Twelve quiet people,
across three cities.
Drape was founded in 2024 by two people who had spent ten years on the production side of fashion shoots. We never raised venture capital. We built quietly, profitably, with a deliberate door policy.
We are a team of twelve. Six engineers, three artists, two operators, one back-office director. We work from Milano, Paris, and London. We meet in person every six weeks, and the rest of the time we write to each other in long, considered messages.
We were profitable from month four. We have never accepted external investment. We have turned down three acquisition conversations. We have no board, no quarterly OKRs, and no growth targets that compromise the product.
We are building Drape the way we wish someone had built the tools we used in our previous careers. Slowly, with respect for the craft, and with a back office you can actually email.
The houseguests.
Sirin and Andrei left their jobs at production studios in Milano and Paris. They opened a small office above a tailor in London, with one rented GPU and a notebook of brand contacts. The first paying customer was a wedding gown atelier in Lisbon. We still send them flowers on the anniversary.