Stateless Group launches brand incubator for diverse, under-represented founders

By

Jennifer Braun

Published
Mar 1, 2022

The Stateless Group is set to open applications for their new incubator program on Thursday. 

The incubator is the first to provide a 360-ecosystem to nascent or aspiring brands with a focus on supporting BIPOC, LGTBQ+, and/or female-founded startups. 

The incubator will provide diverse, under-represented founders the tools needed to launch a successful apparel brand, while granting access to top-tier brand partners and experts in the field. Stateless Group will support two early stage apparel brands per cohort through a one-year, structured incubator program.

Selected brands will receive access to everything from merchandising expertise from Neiman Marcus Group, a 100K low-interest business loan from Pursuit, marketing and PR support from SGPR, and product design services from Stateless Inc., among others. 

Stateless Group is the venture arm of Stateless Inc., which serves as an apparel design, development, production management, and overall brand development incubator that invests in evaluating, de-risking, and launching apparel startups. The unique model allows founders to streamline operations, save on the cost of hiring and mitigate risk. 

Since its founding in 2015, Stateless has successfully launched over 85 new apparel brands/lines.