Staud
Independent fashion brand · 11+ locations · LA, NYC, Boston + national e-commerce and wholesale
Staud is a founder-majority fashion brand tracking toward $250M in sales across ten stores. Family offices sit on the cap table, and there's no factory list in sight for where the clothes are actually made.
The Big Picture
Staud's founders built a profitable, $250M-track business and kept majority control while taking money from Christopher Burch and a family-office consortium. Downstream, the picture thins: production in China and Italy with no factory list, no audits, and no living wage commitment. The founders answer to themselves; the supply chain remains out of view.
The Dirty Details
Ownership
Burch Creative CapitalVenture Capital
Burch Creative Capital is Christopher Burch's investment firm. The entrepreneur co-founded the Tory Burch brand and has backed 50+ companies including BaubleBar, Poppin, and Voss Water. It takes minority stakes in consumer brands, typically with founders staying in control.
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Company data last updated August 2026
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