Retail Tech Startups

Avocado is a point-of-sale platform designed for food trucks, coffee shops, and restaurants, offering features including QR code ordering, handheld POS, AI-powered order taking and reporting, and payment processing. The platform charges no monthly or merchant fees.

1 investor

Avolta is a travel retail company that combines duty-free/retail, convenience, and food & beverage outlets under one brand at airports and other travel locations. It operates across 70 countries and serves travelers through its shops, dining outlets, and the Club Avolta loyalty program.

1 investor

Axial Shift is a restaurant operations platform built by restaurant owners that provides role-based dashboards, real-time data, and apps to help managers coach staff, track service metrics, and reduce back-office admin work. It serves restaurant owners, operators, and unit-level teams, with open data access via exports and APIs.

1 investor

AyeFace is a biometric checkout and CRM platform that adds facial-recognition payment, loyalty, and cross-merchant campaign tools as a POS overlay for retail merchants, with a consumer app unifying cards, loyalty programs, and cross-border payments. The company, based in Malaysia, serves merchants and shoppers across APAC and is developing verified-identity checkout for AI agents.

1 investor

b8ta operates retail spaces in Japan where brands—from startups to large companies—can display and sell new and hard-to-find products to shoppers. It offers a "Retail as a Service" model that lets brands showcase their products in physical stores.

1 investor

BabyVend operates vending machines and product kits stocked with baby essentials for children ages 7 and younger, aimed at traveling guardians and lactating mothers. The company focuses on making baby supplies accessible in public and travel locations.

1 investor

Backhouse provides a platform that consolidates online orders from delivery marketplaces such as DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub into a single device, and manages menu syncing, order support, and financial reporting for restaurants. It serves U.S.-based multi-location restaurants, high-volume independents, and restaurant groups handling delivery and takeout operations.

1 investor

Badgemaster manufactures custom staff name badges in a range of materials, colours, shapes and fasteners, with an online design tool and a free bespoke design service. It serves businesses across sectors such as retail, hospitality, travel, healthcare and leisure, producing badges at its Nottingham, UK facility.

1 investor

Badiani is an artisan gelato producer founded in Florence in 1932, operating retail stores, kiosks, and market stalls. It sells Italian gelato and related treats to consumers, with locations across London and Brighton (UK), Spain (Barcelona and Malaga), and France (Carrousel du Louvre, Paris).

1 investor

Bagallery is an online retailer selling beauty, personal care, and fashion products including skincare devices, body washes, and women's and men's bags from brands such as Home.co, Lux, and Shein. Prices are listed in Pakistani rupees, indicating a Pakistan-focused consumer market.

1 investor

Bahia Motors Group is the authorized Panamanian distributor for Honda, Acura, Honda Motos, and Geely vehicles, operating through the companies Bahía Motors S.A. and Bay Motors S.A. It sells and services new cars, including electric mobility offerings through Geely, in Panama.

1 investor

Bamboo Rose offers an AI-native, end-to-end retail supply chain platform covering planning and merchandising, product development, sourcing, purchase order management, and global trade management. It serves retailers and brands in fashion & apparel, food & consumables, and general merchandise.

1 investor

Banyan operates a privacy-first data collaboration platform that lets merchants, banks, fintechs, and their commerce partners enrich card transactions with item-level (SKU) receipt data through a single secure connection. Its data infrastructure supports use cases such as card-linked offers, rewards personalization, fraud dispute resolution, expense reporting, and payment reconciliation.

1 investor

BarTrack provides bar and beverage technology that integrates with point-of-sale systems to give operators operational insights. This integrations page lists supported POS partners such as Square, Toast, NCR Aloha, SpotOn, and Arryved for bars and restaurants.

1 investor

Base is an e-commerce operations platform that connects to marketplaces, online stores, carriers, and accounting systems through 2000+ integrations, letting sellers manage orders, sync inventory, print labels, issue invoices, and bulk-list offers from one place. It serves small businesses, startups, and large corporations running multi-channel e-commerce.

1 investor

Baskin-Robbins is an ice cream retail chain that sells ice cream, cakes, and beverages such as its Cappy drink, offering in-store pickup and delivery. It operates a rewards program and promotes seasonal flavors and menu items to consumers in the United States.

1 investor

Baylink provides a retail execution platform for FMCG brands in India, connecting them to the country's network of ~12 million kirana (small retail) stores. It offers pay-per-task field execution with AI-verified photo/voice proof, a live outlet dashboard, and an offline-first mobile app for in-store missions.

1 investor

BayPay provides blockchain-based APIs and e-wallet solutions for retailers, restaurants, and e-commerce platforms to tokenize products and services, accept cryptocurrency payments, and issue loyalty programs and gift cards. The platform enables merchants to redeem blockchain assets and settle funds to bank accounts.

1 investor

Bbag is an online stationery store in India selling office and school supplies, including products such as aesthetic desk calendars. It operates as an e-commerce retailer serving the Indian market.

1 investor

Bedrock Analytics provides a cloud-based data analytics platform that turns retail sales data into insights on product performance for consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers. It serves CPG brands of all sizes, helping them win retail buyers, expand into new markets, and grow sales.

1 investor

Beeline Bikes operates Beeline Connect, an online platform that connects consumers with a network of independent bicycle retailers to book repairs, warranty work, upgrades, and in-store test rides. It also offers tools for retailers, brands, and e-commerce sellers to link into its bicycle-focused retail network across North America.

1 investor

Beeline is a tire replacement specialist in Japan that offers tire sales and installation services. The company combines inventory management and IT systems to minimize wait times while maintaining competitive pricing and professional technical service.

1 investor

Beksar is a point-of-sale and inventory management system for retail businesses, covering cash register, warehouse, product, and reporting functions. It supports multiple store locations, warehouses, and staff, with mobile apps for iOS and Android to monitor sales and stock remotely.

1 investor

Belle International operates across three business segments — footwear, sportswear, and apparel. It designs, manufactures, and retails shoes, sports products, and clothing.

1 investor