125 Y Combinator companies in Retail, with team size, growth, open roles and funding.
Updated weekly, last on November 9, 2026. Roster from Y Combinator's public directory.
| Company | Batch | Team | 6 mo | 12 mo | Open roles | Total raised | Last round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Get more leads. Make more money. | W16 | 1,661 | +6% | +12% | 36 | $423M | Undisclosed round$201M, Oct 2022 |
Digital meets physical for big chain restaurants | S10Public | 358 | +3% | +4% | 1 | $214M | Undisclosed round$10M, Sep 2026 |
Agentic AI CRM for ecommerce | S20 | 353 | +3% | +8% | 1 | $12.8M | Undisclosed round$10.8M, Apr 2022 |
The one-stop shop for mom-and-pop stores in Pakistan to buy inventory. | W20 | 262 | +1% | +3% | 0 | $18.9M | Undisclosed round$17M, Jan 2022 |
RADAR is building technology to completely transform the in-store… | W13 | 241 | +10% | +23% | 4 | $310M | Series B$170M, May 2026 |
A B2B marketplace for wholesale second hand fashion | W22 | 203 | +8% | +7% | 2 | $46M | Series B$25M, Jul 2026 |
All-in-one POS for liquor stores | S23 | 198 | +26% | +37% | YC | $22.6M | Series A$15M, Oct 2026 |
The SuperApp for neighbourhood merchants in Africa. | S20 | 187 | −2% | −2% | 0 | $84.1M | Equity crowdfunding$1M, Aug 2023 |
borong is a SaaS-enabled marketplace that connects brands like… | W20 | 171 | +1% | +4% | YC | $8.9M | Non-equity support$3M, Jun 2024 |
Building the Operating System for B&M Retail using Deep Learning | W16 | 131 | +3% | +2% | 33 | $41.9M | Series B$25.9M, Nov 2021 |
Self-Checkout using Computer Vision. | W15 | 130 | +8% | +13% | YC | $73.7M | Series B$62.5M, May 2022 |
Customer loyalty and payments platform for small businesses. | W11Acquired | 126 | −1% | 0 | $144M | Series D$52.2M, Oct 2020 | |
AI-powered checkout for retail. | S17 | 87 | −10% | −8% | YC | $239M | Undisclosed round$900K, Aug 2026 |
OneLocal is a CRM for local businesses. | S17 | 86 | +2% | −4% | 2 | Series AOct 2019 | |
Inventory management SaaS for Retail & Consumer brands | S22 | 77 | −5% | −13% | 0 | $21.2M | Series A$16.9M, Oct 2024 |
Glimpse is the system of action for CPG retail operations | S20 | 70 | +37% | +75% | 3 | $53.4M | Series A$35M, Mar 2026 |
We help automotive aftermarket brands to supply and sell parts online | S21 | 66 | −3% | −4% | 0 | $125K | Undisclosed round$125K, Jan 2023 |
We're building financial infrastructure for Africa's supply chains | W20 | 63 | −5% | −6% | YC | $32.8M | Series A$32M, Nov 2022 |
The operating system for restaurants in LatAm. | S20 | 61 | −10% | −9% | 1 | $9.6M | Series A$9.5M, Jan 2022 |
We help dealerships appraise vehicle trade-ins more efficiently… | S17Acquired | 61 | +22% | +45% | 0 | $120K | YC investment$120K, Aug 2017 |
Management and analytics software for convenience stores | W21 | 57 | +33% | YC | SeedApr 2021 | ||
The one-stop-shop for auto-parts in Mexico. | W21 | 53 | +43% | +66% | 0 | $5.5M | Seed$3M, Jan 2023 |
Plug-and-play cashier-less retail powered by computer vision and AI | W16Acquired | 53 | −9% | −22% | 0 | $18M | Undisclosed round$5M, Jul 2021 |
API that lets companies embed investment accounts into their services | S20 | 49 | +4% | +14% | 11 | $55.1M | Undisclosed round$30M, Aug 2025 |
Vori is a modern operating system for supermarkets | W20 | 48 | −27% | +7% | YC | $32.1M | Series B$22M, May 2026 |
Online store referrals. | W11 | 44 | −14% | −27% | 0 | $4.2M | Undisclosed round$3M, Jun 2017 |
Better Business on WhatsApp | W21 | 42 | +8% | +20% | 0 | $1.4M | Seed$1.4M, Jul 2022 |
Branch8 helps sellers to list and manage products on e-commerce… | S15 | 40 | −2% | YC | Non-equity supportJan 2019 | ||
Apple Care-like warranty program for every retailer | S24 | 36 | +13% | +50% | 0 | $2.5M | Seed$2.5M, Sep 2024 |
Trends prediction for marketers | S18 | 33 | +14% | +22% | 2 | $1.8M | Seed$1.8M, Jun 2019 |
One-click checkout and AI sales assistant for LatAm. | W22 | 25 | −4% | +47% | 0 | $4.4M | Seed$3.6M, Jun 2023 |
Helping furniture companies create product visuals with AI | S24 | 24 | −8% | YC | $3.5M | Seed$3.5M, Jul 2024 | |
All-in-One Software for the $1T Grocery Industry | W23 | 24 | +14% | +41% | YC | SeedJan 2024 | |
Analytics stack for omnichannel retailers and brands | W14 | 23 | 0 | SeedMar 2014 | |||
Faire for Indonesia | W22 | 22 | −4% | −8% | 0 | $10.1M | Series A$8.1M, Apr 2022 |
AI for R&D of consumer brands like P&G to develop better products | W20 | 22 | +16% | +29% | YC | $18.4M | Series A$16.5M, Jan 2022 |
Vanta for physical products | X26 | 21 | +31% | +200% | 1 | $13.6M | Seed$11M, Sep 2026 |
Direct Ordering Software for Restaurants | S21Acquired | 20 | +25% | +25% | 0 | $1.6M | Seed$1.5M, Nov 2021 |
Agentic OS for e-commerce operations | S26 | 18 | +29% | +125% | YC | $500K | YC investment$500K, Sep 2026 |
AI-powered demand forecasting for retail | F24 | 18 | +13% | +38% | 0 | $3.7M | Seed$3.2M, Oct 2025 |
The Modern Pricing Engine for Retail | W23Inactive | 17 | 0% | 0% | 0 | SeedApr 2023 | |
AI-Native Restaurant POS | W21 | 16 | −6% | −20% | 0 | $125K | YC investment$125K, Apr 2021 |
Helping retailers discover and shop the best brands on the planet | W17Acquired | 16 | −16% | −20% | 0 | $9.2M | Convertible note$7M, Mar 2021 |
Olark gives you an AI agent that works your marketing funnel 24/7 | S09 | 16 | −11% | −6% | 0 | SeedJun 2009 | |
Transforms how grocery stores buy highly perishable foods. | S18Acquired | 15 | −6% | 0 | $58.2M | Series B$41M, Mar 2021 | |
AI-assitant for managing creator-brand partnerships | W22 | 14 | +8% | −22% | 0 | ||
Point of Sale and Compliance SaaS for Cannabis Dispensaries | W15 | 14 | −7% | −7% | 0 | $2.1M | Undisclosed round$2.1M, Jan 2020 |
Opentable for the world's top restaurants; we help them increase… | W18 | 13 | 0% | 0% | 0 | $1.7M | Seed$1.6M, May 2019 |
Sourcify helps brands manufacture products in Asia. | W18 | 13 | +8% | +30% | YC | $4.9M | Convertible note$2.5M, Mar 2018 |
Making fast food faster | S20 | 12 | −8% | −8% | YC | $125K | Non-equity support$125K, Nov 2022 |
Every launched company in YC's public directory, with its batch, status, industry and location. New companies show up the week YC lists them.
Each company is matched to Crustdata by its website. Crustdata adds team size and its change over 6 and 12 months, open roles from job postings, reported funding, and founders' past employers.
Hiring the most counts distinct roles posted in the last 60 days. Growth needs 10+ people today, shrinking 20+ a year ago, so tiny teams do not top the lists. Rebuilt every week.
The numbers on this page come from three Crustdata API calls. Crustdata tags 5,000+ companies with Y Combinator as an investor; swap the filter for any investor, industry or headcount range and track your own list, with founders' work emails one call away.
# 1. every company with Y Combinator as an investor curl https://api.crustdata.com/company/search \ -H "authorization: Bearer $CRUSTDATA_API_KEY" \ -H "x-api-version: 2025-11-01" \ -d '{ "filters": { "field": "funding.investors", "type": "in", "value": ["Y Combinator"] }, "fields": ["basic_info.name", "headcount.total", "headcount.growth_percent", "funding.total_investment_usd"], "limit": 100 }' # 2. open listings per company, last 60 days (limit 0 = counts only) curl https://api.crustdata.com/job/search \ -H "authorization: Bearer $CRUSTDATA_API_KEY" \ -H "x-api-version: 2025-11-01" \ -d '{ "filters": { "op": "and", "conditions": [ { "field": "company.basic_info.company_id", "type": "in", "value": [...] }, { "field": "metadata.date_added", "type": "=>", "value": "2026-08-24" } ]}, "limit": 0, "aggregations": [{ "type": "group_by", "field": "company.basic_info.company_id", "agg": "count" }] }' # 3. the same company filter as a weekly watch: POST /watch/company/search
125 Y Combinator companies are in Retail; 61 are active.
15 companies posted roles in the last 60 days, led by Podium (36 roles), Focal Systems (33 roles) and Faire (17 roles). 30 mark themselves as hiring on YC's directory.
By team growth over 6 months (10+ people): Meru.com (+43%), Glimpse (+37%) and Complir (+31%).
Largest latest rounds in the last 12 months, after their YC batch: RADAR ($170M), Glimpse ($35M) and Fleek ($25M).