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Carrying last month’s momentum, fashion-tech continues to capture the hearts of investors as both AI and digital recommerce solutions raise finance in February. Elsewhere, a next-gen materials innovator secures its second seed round to accelerate its pilot production capabilities for its industry partners.

Studio Lab
5 February | Seed funding | South Korea | AI fashion & textile tech
To kick off the month, commerce-tech startup, Studio Lab, secured KRW₩3.3B (US$2.3m) in a seed funding round led by SBI Investment Korea. The firm was joined by the early-stage investment arm of Korean tech giant, Naver – NAVER D2SF – and follows the business’ honouree recognition at CES 2025 in January.

Exhibiting in Las Vegas, it was represented in the Innovation Awards’ robotics category for its innovative AI-powered photography technology, Gency PB.

One of three technology offerings so far conceptualised by Studio Lab, GencyPB is claimed to automate over 90% of the commercial photography process. It can reportedly shoot profile photos, models and product photos, streamlining the content creation process by orchestrating both photography