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Founded by Francesca Rosella and Ryan Genz in 2004.
CuteCircuit laid the foundation of the future of interactive fashion, and have been designing at the forefront of the wearable technology revolution ever since. As the world’s first wearable-technology fashion brand, their work interweaves leading edge fashion design with emerging technologies and smart fabrics to create fashions that not only look beautiful, but carry within them magical capabilities and interactive connections which are years ahead of their time.
CuteCircuit laid the foundation of the future of interactive fashion, and have been designing at the forefront of the wearable technology revolution ever since. As the world’s first wearable-technology fashion brand, their work interweaves leading edge fashion design with emerging technologies and smart fabrics to create fashions that not only look beautiful, but carry within them magical capabilities and interactive connections which are years ahead of their time.
Overview
Location
United Kingdom, England, London
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$15K
Founded date
2004
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 11
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| Feb 14, 2019 | Одежда будущего, которую можно купить уже сейчас: от заклёпки до купальника Статьи редакции | Подборка примеров «умной» повседневной, спортивной и модной одежды. 13 13 комментариев 21 376 просмотров Слушать Повседневная одежда Куртка Levi's Commuter Trucker X Jacquard от Google В 2015 году сотрудники Google ATAP (группы передовых те... |
| Feb 12, 2016 | Have A Haptic Valentine’s Day | Valentine’s Day is almost upon us, the time when couples make up for a year of passive aggression in a single evening. You’re obviously intelligent. You don’t just do red roses and chocolates. It’s the worst evening to book a restaurant din... |
| Oct 13, 2014 | Ahead of GLAZEDcon Marcus Sandberg Talks British Innovation in Wearable Tech | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website. We Discuss British Innovation in Wearables with Marcus Sandberg of Wearable World. In July 2014, Amazon announced that it was opening the first ever shop dedicated to just we... |
| Mar 11, 2014 | ‘Soft Electronics’ Makes Wearable Computing Something You’d Actually Wear | During New York Social Media Week 2014, soft electronics rocked the spotlight. During Tech In Motion’s Wearable Technology Fashion Show, models showed off accessories and clothing that lit up, matched moods, and collected or displayed perso... |
| Jun 2, 2011 | Digitize Your Eye Makeup | Thanks to pioneering fashion designers like Diana Dew, LEDs started infiltrating the clothing market as early as the 1960s. Even though the trend took a while to take off, thanks to celebrities like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Fergie—who con... |
| Apr 11, 2011 | The Original Creators: Diana Dew | Each week we pay homage to a select "Original Creator" — an iconic artist from days gone by whose work influences and informs today's creators. These are artists who were innovative and revolutionary in their fields. Bold visionar... |
| Feb 1, 2011 | Sew Your Own Light Up Leggings [Instructables How-To] | Yesterday we featured a newly-launched illuminated clothing label, MOON Berlin, who pride themselves on fashioning ready-to-wear light-up clothing that doesn’t look like something off the set of TRON. The classic mix-and-match pieces, along... |
| Jan 31, 2011 | High-Tech Clothing Without The Frills: Q&A With Christian Bruns | MOON Berlin is a brand new illuminated fashion label from German fashion designers Brigitte Franken and Christian Bruns that debuted on January 18th at Berlin Fashion Week. Their inaugural collection, “I’m Not A Robot,” shows how illuminati... |
| Sep 28, 2010 | Top 7 Most Wearable LED Fashions | When most people think of LED or illuminated clothing, it’s usually associated with Halloween or reminiscent of a hazy rave party, but — like creators Moritz Waldemeyer and Vega Wang have shown us — the technology is becoming more and more ... |
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FAQ about CuteCircuit
When was CuteCircuit founded?
CuteCircuit was founded in 2004.
How much funding has CuteCircuit raised?
CuteCircuit has raised $15K in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about CuteCircuit?
Parsers VC has collected 11 articles mentioning CuteCircuit, among them “Одежда будущего, которую можно купить уже сейчас: от заклёпки до купальника Статьи редакции” (Feb 14, 2019) and “Have A Haptic Valentine’s Day” (Feb 12, 2016).
Is CuteCircuit still active?
Yes, CuteCircuit is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 28, 2020.