Fit Collective Raises Record €3.4M Pre Seed in UK’s Largest Ever Round by a Solo Female Founder

Record-breaking round for a solo female founder Founded by Savile Row–trained designer Phoebe Gormley, Fit Collective closed a pre-seed round of €3.4 million (around £3 million), which EU-Startups and investors describe as the largest UK pre-seed raise ever led by a solo female founder.

The round includes backing from AlbionVC, SuperSeed, True Global and January Ventures, alongside an Innovate UK Smart Grant. Investor AlbionVC framed the deal as a bet on both a sizable operational problem in fashion and a rare scale of pre-seed backing for a single female founder.

Their investment note highlights the combination of founder experience, strong early traction and an infrastructure-style B2B platform as key reasons for leading the round.

Tackling fashion’s multi-billion fit problem Fit Collective focuses on one of fashion’s most expensive pain points: incorrect sizing and poor fit, which drive high return rates, overproduction and lost revenue…