Do you make YC Demo Day merch?

Yes. See recent startup case studies in the portfolio, then send the date first. We confirm whether the timeline is realistic before you commit.

Can you ship to our SF office?

Yes. We ship direct to San Francisco offices, co-working spaces, and event venues. Local drop-off is limited to LA County and Orange County by arrangement. Include your delivery address and the date you need everything by in the quote request.

Do you produce conference swag for Moscone Center events?

Yes. Booth staff apparel and giveaway swag are common orders. Conference dates do not move, so we work backwards from your load-in date and confirm the production window in writing before anything goes to print.

Do you handle onboarding kits and multi-office drops?

Yes. Employee welcome kits are a core use case: matched hoodies, tees, and caps packed per recipient. If your team is split across an SF office, other Bay Area sites, and remote locations, we can arrange multi-destination shipping from one run.

Do you make investor and client gift kits?

Yes. Gifting programs run on the same premium blanks as team merch, with embroidery or screen printing and per-recipient pack-out. Tell us the recipient count and the date, and we quote in writing.

Custom Merch for San Francisco Startups & Teams

San Francisco merch runs on a calendar. Demo Day, a launch, a new hire class, a booth at Moscone. blankup produces custom hoodies, tees, embroidered apparel, and per-recipient gift kits on premium blanks for SF startups and teams, with written pricing, a production plan that works backwards from your date, and delivery to your office or venue.

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Reply within 24 hours. Free written pricing once the details are confirmed.

Timeline: 2 to 2.5 weeks, through arrival; After order confirmation and payment, finalized artwork, and all order details are received.
Rush available: 1 to 5 business days, through arrival; After finalized artwork and all order details are received, with rush fees.
Delivery: Office, venue, or per-recipient drops

Who we serve in San Francisco

YC and accelerator startups: Demo Day tees and hoodies for the team on stage, plus pieces founders keep wearing long after the batch ends.
VC-backed teams adding headcount: Onboarding kits packed per new hire, sized ahead of time and shipped to land before their first day.
Conference and event teams: Booth staff apparel and giveaway swag for Moscone Center shows, summits, and hackathons across the city.
Investor and client gifting: Matched hoodies, caps, and tees packed per recipient for partner meetings, board dinners, and customer thank-yous.

Services

YC Demo Day and launch day tees, hoodies, and caps
Startup onboarding kits packed and shipped per new hire
Conference swag for Moscone Center shows, summits, and hackathons
Investor and client gift kits on premium blanks
Embroidered hoodies, quarter-zips, and hats for founder teams
Recurring merch programs for teams that hire every quarter

Plan delivery around the way your team works

Choose office, event or recipient delivery
Share the destination, receiving contact and any venue receiving instructions. If an order needs multiple destinations, list them before the delivery plan is confirmed. Include time to sort kits before distributing them.
Plan employee welcome kits
Use the event date as a planning input
A Demo Day or conference date is different from the date boxes need to arrive. Finalize artwork and quantities early, and agree the arrival deadline in writing. The production timeline depends on receiving the confirmed release inputs.
Understand the production timeline
Start with relevant finished work
Compare Ontora's tees and hoodie, screenpipe's tees and caps, and Manicule's printed apparel. These published projects show different ways a startup identity can work across garments; your own fit, artwork and delivery details still need review.
Explore the Ontora project

Recent startup work

Each case study shows the garments and decoration. See the full portfolio, or read more about startup merch.

Who we serve in San Francisco

Services

Plan delivery around the way your team works

Choose office, event or recipient delivery

Use the event date as a planning input

Start with relevant finished work