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.
Hill House Home is a digital-first lifestyle brand that adds beauty and joy to daily rituals.
Barooders is the community platform to buy and sell second-hand sports equipment.
Sturdy Exchange is a on online portal for brands, entertainers, artists, and musicians to showcase their art and leverages NFT.
Swapi is the only digital wallet globally that allows users to swap their loyalty rewards, cashback & gift cards between brands.
Parker Clay is a Retail Apparel and Fashion brand creating leather bags, wallets, accessories, and home goods.
Chewy is a pet store that offers products, services, supplies, and prescriptions for pet parents and partners with online services.
Swiftly is the AI platform purpose-built for retailers, wholesalers and brands, running on the industry’s largest proprietary retail dataset
Amicci is the digital platform where Brands and Suppliers collaboratively build the success private label products
Humankind is the first Conversational Commerce SaaS platform that connects brand experts with customers easily and scalably via SMS
Tymely deploys AI agents to eCommerce Customer Service teams to lower cost, improve response speeds, and improve brand reputation
NCR Atleos delivers hardware, software, and services for managing ATMs and self-service kiosks.
Curated For You is an e-Commerce platform that offers customer intelligence for online businesses.
Returnalyze is a leading AI returns prevention platform for retail
SecondShop operates as an online marketplace to find and purchase home furnishings.
Finsu is a sustainable fashion marketplace, taking the compromise out of shopping consciously.
Grailed is a peer-to-peer marketplace company that offers fashion and lifestyle accessories and apparel for men.
Tradesy is the peer-to-peer luxury fashion resale platform in the US.
Workforce Technology & Automation for Staffing Agencies & Direct Employers for Rapid Deployment
Merciv is a technology company that combines AI and human insight to help businesses observe and act upon relevant signals in their data.
PSYKHE AI is a personalization platform for ecommerce that uses deep learning and psychology for AI-merchandising.
Cotopaxi is an outdoor brand with a humanitarian mission at its core.
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.
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.
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.
Here is how funding is distributed among the 1,972 retail companies tracked in the VCBacked database.
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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