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Chimi

Can a Stockholm-based DTC eyewear brand build a premium global direct-to-consumer channel with best-in-class fraud prevention and payment infrastructure?

HQStockholm, Sweden
IndustryE-commerce / DTC brand
The story

Chimi AB is a Stockholm-based DTC eyewear and lifestyle brand selling sunglasses and ski goggles globally through its own e-commerce store (houseofchimi.com / chimi-online.com). The company operates on Shopify and does not appear to have made significant embedded finance pivots; its financial infrastructure is oriented around standard e-commerce payment and identity tooling. The brand appears to use Socure for identity/KYC, consistent with growing DTC brands layering fraud and identity verification onto their checkout flows.

Last 12 months
Product timeline
2015
Chimi AB registered in Stockholm, Sweden (company registration 559050-2919), initially operating as a DTC eyewear brand.· pivot
The stack
Payments / PSP
Shopify Payments (self-operated via Shopify)
KYC
Socure
Accounting gap: none