Radar · Retail in Australia
Best Retail Companies in Australia
The 2103 best Retail companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Witchery.
By Sweetie IyerMarkets & Momentum
2103companies tracked
$2.2Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
228have raised
When you're hunting the best-funded Retail companies in Australia, the numbers set the scene fast. This directory tracks 2,103 companies carrying $2.2B in disclosed funding, with one unicorn already minted and investors like Artesian, AirTree, and Investible still circling. The global retail market sits at $795.6B in 2024 and is forecast to reach $1,283.6B by 2034 at a 4.0% CAGR, driven by GenAI adoption and shifting consumer demand. That's a big prize, and Australia's building real equity mass inside it.
The digital curve is bending upward, hard. Across 806 retail, catalog retail, and internet retail apps, median Play Store installs grew roughly 20% YoY, which tells you where consumer attention is migrating. Lyka leads the local funding board at $62M, with Fluent Commerce and SKUtopia both sitting at $27M. Hot themes right now are retail expenditure trends, CPI movements, and inflation breakdowns, which honestly tracks, given how much consumer behavior is being repriced in real time. I'd watch the experiential angle closely too, since brands leaning into physical retail moments are finding fresh volume where pure digital plays are stalling.
Sources & further reading
- By the Numbers: A Retailer’s Guide to 2022 Shopper Preferences
- DIY retailers: number of stores in Austria 2011-2022
Ranked: Best Retail companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Witchery Provider of legal directory submission and awards consultancy services | $130M | 240 mo ago | Acquired | 1,600 | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Pet Circle Online platform offering multi-category pet supplies | $125M | 54 mo ago | Series C | 332 | Michael Frizell Founder & CEO | 5 signals Leadership | — | 1 job opening |
| 3 | Tyro Provider of POS solutions for retail stores 60Customers top 13%Product top 17%Tech top 18%Talent top 33% All 11 signals ▾Customerstop 13% Producttop 17% Techtop 18% Talenttop 33% Newstop 34% Fundingtop 36% Growthtop 37% Moattop 39% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 36% Fin. healthbottom 30% Customers: App rating 4.7★ (816 reviews) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies Product: 4 published apps (56.5k installs) · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $103M | 126 mo ago | Public | 600 | Paul Wood Co-Founder | 4 signals ▲33% M&A · Leadership | — | 3 partnerships · 1 award |
| 4 | Ball & Doggett E-distributor of promotional products & services | $94M | 107 mo ago | Acquired | 109 | Luke Wilkinson CEO | — | — | 1 job opening · 4 launchs |
| 5 | THE ICONIC Online retailer of apparels and accessories for men, women and kids | $92M | 160 mo ago | Series A | 939 | Jere Calmes Chief Executive Officer | 5 signals Earnings · Funding · New product | — | 1 partnership |
| 6 | Catch Online marketplace for multi-category consumer products | $85M | 180 mo ago | Acquired | 400 | — | — | 2 patents Secure biometric authentication hardware and software for input/output devices | — |
| 7 | Marketplacer Providing solutions to create marketplace platform for businesses | $85M | 54 mo ago | Series C | 145 | Jason Wyatt Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 2 partnerships |
| 8 | IronPlanet App-based platform that provides auctions for used heavy equipment | $85M | 117 mo ago | Acquired | 525 | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | TradeSquare Online B2B marketplace for multi-category products | $78M | 52 mo ago | Series A | 28 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Shippit Provider of multi-carrier shipping and delivery management software for businesses | $76M | 49 mo ago | Series B | 187 | William On Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | — | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 11 | Lyka Brand of dog food products | $62M | 5 mo ago | Series C | 139 | Matthew Muir Co-Founder & Head of Product | — | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 12 | City Chic Collective Operates retail store of fashion products for women | $57M | 70 mo ago | Public | 790 | — | 6 signals ▲500% Earnings | — | — |
| 13 | Who Gives a Crap We are one of the fastest growing eCommerce businesses in Australia (and now the US and UK too!). | $42M | 57 mo ago | Series A | 312 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Fresho Provider of order and operations management software for fresh food wholesalers 62Tech top 27%Funding top 37%Moat top 39%Talent top 39% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 27% Fundingtop 37% Moattop 39% Talenttop 39% Markettop 40% Growthtop 48% Globalbottom 37% Partnersbottom 35% Newsbottom 20% Tech: 74 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $40.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 17 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $41M | 18 mo ago | Series B | 68 | James Andronis Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 15 | Hivery Provider of analytics solutions for vending fleet management | $38M | 47 mo ago | Acquired | 77 | Jason Hosking Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 16 | Afterpay Provider of buy now, pay later services with flexible options | $35M | 69 mo ago | Acquired | — | Nick Molnar Co-Founder & CEO | 5 signals ▲150% IPO · Earnings · Lawsuit | 8 patents Facilitates installment payment processing and multi‑user transaction linking in digital commerce. | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 17 | Nuheara Internet first brand offering noise cancellation earbuds | $35M | 54 mo ago | Public | — | David Cannington Co-founder | — | — | — |
| 18 | Lexer Platform offering customer insights for brand and retailers | $34M | 63 mo ago | Series B | 91 | David Chinn CEO & Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 19 | Okendo Provider of customer reviews management for Shopify stores | $34M | 47 mo ago | Series A | 83 | Matt Garven Co-Founder | — | — | 1 award |
| 20 | DataMesh Group Payment processing solutions for merchants and retailers 37Funding top 39%Talent bottom 45%Market bottom 41%Global bottom 36% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Talentbottom 45% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $32.7M · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $33M | 39 mo ago | Series A | 72 | Mark Nagy Chief Executive Officer & Founder | — | — | — |
| 21 | Fluent Commerce Cloud-based back-end management solutions for omnichannel retailers | $27M | 3 mo ago | Series C | 220 | Graham Jackson CEO | 5 signals Funding | — | 1 partnership |
| 22 | SKUtopia Platform offering order fulfillment for eCommerce businesses | $27M | 9 mo ago | Series A | 59 | Emily Townsend Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 23 | Kepler Analytics Provider of sensor-based traffic analytics solutions for in-store retailers | $26M | 52 mo ago | Series B | 63 | David Mah Co-Founder & CEO | — | 2 patents Retail customer analytics for targeted marketing and sales optimization | 1 launch |
| 24 | FoodByUs Online B2B marketplace offering multi-category grocery products 48Tech top 38%Funding top 39%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 38% Fundingtop 39% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 40 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Funding: Raised $23.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 10 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $24M | 40 mo ago | Series B | 70 | Gary Munitz Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 25 | Little Birdie Online platform offering vouchers and prizes | $23M | 60 mo ago | Acquired | 19 | Jon Beros Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 26 | Instant Provider of AI-powered platform automating email flows and retention marketing | $22M | 15 mo ago | Series A | 19 | William Gao Co-Founder | — | — | 3 launchs |
| 27 | Ordermentum Provider of order management software solutions for businesses 40Talent top 15%Product top 28%Growth top 35%Funding top 37% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 15% Producttop 28% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 37% Moattop 39% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 31% Fin. healthbottom 28% Newsbottom 27% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 Product: 1 published app (36.6k installs) · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $20M | 0 mo ago | Public | 59 | — | — | — | 3 partnerships |
| 28 | EQL Cloud-based repair management solutions for e-commerce brands | $19M | 50 mo ago | Seed | 48 | James Boysons Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 29 | Simavita Provider of urinary incontinence assessment tool | $19M | 65 mo ago | Late Stage | 48 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Security Matters Offers blockchain-enabled supply chain track and trace solutions | $16M | 10 mo ago | Public | — | Haggai Alon Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 31 | HUBBED Online platform providing e-commerce delivery services | $15M | 48 mo ago | Series B | 30 | David Mclean Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 32 | Zitcha Provider of unified retail media platform enabling omnichannel planning and reporting | $15M | 20 mo ago | Series A | 26 | Troy Townsend Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder | 5 signals ▼29% Leadership | — | 1 partnership |
| 33 | Ultra Violette Internet first brand offering multi-category skincare products | $15M | 28 mo ago | Series B | — | Rebecca Jefferd Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 34 | Flippa Private marketplace for buying and selling online businesses | $15M | 36 mo ago | Series A | 131 | Matt Mickiewicz Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 35 | Refundid Provider of refund management software solutions for e-commerce businesses | $15M | 47 mo ago | Seed | 25 | Joel Aaron Co-Founder & CPO | — | — | — |
| 36 | Particular Audience Platform offering consumer intelligence solution | $11M | 32 mo ago | Series A | 35 | — | 5 signals Leadership · New product | — | — |
| 37 | Xefco Developer of advanced materials for water-free dyeing and radiant barrier textiles 22News top 36%Talent top 38%Funding top 39%Tech bottom 43% All 6 signals ▾Newstop 36% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 39% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 24% News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 5 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: Announcements, Funding Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $10M | 1 mo ago | Seed | 17 | Tom Hussey Chief Executive Officer / Co-Founder | 3 signals Announcements · Funding | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 38 | Spacetalk Provider of application, wearable devices, and mobile plans for families 57Tech top 13%Product top 22%Talent top 38%Customers top 42% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 13% Producttop 22% Talenttop 38% Customerstop 42% Fundingtop 44% Growthtop 46% Moattop 48% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 30% Tech: 86 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Product: 2 published apps (240k installs) · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $9M | 33 mo ago | Public | 55 | Mark Fortunatow Founder | — | — | 1 launch |
| 39 | Mad Paws Open Marketplace for petsitters | $7M | 28 mo ago | Acquired | 280 | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Bodd Manufacturer of 3D body scanners for diversified applications 40Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Funding top 45%Tech bottom 46% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 45% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 26% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $5M | 6 mo ago | Series A | 16 | David McLaughlin Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 41 | Nanollose Provider of fiber based on nanocellulose technology 40Patents top 28%Moat top 32%Growth top 35%Innovation top 40% All 9 signals ▾Patentstop 28% Moattop 32% Growthtop 35% Innovationtop 40% Fundingtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 25% Patents: 29 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 13 in 2017-21 Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 29 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $5M | 16 mo ago | Public | — | Alfie Germano CEO | — | 29 patents Processing and strengthening regenerated cellulose fibers and dewatering microbial cellulose for textiles and agronomy | 1 expansion |
| 42 | Spenda Provider of payment solutions, lending, and business management software platforms | $5M | 28 mo ago | Public | 4 | Raghav Jain CEO | 13 signals ▲333% Leadership · Capital raise · New product | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 43 | Baymatob AI-based health risk analysis tool for healthcare professionals | $3M | 28 mo ago | Series A | 22 | Tara Croft CEO | — | — | — |
| 44 | Flagship Provider of customer behavior analytic solutions to retail stores | $2M | 14 mo ago | Seed | 8 | Simon Molnar Founder & CEO | — | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 45 | Ida Sports Internet-first brand offering footwear for women | $2M | 20 mo ago | Series A | 13 | Laura Youngson Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 46 | Xsights Cloud-based customer success management solution provider | $2M | 23 mo ago | Seed | 7 | Charis Law Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 47 | Tinybeans Online community platform for sharing media | $2M | 6 mo ago | Public | 39 39 → 27 (-31%) | — | 6 signals Leadership · Earnings · New product | — | 1 award |
| 48 | Aglow Provider of business management software for beauty industry | $824K | 22 mo ago | Seed | — | Karl Margrain Chief Executive Officer | — | — | — |
| 49 | Klean Provider of sustainable retail options offering eco-friendly products that support the environment with every… | $725K | 23 mo ago | Seed | — | Shan Vahora Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 50 | Kali HEALTHCARE Provider of a digital platform to monitor pregnancy 22Talent top 28%Moat top 38%Innovation top 39%Patents top 44% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Moattop 38% Innovationtop 39% Patentstop 44% Techbottom 49% Fundingbottom 39% Globalbottom 33% Newsbottom 22% Marketbottom 10% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 9 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $500K | 19 mo ago | Seed | 4 | Emerson Keenan Co-Founder & CEO | — | 9 patents Optimizing wearable sensor placement for maternal-fetal monitoring and signal quality. | 1 partnership |
Top 12 Retail companies in Australia
#1
Public · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2014 · 59 employees$19.7Mraised▾
Public · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2014 · 59 employees
Provider of order management software solutions for businesses. It provides suppliers, with a SaaS-based platform that collects & integrates customer orders & payments. It claims to help in growing sales, reducing costs & improving cash flow. It also helps retailers with a mobile platform to make and track their orders.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 15%Product
top 28%Growth
top 35%Funding
top 37%Moat
top 39%Tech
bottom 45%Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5
Product: 1 published app (36.6k installs) · Company stage: Public
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 partnerships (incl. Bee Dee Bags Australia and Natural Pak) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series C$39.2M
- Jul 2022Series B$6.2M
- Aug 2021Series B$6M
- Feb 2021Series B$5M
Investors
PURE Asset Management, nib, Five V Capital, Gasan Investments, Gunnersen Investments, Gandel Invest
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#2
Series C · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 139 employees$61.7Mraised▾
Series C · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 139 employees
Brand of dog food products
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 34k LinkedIn followers — 5.2% of this cohort's audience · 90 engagements/post (3.7× cohort median)
Activity: 1 product launches · 2 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Veterinary Student Society of Victoria (VSSV) at The University of Melbourne) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series C$47.4M
- Jun 2023Series B$25M
- Oct 2022Series B$30M
- Jul 2021Series A$4.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Shearwater Capital, Wattle Hill Capital, AfterWork Ventures, Point King Capital, StepStone Group, LGVP
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmobeeApple Icloud MailAstro
#3
Series C · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2013 · 220 employees$27.2Mraised▾
Series C · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2013 · 220 employees
Cloud-based back-end management solutions for omnichannel retailers. Its features include order and inventory management, shipping, fulfilment, returns management, reporting, analytics and more. Its software solution integrates with retailers existing online platforms and enables click and collect, ship from store, omnichannel returns and fulfilment management and more.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 15k LinkedIn followers — 2.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Avensia) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series C$32.6M
- Aug 2019Series B$22.3M
- Dec 2017Series A$4.9M
Founders & team
Investors
Blue Sky Ventures, Qualgro, Arrowroot Capital Management, Bain Capital, Five V Capital, January Capital
Tech stack
AhoyAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapBootstrap Icons
#4
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 17 employees$10.5Mraised▾
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 17 employees
Developer of advanced materials for water-free dyeing and radiant barrier textiles. It offers a sustainable, water-free manufacturing solution for textile finishing and dyeing processes. The company also manufactures radiant barrier textiles designed to increase the thermal efficiency of insulated clothing.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
News
top 36%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 39%Tech
bottom 43%Global
bottom 36%Market
bottom 24%News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 5 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: Announcements, Funding
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $10.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Apr 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Digital Ink Production Engineer
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Grant (prize money)$3.6M
- Apr 2024Seed$10.5M
- Jun 2023Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Investible, Main Sequence, Virescent Ventures, Voyagers, Breakthrough Victoria, business.gov.au
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare TurnstileGoogle AnalyticsGsapHstsHttp/3
#5
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2008 · 59 employees$26.9Mraised▾
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2008 · 59 employees
Platform offering order fulfillment for eCommerce businesses
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Series A$25M
- Aug 2025Conventional Debt—
- 2021Seed$1.9M
Founders & team
Investors
Pemba Capital Partners, MA Financial Group, Blackpeak Growth Partners
Tech stack
AdrollAdroll Cmp SystemCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#6
Public · Australia · founded 2018$16.5Mraised▾
Public · Australia · founded 2018
Offers blockchain-enabled supply chain track and trace solutions. The company offers solutions for users to manage supply chain track and trace solutions. It offers technology and intelligence solutions.
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Post IPO$11M
- May 2025Post IPO$5.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Double18, Jade Ventures
Tech stack
AngularCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFont Awesome
#7
Series A · Prahran, Victoria · founded 2013 · 16 employees$5Mraised▾
Series A · Prahran, Victoria · founded 2013 · 16 employees
Manufacturer of 3D body scanners for diversified applications. It develops self-service body scanner systems that scan and capture 3D body models, customer body measurements across multiple points and contours on the body, and biometric data. It also provides eye and hair colour, garment and shoe size, height, body fat percentage, and BMI information. It caters to retail, health and fitness, military, and sports sectors.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Growth
top 35%Funding
top 45%Tech
bottom 46%Global
bottom 36%Market
bottom 26%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $5.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series A (Dec 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series A$9.9M
- Dec 2022Angel$5M
Founders & team
Investors
Blue Sky Capital Strategies, Ellerston Capital
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Workspace
#8
Series B · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2004 · 68 employees$40.7Mraised▾
Series B · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2004 · 68 employees
Provider of order and operations management software for fresh food wholesalers. The platform consolidates orders, picking, deliveries, invoicing, and payments into a unified system. It integrates with existing enterprise resource planning, finance, and logistics tools. The software offers tools designed for use in warehouses, back offices, and on delivery routes.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 27%Funding
top 37%Moat
top 39%Talent
top 39%Market
top 40%Growth
top 48%Tech: 74 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Funding: Raised $40.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 17 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series B (Nov 2024)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Funding rounds
- Nov 2024Series B$11.1M
- Jun 2022Series A$9.5M
- May 2022Series A$14M
- Sep 2016Seed$230.2K
Founders & team
Investors
Primorus Investments, SecondQuarter Ventures, Salta, Capital Zed, Zgi capital, Saniel Ventures
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApple Icloud Mail
#9
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 19 employees$22.5Mraised▾
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 19 employees
Provider of AI-powered platform automating email flows and retention marketing. The platform personalizes messages based on customer journeys. It automates testing and improves campaigns. The platform generates templates, content, and subject lines. It turns performance data into actions that grow revenue. The platform builds email lists and tracks growth drivers. It also supercharges ad performance.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 3 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Series A$18M
- Feb 2022Seed$2.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Blackbird Ventures, Reinventure Group, TEN13, Hummingbird Ventures, Gunnersen Investments
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook PixelFramer Sites
#10
Public · Bondi, New South Wales · founded 2012 · 39 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Public · Bondi, New South Wales · founded 2012 · 39 employees
Online community platform for sharing media. The platform allows parents to record and securely share pictures of their children with a relevant group of people and track them privately. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Post IPO$1.1M
- Jun 2018Post IPO$3.5M
- Sep 2014Seed$1.8M
Investors
Cooper, 25Fifteen, DB Capital
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAlgoliaAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAws Certificate Manager
#11
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2022 · 26 employees$15.1Mraised▾
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2022 · 26 employees
Provider of unified retail media platform enabling omnichannel planning and reporting. The platform allows retailers to plan, deliver, and report across their entire network. It offers tools for collaboration, campaign planning, design, delivery, and performance optimisation. The platform unifies retail media across channels and systems, offering automation.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Pentaleap) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Series A$10.4M
- Nov 2022Seed$4.7M
Founders & team
Investors
OIF Ventures, VMG Partners
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAosCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle Font Api
#12
Public · Nedlands, Western Australia · founded 2014$4.8Mraised▾
Public · Nedlands, Western Australia · founded 2014
Nanollose provides fiber based on nanocellulose technology. Its product Rayon Fiber is a fiber made of plant-free microbial cellulose that is derived from biomass waste products from beer, wine, and liquid food. It uses its proprietary technology for the production, processing, and application of microbial nanocellulose. Its products have application in cotton and linen textiles, cellophane, paper industry, horticulture, and clothing industry.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 28%Moat
top 32%Growth
top 35%Innovation
top 40%Funding
top 46%Talent
bottom 49%Patents: 29 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 13 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 29 patents
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Laboratory Scientist
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Post IPO$1.9M
- Apr 2021Post IPO$2.9M
Founders & team
Tech stack
AkismetApache Http ServerAzureBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
Funding & investor landscape
$2.2Btotal disclosed funding
204companies funded
330disclosed rounds
2rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Matthew Muir
Co-Founder & Head of Product · Lyka
Anna Podolsky
Founder & CEO · Lyka
Graham Jackson
CEO · Fluent Commerce
Tom Hussey
Chief Executive Officer / Co-Founder · Xefco
Brian Conolly
Co-founder · Xefco
Emily Townsend
Co-Founder · SKUtopia
Haggai Alon
Founder & CEO · Security Matters
David McLaughlin
Co-Founder · Bodd
Rob Fisher
Co-Founder · Bodd
James Andronis
Co-Founder & CEO · Fresho
Gatis Vitols
Owner · Fresho
William Gao
Co-Founder · Instant
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,133,266 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Retail coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
How many Retail companies are there in Australia?
Radar tracks 2103 indexable Retail companies headquartered in Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Retail companies in Australia?
The Retail companies in Australia on this list have raised a combined $2.2B in disclosed equity funding across 204 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Retail company in Australia?
Witchery is the highest-funded Retail company in Australia, with $130M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Retail companies in Australia are funded?
204 of the 2103 Retail companies in Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Retail unicorns are there in Australia?
1 Retail company in Australia on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Australia Retail companies?
The most active investors in Australia Retail companies on this list include Artesian, Partners For Growth, Investible, Springboard Enterprises, AirTree.
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