Garment IO has closed a $450,000 Seed round from Egypt Ventures and 500 Startups (Falcons). The Cairo-based SaaS startup for garment factories will be using the seed funding to expand within Egypt.

Garment IO is an Egyptian startup bringing clothes manufacturing into the modern age. They combine data analytics and machine learning to give critical insights to decision-makers on factory floors. Mahmoud Sabae and Ahmed Nounou founded the company in 2017. The co-founders decided to combine their experience with software development and business management. Sabae ran his own software company for several years and when he met Nounou, a business consultant. The duo realized they had a shared vision of how they could help the garment industry in Egypt.

How it Works

Once a clothing manufacturer decides to take on Garment IO’s technology solution, the terminals are set up. These are easily installed on all factory machinery. Only power outlets and WiFi are required for the terminals to operate.

Every worker in the factory is given a smart terminal, similar to a credit card machine, or an electronic card. Once they have completed a batch of work, such as sewing an order of shirts, they scan their card on the terminal and the tag attached to the bundle of shirts. The smart terminal logs what order the worker completed. As well as how long it took them, and how many more orders they have left to complete.

This tech helps factory managers amass data on the productivity of their factory. The information from the terminals is uploaded to the cloud. Managers get detailed breakdowns of how the factory line is performing, all in real-time. Thereby, helping them eliminate any potential bottlenecks before they become an issue. As a result, managers can reduce and even avoid financial losses.

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