One Golden Thread

About the offering

One Golden Thread is a Los Angeles-based apparel brand founded by Jeff Scult that designs and sells what it calls 'connection clothes' — premium, ethically crafted wardrobe staples built around a proprietary fabric blend called TreeSilk™, which combines regenerative European Beech Tree TENCEL™ fiber with Supima cotton. The brand launched around 2020 and has generated $22M in cumulative net revenue through 2025, with approximately $5.6M in net revenue in 2025 alone. Q1 2026 net sales grew 28.4% year-over-year with only an 8.6% increase in ad spend. The company reports ~78% gross product margins, an average order value of $275, a customer lifetime value of $587, and a return rate under 8% against an industry average of 15–30%. There are 41,938 customers across 49 countries and 7,000+ U.S. cities. The brand has a 36%+ returning customer rate. In H1 2026, One Golden Thread closed over $981,600 in B2B partnership deals, including a single partnership worth over $700,000 featuring a custom bespoke Long Sleeve TreeSilk™ Hoodie Tee. The company reports it has crossed into profitability year-to-date in 2026. The product line spans tops, bottoms, outerwear, and accessories, with a primary focus on menswear but with 40% female customers and a growing women's collection. Key design features include reversibility, hidden pockets, and temperature-regulating, stretch fabric. The brand has a flagship retail location on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Los Angeles and produces much of its knitting, dyeing, and finishing in the Los Angeles area, including DTLA, with additional production through women-owned fabrication partners in Mexico. The company has a give-back model through which one tree is planted per sale; 177,000–194,000+ trees have been planted to date via partner One Tree Planted, and over 202,690 garments have been shipped plastic-free. The brand has been featured three times in Forbes, named a Fast Company 'World Changing Idea,' and received Esquire's 'Most Stylish Hoodie Award.' The leadership team includes COO Rebecca Zuber Sherr (30-year fashion veteran from Ralph Lauren, Victoria's Secret, and Nike) and CRO/CMO Manu Laude. The company has raised over $4 million to date across a Seed Round and Series A. This Wefunder campaign is described as a community investment round, with a minimum investment of $888. Growth capital is intended for product expansion, digital customer acquisition, and experiential retail expansion beyond the Abbot Kinney flagship.

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