Six years ago, Kevin Lavelle saw a congressional staffer run into a very important meeting from the overwhelming July Washington D.C. heat soaked in sweat. That moment would turn into an idea that would change the apparel industry. Mizzen+Main is now introducing this innovative evolution of traditional dress wear: a moisture wicking, wrinkle free men’s dress shirt.
Location: United States, Texas, Dallas
Employees: 51-200
Phone: +1 877-958-9626
Total raised: $4.2M
Founded date: 2012
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 28.11.2021 | Multiplier... | multiplier... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 11.04.2016 | - | $3M | - |
| 28.08.2014 | Series A | $1.2M | - |
Mentions in press and media 16
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| 04.09.2025 | He Built a $100 Million Brand in Menswear — Now He's Taking On Baby Monitors After a Scary Wake-Up Call Kevin Lavelle of Harbor proves that success in entrepreneurship comes with solving the problems ... | Every good business idea starts with a problem, and Kevin Lavalle had a serious one to solve. Not long after his son was born, he realized the baby monitor app on his phone had crashed. Nothing went wrong, but the realization rattled him. &... |
| 08.01.2025 | RetailNext: Majority Growth Investment Raised From Battery Ventures | RetailNext – a leader in smart store analytics for optimizing store experiences – announced a strategic majority growth investment from Battery Ventures. This investment will support the expansion of RetailNext’s international team, acceler... |
| 06.01.2025 | RetailNext Receives Growth Investment from Battery Ventures | RetailNext, a Campbell, CA-based company which specializes in smart store analytics for optimizing store experiences, received a growth investment from Battery Ventures. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The company intends to use t... |
| 16.01.2020 | Why Digitally Native Menswear Fashion Brand Mizzen+Main Made Wholesale Retail Part Of Its Distribution Strategy | “Trying on the shirt is when the magic happens,” says Mizzen+Main CEO Chris Phillips.Courtesy of Mizzen+Main |
| 05.04.2017 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, April 5 | GO FOR IT Good morning! Quick one today: The company is pitching its team, apps, and technology around surfacing “good” content and handling engagement of communities at scale. One problem with that pitch is that Yik Yak doesn’t have a lot ... |
| 05.04.2017 | Mizzen+Main Receives Growth Investment from L Catterton | Mizzen+Main, an American-made menswear brand, received a growth investment from L Catterton. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The investment will be used to support the company’s growth by expanding the brand’s product offering and... |
| 13.04.2016 | 10 Hot Dallas Startups Share the Best Parts of Starting Up in Dallas | Dallas is turning out some of the hottest new startups the South has seen in a long time. Varying from hospitality to clothing, Dallas has it all. In the end, though, they're all looking to fix a pre-existing problem or make something bette... |
| 11.04.2016 | Mizzen+Main Raises $3M in Funding | Mizzen+Main, a Dallas, TX-based maker of apparel for men, raised $3m in funding. Backers included VTF Capital (VegasTechFund), Ben Nash, Thomas Morstead, George Couri, Bruce Kalmick, Brian Tochman and others. The company, which has now rais... |
| 07.04.2016 | Mizzen+Main racks up $3 million for menswear that feels athletic, looks tailored | Apparel makers Mizzen and Main LLC have closed $3 million in a modest Series B round of venture funding to ramp up inventory and sales of their signature menswear, according to founder and Chief Executive Kevin LaVelle. The Dallas, Texas-ba... |
| 28.08.2014 | Mizzen+Main Closes $1.2M in Series A | DALLAS, TX, Shirtmaker and haberdasher, today announced a significant milestone in the company's two-year history with the closing of $1.2 million in Series A funding. >> Click here for more funding data on Mizzen+Main >> To... |
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