Davie Fogarty

Overview

Davie Fogarty is an Australian entrepreneur and television investor, best known as the founder of The Oodie, a direct-to-consumer apparel brand. He is also the founder of The Davie Group, which oversees multiple consumer brands across home, lifestyle, and pet care sectors. In 2018, Fogarty founded The Oodie, an e-commerce brand offering oversized, wearable blankets. The brand gained widespread popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting over A$600 million in cumulative sales. Under his leadership, The Oodie expanded into licensed collaborations with major entertainment and consumer brands, including Disney, Warner Bros, Marvel, Pokémon, AFL, and Barbie, generating more than A$100 million in sales. In addition to The Oodie, Fogarty co-founded Pupnaps in 2019, a pet-care brand producing calming dog beds designed to reduce anxiety in pets, which reported rapid growth within its first year of operation. He has also been involved in the development of Fydoo, an automated indoor pet toilet system designed for apartment and indoor pet owners. Fogarty joined the judging panel of Shark Tank Australia in 2023, bringing his e-commerce expertise to the program. He has been listed on the Australian Financial Review Young Rich List and has shared e-commerce insights publicly through media commentary and a mentoring platform aimed at online entrepreneurs.

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