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Trend operates a platform connecting brands with a curated network of creators for authentic user-generated content (UGC). It facilitates custom video acquisition, including product demonstrations and testimonials, plus diverse photography. The platform ensures efficient project management and grants brands full content licensing rights.
Launched in 2018 by co-founders Ramon Berrios and Zach Moosbrugger, Trend addressed the challenge brands faced in efficiently sourcing high-quality visual content at scale. Their insight created a direct marketplace for businesses to engage skilled creators, simplifying the production of engaging assets for modern digital marketing.
Trend serves brands enhancing digital marketing and advertising through compelling visual narratives. It empowers businesses to source impactful content for social media, websites, and campaigns. The company’s vision is to be the premier solution, offering continuous access to fresh, high-performing content driving audience engagement and strengthening market position.
Trend has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round.
Trend has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Trend Technologies is a vertically integrated mechanical solutions provider specializing in plastic injection molding, metal stamping, fabrication, and assembly for industries including automotive, healthcare, ICT, industrial, computer, medical, networking, communications, and aerospace.[1][2][3][4][5] Formerly known as Data Packaging, the company manufactures metal and plastic enclosures, casings, and components from its global network of ten facilities across nine countries, serving clients with end-to-end engineering from design to production.[1][2][4] With over 50 years of experience, it optimizes supply chains through flexible, ISO- and IATF-certified manufacturing, reporting approximately $357 million in revenue and around 1,927 employees.[3][4]
The company addresses demand for precision components in high-growth sectors by offering mold and die fabrication, soft tool metal fabrication, finishing, and assembly, enabling efficient production scaling for OEMs worldwide.[2][4]
Trend Technologies was founded in 1979 as Data Packaging in Chino, California, United States, establishing its corporate headquarters there.[1][3] The European division registered in Ireland on July 21, 1980 (now liquidated), with the first manufacturing facility opening in Mullingar, Ireland, on December 13, 1985, marking its international expansion.[1] Growth continued with facilities in Mexico (Guadalajara), Scotland (Glenrothes, acquired January 5, 2016), Slovakia (Martin), and others in the US (Elk Grove Village, Illinois), totaling ten sites.[1]
Key milestones include rebranding from Data Packaging and building expertise across automotive and medical sectors, supported by certifications like ISO 9001:2008, TS 16949, ISO 14001, and ISO 13485.[1] Subsidiaries such as Cam Fran Tool and Die Company, Stevenson Grantech Limited, and Tintarent Limited bolster its tooling capabilities.[1]
Trend Technologies rides the trend of rising global demand for precision mechanical components in electrified vehicles, medical devices, and connected ICT hardware, where supply chain resilience and nearshoring are critical.[2][4] Its timing aligns with post-pandemic manufacturing shifts toward diversified, certified production amid geopolitical tensions and chip shortages, enabling faster prototyping and scaling for OEMs in automotive and aerospace.[1][5]
Market forces like automation, sustainability mandates (via ISO 14001), and growth in medtech favor its flexible model, reducing lead times versus traditional suppliers.[1][2] The company influences the ecosystem by partnering across the product life cycle, supporting innovation in enclosures for EVs, wearables, and industrial IoT without direct software focus.[4]
Trend Technologies is poised to expand amid surging demand for localized, high-precision manufacturing in EVs, medtech, and aerospace, leveraging its 50+ years of vertical integration to capture supply chain reshoring opportunities.[4][5] Emerging trends like advanced materials for lightweighting and Industry 4.0 automation will shape its trajectory, potentially driving revenue beyond $357 million through facility upgrades and new markets.[3]
Its influence may evolve by deepening partnerships with tech OEMs, emphasizing sustainable practices, and acquiring complementary tooling firms, solidifying its role as a reliable backbone for global mechanical innovation—echoing its origins as a nimble Data Packaging innovator now scaled worldwide.[1][4]
Trend has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Trend's investors include Flybridge Capital Partners, MYASIAVC PTE LTD, Pioneer Fund, Y Combinator, James Park, Pharrell Williams, Techstars.
Trend has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Seed in July 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2022 | $3M Seed | Flybridge Capital Partners | MYASIAVC PTE LTD, Pioneer Fund, Y Combinator, James Park, Pharrell Williams, Techstars | Announced |
