Thread

Thread (thread.com) was a UK-based fashion technology company that combined AI with human expert stylists to deliver personalized clothing recommendations for men and women. Founded by Kieran O'Neill and Ben Phillips and backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Balderton Capital, Thread's brand, technology and data were acquired by Marks & Spencer. The company subsequently entered administration and has ceased trading; its site now serves only a shutdown notice. Enrichment found no public API, developer portal, documentation, or event surface. This profile is retained as a network record of a defunct portfolio company.

Thread is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Fashion, Retail, Styling, and Artificial Intelligence.

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6.8/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
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CompanyFashionRetailStylingArtificial IntelligenceE-CommerceDefunct

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 6.8/100 · minimal
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20
Commercial Clarity 0.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.8 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Thread Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

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Resources

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Company 1

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Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: thread
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/thread.png
name: Thread
description: Thread (thread.com) was a UK-based fashion technology company that combined AI with human expert stylists to
  deliver personalized clothing recommendations for men and women. Founded by Kieran O'Neill and Ben Phillips and backed by
  Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Balderton Capital, Thread's brand, technology and data were acquired by Marks & Spencer.
  The company subsequently entered administration and has ceased trading; its site now serves only a shutdown notice. Enrichment
  found no public API, developer portal, documentation, or event surface. This profile is retained as a network record of
  a defunct portfolio company.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thread/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- a16z
- balderton-capital
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
x-status: defunct
x-status-note: Acquired by Marks & Spencer; entered administration and ceased trading. No API surface.
tags:
- Company
- Fashion
- Retail
- Styling
- Artificial Intelligence
- E-Commerce
- Defunct
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-21'
  status: minimal
  artifacts_added: 1
  pass: local-v1
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/thread-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.thread.com/