Swish
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What they do:
Kickstarter for physical products. Shop exclusive product launches.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Top E-commerce Startups in California
This list has 171 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 31 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (142) and Los Angeles (20). Largest teams: DoorDash, GrubMarket, and Instacart. Latest round: Modal raised $750M (Oct 14, 2026).
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Swapbox
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What they do:
Stop missing deliveries. Ship to Swapbox and pick up at our kiosks.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Posmetrics
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What they do:
Ultra-short feedback surveys on tablets mounted in businesses. Higher…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Crowdery
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What they do:
[Now Clara, YC S14- claralabs.com]
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
LocalOn
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What they do:
Web marketing for SMBs & merchants associations.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Butter Systems
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What they do:
Replacing the paper restaurant menu with an interactive experience at…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
VizeraLabs
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What they do:
Augmented reality through projectors
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
HauteDay
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What they do:
Gaming Meets Women's Shopping.
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HQ: Carlsbad, CA, United States
Whirl
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What they do:
Pay instantly with your fingerprint.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Shift Messenger
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What they do:
Real-time communication solution for retail and restaurant employees.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Rare Door
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What they do:
Empowering brick-and-mortar retailers to sell more and engage shoppers
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Shotput
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What they do:
Shotput (S15) develops AI and robotics to completely automate…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Bistrobot
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What they do:
We make robots that make sandwiches.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Seva Coffee
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What they do:
We're changing the world of coffee, one personalized cup at a time.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Restocks
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What they do:
Buy sneakers and streetwear here
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Selfycart
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What they do:
Selfycart - let's grocery shoppers scan items and checkout on their…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Hush
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What they do:
Hush is the top social commerce app in the United States.
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
And Comfort
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What they do:
And Comfort is a direct to consumer fashion brand.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Fit to Form
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What they do:
Fit to Form is a site where women shop for dresses based on their…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Chaser
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What they do:
No code app builder.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
PerShop
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What they do:
Your personal clothing store!
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Global Belly
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What they do:
Marketplace enabling social commerce for brands and content creators.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
In Stock
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What they do:
Find any product, in stock nearby
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Rubber Ducky Labs
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What they do:
AI Powered Product Discovery
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Mindori
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What they do:
Mindori builds white-label voice search for e-commerce apps.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Glisten AI
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What they do:
Glisten AI automatically categorizes and tags e-commerce product data.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Dressd
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What they do:
Make infinite $$$ off of clothes in your closet without selling them
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States