Flexfit
Flexfit LLC is a privately held headwear manufacturer that designs and sells blank, custom-embellished, and full-custom caps and hats primarily to wholesale B2B buyers, brand partners, and corporate customers, with a parallel DTC e-commerce storefront at flexfithouse.com.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1994
- HeadquartersHicksville, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Flexfit does
Flexfit LLC is a privately held headwear manufacturer and wholesale supplier operating globally through a B2B-led model. The company sells blank, custom-embellished, and full-custom caps and hats to brand partners, corporate buyers, and retailers, with a parallel direct-to-consumer storefront at flexfithouse.com. Named relationships include lifestyle brands such as Hurley, Vans, and Oakley, and the company maintains two US offices (Brea, CA and Hicksville, NY) supporting wholesale and customer service operations. The business traces its heritage to the YP Classics® brand established in 1974 and the FLEXFIT® stretchable cap technology introduced in 1994, and now offers more than 700 style SKUs.
The product platform is built around a proprietary stretch sweatband architecture (FLEXFIT® Technology) and a portfolio of 15+ branded technologies spanning sweat management (ACTIVEGUARD™, STAIN BLOCK TECH), shape retention (PERMACURV®), seamless decoration (UniPanel™), UV protection, moisture-wicking (Cool and Dry, PRO-FORMANCE®, HYPER TECH), and synthetic performance fabrics (Ultrafibre, FLEXFIT® Mesh). Sub-collections include FLEXFIT 110® (adjustable stretch), FLEXFIT 210® (premium fitted), FLEXFIT DELTA® (lightweight), nu Series (front-panel moisture management), and the YP Classics® trucker, snapback, adjustable, and knit lines, plus licensed pattern collections (Realtree®, Multicam®, KRYPTEK®, Veil Camo™). Sustainability is a stated emphasis, with ECOWASH™ (98% less water, 60% less energy, 0 chemicals), EcoDry fluorine-free water resistance, Seawool® oyster-shell yarn, FLEXFIT® Lyocell, Better Cotton™, and Rescued + Renewed recycled plastic programs.
Revenue is generated primarily through one-time wholesale sales of headwear, with custom design services and catalog-driven wholesale distribution as the dominant go-to-market motions. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; quotes are handled through a sales contact form. Marketing is concentrated on the company website, a 2026 new product catalog, and social channels (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, LinkedIn). No funding rounds, M&A activity, leadership changes, or third-party financial disclosures are present in the available data. The company is privately held, with no disclosed parent or institutional ownership.
Flexfit firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Flexfit
- Legal name
- Flexfit LLC
- Website
- https://flexfit.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1994
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Flexfit LLC is a privately held headwear manufacturer that designs and sells blank, custom-embellished, and full-custom caps and hats primarily to wholesale B2B buyers, brand partners, and corporate customers, with a parallel DTC e-commerce storefront at flexfithouse.com.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Flexfit industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Performance Caps and Headwear
- NAICS
- Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (31599)
- SIC
- Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300), Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Headwear Manufacturing (Hats/Caps/Beanies) (IMAOAFAA)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Hats, Caps & Headwear (CRAAAJAE)
Keywords
Where Flexfit is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Hicksville
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Flexfit business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Wholesale Headwear Sales: Flexfit generates revenue primarily through wholesale B2B sales of headwear products to businesses. The company offers blank hats for customization as well as custom embellished hats. Full custom hat design services are available for business customers.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels6 records
Flexfit product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Flexfit is a headwear manufacturer and wholesale supplier offering over 700 different styles of caps and hats built around proprietary stretch-fit and performance technologies. The company sells blank hats, custom embellished hats, and full custom hat design services to businesses through wholesale B2B channels, with consumer retail also available through the Flexfit House e-commerce site. Product lines include FLEXFIT® performance caps, YP Classics® traditional styles, and licensed camouflage pattern collections.
Product overview
Flexfit is a headwear company offering over 700 different styles of caps and hats. The product portfolio is built around the core FLEXFIT® Technology platform, which provides stretchable, form-fitting comfort through a proprietary polyurethane spandex woven sweatband. The main product lines include FLEXFIT 110® (adjustable stretch caps), FLEXFIT 210® (premium fitted caps), FLEXFIT DELTA® (lightweight innovative caps with advanced sweat management), and nu Series (proprietary front-panel technology with moisture-rerouting). The subsidiary brand YP Classics® offers traditional cap styles including trucker, snapback, adjustables, and knit beanies established since 1974. The company differentiates through proprietary technologies including ACTIVEGUARD™ sweat management, PERMACURV® shape retention, UniPanel™ seamless construction, UV PROTECTION TECH, ECOWASH™ sustainable manufacturing, and various fabric technologies (Cool and Dry, PRO-FORMANCE®, HYPER TECH, Ultrafibre). Specialty collections include Realtree®, Multicam®, KRYPTEK®, and Veil Camo™ camouflage patterns. Sustainable initiatives include Seawool (oyster shell-based yarn), FLEXFIT Lyocell (Eucalyptus-based fiber), Better Cotton™, and Rescued + Renewed (recycled plastic materials). The company operates wholesale services including full custom hat design and custom embellished hats.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- nu Series: Proprietary front-panel technology with advanced moisture-rerouting technology for worry-free design experience
- Flexfit Delta®
- FLEXFIT 110®
- FLEXFIT 210®
- YP Classics®
- YP Classics® Trucker
- YP Classics® Snapback
- YP Classics® Adjustables
- YP Classics® Knit
Products and services
- FLEXFIT 110® Stretch-fit cap collection combining Flexfit Technology with adjustable closures for a wider range of custom comfort, designed as the ultimate one-size-fits-MORE cap for wholesale buyers.
- FLEXFIT 210® Premium fitted cap collection with Flexfit Tech inspired by professional on-field baseball gear, crafted with premium materials for a comfortable fit and targeted at wholesale apparel customers.
- FLEXFIT DELTA® Innovative cap collection offering a lighter, sleeker, and smarter design incorporating Stain Blocking Technology, ActiveGuard three-layer sweatband, and water repellent features for B2B buyers.
- nu Series Cap collection featuring proprietary front-panel technology and advanced moisture-rerouting with ActiveGuard, providing a 30% more moisture-absorbent sweatband and worry-free embroidery experience for decoration customers.
- YP Classics® Sub-brand of headwear offering timeless and authentic caps including trucker, snapback, adjustables, and knit beanies, established in 1974 and distributed wholesale to apparel brands and retailers.
- YP Classics® Trucker Classic trucker-style caps with foam or mesh backs, available in various colors and patterns including Realtree and Multicam, for wholesale distribution.
- YP Classics® Snapback Snapback caps with adjustable snap closures, available in various styles including premium, retro, and camo options, distributed to wholesale buyers.
- YP Classics® Adjustables Adjustable caps with buckle or hook and loop closures including dad caps, jockey caps, and brushed cotton twill styles, sold wholesale to businesses.
- Realtree® Pattern Collection Camouflage pattern headwear collection blending natural patterns for outdoor, hunting, and lifestyle applications, sold wholesale.
- Multicam® Pattern Collection Military-grade camouflage pattern headwear collection designed for maximum effectiveness in various environments, distributed wholesale.
- KRYPTEK® Pattern Collection Camouflage pattern headwear collection designed for outdoor pursuit applications, sold through wholesale channels.
- Veil Camo™ Pattern Collection Specialized camouflage pattern headwear collection designed for success in outdoor activities, distributed wholesale.
- Blank Hats Wholesale Wholesale supply of blank (unembellished) headwear for businesses seeking to add their own decoration or branding, sold in bulk to B2B customers.
- Custom Embellished Hats Branded and embellished headwear service with industry expert support, leveraging 50 years of expertise to help businesses design custom-decorated hats for resale or corporate use.
- Full Custom Hat Design End-to-end custom hat program that turns a business idea into a finished headwear product, providing design, prototyping, and manufacturing services for wholesale customers.
- Flexfit House Consumer Retail Direct-to-consumer e-commerce storefront for purchasing finished Flexfit and YP Classics headwear products for individual retail buyers.
Quantifiable outcome
- 98% less water usage with ECOWASH technology
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Flexfit
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Flexfit technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature15 records
Flexfit partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Flexfit competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Otto Cap: Wholesale cap manufacturer specializing in blank, custom-decorated and private-label caps sold through distributors and decorators; comparable B2B headwear model and customer overlap.
- Outdoor Cap: Wholesale headwear supplier covering lifestyle, outdoor and licensed categories with strong decoration and custom capabilities; competes for the same wholesale and brand-partner programs as Flexfit.
- Richardson Sports: Performance and lifestyle cap maker (R-Series, 112, 168) selling wholesale to sporting goods, team and lifestyle channels; comparable blank/custom cap wholesale model to Flexfit.
- '47 Brand: Licensed sports and lifestyle headwear specialist (caps, knit beanies, scarves) selling through wholesale and licensed retail; directly comparable to Flexfit's licensed/category headwear offering.
- Yupoong Inc. Korean-headquartered headwear manufacturer and widely reported parent of the FLEXFIT® brand; competes head-to-head with Flexfit's stretch-cap platform and shares much of the same underlying technology base.
- New Era Cap: Global headwear manufacturer best known for fitted and snapback caps, with deep licensed sports partnerships and a wholesale B2B model that directly overlaps with Flexfit's core cap business.
Broad incumbents
- Under Armour: Performance apparel brand with a performance headwear line using moisture-wicking and UV technologies that compete with Flexfit's Cool & Dry, ACTIVEGUARD™ and UV PROTECTION TECH stack.
- adidas (Headwear): Global sportswear incumbent with performance and lifestyle headwear lines that overlap with Flexfit's performance and athleisure cap positioning.
- Nike (Headwear): Global sportswear incumbent with a substantial branded caps and performance headwear line; competes for athlete and lifestyle headwear share and serves as a benchmark ASP/pricing incumbent.
Others
- Deckers Outdoor (UGG / Hoka): Multi-brand footwear and lifestyle apparel platform; relevant as a wholesale customer/adjacent ecosystem participant that buys branded headwear and lifestyle accessories into its retail programs.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Flexfit leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Flexfit funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Flexfit M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Flexfit
What does Flexfit do?
Flexfit is a headwear manufacturer and wholesale supplier offering over 700 different styles of caps and hats built around proprietary stretch-fit and performance technologies. The company sells blank hats, custom embellished hats, and full custom hat design services to businesses through wholesale B2B channels, with consumer retail also available through the Flexfit House e-commerce site. Product lines include FLEXFIT® performance caps, YP Classics® traditional styles, and licensed camouflage pattern collections.
Is Flexfit a public or private company?
Flexfit is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Flexfit founded?
Flexfit was founded in 1994. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Flexfit based?
Flexfit is headquartered in Hicksville, United States, in the North America region.
How does Flexfit make money?
One revenue line is on record: wholesale Headwear Sales.
Who are Flexfit's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Otto Cap, Outdoor Cap, Richardson Sports, '47 Brand, Yupoong Inc. and New Era Cap. Broad incumbents are Under Armour, adidas (Headwear) and Nike (Headwear). Deckers Outdoor (UGG / Hoka) is listed as an others.
Does Flexfit have an API?
No public API is recorded for Flexfit.
What industry is Flexfit in?
Flexfit's product category is Performance Caps and Headwear. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAOAFAA, Headwear Manufacturing (Hats/Caps/Beanies), with a secondary code of CRAAAJAE, Hats, Caps & Headwear. Its NAICS code is 31599 and its SIC code is 2300.