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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
$278.0M
Avg Funding
$11.1M
Global Reach
7
countries

Top Cities for Retail

New York
Florianópolis
Worcester
Broomfield
Venice
Hollister

Recently Funded Companies

Export
New York, United States

Social Selling Saas platform

$8.0M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Florianópolis, Brazil

Conecta Lá is a company that offers solutions and develops tools for advertisers and marketplaces.

$1.7M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Worcester, United Kingdom

Pinelair is a streetwear brand that fuses urban style with contemporary fashion, offering apparel for those who dare to stand out.

$850K raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Broomfield, United States

Mile High Labs is an end-to-end GMP certified manufacturer of premium CBD crude oil, distillate, and isolate.

$25.5M raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Venice, United States

Left On Friday is a clothing brand company that provides and manufactures swimsuits and sportswear.

$5.7M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Hollister, United States

The Pure Collective is an online retailer network that helps find and buy motorcycle parts and gears.

$1.0M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sacramento, United States

Streamline offers software solutions for property management sectors.

$7.9M raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

SaaS, Travel Retail Technology

$250K raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

Pronto Pantry built a customer-centric virtual real-time shopping experience.

$1.4M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Using AI to unblock resale's biggest bottleneck and riskiest process.

$713K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Pineapple provides capital to our canna-business clientele, leases real properties to those canna-businesses, and provides consulting.

$249K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Steel Capital Management is an investment firm that provides innovative capital solutions to emerging direct-to-consumer companies

$12.0M raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Zero plastic, high-quality, natural cleaning tools for a cleaner home, a healthier planet and happier humans.

$62K raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bogotá, Colombia

Leal is a lifecycle marketing platform that helps LATAM retailers grow CLTV with AI-driven hyper-personalization and automation.

$5.0M raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

An immersive physical to digital retail platform that enables brands to economically bring products to market

$1.2M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Fort Worth, United States

Yesway is a chain of convenience retail company located in West Des Moines.

$190.0M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

WEEDAR is a loyalty and distribution platform offering engaging AR-powered distribution and gamified loyalty programs for cannabis brands.

$1.5M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Santiago, Chile

Almacén Gurú is a technology B2B solution App for the LatAm traditional trade.

$4.0M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Fairfax, United States

Innovative, automated delivery solution technologies.

$4.0M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Las Vegas, United States

ToughBuilt Industries markets and distributes various home improvement and construction product lines.

$1.4M raised
Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Milliways is a food and beverage services agency.

$3.0M raised
Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Huntington Beach, United States

Modern Prairie is a community driven lifestyle brand that offers clothing, accessories, kitchen and home decor products.

$2.0M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Scandicci, Italy

Zerow is a retailing company for exchanging material in order to reuse and recapture the value of previously discarded items.

$417K raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Evereden is a webshop that offers organic skincare and hair products for both mothers and babies.

Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Reading, United Kingdom

Niyis is first unique and all in one online grocery retail for ethnic groceries

$250K raised
Jan 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
$11.1M
Total Funding Tracked
$278.0M
Countries Represented
7

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Retail

1.London
4 companies$5.0M
2.New York
3 companies$20.0M
3.Los Angeles
2 companies$1.7M
4.Florianópolis
1 companies$1.7M
5.Worcester
1 companies$850K

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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