Retail Tech Startups

Per Diem builds a mobile app builder designed for local restaurant and coffee shop owners to compete with larger chains by turning customers into loyal patrons.

1 investor

Perfitt provides an AI-based shoe size recommendation solution for footwear retailers and brands, using computer vision to measure a customer's foot size and shape from a smartphone and match it to a shoe's internal fit. Its data platform helps clients reduce size-related returns and offers foot and shoe-fit analytics; the company operates primarily in South Korea.

1 investor

Performance Bicycle is an online retailer of gravel and off-road cycling products, selling bikes, parts, accessories, and clothing from brands such as Specialized, Garmin, Shimano, SRAM, and Fox. It targets gravel racers and bikepackers and offers a VIP rewards program with points, member discounts, and extended returns.

1 investor

Perfumegraphy is a Korean online retailer that curates and sells niche and premium fragrance brands, including perfumes, body, and home scent products. It offers 1:1 personalized fragrance recommendations, brand discovery features, and a premium outlet, along with a mobile app.

1 investor

Petdirect is an online pet store in New Zealand selling curated pet food, treats, toys, and accessories, along with pet care advice. It serves pet owners across the country, with offices in Auckland and Christchurch.

1 investor

百分百寵物 is a Taiwan-based pet store chain founded by veterinarians, operating multiple retail locations that sell pet products and offer services such as pet grooming, bathing, and free veterinary clinics. It runs regular in-store promotions and training classes for cat, dog, and small-animal owners.

1 investor

petNmind is a pet store selling natural, raw, frozen, and organic pet food along with treats, accessories, collars, and pet bowls, and offers self-wash and grooming services. It serves dog and cat owners through physical stores in Florida and California plus 24-hour online shopping with local delivery and in-store pickup.

1 investor

PFI designs and domestically produces retail display and merchandising solutions — including beverage merchandisers, showcases, acrylic displays, corrugated, and millwork — in plastic, wood, metal/wire, and acrylic. Based in the US Midwest, it serves retail brands and manufacturers from concept through distribution logistics.

1 investor

PharmaCann is a vertically integrated cannabis company operating cultivation centers, product brands, and retail dispensaries (LivWell and Verilife) serving both medical patients and recreational customers in the United States. It develops and sells cannabis products across the wellness-focused cannabis industry.

1 investor

POC Pharma (Sanisphere) operates POP (Pharmacies Observation Post), a service that collects point-of-sale sell-out and behavioral data from retail pharmacies to provide sales KPIs and growth insights. It serves pharmaceutical companies selling through the retail pharmacy channel across 21 emerging markets.

1 investor

Pickzen provides an AI-powered product recommendation platform that enables brands and retailers to create interactive product finder quizzes and collect zero-party customer data. The no-code solution personalizes the shopping experience to guide customers through purchase decisions and improve conversion rates.

1 investor

Pictarine develops mobile apps that let users print their photos through partner retail stores such as Walgreens and CVS. Its main market is the United States, where it generates all of its revenue, and it is expanding photo printing into Europe.

1 investor

Pika is a real-time data analytics platform that helps FMCGs, banks, insurance companies, and retailers track SKU trends, optimize sales and marketing decisions, and manage performance metrics through customizable dashboards and AI-powered insights.

1 investor

Pimberly offers a cloud-based Product Information Management (PIM) and Digital Asset Management (DAM) platform that centralizes, manages, and distributes product data and assets across multiple sales channels. It targets businesses running eCommerce operations that need to organize and syndicate product information.

1 investor

Pinch offers an AI-powered platform that helps retailers manage product returns by identifying true customer value, applying adaptive return policies, and detecting return abuse, fraud, and reseller activity. It aims to protect margins and reduce shrink while rewarding trusted customers to drive loyalty and repeat purchases.

1 investor

Pinkberry is a frozen yogurt brand that offers tart frozen yogurt made from real milk and yogurt, targeting consumers seeking quality frozen desserts.

1 investor

Provides an AI service (zag) that automatically converts, manages, and structures product information data for manufacturers and brands, enabling distribution to marketplaces worldwide. Also offers EC marketplace construction and supplier sourcing for retail and wholesale businesses.

1 investor

Pipe17 is an order operations platform that combines managed connectivity with order management (OMS), automating post-purchase processes like order capture, routing, returns, and inventory management for brands and 3PLs. It offers 300+ pre-built connectors, a unified data model, and AI-driven exception handling that runs alongside existing ERP systems.

1 investor

Pistil provides a data and analytics platform for the cannabis industry, tracking inventory, pricing, product trends, and retailer intelligence across nearly every retailer. It serves cannabis leadership, sales, and marketing teams as well as dispensaries, and offers AI-driven insights and a direct data feed for integration with their own analytics.

1 investor

PittaRosso is an Italian footwear retailer offering shoes and fashion collections at accessible prices through physical stores and online sales. It serves consumers in Italy with a focus on trend-driven products and value pricing.

1 investor

PixoPal is a photo editing and retouching service that processes product and fashion imagery, offering fabric enhancement, jewelry reflection management, and skin texture retouching for brands. It serves e-commerce, fashion, beauty, and luxury goods companies through an encrypted portal with fixed-price, per-edit or bulk pricing.

1 investor

Plaace offers an all-in-one platform that provides location and area insights—analyzing foot traffic, demographics, consumer spending, and competition—to help businesses find and evaluate physical locations. It serves retailers, commercial real estate firms, public sector bodies, and advisors, with a focus on the Nordic market.

1 investor

PlatePost provides video-first digital menus for restaurants, displayed via QR codes or tablets in-store and online. The platform helps diners explore dishes visually and increases order confidence, while featuring restaurants in a discovery network for food discovery.

1 investor

Plenish provides clearance inventory software for furniture and appliance retailers, offering location-based online storefronts (ROSE Direct) and a consignment/reseller network tracking dashboard (ROSE Connect). The platform includes AI-generated product listings, local search optimization, and reservation-with-pickup flows, using CSV import rather than POS integration.

1 investor