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Carl Friedrik

Leather goods retailer

Carl Friedrik logo
1-20 employees
  • B2C
  • Retail
  • Lifestyle
  • Fashion
London, UK

Company mission

Long-lasting carry goods that blend functionality with understated elegance.

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67% female employees

Our take

Carl Friedrik is a minimalist, niche brand within the leather goods/accessories space. They want to turn people’s focus from the ordinary briefcase that they’ve been carrying for too long to consider something better-looking and longer-lasting.

Fashion accessories is a busy market space, so it will be important for Carl Friedrik to maintain its quality as it grows to maintain some edge. However, the company has seen success; most recently its products were featured on a popular business TV programme, cementing its desirability as a brand.

Carl Friedrik continuously invests in the development of new products in order to maintain its position in the market, with a strong focus on quality and minimalism to ensure it stays true to its brand. The company has also recently launched in the US, and plans to expand further.

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Steph

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Benefits

  • Work from home opportunities

Company values

  • Intelligent design - We have an appreciation for what has always worked well, yet remain innovative and receptive to the challenges posed by contemporary living. Our solution-based products are designed to help you live smarter
  • Quality & craftmanship - Our artisans leverage centuries of knowledge and work with the finest materials to create goods that are of the highest quality. The result: products that last a lifetime, backed by a lifetime guarantee
  • Confidence - The right accessories help us to achieve our best work. We inspire confidence through visually understated, quality items that customers are proud to own and feel good about
  • Luxury, reimagined - Embracing sustainable materials, rejecting seasonal collections, providing supply-chain transparency and a 100-day trial programme. A few ways in which we’re trying to do luxury better

Funding (1 round)

Apr 2024

$1.3m

ANGEL

Total funding: $1.3m

Leadership

Niklas Opperman

(Co-founder)

Previously worked as an Account Manager and Corporate Strategy Intern before founding Carl Friedrik.

Mattis Oppermann

(Co-founder)

Studied Engineering at Queen Mary University of London.

People progressing

Joined the Operations team. Promoted to Operations Manager after 1.5 years.

Jobs (2)

All locations

Design

Sales & Account Management