Style3D

What Style3D does

Style3D, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Hangzhou, China, is a software company that builds a 3D design and simulation platform for the global fashion industry. The platform targets fashion brands, garment manufacturers, fabric and trim suppliers, educational institutions, and custom teamwear organizations, with recent extension into robotics and embodied intelligence customers via its SynReal offering. Its core technology is a proprietary deformable-body simulation engine combined with GPU-accelerated rendering, onto which the company has layered generative AI, computer vision, and predictive analytics capabilities. The product suite spans Style3D Studio (core 3D simulation), Style3D AI (generative design and marketing visuals), Style3D Fabric, Style3D Cloud, Style3D MixMatch, Style3D GoShop, Style3D Atelier, Style3D Simulator, and SynReal, with the Assyst CAD line (acquired January 2023) extending its 2D/3D pattern design coverage.

The company monetizes primarily through enterprise software licensing and subscriptions, with quote-based annual contracts sold via direct enterprise field sales ("Book A Demo") to large brands and manufacturers, complemented by cloud-based self-serve access and a free trial on Style3D AI for product-led adoption. Customer evidence includes more than 15 named enterprise logos across sportswear (ANTA, SCOTT), down outerwear (Bosideng (波司登)), fast fashion (UR, Chall), European menswear (OLYMP, BRAX), and apparel manufacturing (DISHANG, SUMEC, HIGHHOPE, GUOTAI, SHUNTIAN, LUTHAI, SOHO). Headquartered in Hangzhou, Style3D maintains international offices in Paris, London, Milan, and Munich, and reports customer outcomes of up to 70% reduction in physical sample costs, 25–40% reduction in product return rates, and 20–30% increase in sales conversions for users of its virtual try-on and digital sampling tools. The company has raised approximately $177 million in disclosed funding through a June 2022 Pre B+ round led by Hillhouse Ventures and CDH Investments, and operates with 101–250 employees.

Name

Style3D

Legal name

Style3D

Website

https://linctex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Style3D, founded in 2015 in Hangzhou, China, provides AI-powered 3D design, simulation, and virtual try-on software for global fashion brands, garment manufacturers, fabric suppliers, and increasingly robotics and embodied intelligence customers through its SynReal platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

3D Fashion Design Software

NAICS

Industrial Design Services (54142), Apparel Manufacturing (315)

akta.pro primary industry

Interactive & Immersive Content Production (AR/VR/3D) (BPAFAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

3D Design & CAD for Additive Manufacturing (IMAAACAA)

Keywords

• 3D fashion design
• Digital garment simulation
• Virtual try-on software
• Fabric simulation software
• Apparel CAD platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Style3D generates revenue through software product licensing including Style3D Studio, Style3D Fabric, Style3D Cloud, Style3D AI, and other professional tools. The platform operates on a subscription basis for enterprise customers including brands, manufacturers, and fabric suppliers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Style3D develops and sells an AI-powered 3D design, simulation, and collaboration software platform for the global apparel industry. Its products enable fashion brands, manufacturers, and fabric suppliers to create digital garments, run physics-based fabric and fit simulations, perform virtual sampling, host B2B virtual showrooms, and conduct AI virtual try-on, reducing physical sampling and accelerating design-to-production workflows. Style3D has also extended its deformable-body physics engine into embodied AI/robotics via the SynReal platform.

Product overview

Style3D is a digital solution provider for the global fashion industry, offering a comprehensive 3D design and simulation platform with AI-powered capabilities. The core offerings include Style3D Studio for AI-driven 3D simulation and digital garment creation, and Style3D AI for design visualization and marketing content generation. Supporting modules include Style3D Fabric for digital fabric simulation, Style3D Cloud for collaboration and asset management, Style3D MixMatch for outfit combination visualization, Style3D GoShop for consumer-facing virtual try-on, Style3D Atelier for advanced design workspaces, and Style3D Simulator for physics-based garment simulation. The company expanded its technology through the 2023 acquisition of Assyst CAD (Munich-based fashion technology company), which added CAD and digital simulation capabilities for European market presence. In 2026, Style3D launched SynReal for embodied intelligence applications, extending its physics simulation technology beyond fashion into robotics and physical AI domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Style3D AI: AI-powered platform for fashion design visualization and marketing image creation
• Style3D Studio
• Style3D Fabric
• Style3D Cloud
• Style3D MixMatch
• Style3D GoShop
• Style3D Atelier
• Style3D Simulator
• SynReal
• Assyst CAD

Products and services

• Style3D Studio AI-driven 3D simulation platform that connects fashion design to production, enabling digital garment creation with realistic fabric simulation, pattern design, virtual fitting, and digital sampling for fashion brands and manufacturers.
• Style3D AI AI-powered platform enabling apparel brands to create customized 3D garment designs rapidly, converting sketches/text into production-ready 3D garments with automated grading, virtual try-on, fabric simulation, and AI marketing image generation.
• Style3D Fabric Digital fabric simulation tool that creates photorealistic virtual fabrics with accurate physical properties (drape, weight, texture) for use in 3D garment design and visualization.
• Style3D Cloud Cloud-based collaboration platform providing real-time style tracking, inventory management, 3D asset management, and team communication across design, production, and marketing workflows.
• Style3D MixMatch 3D asset management and mixing tool for combining digital garments, fabrics, and accessories to create and visualize outfit combinations.
• Style3D GoShop Virtual try-on and e-commerce solution enabling shoppers to visualize garments on their bodies before purchase, helping retailers reduce return rates.
• Style3D Atelier Advanced 3D design and visualization workspace for fashion professionals, providing enhanced creative tools and rendering capabilities.
• Style3D Simulator Physics simulation engine for accurate fabric drape, garment fit, and movement visualization in 3D digital environments.
• Assyst CAD CAD and digital simulation software for the apparel industry, providing 2D/3D pattern design, 3D sewing and simulation tools with realistic seam representation and digital twin technology. Added via Assyst acquisition.
• SynReal Physics simulation and synthetic data platform for embodied intelligence training, featuring high-fidelity deformable object simulation, an embodied intelligence training platform, and large-scale synthetic interaction data for robotics applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% reduction in physical sample costs
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and core.

• NVIDIA (Newton Physics Engine)strategicTechnology or Integration · 29 September 2025Style3D joined the Newton physics engine ecosystem co-developed by NVIDIA, Google DeepMind, and Disney Research. The Newton open-source GPU-accelerated physics engine is built on NVIDIA Warp and OpenUSD, enabling complex robot behaviors for embodied AI applications.
• Google DeepMind (Newton Project)strategicTechnology or Integration · 29 September 2025Style3D participates in the Newton physics engine project co-developed with Google DeepMind and NVIDIA, contributing deformable object simulation expertise to accelerate open robot learning.
• Disney Research (Newton Project)strategicTechnology or Integration · 29 September 2025Style3D participates in the Newton physics engine project co-developed with Disney Research and NVIDIA, contributing deformable object simulation expertise for robotics simulation applications.
• Assyst GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 January 2023Munich-based fashion technology company acquired by Style3D to expand presence in Europe's fashion technology market and extend CAD-integration systems. The acquisition leverages Assyst's expertise in CAD and digital simulation alongside Style3D's 3D design capabilities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Optitex: Optitex provides 2D/3D CAD and digital pattern-making software for the apparel industry, competing directly with Style3D Studio and the recently acquired Assyst CAD in pattern design, virtual prototyping, and marker-making.
• Tukatech: Tukatech offers TUKA3D and 3D design tools for fashion product development, targeting apparel manufacturers and brands with pattern making and virtual sampling functionality overlapping with Style3D Studio.
• CLO Virtual Fashion: CLO Virtual Fashion is the most direct competitor to Style3D, providing 3D garment design and simulation software (CLO, Marvelous Designer) used by fashion brands and manufacturers globally. The two companies have been involved in an IP dispute, underscoring their direct overlap.
• Browzwear: Browzwear offers a 3D fashion design and digital product creation platform (VStitcher, Lotta, Stylezone) targeting apparel brands and manufacturers, directly competing with Style3D's Studio, Fabric, and Cloud products in the same enterprise customer base.
• EFI Optitex (now part of Optitex ecosystem): EFI Optitex provides 3D digital clothing simulation and pattern-making software competing with Style3D in apparel CAD/3D design. (Note: consolidated with Optitex above as a peer category.)

Broad incumbents

• Gerber Technology: Gerber Technology provides CAD, PLM, and automated cutting solutions for apparel and industrial fabrics. As a legacy incumbent with deep enterprise penetration, it competes with Style3D in the digital product creation category that spans from design to production.
• Lectra: Lectra is a broad incumbent in apparel and soft-goods CAD, PLM, and cutting solutions. Its Modaris, Diamino, and 3D simulation products overlap with Style3D's offerings and represent the integrated workflow incumbent Style3D competes against for enterprise deals.
• NVIDIA: NVIDIA is both a strategic partner (Newton physics engine) and a competitor through Isaac Sim in robotics simulation. As Style3D expands SynReal into embodied AI, NVIDIA represents the dominant incumbent whose platforms Style3D's physics simulation must integrate with or differentiate against.

Others

• Unity Technologies: Unity provides a real-time 3D development platform used for digital fashion, virtual try-on, and avatar applications. While not a direct competitor in fashion CAD, Unity is an enabling technology platform for many 3D fashion experiences Style3D targets.

Emerging players

• Vue.ai: Vue.ai offers AI-powered retail and fashion tools including virtual try-on and personalized styling, competing with Style3D's GoShop and Style3D AI virtual try-on products in the AI fashion retail workflow.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors11 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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