and comes with options such as strike off, single repeating, and continuous. The minimum order is five yards and orders are processed and shipped within 6 to 8 business days.

Origin and Founding Team

Sean Saberi, the CEO of FABFAD has over 18 years of experience in business consulting, marketing, and advertising. Apart from this, he possesses over a decade of experience in the textile and fashion industry. 

Performance and Trends

Startup accelerator Expert Dojo invested in FABFAD and the startup is currently looking to raise a seed round of capital.  FABFAD intends to leverage the capital to grow its operations with the aim to reach around $10 million in revenues in 2020, from its current revenue of $1 million.