This article showcases our top picks for the best California based Retail Technology companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Retail Technology industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top California Retail Technology Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
GrubMarket
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GrubMarket supplies local fresh food online with affordable prices and convenient delivery.
Faire
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Faire is a company that helps retailers find and buy wholesale merchandise for their stores.
LISNR
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LISNR enables secure and seamless data transmission using the most advanced ultrasonic data technology
Shift
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Shift is an online marketplace for buying and selling used cars.
Standard Cognition
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Standard Cognition provides an autonomous checkout tool that can be installed into retailers’ existing stores.
Trove
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Trove builds white-label technology and end-to-end operations that power circular shopping for premium and luxury brands.
Zippin
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Zippin is the next generation of checkout-free technology enabling retailers to quickly deploy frictionless shopping in their stores.
AiFi
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AiFi is an information technology company that specializes in developing store automation systems.
Happy Returns
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Happy Returns provides comprehensive return solutions for leading online and omni-channel retailers and their customers.
Grabango
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Grabango is the leader in checkout-free technology for existing, large-scale grocery and convenience stores
b8ta
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B8ta is a software-powered retailer designed to make physical retail accessible for all.
Index
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Index is a retail software company that brings the personalization and measurement of online commerce to the offline world.
Reflektion
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Reflektion understands the individual intent and preferences of each customer and intelligently responds in real time.
Repeat
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Repeat is a SaaS platform that enables consumer-packaged-goods brands to turn one-time buyers into repeat customers.
Prodigy
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Prodigy digitizes the process to save customers’ time while improving trust and satisfaction.
Quince
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Quince is an online retail company that democratizes luxury goods.
Bossa Nova Robotics
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Bossa Nova Robotics is a provider of real-time, on-shelf product data for the global retail industry.
MakerSights
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Actionable product intelligence. Make more confident decisions about your products and future concepts.
Skupos
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Skupos is the data platform powering the convenience retail industry.
Bear Robotics
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Bear Robotics reshapes food service with robotics and artificial intelligence.
Mad Street Den
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Mad Street Den is a computer vision and artificial intelligence startup.
3DLOOK
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3DLOOK is a mobile body scanning solution that aims to change the way people shop.
Revery AI
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Revery AI develops a virtual dressing room for fashion retailers.
Zipline
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Zipline is the operations platform that powers retail’s most complex work.
Simbe Robotics
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Simbe Robotics builds automation solutions for shelf auditing and analytics.
Focal Systems
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Automate and optimize retail through the use of deep learning computer vision. With focalOS, Focal provides the operating system of retail.
Greenbits
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Greenbits is a cannabis retail platform serving medical dispensaries and adult-use retailers.
Commerce Ventures
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Commerce Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on investments in the e-commerce, retail, FinTech and Insurance sectors
Ditto
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Ditto licenses virtual try-on and frame recommendation technology to the world’s best eyewear retailers.
Wiser Solutions
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Wiser is the leading provider of actionable online and in-store data for better decisions.
Dor
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Dor specializes in providing retail traffic counting solution.
Vertebrae
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Vertebrae provide 3D & augmented reality (AR) commerce solutions for the world’s largest retailers.
Stitch Labs
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Stitch Labs provides software that simplifies commerce, decisions, and life for brands.
VNTANA
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Democratizing 3D for the world through the only automated 3D Collaboration Platform.
Wooqer
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Wooqer is the enterprise App for Ops that enables businesses and teams of all sizes to digitise daily workflows & train people effectively.
Mojix
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Mojix is a global leader in item-level intelligence solutions for Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Retail.
DTT
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The leading nationwide provider of video-based surveillance & loss prevention services for the hospitality and specialty retail industries.
DynamicAction
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DynamicAction is an analytics solution designed specifically for eCommerce, store, and omnichannel retail teams.
TABLE.co
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Every customer interaction, one easy platform. TABLE provides a digital-first conversational interface for every customer need.
Stockwell
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Stockwell is combining the convenience of online ordering with the instant gratification of real world retail.
CrowdANALYTIX
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CrowdANALYTIX builds scalable AI solutions for enterprises globally.
roOomy
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roOomy’s patented 3D/AR/VR technology brings your listing, home and décor to life with fast, scalable 3D modeling and rendering services.
Bold Metrics
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Building a sustainable future by reducing product returns and informing better design practices
Hemster
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Hemster is an on-demand tailoring service that empowers customers to create their own size no matter where they shop.
BORN
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BORN is the world’s first private B2B platform that connects a global network of design-led lifestyle brands and retail buyers.
Meadow
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Meadow builds connected cannabis retail, delivery, eCommerce, CRM, and marketing software for California’s legal cannabis industry.
seer
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A SaaS-based sales and communication platform for Luxury retailers.
Percolata
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Percolata is an all-in-one hardware and software solution that helps retailers predict in-store traffic and staff employees accordingly.
Xapix
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Xapix provides eCommerce infrastructure to make it easy for digital-first retailers to acquire & grow brands across marketplaces.
PORTL Hologram
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PORTL Hologram offers at-home hologram machines.
friendbuy
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Powering referral marketing for the hottest companies in e-commerce.
Fit3D, Inc.
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Fit3D is the largest and fastest growing 3D body scanning company in the world
RestAR
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Cloud-based 3D capturing & better product visualization for e-commerce using AI with any mobile device.
PICKL
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Hyper-local human brand insights: On demand data from shoppers.
Inspired
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We build disruptive products at the intersection of social-impact, community, and commerce.
BlueFox
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Measure foot traffic, precisely and in real-time: analytics for the real world
Bitmo
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Mobile rewards and payment app that leverages data to better connect brands and consumers
TARGETABLE
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A virtual ad agency for your restaurant. Let your restaurant focus on the food, we’ll manage your advertising.
Designhubz
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Designhubz enables 3D & Try-On Augmented Reality shopping with an AI recommendation engine across any eCommerce website or app and in-store
Wanderful Media
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Wanderful Media is a retail-focused mobile media company.
Vino Volo
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Vino Volo is a wine store that operates wine tasting lounges and retail wine shops at 18 airport terminals and 1 city location.
PAZO
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PAZO is a task management software for the Retail Operations workforce. It is B2B SaaS company used by Large Retail Chains and Franchisees
Shazura
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AI Visual Intelligence: image recognition & visual search through Natural Learning Fingerprints that mirror the human brain
ViaTouch Interactive Media
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ViaTouch Media is a retail technology company and makers of VICKI the worlds first AI-powered store and virtual attendant.
PulpoAR
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PulpoAR is developing integrated augmented shopping technology and AR commerce platforms for retail.
Spendgo
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SaaS loyalty retention marketing solution for restaurants & retailers.
Savitude
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Data, analytics, and visual recognition technologies & solutions for inclusive fashion
YesPlz, Inc.
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SaaS, AI, the next gen visual search for eCommerce
PopPay
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PopPay is Simple, Secure, and Fast. It’s more than a payment solution. Get check on your smartphone at your table and pay with PopPay
swatchbook
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swatchbook is a cloud platform that revolutionizes the exploration, visualization, and sharing of materials.
Reveel Technologies, Inc.
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The first platform that provides audiences an interactive experience from print, digital, video and broadcast media. Explore, learn and buy!
Paleo
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Paleo is a platform and technology for global trade.
SYNQY Corporation
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SYNQY, an online retail media, enables retailers to monetize existing e-commerce real estate through product-targeted advertisements.
Bonder, Inc.
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The Worlds First Location Based Communication Platfrom (LBCP)
Combatant Gentlemen
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High quality menswear. Hand tailored service. Absurd value.
skuIQ
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skuIQ helps retailers with one or more locations keep their inventory, orders and more, synced.
Pantry
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Pantry provides instant access to fresh food through a network of swipe, grab and go kiosks. Always fresh. Always open.
CasheApp
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CasheApp is an aggregator in the sneaker and streetwear market that allows users to make intelligent buying and selling decisions
MintM
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MintM is computer vision based data platform which helps physical businesses with real time measurement, analysis and automation.
The Peak Beyond
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The Peak Beyond develops smart store and interactive merchandising display technology.
BotCentral
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Platform that enables brands to build intelligent, conversation chatbots. Focus on practical bots with a specific purpose.
iSmart Alarm
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A revolution in home security and automation, controlled with your smartphone from anywhere in the world. Protect Your World
GreenSTOP INC
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GreenSTOP is an ancillary cannabis technology company that utilizes hardware and software to automate the retail cannabis industry.
FashionDx Inc
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The complete AI Stylist for e-com, in-store clienteling & conversational commerce !
Tantiv4
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Tantiv4 provides Enterprise IoT Data Platform to increase business efficiency.
FanCONNECT
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FanCONNECT Provides Digital Marketing Solutions and Services for restaurant and retail businesses.
Swift Shopper
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Swift Shopper is a mobile app that enables an expedited mobile checkout for grocery stores. Plan | Scan | Fly
TRiiBE Networks
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TRiiBE Is A Custom Business Hardware Systems Provider Focused On Merchant Services
Ross Stores
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Ross Stores, Inc. is an off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the United States.
Digital Mortar
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Digital Mortar enables scalable, accurate, full path customer analytics for physical retail environments.
Tapcentive
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Tapcentive is a marketing promotions platform that is transforming how brands and venues engage their customers with mobile.
Provectus
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Provectus is an Artificial Intelligence consultancy and solutions provider helping businesses achieve their objectives through AI.
Visional Commerce
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Visional is a livestream commerce platform and app for discovering and shopping for products using livestream video
