Teammanila Lifestyle

What Teammanila Lifestyle does

TeamManila Lifestyle is a privately held Filipino streetwear and lifestyle brand founded in 2001 by Jowee Alviar and Raymund Punzalan as TeamManila Graphic Design Studio in Makati, Philippines. The company designs, produces, and sells graphic apparel and accessories (t-shirts, hoodies, caps, bags, patches, stickers) that celebrate Philippine cultural themes, history, Manila cityscapes, and local music scenes. It serves consumer end-customers — primarily Filipino culture enthusiasts, Filipino music fans, and streetwear collectors — through a mix of owned retail storefronts (Suez & Zapote Gallery, Jupiter Store/Design Dept., Kultura at SM Mall of Asia), e-commerce (DailyGrindstore.com, Lazada Philippines, Amazon US), and third-party retail partners (Applikulture Concept Store in Baguio).

The company operates an event-driven go-to-market model anchored on merchandise launches, pop-ups, and collaborations with Filipino musicians and artists. Core technology is limited to graphic design and silkscreen production capabilities — there is no proprietary software, platform, or digital product infrastructure. The brand carries an extensive content library built over two decades covering Filipino cultural references, historical imagery, and artist collaborations, which underpins recurring limited-edition drops such as the EHEADS (Eraserheads) and Baguio HighLands collections. Sub-brands include Daily Grind (lifestyle/online store), Tiny Manila (miniature collectibles), and BRKLSS (skate/urban streetwear).

Monetization is one-time retail sales of physical merchandise across domestic and limited international channels. No pricing data, revenue figures, or institutional investment is publicly disclosed. The firm has no disclosed parent company, no funding rounds, and operates as a bootstrapped lifestyle brand with 51–100 employees. Its distribution is heavily concentrated in Metro Manila, with a single international marketplace listing (Amazon US) and no other North American or Southeast Asian retail expansion documented.

Name

Teammanila Lifestyle

Legal name

TeamManila Lifestyle

Website

https://teammanilalifestyle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

TeamManila Lifestyle is a Philippine streetwear and lifestyle brand (founded 2001) that designs and sells graphic apparel and accessories celebrating Filipino culture, serving individual consumers through owned retail stores in Makati, e-commerce, and music/artist collaborations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Streetwear Apparel

NAICS

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers (45811), Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers (458)

SIC

Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600)

akta.pro primary industry

Streetwear & Contemporary Apparel Retail (CRAAABAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Backpacks & Travel Bags (CRAAAJAB)

Keywords

• Filipino streetwear apparel
• Cultural graphic tees
• Artist collaboration merchandise
• Lifestyle accessories retail
• Silkscreen merchandise production

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Merchandise Sales: Sale of streetwear apparel including t-shirts, caps, bags, and accessories featuring Filipino cultural themes and collaborations with local artists and bands.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TeamManila Lifestyle designs, produces, and retails Filipino-themed streetwear apparel and accessories, including graphic t-shirts, hoodies, caps, tote bags, patches, and stickers, with a focus on Philippine culture, history, and local music. The brand operates its own retail galleries and concept stores in the Philippines and sells online through Dailygrindstore.com, Lazada, and Amazon US, alongside periodic collaboration collections with Filipino bands and artists.

Product overview

TeamManila Lifestyle is a Filipino streetwear brand offering graphic t-shirts, apparel, and accessories that celebrate Philippine culture and history. The core product line consists of men's and women's streetwear featuring Filipino cultural themes, with accessories including caps, bags, and patches. The brand operates multiple sub-brands including Daily Grind (lifestyle/online store), Tiny Manila (miniature collectibles), and BRKLSS (streetwear), while also producing collaboration collections with artists, musicians (notably EHEADS Eraserheads merchandise), and cultural institutions. Products are sold through physical retail locations (Suez & Zapote Gallery, Kultura stores) and online platforms (Dailygrindstore.com, Lazada, Amazon).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TeamManila Mens Collection Men's streetwear apparel including t-shirts, hoodies, and long sleeves featuring Filipino cultural designs, sold through TeamManila's retail galleries and online store.
• TeamManila Womens Collection Women's streetwear and apparel featuring Filipino cultural themes and designs, sold at TeamManila's physical and online stores.
• TeamManila Accessories Streetwear accessories including caps, tote bags, drawstring bags, socks, patches, guitar picks and straps, and stickers featuring Filipino cultural designs.
• EHEADS Merchandise Official collaboration merchandise collection with Filipino rock band Eraserheads, including shirts, pouches, patches, guitar picks and straps, caps and drawstring bags.
• HighLands Collection (Baguio) Limited edition collaboration collection with Baguio City featuring designs inspired by Baguio landmarks including Kennon Road, Mines View Park, strawberry taho, and the Philippine Military Academy.
• Malaya Filipinas Independence Day Capsule Collection Limited edition capsule collection commemorating Philippine Independence Day, referencing Andres Bonifacio and the Pamitinan Cave declaration of independence.
• Perya Manila Holiday Collection Holiday season collection inspired by Filipino carnival/fair culture (perya), featuring games, fiesta themes, and traditional festivities.
• Daily Grind Associated lifestyle brand and online retail storefront sold alongside TeamManila products at retail locations and online platforms.
• Tiny Manila Miniature art and collectibles brand offering merchandise featuring miniature Manila-themed designs, sold through TeamManila retail channels.
• BRKLSS Streetwear clothing brand celebrating skate and urban culture, sold at TeamManila retail locations.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Eraserheads (Eheads)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple merchandise collaboration launches including #EHEADS2017 and #EHEADS2019 collections featuring shirts, pouches, patches, guitar picks & straps, caps and drawstring bags inspired from the band's Sticker Happy and Bananatype albums.
• PedicabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilipino rock band collaborated on merchandise collection launch at Suez & Zapote Gallery.
• Baguio CityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLimited edition Baguio City x TeamManila collaboration featuring designs of Kennon Road, Mines View Park, strawberry taho, and Philippine Military Academy. Part of a series to feature various destinations in the country including Cebu and Davao.
• Local Makers CollectiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPop-up store partnerships with local makers including Radioactive Mushrooms in the Forest, Dandy Ona, Nanny Rose, Artwhale+, Soulflower Co., UVLA, Studio Soup, Roko Supply Co. and Khadija at Métier Thoughtful Trades events.
• Kultura (SM)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRetail distribution partnership at SM Mall of Asia location.
• British CouncilminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-presented Designer Talks event along with Museum of Contemporary Art and Design and Design Dept.
• Radioactive Mushrooms in the ForestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent perfume brand that spearheaded the Métier Thoughtful Trades pop-up event at Suez & Zapote Gallery featuring eight local makers.
• Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-presented Designer Talks event along with British Council and Design Dept. at TeamManila Graphic Design Studio headquarters.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Supreme: Supreme is the benchmark limited-drop streetwear brand with iconic weekly releases and high-profile collaborations. It is a higher-priced, global-incumbent analogue that anchors the drop-driven streetwear model TeamManila operates at the Philippine niche.
• Stüssy: Stüssy is the foundational streetwear label, selling graphic apparel and accessories worldwide through own-retail, boutiques, and online. While globally scaled, its core product (logo-driven graphic tees and limited capsules) is directly comparable to TeamManila's graphic-streetwear offering.

Direct peers

• Penshoppe: Penshoppe is a leading Filipino mass-market apparel brand marketing to Filipino youth with local celebrity and cultural tie-ins. Comparable on customer (Filipino youth), channel (department-store and mall-based retail), and category (graphic tees, casual apparel).
• Bench (Bench Fix Salon Studios / Suyen Corporation): Bench is a Filipino-owned lifestyle and apparel brand retailing menswear, womenswear, and accessories at massive scale across the Philippines. Competes for the same Filipino pride/cultural-expression purchase occasion, and operates the Kultura retail concept at SM malls that TeamManila already distributes through.
• The Hundreds: The Hundreds is a California-based streetwear brand built on cultural storytelling, collaborations, and event-driven drops — the closest model to TeamManila's lifestyle brand-cum-retail-gallery format. Like TeamManila, it sells graphic apparel, runs limited-edition drops, and treats its retail stores as community event spaces.
• HUF (Huf Worldwide): HUF is a US streetwear/skate brand selling graphic apparel and accessories through core skate/street boutiques and own-retail. Comparable product mix (graphic tees, caps, accessories, limited drops) and channel mix (boutique, own e-commerce).
• Undefeated: Undefeated is a heritage streetwear boutique brand with strong cultural cachet, limited drops, and celebrity/athlete collaborations. Its retail-as-cultural-hub model and merchandise collaboration playbook closely parallel TeamManila's Philippines-rooted cultural-merch approach.

Emerging players

• Thrasher (Thrasher Magazine): Thrasher commercializes skate/counterculture IP through apparel (tees, caps, hoodies) and collaborations — a content/merch hybrid similar to TeamManila's band/artist collaboration model, though more skewed to skate subculture.
• Sunnei (Sunnei S.r.l.): Sunnei is a contemporary Italian streetwear label with cultural/regional identity positioning, capsule drops, and own-retail. Shares the 'regional-cultural-pride through fashion' positioning with TeamManila's Filipino-themed collections.

Others

• Local Emergency (Local Philippines apparel): Local Emergency is a Philippine-made streetwear brand championing local design and culture — direct domestic peer for the same Filipino-pride streetwear customer. Closest comp within the Philippines-specific streetwear segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/teammanila
• Facebookfacebook.com/teammanila
• Instagraminstagram.com/teammanila
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teammanila

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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