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Marketplace Startups

Updated August 2026

Companies in the marketplace sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,547 recently funded marketplace companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,547
Total Funding
$49.6M
Avg Funding
$2.0M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Cities for Marketplace

Kagithane
Venice
São Paulo
Tokyo
San Francisco
Istanbul

Recently Funded Companies

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Kagithane, Turkey

Turkey's AI-native real estate transaction service. End-to-end property transactions, 8,000+ closed across 80 cities.

$1.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Venice, United States

Almost Friday is a media platform, production company, and lifestyle brand.

$6.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Cayena offers a B2B marketplace for restaurants to procure inventory from suppliers with next day delivery and better payment terms.

Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

Carbon EX is an online platform that connects carbon credit and emissions exchange suppliers with consumers.

$2.0M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

an AI-based global recruitment ecosystem to remove human-recruiter work and deliver 10X faster hiring and 80% reduced hiring costs.

$5.0M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Istanbul, Turkey

Parkurda Technology Inc. is an industrial supply platform for machinery, automation, and maintenance products.

$500K raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Boatscribe is a boat rental comparison platform (metasearch) that helps users to compare deals from multiple websites on one page.

$259K raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Mexico City, Mexico

All-in-one SaaS for activity-based businesses to manage bookings, payments, memberships, and POS

$475K raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Kelowna, Canada

Vejii Holdings owns and operates ShopVejii.com, a digital marketplace for plant-based and sustainable living products and brands.

$63K raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Rowlands Castle, United Kingdom

Connecting the critical parts of the food supply chain. So crops, livestock & customers are looked after through sustainable agriculture.

$19.8M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Dallas, United States

Segue is an employee sharing platform

$300K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Buenos Aires, Argentina

We are a wholesale marketplace that connects independent retailers with local brands across Latam

$1.6M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Barueri, Brazil

AppGas is an internet-based gas solutions service online platform to order gas for consumers.

$2.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Shef is a homemade food marketplace that helps cooks make an income by cooking and selling food to their communities.

Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Motion! The AI-Driven System for Autonomous Innovation. The World's First Agentic AI OS. AI + Human Collaboration

$500K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sunnyvale, United States

Quotable AI is an AI-powered content platform that transforms audio, video, and meetings into quotes, social posts, and marketing content.

$1.2M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Misprint is a marketplace for trading card collectors and investors.

Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

California, United States

Capitalize provides a marketplace to search and list out lenders proving a platform for comparative study.

$4.0M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

DTC Tech-Enabled Sustainable Fashion

$2.0M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Melbourne, Australia

DMS Creative Curtains & Blinds Pty Ltd is a soft furnishing startup that uses AI/ML technologies to provide premium quality craftsmanship.

$220K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Magis5 it's an automation hub for marketplace sellers to thrive their operations within a centralized environment.

$1.9M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Underground Cellar is an online wine marketplace to discover, buy, and store premium wines.

Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Calgary, Canada

CyberBox is an edtech platform that builds for course crowdfunding and co-investment, as well as skills training and lifelong learning.

$150K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Aglet is a digital platform that connects sneakerheads, creators, and brands through virtual sneakers.

Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Milan, Italy

Curated Digital Art (NFT) Marketplace Aggregator

$596K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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About the Marketplace Startup Ecosystem

The marketplace sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Marketplace

Marketplace companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The marketplace sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Marketplace Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 1,547 marketplace companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$2.0M
Total Funding Tracked
$49.6M
Countries Represented
10

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Marketplace

1.San Francisco
3 companies$5.0M
2.New York
3 companies$2.5M
3.São Paulo
2 companies$1.9M
4.London
2 companies$259K
5.Kagithane
1 companies$1.0M

Related Industries

Companies in the marketplace sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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