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Retail Startups

Updated October 2026

Companies in the retail sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,990 recently funded retail companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,990
Total Funding
$136.6M
Avg Funding
$5.5M
Global Reach
14
countries

Top Cities for Retail

San Francisco
Sofia
Bedford
Newport Beach
Zürich
Geneva

Recently Funded Companies

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San Francisco, United States

Good2Go provides secure access and virtual queuing solutions

$3.0M raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sofia, Bulgaria

Swipe.bg is a platform for buying and selling second-hand mobile phones.

$1.5M raised
Dec 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bedford, United States

Loonen is a company that offers clean and pure bottled water.

$6.1M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Newport Beach, United States

Low temperature fuel cell and liquid fuel reformer technology

Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Zürich, Switzerland

Lucky Punch is a boxing gym that offers a boxing and workout studio in an underground environment with powerful music and laser lights.

$915K raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Geneva, Switzerland

mia&noa is revolutionizing takeaway coffee in Switzerland with a zero waste and contactless proposition .

$326K raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Curitiba, Brazil

Keeping track of every money movement within your company.

$1.5M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Re-SEE is an e-commerce platform that sells fashion and clothing products for women.

$3.2M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Manno arrives to contract day-to-day service providers in less than 2 minutes, with order, aesthetics and efficiency through an app.

$300K raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Berlin, Germany

Rebolet empowers e-commerce shops to streamline returns, enhance recommerce, and reduce carbon emissions with AI and data analytics.

Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Smart Break is a mini market that are into standalone micromercado in residential and companies area.

$6.9M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Limassol, Cyprus

ZERO10 is a tech company innovating in the retail, entertainment, and sports sectors through its advanced AR and AI try-on solutions.

$4.3M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Walkinstown, Ireland

Peachy Lean is an athleisure business providing supportive funky gym leggings.

$263K raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Istanbul, Turkey

PackUpp is a sustainable and autonomous last-mile fast delivery technology company with an asset-light business model.

$1.1M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lenzburg, Switzerland

NIKIN is a sustainable clothing brand.

$5.3M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Mexico City, Mexico

Getin provides people counting and in-store traffic analytics for retail performance monitoring.

$750K raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Bombas is a comfort-focused apparel brand with a mission to help those in need. One Purchased = One Donated.

Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

SODA is a business firm that specializes in sneakers, streetwear and collectibles called SNKRDUNK, and fashion stores as well.

$25.6M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

Automotive Superstore is a distributor and retailer of automotive products.

$4.6M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Fort Worth, United States

OP2 Labs, an INC 5000 fastest growing company in the USA, creates & sells collagen products under two brands: FrogFuel and ProT GOLD.

$1.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Minnesota City, United States

Elevate Research offers a platform that enables restaurants and retailers to survey customers.

$15.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sankt Gallen, Switzerland

Advertima is a retail tech company that enables retailers to bring their retail media business into their stores

$4.5M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

SuperCircle develops a tech platform and reverse logistics system that powers circularity for retail brands.

$24.0M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Springdale, United States

Crisp ingests and delivers daily, actionable retail data from different sources, providing brands with visibility into inventory and sales.

$26.0M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Barcelona, Spain

Go—PopUp is a booking service for renting shops, malls, and promotion venues for pop-up stores marketing promotions.

$349K raised
Dec 2025

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 1,990 retail companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$5.5M
Total Funding Tracked
$136.6M
Countries Represented
14

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Retail

1.New York
2 companies$24.0M
2.San Francisco
1 companies$3.0M
3.Sofia
1 companies$1.5M
4.Bedford
1 companies$6.1M
5.Newport Beach
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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