Retail Tech Startups

Adinte develops and manufactures its own patented IoT beacon hardware ("AIBeacon") and combines it with AI to measure and analyze foot traffic and consumer behavior at physical locations such as supermarkets, shopping malls, drugstores, event venues, and tourist sites. The company builds private DMPs and retail media services to support one-to-one marketing and improve in-store customer acquisition for retailers and manufacturers.

3 investors

Afresh provides an AI platform for grocery retailers and distributors that converts operational data into ordering and inventory decisions. Originating in fresh departments, it helps store teams reduce shrink and improve margins across the store.

3 investors

AIO is a restaurant marketing platform that combines website building, guest CRM, automated campaigns, online reputation management, loyalty programs, gift cards, and on-premise digital screens in one system. It uses AI to automate marketing tasks for restaurants.

3 investors

Alloy.ai provides a cloud data platform with pre-built connectors that integrate point-of-sale, inventory, and supply chain data to give consumer brands real-time visibility into demand and inventory across their retail network. The platform enables brands to reduce out-of-stocks and improve bottom-line impact through daily SKU store-level insights.

3 investors

Alma is a payment platform that enables merchants in Europe to offer installment payment options to customers, both online and in-store. The service guarantees upfront payouts for merchants with no chargeback risk.

3 investors

Ampd provides data-led marketing solutions for commerce marketers, helping brands measure and optimize paid traffic performance across retail platforms like Amazon, Walmart, Meta, TikTok, and Target. The platform connects brand media to retail commerce through agentic systems that enable trackable shopper journeys from ads to checkout for enterprise CPG companies.

3 investors

AMPECO provides a software platform that enables retail companies to deploy and manage EV charging stations in their locations, attracting customers and generating revenue while integrating with existing retail systems. The platform includes features for pricing management, payment processing, loyalty program integration, and white-label mobile apps.

3 investors

ANINE BING is a fashion house that designs and retails modern wardrobe essentials for women, blending Scandinavian minimalism with American aesthetics. The company operates globally with physical retail stores and a direct-to-consumer approach.

3 investors

ApnaKlub is a B2B wholesale platform that supplies retailers, SMEs, and business owners in India's Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities with a wide range of branded products, offering better margins, on-time delivery, and customer support. Founded in 2020, it focuses on serving small-city retailers across India.

3 investors

Aravenda provides cloud-based software integrated with Shopify for consignment shops to manage inventory, process consignor payouts, and expand sales online. The platform serves independent consignment retailers.

3 investors

Archive builds a platform that enables fashion brands to create secondhand marketplaces and embed circular practices into their operations. The platform helps brands reduce environmental impact and decouple growth from continuous production.

3 investors

Arianee provides an open-source blockchain protocol for issuing digital product passports and dynamic NFTs, letting brands assign unique digital identities to physical products for traceability, ownership, and post-purchase services. It serves brands in sectors such as luxury goods, watches, and electronics to support product lifecycle tracking, resale, and circular business models.

3 investors

Arpalus offers a smartphone app that uses product recognition to collect and analyze shelf data in physical retail stores in real time. It serves consumer packaged goods companies and retailers, giving store employees actionable insights on shelf conditions.

3 investors

Aura Vision provides AI-powered in-store analytics software for retailers, using computer vision to count customers and estimate demographics from existing security camera footage. The solution helps retailers optimize store performance and customer experience across physical locations globally.

3 investors

AutoLeap is auto repair shop management software that includes tools for collecting, viewing, and responding to Google reviews, sending automated review requests via email or SMS, and analyzing customer feedback. It serves auto repair shop owners looking to manage operations and grow their online reputation.

3 investors

Bambuser offers a video commerce platform with Live Shopping, Shoppable Video, chat, and one-to-one Video Consultation tools that brands and retailers embed into their websites, apps, and social channels to make video content shoppable. It serves businesses across fashion, beauty, home goods, electronics, and automotive to increase engagement, conversion, and average order value.

3 investors

Betastore runs a business-to-business marketplace in Nigeria that links informal retailers to wholesalers and manufacturers. Shop owners use the platform to order inventory and can also access financing and basic insurance products. The service is aimed at small retail outlets that previously handled procurement through informal channels.

3 investors

BetterCart Analytics provides price, promotion, and assortment analytics for retailers and CPG companies, drawing on what it describes as Canada's largest grocery price database. Its Grocery Intelligence suite offers market, product, and competitive intelligence to support pricing and assortment decisions.

3 investors

BigBasket is India's largest online grocery supermarket offering over 40,000 products from 1,000+ brands, including fresh produce, dairy, household essentials, and branded foods delivered across 300+ cities. The company also operates bbnow, a quick-commerce service providing grocery delivery within 15-30 minutes.

3 investors

Bikayi Inc. is the holding company for two products, bik.ai and Manifest AI, which automate customer-facing processes from marketing to support for retail and eCommerce businesses. The company aims to consolidate the customer journey through AI-driven tools.

3 investors

Blink Eye develops AI-powered eye-tracking technology that enables human-computer interaction through eye movement alone. The company builds machine learning systems for integration into consumer devices and applications.

3 investors

Boostly helps restaurants acquire new customers and build loyalty through personalized text offers, automated review generation, and ROI tracking. The platform drives orders and generates five-star reviews while providing transparent reporting on marketing spend and revenue impact.

3 investors

Botika generates AI-based, on-model fashion product visuals and videos from a single product photo, replacing traditional studio photoshoots, styling, and casting. It targets fashion and apparel brands and e-commerce sellers seeking lower-cost product imagery.

3 investors

Breinify offers an AI personalization platform that lets B2C and D2C marketers launch and test coordinated experiences across web, email, SMS, app, and API without heavy engineering involvement. Its Temporal AI analyzes time, weather, and location patterns to personalize for all users, including anonymous first-time visitors, serving brands in eCommerce, retail, grocery, and CPG.

3 investors