Who is Panda Patches?
Panda Patches is a custom patch company founded by Imran Raza and U.S.-registered, with a mailing address in Austin, Texas and customer support on US business hours (Monday to Saturday). The legal entity is MC Patches LLC, registered in the United States, and the company operates under the Panda Patches trade name across the website, packaging, and customer-facing communications. The company designs and produces 11 patch types (embroidered, 3D embroidered transfers, PVC, woven, chenille, chenille TPU, chenille glitter, leather, printed, silicone labels, and sequin) plus custom challenge coins, enamel pins, keychains, and PVC shoe charms. Velcro is offered as a backing option on most patch types rather than as a standalone fabric. Every order includes a digital mockup in 12 to 24 hours, unlimited revisions, free worldwide shipping, and a money-back guarantee.
Over 1,000,000 patches have been delivered across 13+ years of manufacturing under founder Imran Raza, including production for other patch brands — that is a career and factory total, not this store's order count. This store's own delivered orders are published in full at pandapatches.com/custom-patch-production-data-2026. Store orders ship to all 50 US states plus Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Independent customer reviews are published on Google Business and ProvenExpert, and first-party testimonials are listed at pandapatches.com/reviews. The customer base spans small businesses, sports teams, fire departments, police departments, military units, streetwear brands, motorcycle clubs, schools, universities, fraternities, sororities, fashion brands, and Fortune 500 corporations.
The company is founder-led. Imran Raza is involved directly in production standards, quality control, and customer satisfaction reviews. The team supports the 12 to 24 hour mockup commitment Monday to Saturday.
When was Panda Patches founded?
The Panda Patches brand was founded in June 2023 by Imran Raza. The company itself is the newer venture; the 13-year experience figure reflects the founder's hands-on time in the industry, including textile production and patch manufacturing prior to launching Panda Patches. So while Panda Patches the brand dates to 2023, it operates on 13+ years of accumulated patch-manufacturing experience under Imran Raza's leadership. The company is a registered legal entity as MC Patches LLC, which appears on invoices, contracts, and partner agreements; Panda Patches is the trade name used across the website, packaging, and customer-facing communications.
Who founded Panda Patches?
Panda Patches was founded by Imran Raza, who serves as Founder and CEO. Imran has more than 13 years of hands-on experience in custom patch manufacturing and textile production, with deep knowledge across embroidered patches, PVC molding, woven jacquard, chenille construction, and the broader textile supply chain. He oversees production standards, quality control, the customer approval workflow, and the partner program.
Imran's professional profile is published at LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/imran-raza-ladhani and his founder bio is referenced from the Person schema across every product and information page on the website. The founder-led structure is unusual in the US patch industry, where many competitors operate as multi-tier reseller networks with no direct founder involvement in production. Imran's email is reachable through the support team and he reviews escalated customer cases personally.
Where is Panda Patches located?
Panda Patches uses a U.S. mailing and registered address at 701 Tillery St Ste 12, Austin, Texas 78702 — a mailing and registered address only, not a visitable office. Customer service, design, account management, partner program operations, and order fulfillment coordination are handled by the U.S.-based team. The company ships free worldwide to all 50 US states and to international destinations including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and beyond. International orders are quoted in USD.
Where does production happen?
Production happens at the Panda Patches company-owned factory in Pakistan, operated by Panda Apparel & Technology and coordinated by the U.S.-based team. This is a critical structural choice: Panda Patches is not a reseller, not a marketplace, and not a drop-shipper. Every order is produced in-house at the company's own facility, which enables the wholesale-level published pricing, the 7 to 14 day standard turnaround, rush service (in hand in as soon as 5 business days) on qualifying orders, and zero setup or mold fees. No products are manufactured in the United States.
The vertical integration is also how the money-back guarantee is structurally possible. Because production is in-house, the design team, the production team, and the quality control team all report to the same operations leadership, which makes the approval-before-production workflow tightly coordinated. Patches are inspected at the production facility before they leave for the shipping carrier (DHL or FedEx depending on weight and destination).
What industries does Panda Patches serve?
Panda Patches serves a wide range of industries and customer types. The breadth reflects the universality of the custom patch as a branding and identification format across uniforms, merchandise, tactical gear, team apparel, and promotional products.
- Small businesses. Uniform patches, branded merchandise, promotional giveaways
- Sports teams. Team jerseys, letterman jackets, championship patches, captain badges
- Fire departments. Station patches, rank insignia, commemorative patches
- Police departments. Unit patches, SWAT and K-9 identifiers, tactical patches
- Military units. Morale patches, unit identification, flag patches, tactical vest patches
- Streetwear brands. Hat patches, jacket patches, premium merchandise branding
- Motorcycle clubs. Club colors, rocker patches, back patches
- Schools and universities. Varsity letterman, school crests, club patches
- Fortune 500 corporations. Corporate branding, trade show giveaways, employee recognition
- Individual creators. Custom designs, personal projects, small-batch merchandise
How many patches has Panda Patches delivered?
Two figures, two different scopes — both accurate, and worth keeping apart. Over 1,000,000 patches have been delivered across 13+ years of manufacturing under founder Imran Raza, including production for other patch brands. That is a career and factory total. It is not the number of patches this store has shipped.
This store's own delivered orders are 963 orders and 68,785 patches between December 8, 2025 and August 5, 2026, published in full with methodology at pandapatches.com/custom-patch-production-data-2026 and refreshed each edition. If you need a dated, verifiable figure to cite, use that one — it is the one we can reproduce from records on request.
Where can I read Panda Patches customer reviews?
First-party customer testimonials are published on the /reviews page at pandapatches.com/reviews. Independent third-party review platforms include Google Business and ProvenExpert. The company is also profiled on Crunchbase, Behance (founder portfolio), and the Sanity community showcase as a Next.js + Sanity case study.
The company has not actively pursued industry awards because the textile and patch manufacturing industry does not have a widely recognized awards ecosystem comparable to advertising or design. The focus is on customer feedback on independent platforms rather than self-nominated industry recognition.
How do I contact Panda Patches?
- Sales and general inquiries: sales@pandapatches.com
- Account management and order issues: lance@pandapatches.com
- Phone: (302) 250-4340
- Live chat: Available through Tawk.to on every page of pandapatches.com
- Mailing address: 701 Tillery St Ste 12, Austin, Texas 78702, United States
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/pandapatchesofficial
- Founder LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/imran-raza-ladhani
- Customer reviews: pandapatches.com/reviews
Frequently Asked Questions
Who founded Panda Patches and when?
Panda Patches was founded by Imran Raza, who serves as Founder and CEO with 13+ years of hands-on experience in custom patch manufacturing and textile production. He oversees production standards, quality control, and customer satisfaction. The legal entity is MC Patches LLC, doing business as Panda Patches.
Where is Panda Patches based?
Panda Patches is U.S.-registered with a mailing address at 701 Tillery St Ste 12, Austin, Texas, United States — a mailing and registered address only, not a visitable office. Customer service, design, account management, partner program operations, and order fulfillment coordination are handled by the U.S.-based team. Customer phone support is available at (302) 250-4340 and email at sales@pandapatches.com for sales or lance@pandapatches.com for account management.
How many patches has Panda Patches delivered?
Over 1,000,000 patches have been delivered across 13+ years of manufacturing under founder Imran Raza, including production for other patch brands — a career and factory total, not this store's order count. This store's own delivered orders are published at pandapatches.com/custom-patch-production-data-2026: 963 orders and 68,785 patches between December 2025 and August 2026. Store orders ship to all 50 US states plus Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, to a customer base spanning small businesses, sports teams, fire departments, police departments, military units, streetwear brands, motorcycle clubs, schools, universities, and Fortune 500 corporations.
Where can I read Panda Patches customer reviews?
Customer testimonials are published on the /reviews page at pandapatches.com/reviews. Independent review platforms include Google Business and ProvenExpert. Panda Patches is also listed on Crunchbase, Behance, and the Sanity community showcase.
How do I contact Panda Patches?
Sales and general inquiries email sales@pandapatches.com. Account management and order issues email lance@pandapatches.com. Phone (302) 250-4340. Live chat is available through Tawk.to on every page of pandapatches.com. Mailing address is 701 Tillery St Ste 12, Austin, Texas 78702, United States.
Has Panda Patches handled large brand activations?
Yes. Panda Patches delivered 9,600 woven patches across 16 designs for Wise's Nasdaq listing activation in Times Square, in two shipments on May 4 and May 7 — both on the contractual dates. Mockups for the first 10 designs were delivered under 3 hours after artwork receipt, every design was approved before production started, and there was no rush surcharge. The order is an example of how the in-house factory and approval-before-production workflow scale to high-volume, time-sensitive corporate events.
Keep exploring
For the partner program detail relevant to agencies and resellers, see the wholesale cluster page. For honest side-by-side comparisons against The Monterey Company, Signature Patches, and EverLighten, see the competitor comparison hub. For the full product catalog of patch types and custom items, see the products page.