Retail Tech Startups

Handwave builds palm-based biometric payment technology for retailers, enabling identity verification, age checks, loyalty program enrollment, and payment through a single hand scan. Its plug-and-play palm scanning device integrates with point-of-sale and electronic cash register systems and uses palm geometry, vein patterns, and liveness detection for fraud prevention.

2 investors

Hansab is a provider of automation and digital infrastructure solutions serving businesses and public institutions across the Baltics and Finland. The company delivers solutions in mobility, security, payments, and digital services, operating at the intersection of technology and real-world operations.

2 investors

Hanshow provides electronic shelf labels (ESLs) and digital price tag systems that help retailers manage pricing and product information across large SKU inventories in physical stores. Its technology is used by retail chains such as Leroy Merlin to support in-store digital transformation.

2 investors

Hardloop is an online retailer selling outdoor and mountain sports equipment and technical apparel — including hiking, trail running, climbing, alpinism, cycling and camping gear — from a wide range of brands. It offers new, eco-designed and second-hand products for outdoor enthusiasts, with content available in French.

2 investors

HARMAY is a beauty and cosmetics retailer that operates physical stores and a membership program. The company is based in China.

2 investors

Heads Up For Tails sells pet care products including toys, beds, bowls, collars, and treats for dogs and cats, with a focus on the Indian market. The company also operates a pet adoption platform connecting shelter animals with families.

2 investors

Hakuna provides a platform that lets retailers offer customizable product protection plans to their customers, handling regulatory approval, contract management, policy documentation, and claims resolution (repair or replacement). It serves retail businesses across online and offline channels in Europe, generating commission revenue for partners.

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Heuritech provides fashion brands with predictive analytics on trends and product demand, using computer vision and deep learning to analyze millions of social media images and forecast trends up to 24 months ahead. Its market intelligence SaaS platform serves the luxury, fashion, sports, and mass-market apparel industries; the company is part of the Luxurynsight Group.

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Team Losi Racing designs and manufactures competitive remote control (RC) racing vehicles, including buggies and truggies in 1/8 and 1/10 scales, for hobbyists and professional RC racers. The company builds both nitro and electric-powered RC cars engineered for high-performance track racing and competition.

2 investors

Hubii offers a platform for trade and retail execution that connects existing networks of distributors, retailers, and brands into a coordinated system. It detects stockouts and triggers replenishment alerts in real time, maps distribution gaps by store and category, and flags pricing misalignment across channels.

2 investors

Huitongda operates a digital supply chain platform serving rural and small-town retail stores and enterprises across sectors such as home appliances, consumer electronics, agricultural supplies, mobility, beverages, home building materials, and household chemicals. The company provides digital SaaS products, S2B2C trading tools, and industry-specific supply chain solutions aimed at connecting urban and rural commerce in China.

2 investors

Hummingbirds generates user-generated content from everyday retail creators with licensed usage rights for brands to distribute across paid, owned, and retail marketing channels. The platform helps consumer brands source authentic, shelf-ready content at scale while tracking purchase conversion.

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Impinj develops RAIN RFID technology used to connect physical items to digital systems, serving businesses across industries through its partners and solutions. This page presents the company's guiding principles and values rather than product details.

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Import.io is a web data extraction platform that helps companies collect structured data for pricing intelligence, competitive monitoring, digital shelf analytics, and customer review tracking. The company serves ecommerce brands, retailers, and data-driven teams who need external market intelligence to inform pricing and competitive strategies.

2 investors

Impulso provides a dashboard that gives brands and retailers real-time visibility into sales, inventory, and demand across a shared view. The platform helps identify sales opportunities, improve product availability, and enable better in-season decisions to increase sell-through.

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Inseam operates a private marketplace connecting personal shoppers, stylists, brands, and retailers, providing access to over 200 luxury designers including Dior, Celine, Alaia, and Khaite. It focuses on the luxury fashion retail sector, serving personal shoppers and their clients.

2 investors

Increff provides a connected retail platform combining order management (OMS), warehouse management (WMS), merchandising, assortment and inventory planning, and omnichannel fulfillment for fashion and retail brands. It offers real-time multichannel inventory sync, order orchestration, and warehouse operations aimed at improving inventory accuracy and fulfillment rates.

2 investors

INFI provides a growth layer for restaurants that integrates with their existing POS systems, offering online ordering, AI marketing, and kitchen technology. It serves restaurant operators across the US, with thousands of restaurants running the platform daily.

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inReality provides radar-based sensors and cloud software that help retailers track in-store shopper behavior and product engagement and tie it to purchases, without using cameras or phone tracking. Its technology anonymizes shopper identity to preserve consumer privacy for brick-and-mortar retail analytics.

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InsightX develops an AI-powered personalization platform for retailers that uses shelf-based recommendation technology to customize the customer experience across all shopping touchpoints. The platform helps businesses deliver individualized user experiences by maximizing the potential of existing product and content assets.

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Instabee is a European last-mile delivery platform offering parcel locker and home delivery services to e-commerce merchants using sustainable transport methods including muscle power, electricity, biofuel, and renewable diesel. The company operates across six European countries and serves major retailers such as ASOS, Zalando, Inditex, and H&M.

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Instaleap provides eCommerce, fulfillment, and delivery software solutions for supermarkets, pharmacies, and retailers to increase online sales and optimize operations. The company serves major retail chains globally, including Walmart, and has expanded operations across multiple continents.

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Intelistyle uses artificial intelligence to provide personalized styling recommendations for fashion retailers' customers by analyzing fashion trends and individual preferences. The platform delivers outfit suggestions from customer wardrobes and retail partners for online and in-store shopping experiences.

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Invent.ai provides an AI-decisioning platform with multi-agent capabilities designed for retail operations, helping retailers predict demand, optimize inventory, and make pricing decisions. The platform includes Remi, an AI agent trained on retail data that operates across planning, inventory, and pricing workflows.

2 investors