Best Retail Companies in Austria
The 223 best Retail companies in Austria in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Refurbed.
Austria's Retail sector is more concentrated than it looks. This directory tracks 223 companies with $289M in total disclosed funding, and two names carry most of that weight: Byrd at $81M and Refurbed at $131M, which together account for roughly 73% of the capital in the room. No unicorns yet, but the funding stack is real, and the gap between the top tier and everyone else is steep.
So what's actually moving? Across 806 retail and internet retail apps, median install growth is running at roughly +20% YoY, which tells you mobile commerce isn't slowing in this market. The global retail opportunity sits at around $795.6B today, heading toward $1.28T by 2034 at a 4.0% CAGR, driven by GenAI adoption and shifting consumer demand. I'd watch how retail space expansion plays out globally, because the physical-digital tension shapes which software and logistics bets win. Investors like Austria Wirtschaftsservice and Pioneers are active here. If you're mapping Austria's next funding cycle, the refurbished goods and last-mile logistics verticals are where the momentum already lives.
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Ranked: Best Retail companies in Austria
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Refurbed Online platform offering multi-category refurbished consumer electronic products | $131M | 7 mo ago | 267 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+25 | Top 50k | — | 1 launch |
| 2 | Byrd Provider of fulfillment network for e-commerce solutions | $81M | 49 mo ago | 206 | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27 | Top 5M | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 3 | Metaloop B2B online scrap metal marketplace | $17M | 33 mo ago | 50 | Google MapsMUIReact+24 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 4 | shpock With Shpock - the boot sale app for beautiful things - you'll find the most best things in your neighborhood… | $12M | 147 mo ago | 102 | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+20 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 5 | Authentic Vision Provider of mobile product authentication solutions | $11M | 40 mo ago | 31 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+18 | Top 10M | 91 patents Secure digital authentication and tamper detection for physical objects and seals | — |
| 6 | SteadySense Provider of remote monitoring medical devices | $7M | 7 mo ago | 12 | Amazon Web ServicesNginxCloudflare+9 | Top 50M | 13 patents Wearable medical sensor patches with protective layers for biophysical monitoring | 2 launchs |
| 7 | Ready2order Provider of POS software for offline retailers | $5M | 76 mo ago | 100 | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 8 | Shopstory SaaS based marketing software solutions for businesses | $5M | 32 mo ago | 50 | WebflowSentryMicrosoft Advertising+18 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 9 | Smartbow Provider of integrated solution for real-time livestock monitoring | $5M | 112 mo ago | 60 | — | — | 108 patents Livestock reproductive devices and animal monitoring/identification systems | — |
| 10 | Storyclash SaaS-based platform offering tools for publishers to monitor social media | $3M | 67 mo ago | 41 | PHPYouTubeLaravel+27 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 11 | Mything B2B platform for 3-D printed fashion products | $2M | 105 mo ago | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | SCHRANKERL Innovative cafeteria solutions | $2M | 18 mo ago | 23 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+25 | Top 5M | — | 2 partnerships |
| 13 | Silana Automated sewing robots for sustainable fashion production | $2M | 24 mo ago | — | WebflowjQuery-pjaxlit-html+9 | Top 50M | 22 patents Automated robotic sewing and fabric-layer handling systems for textile manufacturing | — |
| 14 | MeinKauf Mobile and web platform for retail and brand promotions | $2M | 168 mo ago | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Roomle Marketplace for planning and furnishing | $1M | 71 mo ago | 15 | Cart FunctionalityGoogle CloudAmazon Web Services+16 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 16 | andmetics Brand of eye brow and lashes | $1M | 83 mo ago | 7 | Cart FunctionalityPrestaShopPlesk+20 | Top 10M | 8 patents Disposable templates for precise body hair removal and eyebrow contour shaping | — |
| 17 | Klarsicht.online Internet first brand offering sunglasses | $680K | 42 mo ago | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Insider Navigation Provider of personal indoor navigation assistance application | $170K | 90 mo ago | 7 | — | — | 3 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 19 | Warrify App-based platform offering digital customer touchpoint from the receipt | $163K | 54 mo ago | 6 | TypeScriptGraphQLMUI+17 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 20 | Neworn Online second-hand marketplace platform offering fashion apparel | $59K | 8 mo ago | — | Webflow EcommerceShopifyWebflow+19 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 21 | Linxfour Leasing company offering pay per use financing solutions to manufacturing companies | — | 12 mo ago | 12 | — | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 22 | Lenzing Developer of wood-based sustainable fabrics | — | 24 mo ago | 8,162 | StoryblokApple iCloud MailNode.js+12 | Top 5M | 2 patents Enhanced fibrillation techniques for cellulose-based polysaccharide textile fiber production | — |
Top 12 Retail companies in Austria
#1
Series C · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2017 · 267 employees$131.2Mraised▾
Online platform offering multi-category refurbished consumer electronic products. The product catalog includes tablets, smartphones, laptops, and desktops, smartwatches, cameras, audio devices, audio monitors, kitchen appliances & equipment, printers & scanners, and more.
- Oct 2025Series C$58.1M
- Nov 2023Series C$58M
- Aug 2021Series B$54M
- Mar 2020Series A$17M
#2
Series B · Seiersberg, Styria · founded 2016 · 12 employees$6.7Mraised▾
SteadySense provides a remote monitoring platform for healthcare professionals and patients. The company develops a sensor-based device SteadyTemp in which a skin adhered patch will be attached to the patient's body and it will monitor the body temperature in real-time and give insights on mobile-based NFC (near field communication) enabled software platform.
- Oct 2025Series B—
- Mar 2019Series A$6.7M
#3
Seed · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2020 · 23 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Innovative cafeteria solutions. It offers healthy meals, beverages, snacks, and more food directly at the workplace. It allows employees to have food without pre-ordering.
- Dec 2024Conventional Debt$1.6M
- Mar 2022Angel$217.3K
#4
Seed · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2021$58.6Kraised▾
Online second-hand marketplace platform offering fashion apparel. The platform provides loyalty points for users every time they buy or sell products through the platform. The company is contributing to emitting carbon dioxide by planting trees.
- Sep 2025Angel$58.6K
- Dec 2024Grant (prize money)—
#5
Series C · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2016 · 206 employees$81.3Mraised▾
Byrd is a provider of fulfillment networks for e-commerce solutions. The platform offers a fulfillment network that connects online merchants with international warehouse networks, enabling retailers to offer multiple shipping options on an international scale. Its tech-driven logistics solution uses digital interfaces to connect e-commerce systems to its warehouse management system, which is used by partner warehouses internationally. In addition, it offers individual services such as returns management, cash on delivery, oversized shipping, increased insurance, express shipping, etc.
- May 2022Series C$56M
- Jul 2021Series B$19M
- Jul 2020Series A$5.9M
- 2017Seed—
#6
Series A · Graz, Styria · founded 2022 · 50 employees$17.1Mraised▾
B2B online scrap metal marketplace. The platform offers solutions for scrap metal trading. The company combines deep industry experience with digital service to digitize the scrap metal industry.
- Sep 2023Series A$17.1M
#7
Seed · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2017 · 50 employees$5.4Mraised▾
SaaS based marketing software solutions for businesses. The software feature includes Ads in various languages, active ad management, AI based personalized recommendations to grow profitability, automated marketing, business insights, ongoing performance monitoring, and more.
- Oct 2023Seed$2.1M
- May 2023Seed$1.1M
- Sep 2022Seed$2.2M
#8
Series C · Salzburg, Salzburg · founded 2012 · 31 employees$11Mraised▾
Provider of mobile product authentication solutions. Its solutions include brand protection, banking, license, tax compiance, and more.
- Feb 2023Series C$6M
- Oct 2020Series B$5M
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)—
- Jun 2014Seed—
#9
Seed · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2022$1.6Mraised▾
Automated sewing robots for sustainable fashion production. The technology automates the entire garment production process, from fabric roll to finished garment, eliminating manual labor. The solution addresses challenges in the fashion industry, including labor shortages, high production costs, and environmental concerns. Automated production leads to faster turnaround times, improved quality control, and reduced environmental impact.
- May 2024Seed$1.6M
#10
Acquired · Vienna, Wien · founded 2012 · 102 employees$12.3Mraised▾
Operator of a marketplace and classifieds platform for buying and selling used and new commodities in various categories. The company brings private buyers and sellers in a single marketplace buying and selling products such as electronics, fashion, items for babies as well as children, furniture for home and garden and specialized interests in cars and property.
#11
Seed · Vienna, Vienna · founded 2015 · 100 employees$5.4Mraised▾
ready2order is a provider of POS software for offline retailers. Allows store owners to use their mobiles/tablets as a POS terminal. Features include payments processing, product management module, CRM, inventory management, and tracking module. It also offers analytics & reporting to get information on products & customer behaviour as well as to track employee performance and more.
- Feb 2020Seed$5.4M
#12
Acquired · Linz, Upper Austria · founded 2014 · 41 employees$2.6Mraised▾
SaaS-based platform offering tools for publishers to monitor social media. It analyzes social media interactions like shares, comments, likes, and other reactions. Helps newsrooms discover viral articles, watch competitors in real time and make data-driven decisions to get more traffic on their websites. It also provides an analytics dashboard and a live feed that ranks and shows viral content.
- Nov 2020Seed$2.1M
- Oct 2018Seed—
- May 2016Seed$451.1K
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