Best Retail Companies in Auckland, New Zealand
The 193 best Retail companies in Auckland, New Zealand in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Tracksuit.
Ranked: Best Retail companies in Auckland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracksuit Provider of analytical solutions for the healthcare industry | $18M | 12 mo ago | Series B | — | 2021 | SanitySentryApple iCloud Mail+23 | — |
| 2 | Unleashed Software Inventory management software | $17M | 104 mo ago | Acquired | P Sukumaran Co-Founder | 2009 | Cart FunctionalityBootstrapEmotion+32 | — |
| 3 | Jupl Cloud based risk management solutions for enterprises | $8M | 137 mo ago | Series A | Alan Brannigan Co-Founder and CEO | 2012 | — | — |
| 4 | NanoLayr Provider of ceramic nanofibers | $6M | 74 mo ago | Series A | Vlad Stolojan Co-Founder | 2009 | WordPressPleskMySQL+20 | — |
| 5 | The Better Packaging Provider of reusable package solutions for eCommerce business | $5M | 35 mo ago | Series A | Kate Bezar Co-Founder | 2001 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyPlyr+36 | — |
| 6 | Designer Wardrobe Online marketplace and rental platform offering pre-loved fashion products | $2M | 108 mo ago | Seed | — | 2012 | ScalaPlayEnvoy+6 | — |
| 7 | Sapro-Tech Provider and manufacturer of mycelium-based leather alternative fabrics | $1M | 35 mo ago | Seed | Keith Hudson Founder & CSO | 2021 | — | — |
| 8 | 11Ants Analytics SaaS-based Customer Analytics for Retail and Airline industry | $1M | 216 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2007 | — | — |
| 9 | Junofem Developer of a smart device for screening urinary incontinence | $694K | 56 mo ago | Seed | — | 2018 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+19 | — |
| 10 | Kindello Provider of an online platform connecting parents with childcare centers | $400K | 45 mo ago | Seed | Logan Whitelaw Co-Founder | 2019 | Node.jsHeadless UITailwind CSS+13 | — |
| 11 | eVouch Platform offering influencer marketing solutions for the eCommerce industry | $284K | 44 mo ago | Seed | — | 2019 | — | — |
| 12 | DownlightsNZ Manufacturer of fragranced soy candles, soy melts, diffusers, and candle making supplies | — | 75 mo ago | Seed | Jennifer Lynn Del Bel Managing Director | 2013 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShopPad Infinite Options+22 | — |
| 13 | Cin7 Provider of cloud-based software for inventory and order management solutions | — | 80 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2011 | Cart FunctionalityHubSpot CMS HubSentry+33 | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 14 | Plexure Provider of in-store customer insights solutions for customer experience management | — | 86 mo ago | Public | — | 1984 | — | — |
Top 12 Retail companies in Auckland
#1
Series B · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2021 · 62 employees$18.5Mraised▾
Provider of analytical solutions for the healthcare industry. It offers continuous, affordable monitoring of brand health metrics like awareness, sentiment, and purchase intent through an intuitive dashboard. The platform provides always-on data collection, category context analysis, and visualization tools to prove marketing ROI and support strategic decisions.
- Jun 2025Series B$25M
- Feb 2024Series A$13.6M
- Feb 2023Seed$4.9M
#2
Series A · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2001 · 16 employees$5Mraised▾
Provider of reusable package solutions for eCommerce business. The platform offers mailers, labels, poly bags & ziplock, magazine wrapping, bubble bags, and more.
- Jul 2023Series A$5M
#3
Acquired · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2009 · 192 employees$17.5Mraised▾
Unleashed Software provides platform to manage inventory for the small, medium and enterprise market. Offers features for tracking through serial number, up to date sales margins, currency conversion, Bill of materials and more. Offers businesses sales data analysis based on transactions across warehouses. Partners with many online accounting, point-of-sale, e-commerce and mobile job management software such as Xero, Magento, Quickbook, Vend etc. to form a complete end-to-end business management solution.
- Oct 2017Series C$5M
- May 2016Series B$3M
- Jun 2015Series B$3.5M
- Oct 2013Series A$4M
#4
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2021 · 2 employees$1Mraised▾
Provider and manufacturer of mycelium-based leather alternative fabrics. It offers visually appealing textiles by leveraging the inherent properties of mycelia along with cultivation methods.
- Jun 2023Seed$1M
#5
Series A · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2009 · 30 employees$6Mraised▾
Provider of ceramic nanofibers. It develops nanofibre-based functional textiles. Its product portfolio includes nanofibre-based air filtration solutions for mask manufacturing, thermoplastic nanofibres-based fibre-reinforced composites, and nanofibers for acoustic soundproofing. It is based on biological filtration and helps to prevent viruses and bacteria.
- Apr 2020Series A$6M
#6
Series A · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2012 · 8 employees$8.3Mraised▾
Cloud based risk management solutions for enterprises. It offers a range of tools and connected devices for professionals and individuals to support users suffering from abuse or in need of emergency assistance. It integrates with various systems and services to provide solutions.
- Dec 2014Series A$3.8M
- Nov 2013Series A$3M
- 2012Seed$1.5M
#7
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2019 · 5 employees$400Kraised▾
Provider of an online platform connecting parents with childcare centers. The platform allows parents to search for childcare options, compare services offered by different centers, read reviews from other parents, and book visits directly through the platform. It aims to simplify the process of finding and selecting suitable childcare, offering a centralized resource for parents seeking various childcare options. The platform also provides a listing service for childcare providers to reach potential clients.
- Sep 2022Seed$400K
#8
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2018 · 9 employees$694.1Kraised▾
Developer of a smart device for screening urinary incontinence. The device femfit measures the pressure profile of the vagina. This is used to assist women to perform pelvic floor exercises, improve pelvic floor health and reduce the symptoms of urinary incontinence.
- Oct 2021Seed$694.1K
#9
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2019 · 5 employees$283.9Kraised▾
Platform offering influencer marketing solutions for the eCommerce industry. It helps to reward customers for tagging on Instagram and to track posts and stories in a dashboard. It allows customers to post an Instagram story at the point of purchase promoting the brand.
- Oct 2022Seed$283.9K
#10
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2012 · 13 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Online marketplace and rental platform offering pre-loved fashion products. The product catalog includes apparel like dresses, tees & tops, playsuits, footwear, and accessories like jewelry, eyewear, gloves, headwear, and more. The company also offers postal try-on before renting the products.
- May 2017Seed$1.7M
- Mar 2015Seed$18K
#11
Acquired · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2007 · 7 employees$1Mraised▾
11Ants Analytics is a spin-out from WaikatoLink, provides SaaS-based customer analytics software solution for retail and airline industry. The products 11Ants RAP (Retail Analytics Platform) and 11Ants AAP (Airline Analytics Platform) enable customers to gain valuable customer insights from customer data. In Apr 2015, 11Ants Analytics was acquired by a joint venture between Air New Zealand and Aimia for an undisclosed sum. Awarded Microsoft NZ’s Innovative Software Product of 2016
- 2008Seed$1M
#12
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2013 · 5 employees—raised▾
Manufacturer of fragranced soy candles, soy melts, diffusers, and candle making supplies. It produces luxury candles using artisanal techniques. The company manufactures and supplies fragrance oils and diffuser supplies. It also provides candle and reed diffuser contract manufacturing services.
- Mar 2020Seed—
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