blankup
Vertically integrated custom and wholesale apparel solutions.
The founders
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The company
blankup is a vertically integrated custom and wholesale apparel provider, running its own knitting and cut-and-sew facilities in China alongside dyeing and finishing operations in the US. Clients handle everything — sourcing, decoration (screen printing, embroidery, DTG) and delivery — through a digital workspace, with written quotes and timelines confirmed before any payment.
Custom merch has long forced buyers to choose between high minimums and reliable quality control; blankup's minimum order of just three pieces for most apparel opens the category to the smaller projects most suppliers turn away.
Founded in 2026 and based in Berkeley, California, the company says it built its model around owning the supply chain end to end to keep direct oversight of production and quality.
The founding team has chosen the harder path — operating physical manufacturing on two continents rather than reselling third-party stock — which, if executed, is a genuine moat in a fragmented market.
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