Able Made
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Founders
About
Able Made is a soccer-inspired sustainable apparel and accessories company that sells off-pitch, soccer-style clothing, founded by Suzanne McKenzie in 2012 12. The brand’s products are marketed as responsibly produced and have appeared on athletes across the NBA, WNBA, NFL, and MLB 2. The seed round was backed by a group of professional-sports investors that includes Oregon Sports Angels — an angel network that invests in sports and technology startups — along with named individual angels from the sports world 123.
Disclaimer: This is a lean profile built from initial round coverage and may be expanded as more information becomes available.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Seed | $2M | Oregon Sports Angels | Jeff Mostyn, Sara Toussaint, Mark Hochgesang 123 |
What Investors Say
“I invested in Able Made not only for the company’s quality products and social impact ethos, but because of the growth of the soccer ecosystem.” — Sara Toussaint, co-owner, NC Courage (NWSL) and co-CEO, TMJ Women’s Football, WWD, July 2026 2
What Founders Say
No independently sourced founder quotes located beyond funding announcement coverage at this time.
Sources
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AlleyWatch, “The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 7/1/2026,” July 1, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://www.alleywatch.com/2026/07/the-alleywatch-startup-daily-funding-report-7-1-2026/↩↩↩
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Women’s Wear Daily (WWD), “Able Made Secures $2M Seed Funding to Expand Soccer-inspired Sustainable Fashion,” July 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://wwd.com/business-news/financial/able-made-soccer-2-million-seed-money-suzanne-mckenzie-1239045647/↩↩↩↩↩
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Oregon Sports Angels portfolio page (Active investments), accessed July 2026. https://oregonsportsangels.org/portfolio/↩↩