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117 Y Combinator retail startups with verified founder contacts, batch info, and company data.

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Company	Batch	Description	Status	Location	Team	Founders	Reveal
Bikry	W20	Bikry: Helping SMB's in India go online	Active	Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India	25	Abhishek Bhayana, Himanshu Garg	Reveal
borong	W20	borong is a SaaS-enabled marketplace that connects brands like…	Active	Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	80	Aizat Rahim	Reveal
borong	W20	borong is a SaaS-enabled marketplace that connects brands like…	Active	Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	80	Lennise Ng, Aizat Rahim, Haslinda Rasip	Reveal
Eze	W20	The easiest way to track, buy, and sell your company’s tech — all in…	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	32	David Iya, Joshua Nzewi	Reveal
Tajir	W20	The one-stop shop for mom-and-pop stores in Pakistan to buy inventory.	Active	Lahore, Pakistan	50	Babar Khan, Ismail Khan	Reveal
Turing Labs Inc.	W20	AI for R&D of consumer brands like P&G to develop better products	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	5	Manmit Shrimali, Ajith Govind	Reveal
Turing Labs Inc.	W20	AI for R&D of consumer brands like P&G to develop better products	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	5	Manmit Shrimali	Reveal
Valienta	W20	Helping Dropshippers in Colombia run the business and increase sales	Inactive	Medellín, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia	20	Juan Camilo Vallejo, Juan M Botero, Jose Tamura	Reveal
Vori	W20	Vori is a modern operating system for supermarkets	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA; East Palo Alto, CA, USA	29	Brandon Hill, Tre Kirkman, Robert Pinkerton	Reveal
Vori	W20	Vori is a modern operating system for supermarkets	Active	East Palo Alto, CA, USA	29	Brandon Hill, Tre Kirkman, Robert Pinkerton	Reveal
Aura Vision	W19	In-store analytics AI assistant to fix your retail stores	Active	London, England, United Kingdom	10	Jonathon Blok, Jaime Lomeli-Rodriguez, Daniel Martinho-Corbishley	Reveal
Maitian.ai	W19	We make $1,000 Amazon Go stores.	Inactive	Singapore	5	Wenfeng Xia, Ye Xia	Reveal
Meitre	W18	Opentable for the world's top restaurants; we help them increase…	Active	Palo Alto, CA, USA	9	Juan Caviglia, Luis Caviglia	Reveal
Sourcify	W18	Sourcify helps brands manufacture products in Asia.	Active	Salt Lake City, UT, USA; San Diego, CA, USA; Remote	15	Nathan Resnick	Reveal
Sourcify	W18	Sourcify helps brands manufacture products in Asia.	Active	San Diego, CA, USA	15	Nathan Resnick	Reveal
Bulletin	W17	Helping retailers discover and shop the best brands on the planet	Acquired	New York, NY, USA	15	Alana Branston, Ali Kriegsman	Reveal
Faire	W17	The global online platform empowering independent retail.	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	900	Max Rhodes, Marcelo Cortes, Daniele Perito	Reveal
Faire	W17	The global online platform empowering independent retail.	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	900	Max Rhodes, Marcelo Cortes, Daniele Perito	Reveal
Caper	W16	Plug-and-play cashier-less retail powered by computer vision and AI	Acquired	—	15	Lindon Gao, Ahmed Beshry, Yilin Huang	Reveal
Caper	W16	Plug-and-play cashier-less retail powered by computer vision and AI	Acquired	—	15	Lindon Gao, Ahmed Beshry, Yilin Huang	Reveal
flexEngage	W16	Dynamic transactional communications for physical stores to help…	Acquired	Orlando, FL, USA	25	Tomas Diaz, Jay Patel	Reveal
Focal Systems	W16	Building the Operating System for B&M Retail using Deep Learning	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA; Toronto, ON, Canada; London, England, United Kingdom	170	Michael Cantalino, Adriano Quiroga	Reveal
Podium	W16	Get more leads. Make more money.	Active	Lehi, UT, USA	1000	Eric Rea, Dennis Steele	Reveal
outloud.ai	S21	Building Gong.io for offline retail.	Inactive	Miami, FL, USA; Remote	5	Sasha Miagkyi, Igor Shelvinskyi	Reveal
outloud.ai	S21	Building Gong.io for offline retail.	Active	Miami, FL, USA	5	Sasha Miagkyi, Igor Shelvinskyi	Reveal
StrideQ	S21	Automated phone ordering system for restaurants	Active	Mountain View, CA, USA	2	Shreyansh Gandhi, Sreehari Pulikkal Sivadasan	Reveal
Tablevibe	S21	All-in-one digital ordering system for restaurants	Active	Singapore	10	Jeroen Rutten, Guido Caldara, Mathieu Sneep	Reveal
Tablevibe	S21	Direct Ordering Software for Restaurants	Acquired	Singapore, Singapore; Remote	10	Jeroen Rutten, Guido Caldara, Mathieu Sneep	Reveal
Atomic	S20	API that lets companies embed investment accounts into their services	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote	25	David Dindi	Reveal
Atomic	S20	API that lets companies embed investment accounts into their services	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	25	David Dindi	Reveal
Awtomic	S20	Dollar Shave Club as a platform.	Active	Seattle, WA, USA	11	Emily Yuhas	Reveal
BIK	S20	Agentic AI CRM for ecommerce	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote	55	Sonakshi Nathani, ASHUTOSH SINGLA, Ashutosh Singla	Reveal
Cradle	S20	B2B payments network in India	Active	Bengaluru, KA, India	2	Gaurav Mishra	Reveal
Cradle	S20	B2B payments network in India	Active	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India	2	Gaurav Mishra	Reveal
Glimpse	S20	Glimpse is the system of action for CPG retail operations	Active	New York City, NY, USA	27	Akash Raju, Anuj Mehta, Kushal Negi	Reveal
Hellometer	S20	Making fast food faster	Active	Los Angeles, CA, USA	2	Alexander Popper	Reveal
MarketForce	S20	The SuperApp for neighbourhood merchants in Africa.	Active	Nairobi, Kenya	400	Mesongo Sibuti, Tesh Mbaabu	Reveal
MarketForce	S20	The SuperApp for neighbourhood merchants in Africa.	Active	Nairobi, Kenya	400	Mesongo Sibuti, Tesh Mbaabu	Reveal
Parrot Software 🦜	S20	The operating system for restaurants in LatAm.	Active	Monterrey, N.L., Mexico	40	David Villarreal, Roberto Cebrian	Reveal
matagora	S19	Empowering local retailers with tech that works for them.	Active	Montreal, QC, Canada	5	Chris Kyras, Wenjun Zhu	Reveal
Namaste Business	S19	Shopify for a mobile first world	Inactive	Bengaluru, KA, India	15	Shubham Agrawal, Dhilbar Roshan	Reveal
Inokyo	S18	We bring physical stores to the digital age with cashierless checkout.	Inactive	San Francisco, CA, USA	10	Tony Francis	Reveal
Shelf Engine	S18	Transforms how grocery stores buy highly perishable foods.	Acquired	Seattle, WA, USA	40	Stefan Kalb, Bede Jordan	Reveal
SPATE	S18	Trends prediction for marketers	Active	New York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA; Remote	15	Yarden Horwitz, Olivier Zimmer	Reveal
SPATE	S18	Trends prediction for marketers	Active	New York, NY, USA	15	Yarden Horwitz, Olivier Zimmer	Reveal
OneLocal	S17	OneLocal is a CRM for local businesses.	Active	Toronto, ON, Canada	90	Edward Yao	Reveal
Standard AI	S17	AI-powered checkout for retail.	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA; Milan, Lombardy, Italy; Remote	150	Jordan Fisher, John Novak, Michael Suswal, David Valdman, Brandon Ogle	Reveal
Haywheel	S16	Haywheel is an artisan food marketplace for restaurants and specialty…	Inactive	New York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA	2	Daniel Barabander, Mykel Pereira	Reveal
Haywheel	S16	Haywheel is an artisan food marketplace for restaurants and specialty…	Inactive	New York, NY, USA	2	Daniel Barabander, Mykel Pereira	Reveal
Meesho	S16	Democratizing internet commerce for everyone in India	Public	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India	1450	Vidit Aatrey, Sanjeev Barnwal	Reveal

Batch Distribution

XX261 XX252 WW262 WW241 WW232 WW226

Status Breakdown

Active82 Inactive18 Acquired14 Public3

Top Locations

San Francisco34 New York City10 Bengaluru7 New York6 Singapore6 London5

About YC Retail Companies

Y Combinator has funded 117 retail companies since its founding in 2005. These startups span from early-stage pre-launch to publicly traded companies, making YC one of the most prolific backers of retail innovation globally.

82 of these companies are currently active. 14 have been acquired. 3 have gone public. VCBacked tracks verified founder contact information, team sizes, and company status for every YC retail startup.

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