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Investor Presentation — SS26

Melles.

A lifestyle golf brand built for the walk, the company, and the morning after. Not the score.

Founded by Sel & Men — April 2026
Confidential
02 — The Opportunity

Golf is growing.
The wardrobe hasn't.

Golf's global participation has grown year-on-year since 2020. A new generation of players is showing up — younger, more style-conscious, less interested in tradition. They want clothing that works on the course and feels good off it. That brand doesn't exist yet in Europe.

+25%
Global golf participation
growth since 2020
€7B+
Global golf apparel
market size
0
European lifestyle golf
brands at scale
03 — Positioning

Where we sit.

Performance
Nike Golf / Footjoy
Technical fabrics, swing mechanics. Built for the serious player. Zero lifestyle crossover.
Lifestyle Golf
Melles
Relaxed quality for the walk, the company, and the rest of the day. The course as backdrop — not obsession.
Traditional
Ralph Lauren / Glenmuir
Country club heritage. Inaccessible to the new generation.
Reference brands Malbon Manors Macade Fella
04 — The Brand
Melles

"Built for the round after the round. The coffees, the laughs, the plan to do it all again next week."

  • Friendship firstThe people you play with matter more than the round itself.
  • Lifestyle over performanceClothing for how the day actually feels — not how it scores.
  • Warmth without effortNothing stiff. Nothing corporate. Just good stuff, made well.
  • Unhurried qualityConsidered design that doesn't shout. The kind you notice slowly.
05 — SS26 Collection

The First
Capsule.

Quarter-Zip Knit Polo Camp Shirt Relaxed Chino 5-Panel Cap

5 pieces. 100 units. Natural fabrics, earth tones, small-batch European production. No restocks.

06 — The Product

5 Pieces.
One drop.

Piece Units Retail GM
Quarter-Zip20€ 14564%
Knit Polo20€ 11065%
Camp Shirt20€ 12065%
Relaxed Chino20€ 13065%
5-Panel Cap20€ 6566%
Total100 pcs~65%
07 — The Experience

Packaging
is product.

Every order arrives in a rigid kraft box with the Melles stamp, tissue wrap, a hand-stamped insert card, and a hangtag tied with natural cord. The unboxing is the first brand moment.

Rigid kraft boxLift-off lid
Tissue wrapNatural ivory
Insert cardHand-stamped
HangtagNatural cord
08 — The Numbers

First drop
at a glance.

€11.4k
Revenue at
full sellout
~65%
Gross margin
across all pieces
55%
Sellout needed
to break even

Gross margin is post-COGS. Break-even at 110 units. Full sellout returns ~€ 6–10k net after all launch costs.

09 — Investment

What we
need.

We're raising € 9,000 to fund the first drop from sample to sellout — a single defined scope with a clear return profile and a hard deadline of November 2026.

Use of funds
Sampling & Development€ 2,000
Production (100 units)€ 4,000
Packaging (125 sets)€ 900
Photography€ 1,000
Website & Tech€ 400
Marketing & Launch€ 850
Total Ask€ 9,000
10 — Return Model

The return.

Scenario A — Full Sellout
€ 11.4k
After all costs (~€ 9k), net return ~€ 2–3k. Investment recouped + margin.
Scenario B — 75% Sellout
€ 8.6k
Investment largely returned. Remaining units cleared via post-season sale.
  • DTC only — no margin shared with retailers
  • No paid advertising — organic-first launch
  • Scarcity drives full-price sell-through
  • SS27 funded from SS26 profits
11 — Timeline

Road to
the drop.

Apr – May
Finalise & SampleConfirm 5 styles, reach manufacturers.
Jun
Sampling RoundReview, approve, place production order.
Jul – Aug
In Production12–16 week run. Build website.
Sep
PhotographyCourse shoot. Waitlist opens.
Oct
Goods ArriveQC, pack, seed close circle.
Nov '26
The DropWaitlist first. Public launch. No restocks.
12 — The Ask

€ 9,000.
Let's walk.

One clean investment to fund the first drop from sample to sellout. 100 pieces, 5 styles, no restocks. Capital returned by December 2026. Everything after that is Melles on its own terms.

Founders
Sel & Men
Brand
Melles — SS26
Drop
November 2026