Texturelab Gmbh

What Texturelab Gmbh does

Texturelab GmbH is a German B2B textile customization company headquartered in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. Founded in November 2020 (with concept work beginning July 2019) and operating from a newly renovated headquarters since mid-2024, the company offers three in-house decoration services: screen printing (Siebdruck, minimum 50 pieces), direct-to-garment digital printing (DTG, no minimum), and embroidery (Stick, minimum 10-20 pieces). It serves customers through a self-serve online product configurator covering 69+ sustainable SKUs (T-shirts, hoodies, jackets, bags, caps, baby wear), with branding on materials such as organic cotton, recycled polyester, and GOTS-certified embroidery yarns. Named customers in testimonials are predominantly German SMBs (Tim Schaer, Matthias, Raumausstattung Terstappen, Ostlicht GmbH, Murat Akkas, Patrick Faaßen), with Volksbank Mönchengladbach as a disclosed enterprise reference and brand collaborations with Telekom and Megamarsch visible on the website.

The technology stack combines standard industry decoration methods with a proprietary self-declared 'Fairprinted™' sustainability standard (explicitly not an independent certification) and a 2022 novelty — the world's first CO2-colored T-shirt, which received German regional media coverage on WDR, Rheinische Post, 1live, and WDR 2. GOTS-certified embroidery yarns and water-based DTG inks underpin the sustainability positioning. Authorized dealer relationships with sustainable apparel brands Neutral, Earth, Native, Stanley/Stella, and DO IT! extend the base-product catalog.

The commercial model is B2B quote-based e-commerce: prices are hidden behind login ('Bitte loggen Sie sich ein, um die Preise zu sehen'), production is single-site in Mönchengladbach, and the firm trades as Texturelab Prints with sub-brands Fairprinted™ and the showroom 'The LAB' (opened July 2021). Disclosed external capital is limited to a November 2021 NRW Gründerstipendium state founder scholarship; there is no evidence of venture, private equity, or institutional backing. The company is founder-led and bootstrapped, with no disclosed headcount or revenue.

Name

Texturelab Gmbh

Legal name

Texturelab GmbH

Website

https://texturelab.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Texturelab GmbH is a B2B textile customization company in Mönchengladbach, Germany, offering screen printing, DTG digital printing, and embroidery on sustainable apparel for corporate workwear, branded merchandise, and event/textile customers via an online configurator.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Textile Printing Services

NAICS

Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (31599)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Prepress, Plate-Making & Artwork Services (IMALAKAM)

Keywords

• Custom textile printing
• Sustainable apparel printing
• Screen printing services
• Direct-to-garment printing
• Embroidery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mönchengladbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Textile Sales with Printing/Embroidery: Texturelab sells customized textiles (T-shirts, hoodies, bags, caps, etc.) with screen printing, digital printing, or embroidery services. Customers select products from their catalog and customize them via the product configurator. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Texturelab GmbH is a sustainable textile printing and customization company based in Mönchengladbach, Germany. The company offers three core decoration methods — screen printing (Siebdruck), direct-to-garment digital printing (DTG), and embroidery (Stick) — applied to a catalog of 69+ sustainable textile products (T-shirts, hoodies, jackets, bags, caps). Customers use an online product configurator to upload logos/images and design custom branded apparel, primarily targeting B2B clients for corporate workwear, team clothing, and promotional merchandise.

Product overview

Texturelab GmbH operates as a textile printing and customization company offering three core printing services: Siebdruck (screen printing), Digitaldruck (DTG digital printing), and Stick (embroidery). The company provides an online Product Configurator tool that enables customers to design and customize 69+ textile products including T-shirts, hoodies, jackets, bags, and accessories. All products feature sustainable materials such as organic cotton and recycled polyester. The business model centers on B2B corporate apparel and merchandising rather than a unified platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fairprinted: Ein von Texturelab entwickelter Standard für nachhaltige Textilveredelung.
• The LAB

Products and services

• Siebdruck (Screen Printing)

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NeutralcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized dealer relationship. Neutral is a sustainable clothing brand that Texturelab is authorized to work with.
• EarthcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized dealer relationship. Earth is a sustainable textile brand that Texturelab is authorized to work with.
• Stanley/StellacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProduct supplier and authorized brand. Stanley/Stella is a Belgian manufacturer of premium sustainable textiles that Texturelab sources products from for customization.
• DO IT!minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
• Stadtsparkasse MönchengladbachminorOthersProvided office funding support during initial conception phase at SMS Businesspark, a key site in Mönchengladbach's textile history.
• Blauschmiede (NEWBlauhaus)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStart-up incubator in Mönchengladbach where Texturelab was officially founded and operated from November 2020. An energy-efficient, self-sufficient business building.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Shirtinator: German print-on-demand platform specializing in custom-printed apparel including T-shirts, hoodies, and team wear. Comparable in self-service design tool, screen printing and DTG capabilities, and German-language e-commerce model.
• L-Shop-Team: German corporate apparel and textile customization specialist serving B2B customers with workwear, team clothing, and promotional textiles. Closely comparable to Texturelab in B2B focus, customization services, and German market orientation.
• LASERLINE: German promotional products and textile finishing company offering embroidery, printing, and customization for corporate merchandise. Comparable in B2B service model, multi-decoration techniques, and German corporate customer focus.
• Shirtee: Germany-based custom apparel and merchandise platform offering printing and embroidery on a wide product catalog. Comparable in self-service online configurator, B2B and B2C mix, and European market reach.

Broad incumbents

• Spread Group (Spreadshirt): Major German print-on-demand and custom apparel platform with a global marketplace model and in-house production. Directly comparable to Texturelab in screen printing and DTG for custom textiles, but operates at significantly larger scale and breadth.
• Flyeralarm: Large German printing conglomerate covering business cards, large-format, promotional products, and textiles. Comparable through its textile/apparel printing services, but operates across a much broader product portfolio than Texturelab's textile focus.
• Printful: Global print-on-demand and fulfillment service offering DTG, embroidery, and screen printing on apparel and accessories. Comparable in core decoration techniques and self-service digital ordering, though operating globally with no-storefront model rather than German direct sales.

Emerging players

• Brandible: European custom-branded merchandise platform enabling companies to design and order promotional textiles. Comparable in the B2B merchandise focus and digital self-service configurator approach, though typically acts as a marketplace intermediary rather than an in-house producer.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/texturelabor
• Instagraminstagram.com/texturelab_de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/texturelab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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