Name

Dock & Bay - Certified B Corp™️

Legal name

Dock & Bay Limited

Website

https://dockandbay.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London, London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct E-commerce Product Sales: One-time purchase of physical eco-friendly lifestyle products (beach towels, ponchos, bags, picnic blankets, hair wraps, dog towels, bath towels, tea towels, eye masks, toiletry bags, gift sets) sold directly to consumers via owned e-commerce storefronts. Revenue is generated through individual product transactions, bundle/set deals, and gift cards. No subscription model is present.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Dock & Bay designs, manufactures, and sells eco-friendly quick-dry travel towels and complementary lifestyle products—including beach towels, ponchos, foldable tote bags, cooler bags, picnic blankets, beach pillows, hair wraps, bath towels, dog towels, tea towels, eye masks, beauty gift sets, and toiletry bags—all made from 100% recycled materials. Products are marketed as odourless, compact, and lightweight, and are sold direct-to-consumer through the company's owned e-commerce storefront, with a dedicated wholesale portal serving trade customers.

Product overview

Dock & Bay is a Certified B Corp™️ offering a portfolio of eco-friendly quick-dry travel towels and lifestyle products. The core product line centers on Quick Dry Beach Towels and Cabana Beach Towels available in both individual units and curated sets (4-towel and 6-towel bundles). The product range extends across complementary travel and lifestyle categories including Foldaway Tote Bags, Cooler Bags, Picnic Blankets, Beach Pillows (via Ballast collaboration), Ponchos, Hair Wraps, Dog Towels, Bath Towels, Tea Towels, Eye Masks, Beauty Gift Sets, and Toiletry Bags. Products feature seasonal design collections with names like Ocean Pavilion, Banana Karma, Wild Card, Cabana Brights, and Miami Sorbet. All towels are made from 100% recycled materials, are odorless, compact, and lightweight. The company has sold 3,000,000 towels worldwide and partners with Ballast for beach pillow products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Quick Dry Beach Towels Quick-drying, compact, lightweight, 100% recycled beach towels for consumers seeking portable, eco-friendly travel and outdoor products. Available individually and in seasonal designs.
• Cabana Beach Towels & Beach Towel Sets Premium cabana-style quick-dry beach towels sold individually and as multi-towel bundle sets (4-pack and 6-pack) for gifting, family use, and bulk savings.
• Adult Ponchos Adult beach ponchos for changing and post-swim coverage, promoted with a 3-for-2 bundle deal.
• Picnic Blankets Quick-dry, compact, lightweight picnic blankets for outdoor dining and beach use, available in a range of seasonal designs.
• Foldable Tote Bags Compact foldable tote bags for beach and travel use, packing down small for portability.
• Cooler Bags Insulated cooler bags for keeping food and beverages cold during beach and travel outings.
• Beach Pillows Sand-resistant, machine-washable beach pillows produced via the Ballast x Dock & Bay co-branded collaboration.
• Hair Wraps Quick-dry hair wraps for post-shower and post-swim hair drying routines.
• Bath Towels Quick-dry bath towels for everyday bathroom use, extending Dock & Bay's quick-dry technology beyond the beach.
• Dog Towels Dedicated quick-dry dog towels for drying pets after walks, beach visits, or grooming.
• Tea Towels Quick-dry tea towels for kitchen use, available individually and in sets.
• Eye Masks Sleep and travel eye masks within the home and personal care range.
• Beauty Gift Sets Pre-curated beauty gift boxes combining personal care products for gifting occasions.
• Toiletry Bags Travel toiletry bags for organising personal care items on the go.
• Cooling Towels Cooling towels for gym, fitness, and hot-weather use, marketed as a trending category.
• Dry Bags Water-resistant dry bags for keeping belongings protected during beach, travel, and outdoor activities.
• Kids Towels & Ponchos Dedicated kids towels and ponchos sized for children, supporting family beach and travel use.
• Digital Gift Cards Digital Dock & Bay gift cards redeemable on the e-commerce site, offered across multiple price tiers for gifting.
• Personalisation Services Personalisation service (e.g., monogramming) available on selected products, sold as an add-on at checkout.
• Wholesale Trade Programme B2B wholesale channel through uswholesale.dockandbay.com, offering bulk purchase of Dock & Bay products for retailers and resellers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000,000 towels sold worldwide, saving approximately 49,500,000 plastic bottles from waterways

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• U.S. SoccerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduct collaboration on the Quick Dry Beach Towel U.S. Soccer, a co-branded beach towel sold on the Dock & Bay e-commerce platform. The collaboration aligns with a 'Summer of Soccer' seasonal marketing campaign.
• BallastminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduct collaboration on the Ballast x Dock & Bay Pillow series, including designs such as Miami Sorbet and Whitsunday Blue beach pillows. Sold through the Dock & Bay e-commerce storefront.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hydro Flask: Hydro Flask is a large lifestyle/outdoor hydration and accessories brand distributed through DTC and major retail. Comparable as a lifestyle brand monetizing eco-conscious, outdoor-active consumers via design and color cycles, though not directly in the towel category.
• Cotopaxi: Cotopaxi is a Certified B Corp selling sustainable outdoor and travel gear through DTC and select retail. Highly comparable on B Corp certification, sustainability-led brand story, and travel/outdoor consumer overlap with Dock & Bay.
• S'well: S'well is a larger, design-led sustainable lifestyle brand (bottles, accessories) sold across DTC, retail, and gifting channels. Comparable on the eco-lifestyle brand playbook and gifting use case, though not direct in product category.
• Rip Curl: Rip Curl is a global surf brand with broad apparel, wetsuit, and beach accessory lines including towels. Comparable on beach/surf consumer and seasonal product cycle, though it operates at much larger scale and through extensive wholesale.
• Sun Bum: Sun Bum is an established beach and sun-care lifestyle brand selling through mass retail, DTC, and surf/sport channels. Comparable target consumer (beachgoers, surfers, families) but a wider portfolio of sunscreens and apparel rather than textile specialty.

Direct peers

• Sand Cloud: Sand Cloud sells sustainable beach towels (often Turkish cotton/recycled) and accessories through DTC, with a marine-conservation mission. It is comparable on product, audience, and mission-driven brand positioning despite its well-documented financial difficulties.
• Slowtide: Slowtide makes quick-dry, recycled-material beach towels, ponchos, and blankets targeted at surf and outdoor consumers. It is the closest direct competitor to Dock & Bay on product, target customer, and sustainability positioning.
• Nomadix: Nomadix sells quick-dry outdoor and travel towels, blankets, and related accessories made from recycled materials. It competes head-to-head on the same value proposition (lightweight, packable, eco-friendly) and similar DTC channels.
• Tesalate: Tesalate pioneered sand-free, quick-dry beach towels and sells direct-to-consumer globally. It overlaps with Dock & Bay on quick-dry performance, design-driven SKUs, and DTC distribution to beach and travel consumers.

Emerging players

• Matador: Matador designs ultra-portable travel and outdoor gear (towels, blankets, packable bags). It overlaps with Dock & Bay on the 'compact and lightweight for travel' value proposition, though it leans more technical/adventurer vs. beach lifestyle.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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