Retail Tech Startups

WON.ai helps retail, travel, hospitality, and financial services brands modernize operations and customer experience through AI-native systems and strategic redesign. The firm focuses on integrating customer intelligence and operational automation into unified business systems.

2 investors

WOW Concept is an online retailer selling fashion and footwear, such as adidas sneakers, to consumers primarily in Spain and other European markets. It operates an e-commerce store with a loyalty program ("WOW Universe") and options for home delivery, pickup points, and in-store collection.

2 investors

xNomad operates an online platform for booking short-term retail and pop-up store spaces, letting brands reserve locations for days up to a year across cities including NYC, LA, and Miami. It also offers turnkey retail and agency services such as location scouting, concept design, staffing, and foot-traffic and demographic analytics for brand activations.

2 investors

Xola is a reservation and booking software platform for tour, activity, and attraction operators, offering online checkout, POS and ticketing, digital waivers, staff and equipment management, marketing tools, and reporting. It also provides distribution through OTAs, mobile apps, kiosks, and 24/7 customer support.

2 investors

Xtime provides Spectrum, a cloud-based service experience platform for automotive dealership service departments and OEMs, covering scheduling, check-in, and checkout. The software aims to improve customer retention and satisfaction while increasing dealer service revenue.

2 investors

xxxxnese builds an AI-powered cross-border e-commerce platform that automates product data generation, translation, localization, and pricing to help Japanese retailers and store operators sell goods abroad. It targets markets in China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and the West, handling logistics, customs, and customer service, and offers products including a store-facing SaaS (ONECART Assist) and the ONECART sales channel.

2 investors

XY is a unified commerce platform for luxury retail brands, covering in-store operations, omnichannel fulfillment, clienteling, and a unified customer profile, built as a real-time execution layer on iOS. It serves multi-store luxury retailers running 10+ locations across markets, with clients including Giorgio Armani, Boggi Milano, Damiani, and Fender.

2 investors

YEMA operates physical grocery/supermarket stores in Mexico City offering food products with a focus on healthy and affordable eating. It has multiple locations across neighborhoods including Coyoacán, Escandón, Altolivo, and Roma.

2 investors

Yieldigo develops retail pricing technology that uses advanced mathematics, machine learning, and AI to help retail price managers set and manage prices. Its pricing management "cockpit" is aimed at reducing financial risks tied to factors like inflation and supply chain volatility.

2 investors

Youtiligent provides AI-driven analytics software that helps large-scale food retailers optimize their refrigeration systems and reduce operational costs. The company converts complex equipment data into actionable insights for refrigeration management.

2 investors

Zbooni offers a conversational commerce ("cCommerce") platform that lets businesses sell to customers through chat and messaging channels, with tools for remarketing and personalized collections. It also runs cShop Market, a chat-to-shop marketplace connecting sellers with shoppers.

2 investors

Zembula offers a Composition Engine that automates personalization of daily retail marketing emails, dynamically selecting and personalizing content for each recipient at the moment of open. It serves enterprise retailers, integrating with their existing email service providers and data feeds to increase revenue and customer loyalty.

2 investors

Zentail provides a platform for product information management, listing, pricing, inventory, and analytics—serving ecommerce sellers who need operational automation and efficiency.

2 investors

Zitcha offers a retail media operating system that connects retailers' merchant, trade, media, and finance teams with brands and agencies, using AI to plan, execute, and measure ad campaigns. Its Margin Manager and Zitcha Core tools tie retail media spend to inventory, margin, and category performance across onsite, offsite, and in-store channels.

2 investors

PassOrder is a smart-order platform that lets customers order, pay for, and collect loyalty points on cafe drinks before arriving at the store, reducing staffing and turnaround time for cafe owners. It connects cafes with coffee consumers in South Korea and serves as a marketing and additional-sales channel for store owners.

2 investors

Sky Farm operates NEW PORT, a smartphone-based mobile ordering and payment system for restaurants and food halls, supporting pre-payment, post-payment, takeout, delivery, and OMO scenarios. It also provides digital transformation services for commercial facilities in Japan, including tenant monetization, attendance management, robotics, digital maps, app development, and data platform integration.

2 investors

DROBE operates a personal styling service for women, where professional stylists recommend products that customers can try at home, along with an e-commerce site (&DROBE) featuring live-stream product showcases. It also runs an AI/DX business that supports fashion industry companies with strategy, solution development, and technology built from its styling operations.

2 investors

Japanese company offering Restaurant-as-a-Service (RaaS) platforms that help office buildings and commercial facilities run shared-kitchen "food hall" floors, with mobile ordering, digital marketing, and operations support to increase revenue and efficiency. It serves real estate developers and commercial facility operators in Japan, and is deployed across 29 facilities.

2 investors

Big Wood is a Japanese furniture retailer that sells, manufactures, and wholesales domestic and imported outlet furniture and interior goods, as well as Persian rugs, and operates a franchise business. It runs directly managed and franchise stores across Japan, serving consumers seeking low-priced home furnishings.

2 investors

Buying Square is a B2B platform for the luxury goods market that lets buyers download brand linesheets, source from verified suppliers, and manage purchasing, payment, and delivery. It uses an in-house ERP to handle order submission, payment tracking, and distribution management across fashion and health & beauty categories.

1 investor

17Life is a Taiwanese group-buying and O2O (online-to-offline) e-commerce platform offering deal vouchers, home delivery, and coupons across categories such as food, travel, and retail. It partners with retailers, convenience store chains, and department stores to connect online purchases with physical store redemption for consumers in Taiwan.

1 investor

Onebeat is a retail inventory intelligence platform that analyzes retail data to generate demand-based recommendations, helping retail teams reduce stock shortages and prevent excess inventory. It aims to keep inventory aligned with real demand to protect margins and reduce waste.

1 investor

1MRobotics builds off-the-shelf autonomous, unmanned retail stores with automated picking and packing, supporting up to 2,000 SKUs and 24,000 items across multiple temperature zones. The modular units include an AI-powered management dashboard and target omnichannel retail operations.

1 investor

1WorldSync provides product content management and syndication capabilities, including PXM, PIM, and MDM tools plus a GDSN data pool, helping brands and retailers manage and distribute product information across commerce channels. The company was acquired by Syndigo to combine these capabilities with a retail network and ratings and reviews solution.

1 investor