Best Horizontal E-Commerce Companies in Illinois, United States
The 40 best Horizontal E-Commerce companies in Illinois, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Groupon.
Ranked: Best Horizontal E-Commerce companies in Illinois
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Groupon Online marketplace offering deals on multi-category products and services | $950M | 187 mo ago | Public | Eric Lefkofsky Co-Founder | 2007 | TurbopackSentryZendesk+35 | — |
| 2 | uBid Deals Online Auction and Fixed Price Merchandise | $73M | 140 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1997 | — | — |
| 3 | BuyItNow Online product discovery platform for multi-category products | $23M | — | Early Stage | Greta Salsbury Owner | 2001 | — | — |
| 4 | Tradepost Operator of platform facilitating instant offers for various collectible items | $5M | 11 mo ago | Series A | Alexander Perez Co-Founder & CTO | 2024 | Node.jsTypeScriptGraphQL+12 | — |
| 5 | MightyNest Online marketplace for multi-category consumer products | $685K | 174 mo ago | Seed | Kristen Conn Co-Founder | 2008 | Cart FunctionalityRubyFacebook Login+26 | — |
| 6 | RentStuff Online B2C rental platform offering multi-category products | $675K | — | Acqui-Hired | Christopher Jaeger ex-CEO/Co-Founder | 2011 | — | — |
| 7 | EduLender Online price comparison platform for multi-category products | $560K | 188 mo ago | Seed | Sue Khim CEO | 2009 | — | — |
| 8 | BayRu Online retailer offering multi-category products | $523K | 178 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2007 | — | — |
| 9 | Ubid Holdings Online auction platform offering multi-category products | $250K | 183 mo ago | Early Stage | Sal Esposito Founder & COO | 1997 | — | — |
Top 11 Horizontal E-Commerce companies in Illinois
#1
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2024$4.6Mraised▾
Operator of platform facilitating instant offers for various collectible items. The platform allows users to sell tickets, sports cards, trading cards, sealed wax, autographs, sneakers, vinyl, comic books, magazines, consoles, and video games. It also supports the sale of smartphones, handbags, designer clothes, streetwear, watches, laptops, Labubu, coins, Legos, jewelry, and vintage items. Furthermore, the platform facilitates transactions for books, eyewear, fine wine, stamps, bobbleheads, cars, domains, fine art, condos, and startups.
- Sep 2025Series A$4.6M
#2
Public · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2007 · 1582 employees$950Mraised▾
Online marketplace offering deals on multi-category products and services. The company offers deals on massage, travel, food, electronics, spa & sauna, dancing & fitness, water parks, beverages, and more.
- Jan 2011Series D$950M
- 2008Seed—
#3
Acquired · Itasca, Illinois · founded 1997 · 10 employees$73Mraised▾
uBid is an online marketplace that connects brand name sellers with customers. It includes an online auction platform and fixed-price shopping website that offers goods both directly from by the company and also products offered by businesses through a uBid Certified Merchant Program. It provides both new and refurbished consumer electronics, home goods, jewellery, watches. and more.
- Dec 2014Post IPO$2.1M
- Jun 2013Post IPO$2.1M
- Apr 2012Post IPO$10M
- May 2011Post IPO$250K
#4
Early Stage · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2001$23Mraised▾
Online product discovery platform for multi-category products
- PE$23M
#5
Seed · Evanston, Illinois · founded 2008 · 24 employees$685Kraised▾
Online marketplace for multi-category consumer products. It provides both a resource center as well as a marketplace with toxin-free home products. Through the resource center, customers can research safety issues as well as research on how to reduce exposure to toxic chemicals and environmental hazards found in the home.
- Mar 2012Seed$685K
#6
Acqui-Hired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2011$675Kraised▾
Provider of a person-to-person rental marketplace where users can rent and lend. The company provides an online platform that lets users rent out their own stuff to people nearby in order to make extra cash.
#7
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2009$560Kraised▾
Online price comparison platform for multi-category products
- Dec 2010Seed$560K
#8
Deadpooled · Morton Grove, Illinois · founded 2007 · 25 employees$523.5Kraised▾
Online retailer offering multi-category products. The product catalog includes electronics, toys, home decor, apparel, fashion accessories, beauty & wellness, furniture, kitchen appliances, homeware, and more
- Nov 2011Seed$523.5K
#9
Early Stage · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1997 · 10 employees$250Kraised▾
Online auction platform offering multi-category products
#10
Deadpooled · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2010$75Kraised▾
Goshi is a mobile, location-based application for discovering, buying and selling items in the neighborhood. It offers a 3 touch experience when posting using the smartphone’s camera. It reduces fraudulent transactions by using profiles and physical devices. Hubs are used to define a physical space, such as a coffee shop, as the local spot for in-person exchanges of goods. It has full integration with Twitter and Facebook. All listings have comments that allow other community members to create a discussion around an item or negotiate a price for an item and to connect with others.
- Jun 2011Seed$75K
#11
Funding Raised · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2005 · 1800 employees$10Kraised▾
Internet first brand offering eco-friendly multi-category products. The product catalog includes shoes, handbags, keychains, and pet accessories. The products are made of vegan and eco-friendly material.
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$10K
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