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SECTION 1 —
A Message from the Founder
A Message from the Founder
Executive Preview
Mantis Clothing Group Co-Director and CEO Fabian Soutar opens this Information Memorandum with a personal address to prospective investors. The letter outlines the founding conviction that custom apparel, delivered with quality and purpose, builds identity, confidence, and community, and explains how that philosophy has shaped the business since its establishment in Gladstone, Queensland in 2017. It positions the proposed AUD $2,000,000 capital raise as a strategic growth initiative intended to support operational scale, broader market penetration, and long-term expansion across Australia and New Zealand.
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A Message from the Founder
Dear Investor,
Thank you for taking the time to consider Mantis Clothing Group. I am writing to you as Co-Director and CEO of a business that Carla Jayne Backhouse-Smith and I have built with genuine purpose — a business rooted in a simple but powerful belief: that custom clothing done well has the ability to build identity, confidence, and community.
Since our establishment in Gladstone, Queensland in 2017, Mantis Clothing Group has grown into a trusted partner for sports clubs, schools, businesses, and community groups across Australia and New Zealand. We have built that reputation one garment at a time — through fast turnaround times, uncompromising quality standards, and a commitment to customer service that begins with the first consultation and does not end until the order is in the hands of the people wearing it.
What we have built at Mantis is operationally established and commercially active. Our showroom at 4B/10 Side Street, Gladstone Central is a physical expression of what the brand stands for — a place where clients can see, feel, and engage with the quality we deliver. Our reach, however, extends far beyond Gladstone. We service clients throughout Australia and New Zealand, and that national and trans-Tasman footprint is one of the most compelling aspects of the growth opportunity we are now pursuing.
The capital raise described in this memorandum — AUD $2,000,000 in exchange for a 25% equity stake — is not about fixing problems. It is about deploying the resources required to expand what already exists: deeper marketing investment, strategic personnel additions, enhanced digital infrastructure, and the working capital required to support larger production volumes and broader market penetration.
We have identified the operational and commercial levers capable of supporting the next phase of growth. We believe the business is positioned at an important stage of its development, where additional capital and strategic support can materially accelerate growth.
Carla and I are proud of what this business has become and genuinely excited about what it can be. I invite you to read this document carefully, and I welcome the opportunity to speak with you directly.
Yours sincerely,
Fabian Soutar
Co-Director & CEO
Mantis Clothing Group Pty Ltd
Co-Director & CEO
Mantis Clothing Group Pty Ltd
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SECTION 2 — Executive Summary
Executive Preview
This Executive Summary consolidates the key commercial and investment highlights of the opportunity into a single reference point for prospective investors. It identifies Mantis Clothing Group as an established Australian custom apparel and sportswear business servicing clients across Australia and New Zealand since 2017 and outlines the proposed AUD $2,000,000 capital raise for a 25% equity position. The section also explains the strategic rationale for the raise: accelerating growth through increased operational capacity, marketing expansion, technology investment, and broader market penetration.
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Executive Summary
Business Name: Mantis Clothing Group Pty Ltd
ABN: 84 682 223 016
Established: 2017
Industry: Custom Apparel & Sportswear
Head Office: 4B/10 Side Street, Gladstone Central QLD 4680
Markets: Australia & New Zealand
Capital Raise: AUD $2,000,000
Equity Offered: 25%
Min. Investment: AUD $250,000
Structure: Equity Investment
CEO: Fabian Soutar
Director: Carla Jayne Backhouse-Smith
Mantis Clothing Group Pty Ltd (ABN 84 682 223 016) is an established custom apparel and sportswear business headquartered in Gladstone, Queensland. Since 2017, the company has designed and supplied premium custom garments to sports clubs, schools, workplaces, businesses, and community organisations throughout Australia and New Zealand.
The product range includes custom sportswear, school uniforms and carnival apparel, workwear and corporate uniforms, branded merchandise solutions, and custom outerwear. Operations are supported by a dedicated showroom and consultation space in Gladstone Central, together with established supplier and production relationships servicing both markets.
The business has developed a reputation for responsive service, reliable turnaround times, and quality-focused delivery across multiple customer segments. Contact CEO and Investment Contact Fabian Soutar directly at fabian@mantisclothing.com.au.
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The Investment Opportunity & Strategic Growth Position
The Investment Opportunity
Mantis Clothing Group is seeking to raise AUD $2,000,000 in growth capital in exchange for a 25% equity position in the business. The raise is structured as a standard equity investment, directly aligning incoming investors with the future growth and performance of the company.
The proposed capital deployment is focused on accelerating operational scale and market penetration through increased marketing investment, strategic personnel expansion, digital infrastructure upgrades, and additional working capital capacity to support larger production volumes.
Strategic Growth Position
After nearly a decade of operational development, the business has established the supplier relationships, customer base, operational systems, and brand positioning required to support broader expansion across Australia and New Zealand.
The directors believe the primary constraint on future growth is not market demand or operational capability, but access to capital capable of accelerating expansion initiatives already identified within the business roadmap. Further due diligence materials will be made available to qualified investors progressing through the assessment process.
2017
Year Established
Nearly a decade of operational presence in the custom apparel market
$2M
Capital Raise
Targeted AUD $2,000,000 growth capital raise currently in progress
25%
Equity Offered
Equity stake available to incoming investors in this raise
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Markets Served
Australia and New Zealand serviced through established production and supplier relationships
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SECTION 3 — History and Key Business Milestones
Executive Preview
This section outlines the development of Mantis Clothing Group from its establishment in Gladstone, Queensland in 2017 through to its current position servicing clients across Australia and New Zealand. It highlights the company’s growth through referral-based client relationships, expansion of its product categories, establishment of its Gladstone Central showroom, operational development across multiple customer segments, and the emergence of culturally significant design capabilities under Director Carla Jayne Backhouse-Smith.
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History and Key Business Milestones
2017 — Founding
Mantis Clothing Group established in Gladstone, Queensland with a focus on delivering premium custom apparel solutions to sports clubs, schools, businesses, and community organisations. Positioned around personalised client engagement, fast turnaround times, and identity-driven apparel design from day one.
Building the Brand
Progressive expansion through referral-driven growth and repeat customer relationships across Queensland and broader Australian markets. Development of supplier relationships, production coordination systems, and customer engagement processes across multiple apparel categories while maintaining consistency in quality and delivery standards.
Establishment of the Gladstone Showroom
A significant milestone in the company’s development was the establishment of its dedicated showroom and consultation space at 4B/10 Side Street, Gladstone Central. The showroom allows customers to engage directly with garment samples, fabrics, sizing, and design concepts in a structured consultation environment and reinforces the company’s long-term operational presence within the market.
Expansion of Services and Geographic Reach
As the business matured, Mantis broadened its product offering beyond core sportswear into school uniforms, carnival apparel, workwear, corporate uniforms, branded merchandise, and custom outerwear. At the same time, the customer footprint expanded beyond regional Queensland to include clients across Australia and New Zealand, supported through established supplier and production relationships servicing both markets.
Cultural and Community Engagement
Under the leadership of Director Carla Jayne Backhouse-Smith, Mantis has also developed a recognised capability in the creation of culturally significant apparel for Maori communities, carnivals, Hui Aranga, and community events. This capability has become an important point of differentiation for the business and has contributed to the development of long-term relationships across culturally connected communities throughout Australia and New Zealand.
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SECTION 4 — Typical Customer
EXECUTIVE PREVIEW
Mantis Clothing Group services four primary customer segments across Australia and New Zealand: sports clubs and teams, school communities, businesses and workplaces, and community and cultural organisations. This section outlines the buying behaviours, recurring order characteristics, and relationship-driven dynamics that underpin the company’s repeat customer base and long-term revenue opportunities.
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Typical Customers
Sports Clubs and Teams
Sports clubs and sporting organisations represent one of the company’s most active and recurring customer segments. These clients require custom-designed playing uniforms, training apparel, supporter merchandise, and teamwear that accurately reflect club identity, colours, and branding. Purchasing decisions are typically influenced by reliability, quality, design accuracy, and delivery timeframes rather than purely price-based considerations, particularly where seasonal competition schedules and registration deadlines are involved. Many sporting clients reorder annually or expand their purchasing requirements over time, contributing to recurring revenue opportunities.
Schools and Educational Communities
Schools engage Mantis Clothing Group for sports carnival apparel, representative team uniforms, physical education wear, and school-branded garments. The school segment is characterised by the need for consistent sizing, dependable quality, and adherence to design specifications and academic calendars. Positive customer experiences frequently lead to repeat engagements across multiple departments, sporting programmes, or future academic years, supporting long-term client retention within the education sector.
Businesses and Workplaces
Corporate and workplace customers utilise Mantis for branded workwear, staff uniforms, promotional apparel, and customised business garments. These customers generally prioritise professionalism, consistency of branding, durability, and supplier reliability. The segment is often associated with larger average order values and ongoing supplier relationships as businesses onboard additional staff, refresh uniforms, or expand operationally over time.
Community and Cultural Organisations
Community groups, charitable organisations, and culturally connected organisations represent an important customer segment aligned closely with the company’s broader brand identity. Under the leadership of Carla Jayne Backhouse-Smith, Mantis has developed recognised capability in producing culturally significant garments for Maori communities, carnivals, Hui Aranga, and community events across Australia and New Zealand. These relationships often generate referral-based growth across interconnected communities and organisations.
Recurring Revenue Characteristics
A significant proportion of customer relationships are repeat-based, particularly across sporting organisations, schools, and workplaces that require ongoing apparel refreshes, seasonal ordering cycles, or expanding participant and staff volumes. This recurring-order dynamic contributes to stronger customer retention and supports long-term revenue visibility as the client base continues to expand.
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Meet the Team
EXECUTIVE PREVIEW
The leadership of Mantis Clothing Group combines creative direction, operational oversight, and relationship-based business development. Director Carla Jayne Backhouse-Smith leads the creative and cultural identity of the brand, while Co-Director and CEO Fabian Soutar oversees commercial operations, supplier relationships, strategic growth initiatives, and investor engagement across Australia and New Zealand.
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Meet the Team
Carla Jayne Backhouse-Smith — Director
Carla Jayne Backhouse-Smith is a businesswoman, entrepreneur, and creative leader with more than 30 years of experience across business, fashion styling, event management, and community engagement. As Director of Mantis Clothing Group, she leads the creative direction of the business and plays a central role in maintaining the company’s emphasis on identity-driven apparel and relationship-based client service.
Carla’s approach to custom apparel is grounded in the belief that garments should reflect the identity, values, and story of the organisation wearing them. This philosophy has become a defining characteristic of the Mantis brand and has contributed significantly to the company’s referral-based growth across sports clubs, schools, workplaces, and community organisations.
Raised on a marae and deeply connected to Maori culture, Carla has developed a distinctive capability in the creation of culturally significant apparel for carnivals, Hui Aranga, and community events. This capability represents a meaningful point of differentiation within the Australian and New Zealand custom apparel market and has helped establish strong relationships across culturally connected communities.
Fabian Soutar — Co-Director and Chief Executive Officer
Fabian Soutar is responsible for the commercial, operational, and strategic leadership of Mantis Clothing Group. Since co-founding the business in 2017, he has overseen the development of supplier relationships, operational systems, customer engagement processes, and the broader commercial framework supporting the company’s growth across Australia and New Zealand.
Fabian manages day-to-day business operations, strategic planning, production coordination, and investor engagement. He also serves as the primary contact for the current capital raise and will lead communication with prospective investors throughout the due diligence and transaction process.
Together, the founders provide a combination of creative leadership, operational oversight, and relationship-based business development that has underpinned the company’s growth since establishment.
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SECTION 6 — SWOT Analysis
EXECUTIVE PREVIEW
This SWOT analysis provides an overview of the key strengths, operational challenges, market opportunities, and external risks influencing Mantis Clothing Group. It highlights the company’s established market position, differentiated cultural design capability, multi-segment customer base, and expansion opportunities, while also addressing operational scaling requirements, competitive pressures, and broader economic considerations relevant to the custom apparel sector.
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SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Mantis Clothing Group benefits from an established operational presence within the custom apparel and sportswear sector, servicing clients across Australia and New Zealand since 2017. The business has developed a reputation for responsive customer service, reliable turnaround times, and quality-focused delivery across multiple customer segments including sports clubs, schools, workplaces, and community organisations. The company’s dedicated showroom and consultation space in Gladstone Central provides a physical client engagement environment that supports relationship-based sales and reinforces brand credibility.
Weaknesses
As a founder-led business, elements of operational oversight, customer relationships, and creative direction remain concentrated within the leadership team. Continued growth may require increased investment in personnel, systems, and operational processes to support larger production volumes and broader geographic expansion.
The business also maintains a primary operational presence in Gladstone, Queensland, which may require additional marketing investment and broader market visibility initiatives to strengthen penetration into larger metropolitan markets across Australia and New Zealand.
Opportunities
The addressable market for custom apparel across sporting organisations, schools, workplaces, and community groups remains substantial throughout Australia and New Zealand. Increased investment in digital marketing, operational scale, and customer acquisition initiatives may support broader geographic expansion and stronger market penetration beyond the company’s existing referral-driven growth channels.
Additional opportunities exist within culturally significant apparel, corporate workwear, branded merchandise programmes, and strategic supply relationships with larger sporting bodies, school networks, and community organisations.
Threats
The custom apparel sector remains competitive, with pressure from both large-scale offshore suppliers competing on price and domestic operators servicing local markets. Input cost increases across freight, materials, and production may affect margin performance if not actively managed.
The business also remains exposed to broader economic conditions that may influence discretionary spending across sporting clubs, schools, and businesses. Dependence on third-party production and supplier relationships requires ongoing management to mitigate supply chain disruption, delivery delays, and operational variability.
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SECTION 7 —
OUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
OUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
EXECUTIVE PREVIEW
Mantis Clothing Group operates across multiple custom apparel categories including sportswear, school uniforms, carnival apparel, corporate workwear, branded merchandise, and custom outerwear. This section outlines the company’s product offering, customer-focused consultation model, and coordinated production approach supporting quality control, repeat business, and scalable delivery across Australia and New Zealand.
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Our Products and Services
Custom Sportswear
Custom sportswear represents one of the core product categories within Mantis Clothing Group and forms a significant part of the company’s established market presence. The business designs and supplies custom playing uniforms, training apparel, supporter merchandise, and teamwear for sporting organisations across multiple codes throughout Australia and New Zealand. Products are developed in consultation with clients to reflect club branding, colours, and identity while maintaining durability, functionality, and quality suitable for active sporting environments.
School Uniforms and Carnival Apparel
Mantis provides customised apparel solutions for schools, including sports carnival uniforms, representative team apparel, physical education garments, and event-specific clothing programmes. The school segment requires consistency in sizing, reliable delivery schedules aligned with academic calendars, and accurate design reproduction across repeat production runs. The company’s consultative approach and ongoing customer relationships support repeat engagements across multiple school programmes and future ordering cycles.
Workwear and Corporate Uniforms
The business also supplies customised workwear and corporate uniform solutions for businesses requiring branded staff apparel and operational garments. This category includes workplace uniforms, promotional apparel, and branded clothing designed to maintain consistency across staff teams and reinforce corporate identity. Corporate customers typically value reliability, garment quality, and long-term supplier relationships supporting repeat ordering requirements.
Branded Merchandise and Custom Outerwear
Additional product categories include branded merchandise apparel, promotional garments, and custom outerwear such as jackets and premium teamwear. These offerings support sporting organisations, community groups, and businesses seeking apparel solutions extending beyond standard uniforms and operational garments.
Consultation, Production, and Delivery Model
Mantis operates through a coordinated consultation, sourcing, and production model combining in-house customer engagement and design management with established supplier and manufacturing relationships. Customers engage through the company’s showroom, phone consultations, and digital communication channels to progress through design briefing, artwork development, production coordination, and delivery.
This operational structure supports flexibility across multiple product categories while allowing the business to maintain quality standards, responsive turnaround times, and scalable order capacity servicing customers across Australia and New Zealand.
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SECTION 8 — COMPETITOR ANALYSIS
EXECUTIVE PREVIEW
The custom apparel market across Australia and New Zealand includes large-scale offshore suppliers, local garment decorators, and specialist sportswear providers competing across price, turnaround, and service quality. This section outlines the competitive landscape in which Mantis Clothing Group operates and highlights the company’s key differentiators including relationship-based service, multi-category capability, cultural design expertise, and established customer engagement processes.
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8.1 Competitor Analysis
Large-Scale Offshore and Online Suppliers
A significant portion of the custom apparel market is serviced by large-scale offshore manufacturers and online apparel platforms operating primarily on price and production volume. These businesses typically utilise standardised ordering systems, offshore manufacturing models, and limited customer consultation processes designed to maximise scale efficiencies. While these operators compete aggressively in price-sensitive segments, they are generally less focused on personalised service, design collaboration, flexible customer engagement, and responsive turnaround requirements valued by many sporting, school, and community organisations.
Local Garment Decorators and Embroidery Providers
The market also includes smaller local operators specialising in screen printing, embroidery, and garment decoration using pre-manufactured blank apparel products. These businesses often compete on convenience and local accessibility but may offer narrower product capabilities and reduced flexibility compared with fully customised apparel solutions. Customers seeking broader branding integration, custom garment design, or multi-category supply relationships frequently require a more comprehensive service model.
Specialist Sportswear and Apparel Suppliers
Mantis also competes with specialist sportswear and custom uniform providers operating throughout Australia and New Zealand. These businesses generally compete across product quality, turnaround times, design capability, and customer relationships. Competition within this segment can be significant, particularly within sporting and school apparel markets where supplier relationships and reputation play an important role in customer retention.
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8.2 Competitor Analysis
Key Competitive Advantages
Mantis Clothing Group differentiates itself through a combination of relationship-based service, multi-category product capability, and culturally informed design expertise. The company’s ability to service sporting organisations, schools, workplaces, and community groups across multiple apparel categories supports broader customer engagement and repeat ordering opportunities.
The business also benefits from its consultative approach to customer engagement, supported by its dedicated showroom and consultation space in Gladstone Central. This structure allows customers to engage directly with garment samples, fabrics, and design concepts in a more personalised environment than many online-only competitors can provide.
Under the leadership of Carla Jayne Backhouse-Smith, Mantis has also developed recognised capability in culturally significant apparel for Maori communities, Hui Aranga, and community events across Australia and New Zealand. This capability represents a meaningful point of differentiation within segments where cultural understanding and design authenticity are highly valued.
Market Positioning
Mantis is positioned within the premium custom apparel segment where customers prioritise quality, service reliability, relationship-based engagement, and design capability over purely price-driven purchasing decisions. The company operates between low-cost volume suppliers and smaller local decorators, providing a broader and more consultative apparel solution across multiple customer categories.
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SECTION 9 — ROADMAP AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
EXECUTIVE PREVIEW
The Mantis Clothing Group growth strategy is structured around operational scale, broader market penetration, and expansion across Australia and New Zealand. This section outlines the phased roadmap supporting the company’s next stage of development, including investment in personnel, marketing, digital infrastructure, customer acquisition, and strategic growth initiatives designed to strengthen long-term market positioning.
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9.1 Roadmap and Growth Opportunities
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Phase One — Operational Capacity and Infrastructure
The initial phase of the company’s growth strategy is focused on strengthening operational capacity and internal infrastructure to support larger production volumes and broader customer acquisition activity. This includes investment in additional personnel across sales, marketing, customer service, and operational coordination together with enhancements to internal systems supporting customer management, production workflows, and order processing.
The business also intends to invest in improved digital infrastructure to support broader online engagement and more efficient servicing of customers throughout Australia and New Zealand without reliance on in-person consultations.
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Phase Two — Market Expansion and Customer Acquisition
Following operational strengthening, the company intends to accelerate market penetration through targeted marketing and customer acquisition initiatives across key customer segments including sporting organisations, schools, workplaces, and community groups. The growth strategy includes increased investment in digital marketing, social media engagement, brand development, and broader awareness campaigns designed to expand the company’s reach beyond its existing referral-driven growth channels.
Expansion opportunities exist throughout metropolitan Queensland, interstate Australian markets, and New Zealand, where the company already maintains established servicing capability and customer relationships.
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Phase Three — Strategic Growth and Scaling
As operational scale increases, the company intends to further optimise supplier relationships, production coordination, and customer engagement systems to support higher order volumes and broader market coverage. This phase may also include the development of strategic partnerships with sporting bodies, schools, businesses, and community organisations capable of supporting larger recurring supply arrangements.
The directors believe the business is positioned within a market segment that remains highly fragmented across Australia and New Zealand, creating opportunities for continued expansion through relationship-driven growth, broader brand visibility, and scalable operational development.
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9.2 Roadmap and Growth Opportunities
Key Growth Drivers
The company’s roadmap is supported by several core growth drivers including increasing demand for customised apparel solutions, repeat-order customer behaviour across sporting and school sectors, broader opportunities within corporate workwear and branded merchandise, and continued growth in culturally significant apparel programmes across Australia and New Zealand.
Strategic Positioning
The directors believe the planned operational and market expansion initiatives may strengthen the company’s long-term strategic positioning within the custom apparel sector. While no future transaction or liquidity event is currently proposed, the business intends to continue building operational scale, market presence, and customer relationships capable of supporting long-term sustainable growth.
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USE OF CAPITAL
USE OF CAPITAL
EXECUTIVE PREVIEW
The proposed AUD $2,000,000 capital raise is intended to support the next phase of operational and commercial expansion for Mantis Clothing Group. This section outlines the planned allocation of funds across marketing and brand development, personnel expansion, technology upgrades, working capital support, and operational contingency reserves, with each category aligned to the company’s broader growth roadmap and scalability objectives.
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10.1 Use of Capital
The proposed AUD $2,000,000 capital raise is intended to support the next stage of operational scale, market expansion, and infrastructure development for Mantis Clothing Group. The directors have structured the proposed allocation of funds across five primary categories aligned with the company’s growth roadmap and long-term operational objectives.
Marketing and Brand Development — AUD $700,000 (35%)
The largest allocation of capital is intended for marketing, customer acquisition, and brand development initiatives across Australia and New Zealand. This includes digital marketing campaigns, social media advertising, content creation, photography and videography assets, promotional activities, and broader brand awareness initiatives targeting sporting organisations, schools, workplaces, and community groups.
The directors believe increased market visibility represents a significant opportunity to accelerate customer acquisition beyond the company’s existing referral-driven growth channels.
Personnel and Operational Expansion — AUD $500,000 (25%)
A portion of the raise is intended to support the recruitment and expansion of personnel across operational coordination, customer service, sales, and marketing functions. As production volumes and customer activity increase, the business expects additional staffing resources will be required to maintain operational efficiency, service responsiveness, and customer relationship management standards.
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10.2 Use of Capital
Technology and Digital Infrastructure — AUD $300,000 (15%)
Capital will also be allocated toward improvements in digital infrastructure, operational systems, and customer management technology. Planned initiatives include enhancements to online customer engagement processes, order management systems, customer relationship management tools, and broader digital capabilities supporting operational scale across Australia and New Zealand.
Working Capital and Production Support — AUD $400,000 (20%)
The business intends to maintain additional working capital reserves to support larger production volumes, inventory requirements, supplier commitments, and operational flexibility during periods of increased customer demand. This allocation is intended to strengthen the company’s ability to manage production lead times, purchasing cycles, and larger order commitments without constraining operational growth.
Contingency and Operational Reserve — AUD $100,000 (5%)
A contingency reserve has been included to support unforeseen operational requirements, strategic opportunities, or temporary market fluctuations that may arise during the implementation of the company’s broader expansion strategy.
Capital Deployment Oversight
The directors intend to deploy invested capital progressively in alignment with operational growth objectives and commercial performance requirements. Allocation priorities may be adjusted where appropriate to respond to changing market conditions, customer demand, or strategic opportunities supporting the long-term development of the business.
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SECTION 11
Contact Details and Thanks
Thank you for taking the time to review this Investment Information Memorandum for Mantis Clothing Group Pty Ltd. The directors welcome the interest of qualified investors and are committed to providing additional information, clarification, and supporting materials required to facilitate a structured and informed assessment of the opportunity.
The company believes the proposed capital raise represents an opportunity to support the continued growth and operational expansion of an established custom apparel business servicing clients across Australia and New Zealand. Mantis Clothing Group remains focused on strengthening its market presence, expanding operational capability, and building long-term customer relationships across multiple industry segments.
Contact Details
CEO & Investment Contact : Fabian Soutar
Email: fabian@mantisclothing.com.au
Phone: +61 481 720 730
Director: Carla Jayne Backhouse-Smith
General Enquiries: admin@mantisclothing.com.au
General Phone: 07 4903 1958
Website: www.mantisclothing.com.au
Address: 4B/10 Side Street, Gladstone Central QLD 4680
ABN: 84 682 223 016
Due Diligence Materials
Qualified investors progressing beyond preliminary discussions may be provided access to additional supporting materials during the due diligence process. These materials may include financial information, operational documentation, supplier and production overview information, customer and sales summaries, and other business records relevant to investment assessment.
Proposed Next Steps
Interested investors are invited to contact Fabian Soutar directly to arrange an initial discussion regarding the opportunity. The directors are committed to maintaining a transparent and professional due diligence process and welcome engagement with investors aligned with the long-term growth objectives of the business.
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