bringing material imaging to the world

At Bandicoot, we are dedicated to helping reduce waste in the textiles and fashion industry. We do this by providing textile producers and fashion retailers with a straightforward and inexpensive way to digitise fabrics, reducing the need for shipping physical swatches to brands and designers.

The textile and fashion industry is going digital and Bandicoot is here to make it happen.

Our History

Bandicoot is a Sydney-based start-up created by four ex-employees of CiSRA (Canon’s Australian research facility). Whilst at CiSRA, researching new technologies for material capture, we were dismayed to learn of how much waste there is in the fashion industry. When Canon shut down CiSRA we saw an immediate opportunity to support the textile industry’s shift to digital. Starting from the ground up, we researched and developed our own technology to offer an easy, inexpensive way to create digital fabrics from physical swatches.

Dr. David Monaghan — Chief Executive Officer

Accomplished leader in global R&D

Dr. Matthew Arnison — Chief Technology Officer

Optics and imaging expert

Dr. Peter Fletcher — Chief Scientist

Invents powerful new algorithms

David Karlov — Chief Engineer

Transforms science into solutions

Jorgen Sevild — Chief Growth Officer

Fashion industry insider

David Myers — Board Director

Technology entrepreneur

Carol Allison — Board Observer

Investment strategist

Scott Newham — Advisor

Finance technology founder

Juno Kim — Scientific Collaborator

Perception professor

Why Bandicoot?

Bandicoots are a small marsupial native to Australia. They are agile creatures with a sense of fun and purpose. This is the heart of Bandicoot. We believe if you're having fun then self-value, creativity, productivity and strong communication naturally follows.