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Marketplace Startups

Updated July 2026

Companies in the marketplace sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,475 recently funded marketplace companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,475
Total Funding
$417.2M
Avg Funding
$16.7M
Global Reach
12
countries

Top Cities for Marketplace

Chicago
Sydney
Stockholm
London
Barcelona
Milano

Recently Funded Companies

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Chicago, United States

LandscapeHub is a digital, B2B marketplace connecting buyers and suppliers within a central online platform.

$5.0M raised
Feb 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

LawPath is an online legal service platform for small to medium businesses and consumers.

$10.0M raised
Feb 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

Invoier AB is founded with the ambition to simplify financial services & create a transparent marketplace for invoice trading.

Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Sustainability solutions such as carbon credits, circular supply chain and waste to value solutions.

$250K raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Barcelona, Spain

Wallapop is a hyper-local mobile marketplace for buying and selling secondhand goods.

$21.7M raised
Feb 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Floom is a tech-enabled marketplace for florists to sell their creations direct to customers.

Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Milano, Italy

Jobby is a B2B platform that provides "work as a service", where businesses can find, hire and manage temp workers in a matter of seconds.

$2.2M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

YY Group is a holding company that offers HR outsourcing, smart cleaning, hospitality, and IT services.

$20.0M raised
Feb 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Highstock serves as a private marketplace linking brands with unsold inventory to approved wholesale buyers worldwide.

$5.5M raised
Feb 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Merchkit is developing an AI-powered software platform to support retailers, marketplaces,

$1.4M raised
Feb 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Palo Alto, United States

Plural.com is the first AI-driven marketplace for human talent.

$750K raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

Whop is a marketplace designed for entrepreneurs, facilitating the buying and selling of communities, courses, and software.

$200.0M raised
Feb 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Wheel the World is a travel platform that provides accessible travel planning and booking services for people with disabilities and seniors.

$11.0M raised
Feb 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

AdQuick.com is the easiest way to plan, book, and measure out-of-home advertising.

$20.0M raised
Feb 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Morty is an online mortgage platform.

Feb 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Heroes is a technology-driven e-commerce company that acquires, operates, and scales small and medium-sized brands.

$57.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

BeBuzz is an AI influencer-marketing platform: an AI agent launches creator campaigns in 15 minutes with algorithm-set, AI-matched deals.

$1.1M raised
Feb 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

München, Germany

SACLÀB is an online marketplace for the desired handbags.

$1.7M raised
Feb 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Richmond, United States

Tulle is a multi-party, multi-item NFT swap platform that redistributes items in a win-win-win manner, using minimal currency.

$500K raised
Feb 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Campina, Brazil

Marketplace, B2B, Mobile App, Healthy market, wholesaler.

$585K raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Cortina Helps eCommerce Brands Sell Complementary Products without Inventory or Capital Risk

$6.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Zug, Switzerland

Qiibee is a blockchain-based B2B rewards marketplace that offers crypto and loyalty platforms for businesses and consumers.

$1.2M raised
Feb 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Cambridge, United States

EverQuote is an independent insurance marketplace and is a free service that helps consumers compare quotes on auto insurance.

$15.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

DishDivvy is an online marketplace connecting approve private home cooks with hungry neighbors looking for homemade, wholesome food.

$1.3M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Jupiter is a decentralized trading platform within the Solana ecosystem.

$35.0M raised
Feb 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Showing 651 to 675 of 1,475 companies

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 1,475 marketplace companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$16.7M
Total Funding Tracked
$417.2M
Countries Represented
12

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Marketplace

1.London
3 companies$57.3M
2.New York
3 companies$11.5M
3.San Francisco
2 companies$12.1M
4.Los Angeles
2 companies$21.3M
5.Chicago
1 companies$5.0M

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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