Sectors · Consumer & Retail

Ecommerce / Retail

Private financing across Ecommerce / Retail, aggregated from public sources.

Ecommerce / Retail is a subsector of Consumer & Retail. Zoom out to read the whole macro sector — $96.3B raised across 8,511 companies.

Retailing$34.2BMedia & Content$15.3BRestaurants$12.5BLodging and Conventions$6.8BOther Travel$6.5BGaming$6.3BConsumer / Retail$5.0BTourism and Travel Services$1.2B
$8.6B
Capital raised
123
Companies
82
Rounds
2015
First on record
2025-10-16
Latest round

Cooling Ecommerce / Retail drew $6.0M over the last 12 months, down 90% versus the prior 12 ($57.5M). Of 25 companies rankable against same-niche peers, 20% model over-valued and 40% under-valued.

Capital flow over time

Quarterly capital raised across Ecommerce / Retail.

2015-Q2 · $19.4M2015-Q22015-Q3 · $2.0M2015-Q4 · $3.7M2017-Q1 · $1.3M2017-Q12017-Q2 · $55.4M2017-Q3 · $1.0M2018-Q1 · $20.0M2018-Q12018-Q2 · $400K2018-Q3 · $3.3M2019-Q2 · $8.4M2019-Q22019-Q3 · $5.1B2019-Q4 · $145.3M2020-Q1 · $49.0M2020-Q12020-Q2 · $6.7M2020-Q3 · $210.0M2020-Q4 · $8.5M2020-Q42021-Q1 · $669.8M2021-Q2 · $104.9M2021-Q3 · $266.7M2021-Q32021-Q4 · $1.5B2022-Q1 · $15.0M2022-Q2 · $39.6M2022-Q22022-Q3 · $210.6M2022-Q4 · $33.5M2023-Q1 · $16.5M2023-Q12023-Q2 · $336K2023-Q3 · $5.0M2023-Q4 · $1.3M2023-Q42024-Q2 · $5.4M2024-Q4 · $12.5M2025-Q1 · $25.0M2025-Q12025-Q2 · $20.0M2025-Q3 · $1.0M2025-Q4 · $5.0M2025-Q4
Median round size by stage
StageMedian roundRounds
Growth/Late$321.9M6
Series D+$150.0M9
Series C$50.0M5
Series B$23.2M9
Series A$5.3M17
Seed$2.2M20
Pre-Seed$989K16
Top-funded companies
CompanyStageRaisedModeled value
Elnorris A Stone Llc
SHERIDAN
Growth/Late$5.0B$30.1B
Thrasio Holdings, Inc.
WALPOLE
Growth/Late$1.7B$5.3B
Algolia, Inc.
San Francisco
Series D+$313.5M$891.8M
Twiga
Kenya
Series C$50.0M$277.2M
AgileBits Inc.
TORONTO
Growth/Late$883.9M$161.0M
FreshRealm, Inc.
Lancaster
Series D+$279.5M$156.5M
CapiterSeries A$33.0M$143.6M
Yummy Inc.
SAN FRANCISCO
Series B$26.9M$136.5M
Burrow, Inc.
NEW YORK
Series B$47.9M$133.6M
Sokowatch Inc.
Claymont
Series B$21.3M$101.6M
Boosted Ecommerce, Inc.
BEVERLY HILLS
Series B$55.1M$74.8M
OmniRetail
Nigeria
Series A$20.0M$52.9M
D2C Stores Inc.
CAMBRIDGE
Series A$10.5M$43.3M
MaxABSeed$6.2M$39.1M
ANKAGrowth/Late$5.0M$35.3M
PDQ ecommerce Inc.
WILMINGTON
Series A$12.5M$34.8M
TaagerSeed$6.4M$32.5M
Moltin Holdings, Inc.
BOSTON
Series A$8.1M$25.7M
MazayaPre-Seed$5.0M$21.1M
Easol Holdings Inc.
LONDON
Series B$32.3M$20.4M
Related sectors
Pharma$8.8BMining & Resources$8.9BMobility / Logistics$9.7BRobotics$7.5BCrypto / Web3$7.4BInsurance$7.2BAgtech / Foodtech$7.1BLodging and Conventions$6.8B

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Frequently asked
How much venture funding has the Ecommerce / Retail sector raised?
Companies in Ecommerce / Retail have raised approximately $8.6B across 82 recorded financing rounds among 123 companies, aggregated from public sources.
Is Ecommerce / Retail venture funding growing?
Ecommerce / Retail funding is currently cooling: capital raised over the last 12 months was down 90% versus the prior 12 months.
What is the typical round size in Ecommerce / Retail?
Median disclosed round sizes in Ecommerce / Retail by stage are: Growth/Late $321.9M, Series D+ $150.0M, Series C $50.0M, Series B $23.2M. These are medians across recorded rounds, not averages.
Which are the most-funded Ecommerce / Retail companies?
The most-funded Ecommerce / Retail companies in our coverage include Elnorris A Stone Llc, Thrasio Holdings, Inc., Algolia, Inc., Twiga, AgileBits Inc.. See the full ranked table for disclosed capital and modeled valuations.
When did Ecommerce / Retail funding activity begin in this data?
The earliest recorded Ecommerce / Retail financing in our coverage dates to 2015, with the most recent round around 2025-10-16.
Ecommerce / Retail venture funding — $8.6B raised · Provath