Fashion startup Atorie raises $9.5M to bring consumers luxury goods without the markup

Atorie secured a $9.5 million seed round from a16z speedrun, Night Capital, and Lightspeed Ventures’ Jeremy Liew. The AI-driven platform links factories that produce small-batch luxury-grade handbags and clothing directly to consumers, forecasting trends, demand, and material availability to offer slow-fashion items priced in the few-hundred-dollar range.