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Retail Startups

Updated August 2026

Companies in the retail sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,972 recently funded retail companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,972
Total Funding
$105.6M
Avg Funding
$4.2M
Global Reach
12
countries

Top Cities for Retail

Seattle
Odense
London
Redwood City
Paris
Milano

Recently Funded Companies

Export
Seattle, United States

Incorporation

$1.5M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Odense, Denmark

Coalescent Mobile Robotics is an odense based, a robotics startup that designs and builds agile.

Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Barzlive is a Best app for discovering all events and offers at bars and pubs.

$1.7M raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Redwood City, United States

Vue.ai is a visual AI platform that redesigns the future of retail commerce.

Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

We anti-Gapsi is an anti-waste grocery store.

$8.0M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Milano, Italy

VINHOOD providing a “tailor-made” solution with a fun process and simple language.

$3.4M raised
Jul 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Caliche Wine Co is a wine and spirits retail company that offers premium and single-vineyard white wines.

$400K raised
Jul 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Embed is Brazilian B2B infrastructure enabling software houses and ERPs to embed payments, fiscal management, and financial services.

$1.0M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Mexico City, Mexico

GAIA is a furniture eCommerce platform for the sale of home products and design accessories.

Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Studio Paillette offers a new way of circular consumption through a multi-brand site of worked looks

$537K raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bloomfield, United States

Nightjar Cannabis is an independently operated cannabis dispensary that focuses on the promotion of the destigmatization of responsible use.

$600K raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

The world's first tech-led barber chain

$614K raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Save Your Wardrobe is the global standard for end-to-end aftersales solutions, powering every service beyond the point of sale.

$3.0M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Shiba, Japan

Q.ENEST Holdings operates renewable power generation, electricity retail, storage, VPP, and greentech platform and ETRM services in Japan.

Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Kansas City, United States

VinCue develops retail automotive software providing dealers with end-to-end inventory lifecycle management and market pricing solution.

$2.3M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Swoperz is a marketplace for used children's apparel.

$314K raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

SustainCERT is a carbon emissions accounting and verification platform for carbon markets and corporate value chains.

$36.9M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Diego, United States

Beauty Bakerie is an e-commerce, cosmetics company that offers a full product line of some of the world's sweetest ingredients.

$5.1M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Omnistream empowers retailers and brands to turn data into profits.

$7.0M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Onfleet is a technology company that develops last-mile delivery management software.

$23.0M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brighton, United Kingdom

Purezza is a restaurant that offers pizza products.

Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Mateo, United States

Cuzen Matcha is a tea company and food-tech startup offering customizable everyday drink solutions for offices and the home.

$3.6M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lima, Peru

Optimizing retail pricing.

$360K raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Afia offers nutritious and traditional mediterranean recipes.

$3.0M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Barcelona, Spain

Dogfy Diet provides homemade dog food products in chicken, turkey, salmon, and ox with custom portions and personalized plans services.

$3.2M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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About the Retail Startup Ecosystem

The retail 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 Retail

Retail 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 retail 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.

Retail Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 1,972 retail companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$4.2M
Total Funding Tracked
$105.6M
Countries Represented
12

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Retail

1.London
4 companies$5.6M
2.Paris
2 companies$8.6M
3.Austin
2 companies$3.4M
4.Seattle
1 companies$1.5M
5.Odense
1 companiesUndisclosed

Related Industries

Companies in the retail 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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