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Metail
Using technology to accelerate positive change and sustainability in the apparel industry
About Metail
Metail is a technology company focused on accelerating positive change and sustainability in the apparel industry. Leveraging over a decade of experience and more than 20 internationally granted patents, Metail specializes in 3D body modelling and virtual model imagery. The company helps brands and manufacturers integrate and utilize digital product creation and selling capabilities through advanced visualization tools. This enables better team collaboration, faster decision-making, and reduced waste in bringing products to market. Metail operates independently from its headquarters in Cambridge, UK, and serves customers globally. Acquired in 2019 by TAL Apparel, Metail benefits from long-term backing to continue developing innovative solutions for the garment industry.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Employees
- 13
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 69.7/100
- Industry
- Fashion
- Sub-industry
- Apparel
- Sector
- Fashion, Supply Chain Management, Productivity Tools, Immersive Technologies
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, 3D Technology, Machine Learning, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Deep Learning, Computer Vision
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITION✓Exit | Jan 2019 | $0 | — | TAL Apparel | ↗ |
| GRANT✓Other financing | Jul 2018 | $132K | — | Undisclosed | — |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Metail is 1.1K monthly website visits, up 0% over the last three months. Metail's team declined 13.3% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Series A3 investors entered at this stage
- NENew World Private Equity
TAL Apparel
John Gleasure
Other known investors5 additional known investors
Tech Nation
Anne de Kerckhove
ed matthews
Tristan Lewinsohn
Tronog
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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