Dapper

What Dapper does

Dapper is a privately held consumer commerce company founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, United States, positioned in the short description as "the easiest way for men to shop." The company operates in the men's shopping and wardrobe application market, which — according to third-party market sizing data — is valued at approximately $3.26 billion in 2024 and projected to reach $12 billion by 2035 at a 12.6% CAGR. Dapper's own functional offering, product surface, technology stack, and feature set are not documented in the available sources; no proprietary technology, integrations, APIs, or platform architecture is disclosed, and the company's primary website (dapperapp.com) is currently listed for sale on HugeDomains for $10,295.

The company's business model is similarly opaque: no pricing structure, revenue mechanics, customer segments, go-to-market motion, or monetization approach is publicly documented. The only financial activity on record is a single funding round of $500,000 dated October 31, 2013, with no disclosed investors or lead, and no subsequent raises in the decade-plus since. Headcount is reported as 1-10 employees, consistent with either a very small operating team or a largely inactive entity.

The most material current data point is the divestiture signal: the DapperApp.com domain is actively listed for sale on HugeDomains, with purchase ($10,295 outright) and financing ($428.96/month for 24 months at 0% interest) options advertised. This listing — combined with the absence of any product, customer, partnership, hiring, or funding activity in the input — strongly suggests Dapper is no longer operating as an active commercial venture, or is in a state of significant operational dormancy. Any diligence should treat the company as a non-going-concern absent primary verification of current operations.

Name

Dapper

Website

https://dapperapp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dapper is a San Francisco-based, privately held men's shopping company founded in 2013. The firm has limited public information, with its core domain currently listed for sale and no active product, revenue, or funding activity documented.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Men's Shopping Apps

NAICS

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers (458110)

SIC

Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury Shopping & Private Appointments (HSACAMAK)

Keywords

• Men's shopping app
• Mobile commerce apps
• Wardrobe applications
• Consumer shopping apps
• Fashion retail platform

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Core offering

Dapper is a shopping application positioned within the global wardrobe app market segment, aimed at simplifying the shopping experience for male consumers. The platform operates within a market projected at $3.26 billion in 2024 and growing to $12 billion by 2035 at a 12.6% CAGR.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dapper shopping application

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Whering: Digital wardrobe and outfit planning app with a similar wardrobe-management thesis to the market Dapper is listed under. Comparable as another participant in the wardrobe app category referenced in Dapper's market sizing data.
• Indyx: Digital wardrobe management app that helps users catalog and style their existing clothing. Useful comparable because Dapper is linked to the 'wardrobe app' market segment in its data sources.

Broad incumbents

• Trunk Club: Men's clothing subscription and personal styling service owned by Nordstrom. Same target customer (style-conscious men) and category (curated clothing delivery), but with the backing of a major incumbent retailer and substantially larger fulfillment infrastructure than Dapper.
• Stitch Fix: Public online personal styling service that delivers curated apparel to clients. While not exclusively men's-focused, its category, technology stack, and data-driven styling approach make it a closely comparable benchmark for Dapper's model at scale.

Direct peers

• Menlo Club: Subscription-based men's apparel and grooming delivery service. Offers a similar 'shop for men' experience and competes for the same demographic with a curated recurring purchase mechanic.
• Trendy Butler: Men's personal styling and clothing subscription service that delivers hand-picked outfits to subscribers. Closely aligned with Dapper's male-shopping-concierge positioning.
• Bombfell: Subscription-based men's personal styling service that curates and delivers clothing to male customers. Directly comparable to Dapper's stated positioning as the easiest way for men to shop, focusing on the same demographic with a similar concierge-style model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dappershopping
• Facebookfacebook.com/dapperapp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dapperapp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

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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