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Unmade
Fashion software company
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Manufacturing
- Fashion
- London (HQ), United Kingdom, 28 Easton St, Farringdon
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Company mission
Unmade's mission is to bring fashion and sportswear value-chains into the 21st Century.
67% female employees
19% employee growth in 12 months
Otta's take
Xav Kearney
CTO of Otta
The fashion supply chain is disconnected and inefficient, with predicting demand more of a guessing game than an exact science. This results in massive amounts of clothing waste from garments that are manufactured but never sold - a massive problem for the environment and the climate.
Unmade is a global fashion SaaS company working with some of the most recognisable fashion, lifestyle, and sportswear brands, such as Selfridges, New Balance, Farfetch and Rapha. The company was born out of a desire to reimagine both the design and manufacturing processes within the fashion industry, so brands only make what is actually sold, resulting in product market fit and minimal waste.
With Unmade's software, brands can allow clients to customise specific items (changing the graphic, colour and text), which are then commissioned and made. By connecting demand directly to supply, and taking the guesswork out of fashion production, the company addresses a pressing problem and is positioned to make a positive difference to the clothing waste crisis.
Benefits
- All employees are granted share options with reduced tax liability
- 25 days + bank and public holidays - you're encouraged to use them and can buy more days if you need
- Flexible working hours - organise your own time over the week to help you fit work around life
- Freedom and budget to choose your hardware, software, and WFH equipment
- A learning budget of £1000 per year for courses, events, and books to help you learn and grow
- A working from abroad policy to enable you to work during longer visits to friends and family outside the UK
- 2 days of paid leave to volunteer for charity each year
- Equal parental leave of up to a year with enhanced pay, no matter your gender or situation
- Annual salary reviews in line with a transparent salary framework, to ensure equal pay for equal work and that we recognise and reward when your responsibilities increase
- Season travel ticket loans
- Cycle and tech schemes
- Monthly mental health coaching from Sanctus
- Early Friday finishes throughout the Summer
- Regular virtual and in-person (when safe) social activities to help us stay connected and have fun together
- We’re a carbon positive workforce! Your individual carbon footprint will be offset, at work and at home
Company values
- We are greater than the sum of our parts
- We make a positive difference
- We strive for a better solution
- We embrace change
- We assume best intent
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
May 2019
$6m
SERIES A
Aug 2018
$4m
EARLY VC
$12.6m
Total funding
This company has top investors
Founders
Ben Alun-Jones
(Chief Product Officer)Freelance designer prior to co-founding Unmade. Obtained an MEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London and a Master's Degree in Innovation Design Engineering at the Royal College of Art.
Kirsty Emery-Laws
(Non-Executive Director)Multiple years of experience as a knitwear designer at Dodd Clothing and Aganovich, along with earning a Master's Degree in Womenswear Knitwear from the Royal College of Art.
Hal Watts
(CEO)Previously worked as freelance engineer and designer at Google. He obtained an MEng in Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London and a Master's Degree in Innovation Design Engineering at the Royal College of Art.
Diversity & Inclusion at Unmade
- Unmade considers equality to be fair opportunity for all and diversity to be the celebration of differences.
- We acknowledge that some groups continue to be undervalued and underrepresented in the workplace and by actively hiring and supporting people from a diverse range of backgrounds, we are able to cultivate an inclusive and encouraging environment in which all individuals are able to reach their full potential.
- Unmade understands that diversity is beneficial not only to the individual, but to the company and our work. A diverse team promotes increased innovation, which is crucial to the success of our business. An environment in which diversity is valued therefore promotes more innovation in the products and services we offer to our clients, and ultimately to the wider industry.
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I really appreciate at Unmade that salaries are benchmarked and transparently shared across the company on a salary framework depending on seniority. This is the first company where I've worked where there's no mystery around others' compensation and you know exactly where you stand.
Marketing
Fair compensation
Feb 2023
The management team at Unmade are nice and intelligent people who actually listen to their teams and care personally. There's a real focus on employee wellbeing with counselling sessions and mental health app subscription available.
Marketing
Supportive management
Feb 2023
Staff are empowered to prioritise their own workload and projects with lots of opportunities to learn and collaborate across the team so you're trusted to make the right decisions. Everyone is working hard but the workload feels manageable.
Marketing
Autonomy
Feb 2023