Best Horizontal E-Commerce Companies in Massachusetts, United States
The 37 best Horizontal E-Commerce companies in Massachusetts, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SmartBargains.
Ranked: Best Horizontal E-Commerce companies in Massachusetts
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SmartBargains Online marketplace offering multi-category products | $49M | 288 mo ago | Acquired | Ben Fischman Ex- CEO | 1999 | — | — | — |
| 2 | BiddingForGood Online fundraising platform for auctions of multi-category products | $29M | 155 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2003 | — | — | — |
| 3 | StyleFeeder Personal shopping engine | $4M | 207 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 2006 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Quickable Mobile peer-to-peer marketplace (Website not working) | $2M | 163 mo ago | Deadpooled | Jeremy Paradise Founder | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Sold. Online platform offering P2P second hand products | $1M | — | Acquired | Tony DeVincenzi Founder | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Dough Online marketplace offering multi-category products from women-owned brands | $1M | 90 mo ago | Acquired | Anna Palmer Co-Founder | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Nifti Mobile Shopping App | $800K | 157 mo ago | Deadpooled | Abe Gurjal Co-Founder | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Rentabilities Online rental service | $505K | 171 mo ago | Deadpooled | Adam O'Neill Co-Founder & VP Sales | 2007 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Staples Online retailer of office supplies, technology, print services, and furniture | $250K | 111 mo ago | Acquired | Myra Hart Co-Founder | 1986 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Node.js+49 | 191 patents Automated inventory management and robotic fulfillment systems for office supply logistics. | — |
Top 10 Horizontal E-Commerce companies in Massachusetts
#1
Acquired · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2003 · 76 employees$29.1Mraised▾
Online fundraising platform for auctions of multi-category products. Users can bid across different categories like fashion, electronics, tickets, travel, sports products, antiques, dining, events, and more.
- Oct 2013Series A$2.1M
- Dec 2011Series A$2.2M
- Jun 2010Series A$2.4M
- Feb 2009Series A$2.3M
#2
Acquired · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2018 · 9 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Online marketplace offering multi-category products from women-owned brands. The product catalog includes apparel, beauty & wellness, fashion accessories, home decor, food & beverages, etc. The platform also offers online articles about conscious shopping and beauty care.
- Feb 2019Seed$1.1M
#3
Acqui-Hired · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2006 · 3 employees$3.5Mraised▾
StyleFeeder is a social bookmarking service targeted specifically at shopping. StyleFeeder allows users to browse the web and add clothing, gadgets, or other items they find to their StyleFeed, which they can then share with friends. The service also analyzes the items a person adds, enabling it to create personalized recommendations and an improved shopping search engine. Additionally, StyleFeeder has created widgets that display a user’s StyleFeed, and can be added to profiles at social networks such as Facebook or Myspace, or blogs or personal websites. StyleFeeder has some social networking capabilities built into its own site, as well. For example, it identifies users with similar tastes, called StyleTwins, and makes it easy for these users to get to know each other.
- May 2009Series A$500K
- Jan 2008Series A$2M
- Sep 2007Series A$1M
#4
Acquired · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 1999 · 1613 employees$49Mraised▾
SmartBargains combines the thrill of great deals on brand-name products and the excitement of rapidly changing merchandise with the convenience of home shopping. It provides customers with a fun and easy way to shop for branded and quality merchandise at prices up to 80% off retail, making it the ultimate bargain-shopping destination. SmartBargains launched in October 2000 and is led by CEO Carl Rosendorf, formerly of Barnes & Noble.com. SmartBargains secured $33 million in first round funding.
#5
Acquired · Framingham, Massachusetts · founded 1986 · 13447 employees$249.7Kraised▾
Online retailer of office supplies, technology, print services, and furniture. The company provides an assortment of products including writing and cleaning supplies, paper, shredders, school supplies, office chairs, desks, tables, computers, printers, ink, and toner. It also offers travel accessories, health and wellness products, and breakroom items. The company provides auto restock subscriptions, same-day delivery, and in-store pickup.
- 2017Post IPO—
- Aug 2011Grant (prize money)$55.8K
- Dec 2009Grant (prize money)$193.9K
- 1999Post IPO—
#6
Deadpooled · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2011$2Mraised▾
Quickable(Quick Technologies) is an online and mobile based peer-to-peer marketplace for selling any kind of product using a smartphone. Users can list items for sale on Quickable marketplace, other famous online marketplaces(eBay, Craiglist) and social media sites simultaneously. Prospective buyers can contact sellers through a built in IM app, negotiate price and buy online. Qucikable is being acquired by Peak Positioning Technologies, a Canadian software developer company.
- Jan 2013Seed$380K
- May 2012Seed$1.6M
#7
Deadpooled · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2007$505.3Kraised▾
Rentabilities attempts to create a rental platform where people can rent anything, all at the same place. It aims to make people rent stuff which they plan to use only once instead of buying them. Founded by Alex Cook and Adam o'Neill, its still in beta phase and is primarily based in Boston.
- Jun 2012Seed$505.3K
- Oct 2010Grant (prize money)$50K
#8
Deadpooled · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2012$800Kraised▾
Mobile shopping app that lets you create wish lists to track products prices and notifies when they drop a user designated level. Users can shop and compare items across different stores within the app. After installation, app users will be able to access a “Stores” tab where they’ll see in real-time what other Nifti users are tracking at over 700 supported retailers(as of Oct, 2013). The company generates revenue through affiliate deals with retailers, while developing customer analytics in background for future.
- Jul 2013Seed$800K
#9
Acquired · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2012 · 9 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Online platform offering P2P second hand products. The product catalog includes clothing, electronics, gardening products, automobile, etc. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS applications.
- Seed$1.2M
#10
Funding Raised · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2010—raised▾
Limited information available
- May 2011Grant (prize money)—
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