Retail Tech Startups

Broom provides digital solutions for used-car dealerships (showrooms) in Indonesia, offering services including inventory management, buyback programs, and financing channeling to help dealerships optimize stock turnover and sales.

3 investors

Brysk provides autonomous retail hardware and AI software solutions that operate checkout-free stores in hotels, universities, and other venues. The company serves retail operators and businesses seeking to automate shopping experiences while addressing labor shortages and increasing operational efficiency.

3 investors

Buybuddy is an AI merchandising platform that tracks in-store products, detects issues like stockouts and misplaced items, checks planogram compliance, and suggests or takes corrective actions. It uses Vision AI and smart tags to monitor customer interactions, forecast demand, and adjust pricing, serving retailers and merchandising teams.

3 investors

SquareTrade, part of Allstate Protection Plans, sells product protection plans and extended warranties covering consumer devices and household goods such as smartphones, appliances, TVs, and furniture. It works with major retailers and mobile carriers in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia, offering repair services and online claims to consumers.

3 investors

Candid Wholesale offers a software platform that helps brands and retailers set up, manage, and grow their wholesale business online, serving companies from small boutiques to established brands. It positions itself as an alternative to marketplace models and expensive sector-specific tools, enabling businesses to transact directly with one another.

3 investors

CardFlight offers SwipeSimple, payment acceptance software and hardware used by small businesses and nonprofits across the US. It distributes its solutions through more than 200 partners and sells directly to small businesses via SwipeSimple Connect.

3 investors

City Hive provides an ecommerce platform for the wine and spirits industry, offering retailers custom websites, mobile apps, SEO, and marketing tools, while giving distributors and suppliers analytics, product data management, and direct-to-consumer sales capabilities. It connects retailers, distributors, and suppliers across a network of merchants in the United States.

3 investors

CLO is 3D garment design software that lets fashion designers visualize the fabric, fit, and silhouette of clothing in real time. It supports virtual sampling and remote collaboration to reduce time-to-market and physical sample waste for apparel design teams.

3 investors

CloudPick develops AI-powered checkout and inventory management solutions for retail stores using computer vision and machine learning. The company enables cashier-free shopping experiences and digital transformation for brick-and-mortar retailers globally.

3 investors

CommerceIQ provides AI-driven automation software for consumer brands to optimize sales and profitability across retail ecommerce channels and marketplaces. The platform enables algorithmic decision-making for inventory planning, pricing, and promotions across 1500+ retailers globally.

3 investors

Compra Rápida provides a checkout optimization platform for e-commerce retailers that increases conversion rates and payment approval rates. The platform offers native integrations with major market platforms, fraud prevention features, and compliance with Brazilian data protection regulations.

3 investors

Cooklist provides AI shopping agents for grocery retailers, including an embedded conversational assistant that plans meals and fills carts, an intent-based agentic search engine, and an MCP server that connects a grocer's catalog to off-platform AI assistants like ChatGPT and Gemini. It offers a drop-in SDK and governance controls so grocers can integrate the tools into their existing tech stack.

3 investors

Creditop offers a platform that centralizes financing options merchants provide to customers at the point of sale, connecting them with financial institutions and letting them launch their own automated credit line and credit score. It serves retailers across Colombia, with over 1,000 stores using the service.

3 investors

Crisp is a vertical AI retail data platform that integrates, cleans, and standardizes CPG and retail data from sources like retailer portals, syndicated data, ERPs, and EDI, and deploys AI agents to generate insights and automate actions across merchandising, demand forecasting, category management, and supply chain operations. It serves consumer packaged goods brands and retailers.

3 investors

CRUXO provides a retail media platform and consultancy that helps retailers and brands launch and scale retail media using proprietary data insights. It serves the retail and ecommerce ecosystem, targeting both retailers and vendors.

3 investors

cWatch is a wearable smartwatch device and communication platform for retail store teams, providing staff with instant access to information and team collaboration tools. It serves retailers across Europe and is designed with a privacy-first approach without cameras, recording, or employee tracking.

3 investors

Delicious Data provides AI-powered analytics and automation tools for bakeries and food retail operators, helping them analyze sales data, detect anomalies, optimize inventory management, and automate ordering across multiple locations. The platform serves bakery chains and specialized food retailers in Germany with real-time data insights and predictive ordering capabilities.

3 investors

Deligo provides an AI-powered self-checkout solution using machine learning to enable frictionless checkout experiences in retail locations while reducing staffing needs and preventing theft through advanced product identification.

3 investors

Mekari Desty is an omnichannel e-commerce management platform that connects marketplaces (Shopee, Tokopedia, TikTok Shop, Lazada, Blibli), webstores, and physical stores into one dashboard for centralized inventory, order, chat, and sales reporting. It serves online and offline sellers in Indonesia and integrates with the Mekari ecosystem, using a pay-per-transaction model instead of subscriptions.

3 investors

Detect Auto provides automated tools for automotive repair shops to identify and upsell overdue vehicle maintenance by comparing service history against maintenance schedules. The platform integrates with shop management systems and CARFAX data to help shop owners increase average repair order value and streamline service workflows.

3 investors

Dor provides a data visualization and analytics platform using thermal foot traffic counters to help retailers understand store performance and optimize operations. The company serves brick-and-mortar retailers seeking actionable insights from physical foot traffic data.

3 investors

DPanda operates a commerce and fintech rail in India that lets brands distribute catalogs across ONDC, banking apps and white-label marketplaces while offering EMI financing at checkout through a network of NBFC and fintech lenders. It also provides publishers monetization tools and connects banks/NBFCs to new borrowers, with add-on services for catalog analytics, influencer-led marketing and a lending engine for retailers.

3 investors

EDITED provides a retail intelligence platform that analyzes market data to help fashion and retail brands identify trends, optimize product assortments, set pricing, and improve merchandising decisions. Its customers include apparel and retail companies such as Hollister, PVH, PUMA, Woolworths, Harrods, and MANGO.

3 investors

Entrupy offers AI-based authentication technology that verifies luxury goods such as bags, leather goods, sneakers, and apparel to detect counterfeits and prevent return fraud. It serves retailers and resellers, providing product traceability and trust across supply chains and transactions at retail and resale.

3 investors