Radar · Retail in British Columbia
Best Retail Companies in British Columbia, Canada
The 410 best Retail companies in British Columbia, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: BuildDirect.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
410companies tracked
$695.8Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
69have raised
Ranked: Best Retail companies in British Columbia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BuildDirect Online B2B marketplace for building and home improvement products 74Funding top 17%Tech top 32%Product top 32%Growth top 35% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Techtop 32% Producttop 32% Growthtop 35% Innovationtop 38% Moattop 39% Markettop 43% Globalbottom 45% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $150M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 14 yrs (0.6/yr) Tech: 84 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Ses rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $150M | 11 mo ago | 101 | 1999 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyWordPress+42 | — | — |
| 2 | Elastic Path Software API-based enterprise commerce software and content management platform | $144M | 18 mo ago | 216 | 2000 | — | Cart FunctionalitySentryTailwind CSS+31 | 15 patents Stateless microkernel web server architecture for headless e‑commerce APIs and hypermedia state encoding | 2 launchs |
| 3 | Wecommerce Provider of e-commerce support services | $60M | 63 mo ago | 10 | 2014 | — | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+8 | — | — |
| 4 | Indochino Internet-first brand offering custom-tailored menswear | $48M | 100 mo ago | 600 | 2007 | Drew Green CEO & President | Cart FunctionalityAmplienceApple iCloud Mail+43 | — | — |
| 5 | Monos Internet first brand offering smart luggage bags | $40M | 44 mo ago | 78 | 2018 | Daniel Shin Co-founder at Monos.com / COO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+39 | — | 2 launchs · 2 awards |
| 6 | Thinkific Provider of online academy builder | $25M | 68 mo ago | 354 | 2012 | Miranda Lievers Co-Founder | ThinkificSentryAtlassian Statuspage+42 | — | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 7 | Mobify Optimise websites for mobile platform | $25M | 104 mo ago | 47 | 2007 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Cymax Business E-distributor of commercial furniture and decor products | $25M | 128 mo ago | 299 | 2004 | — | Cart FunctionalityMicrosoft ASP.NETBootstrap+26 | — | — |
| 9 | ChopValue Online retailer offering multi-category home improvement products | $24M | 21 mo ago | 35 | 2016 | Thalia Otamendi Co-Founder | ShopifyBootstrapShop Pay+25 | — | 1 expansion |
| 10 | Vivonet ERP solutions for restaurants and retail | $17M | 193 mo ago | 108 | 1999 | — | — | 7 patents Mobile payment processing and business analytics platforms for customer surveys and promotions | — |
| 11 | SoleSavy App-based community-driven discovery platform for sneakers | $14M | 63 mo ago | 28 | 2018 | Dejan Pralica CEO / Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+29 | — | — |
| 12 | PNI Media On-demand personalized print products and shipping solutions for retailers | $14M | 228 mo ago | 142 | 2001 | Alexander Douglas CEO | — | — | — |
| 13 | ILIA Beauty Developer of clean, skincare-powered makeup and cosmetics | $11M | 77 mo ago | 149 | 2011 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+47 | — | 2 job openings · 1 award |
| 14 | Anandia Provider of cannabis genomics, analytics, and plant breeding services | $11M | 101 mo ago | 90 | 2013 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Acuva Technologies Provider of UV-LED systems for water, air, and surface treatment | $10M | 34 mo ago | 55 | 2014 | Fariborz Taghipour Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — |
| 16 | DTC Provider of cloud-based mobile marketing solutions | $8M | 42 mo ago | 15 | 2008 | Robert Craig Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 17 | RYU Apparel Internet first brand offering multi-category sports apparel | $8M | 54 mo ago | 55 | 2008 | — | — | 16 patents Innovative garment hoods, attachable appendages, and modular bag straps for active wear. | — |
| 18 | ShopSavvy Provider of a platform for price comparison, tracking, and deal alerts | $8M | 175 mo ago | 13 | 2008 | Rylan Barnes Co-Founder | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+9 | — | — |
| 19 | Bruush Internet first brand of oral care products | $5M | 29 mo ago | 11 | 2016 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | INEO Digital OOH advertising system for retail stores | $4M | 5 mo ago | 27 | 2016 | Greg Watkin President & Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | 10 patents Retail anti-theft RFID pedestals with integrated digital signage and display technology | 1 launch |
| 21 | Better Plant Sciences Brand of diversified cannabis health & wellness products | $4M | 87 mo ago | 2 | 2014 | Cole Drezdoff CEO | — | — | — |
| 22 | Casca Provider of 3D-printed casual footwear | $4M | 79 mo ago | 16 | 2017 | Braden Parker Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 23 | Blume Manufacturer of women care products | $3M | 86 mo ago | 1 | 2016 | Taran Ghatrora Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+49 | — | — |
| 24 | Outway Socks Internet first brand offering socks | $3M | 49 mo ago | 21 | 2016 | Rob Fraser Founder and CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+39 | — | — |
| 25 | Grounded Peopl Retailer of apparel products | $3M | 29 mo ago | — | 2020 | Maximilian Justus Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifySmile App+27 | — | — |
| 26 | Wolverine Minerals Online retailer of footwear | $3M | 112 mo ago | — | 2004 | Thomas Doyle CEO & President | — | — | — |
| 27 | RewardStream Referral based rewards and engagement platform | $3M | 106 mo ago | 35 | 1999 | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Spocket Provider of dropshipping platform facilitating product sourcing and order management | $2M | 94 mo ago | 45 | 2017 | Tom Hansen Co-Founder | Webflow EcommerceWebflowStripe+20 | — | — |
| 29 | Blanka Dropshipping solutions to private label beauty brands | $2M | 33 mo ago | 12 | 2020 | Adam Chuntz Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyBootstrap+30 | — | — |
| 30 | OmniCart Platform offering last mile delivery logistics for grocery businesses | $2M | 30 mo ago | 15 | 2021 | — | Webflow EcommerceWebflowZoho+13 | — | — |
| 31 | Origen Air Manufacturer of air purifiers using genetically modified plants. | $2M | 46 mo ago | 12 | 2019 | Andrew Crawford Co-Founder & CTO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+20 | — | — |
| 32 | Earshots Internet first brand offering magnetic earphones for riders and runners | $1M | 59 mo ago | 5 | 2017 | James Booth Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVimeo+29 | — | — |
| 33 | SafeDigit Provider of a platform for SaaS developers for building user facing integrations | $1M | 47 mo ago | 8 | 2020 | Marat Asadurian Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 34 | Wantering A fashion search engine | $1M | 148 mo ago | 11 | 2011 | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | LemonStand Fully customizable eCommerce platform for growing businesses | $1M | 121 mo ago | 7 | 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | THC BioMed Developer of medical cannabis products | $1M | 102 mo ago | 35 | 1982 | John Miller CEO | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+22 | — | — |
| 37 | Article Direct to consumer furniture brand | $1M | 123 mo ago | 698 | 2011 | Aamir Baig Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySentryApple iCloud Mail+33 | — | 3 job openings |
| 38 | BrandTree [Acquired] Website/App that connects brands with mobile customers | $1M | 145 mo ago | — | 2012 | Anthony Nicalo Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 39 | CE Brands Design & development smart consumer electronic products | $1M | 48 mo ago | — | 2018 | Craig Smith CEO | — | — | — |
| 40 | Social Nature Online retailer of multi-category products using samples | $1M | 78 mo ago | 37 | 2009 | Annalea Krebs Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — | — |
| 41 | IGuardFire Online platform offering fire safety products for kitchen | $868K | 48 mo ago | 2 | 2013 | Bill Ferguson Founder | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+21 | 2 patents IoT-based proximity-controlled heating management for household appliances. | — |
| 42 | SMRT1 Platform offering smart vending machine technology solutions | $710K | 39 mo ago | 8 | 2017 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | — |
| 43 | True Leaf Provider of hemp-based pet supplements | $682K | 85 mo ago | — | 2013 | Darcy Bomford Founder & Director | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+19 | — | — |
| 44 | LimeSpot Advanced content personalization technology | $517K | 133 mo ago | 4 | 2013 | Aidin Tavakkol CEO & Founder | Cart FunctionalityRadix UITailwind CSS+24 | 2 patents AI-driven content recommendation and personalization algorithms | — |
| 45 | ChatterBlock Social discovery and booking platform for kids activities | $500K | 179 mo ago | 12 | 2011 | James Degreef Founder and Chair | PythonMapbox GL JSFacebook Login+23 | — | — |
| 46 | GOOD BUDS Provider of grows small-batch, sustainable flower, and produces all-natural solventless hash | $495K | 84 mo ago | — | 2017 | Tyler Rumi Co-Founder & CEO | Wix eCommerceCart FunctionalityWix+17 | — | — |
| 47 | DG1 Cloud based marketing and business software | $316K | 13 mo ago | 20 | 2000 | — | Cart FunctionalityUnbounceNode.js+25 | — | — |
| 48 | Debrand Wholesaler of textile products | $237K | 11 mo ago | 16 | 2008 | Wes Baker Co-Founder & Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — | 1 partnership |
| 49 | myBestHelper Marketplace for Babysitters/Nannies | $100K | 152 mo ago | 3 | 2011 | Alexandra Greenhill Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
Top 12 Retail companies in British Columbia
#1
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1999 · 101 employees$149.7Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1999 · 101 employees
BuildDirect is an online B2B marketplace for building and home improvement products. The product catalog includes tiles, carpets, roofing materials, and kitchen and bathroom products. The commission taken varies according to the product. It provides a virtual tool to design and customize renovations on a blueprint. It also offers affiliation programs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 17%Tech
top 32%Product
top 32%Growth
top 35%Innovation
top 38%Moat
top 39%Funding: Raised $150M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 14 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jul 2025)
Tech: 84 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Ses · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Post IPO$5.1M
- Dec 2022Post IPO—
- Nov 2022Post IPO—
- Sep 2022Post IPO$2.3M
Investors
pelecanusinvestments, Lyra Growth Partners, Beedie, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Fidelity, Beedie Capital Partners
Tech stack
33AcrossAdobe AnalyticsAdobe DtmAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAmazon PayAmazon Ses
#2
Series C · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2000 · 216 employees$143.6Mraised▾
Series C · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2000 · 216 employees
Elastic Path provides an API-based enterprise commerce software and content management platform. It adds e-commerce functionality including commerce engine, customer engagement, promotions & payments, catalogs management, search & merchandising, account management, payments, PIM, etc. It also offers pre-built applications including chatbot, augmented reality & voice commerce. The clients of the company include illumina, Breville, TESLA, Motability, etc.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2024Series C$5.1M
- Dec 2022Series C$30M
- Feb 2022Series C$60M
- Jun 2018Series B$32.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Wellington Financial, Beedie Capital Partners, BlackRock, Sageview Capital, Yaletown, BDC
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflare
#3
Public · Surrey, British Columbia · founded 2016 · 27 employees$3.8Mraised▾
Public · Surrey, British Columbia · founded 2016 · 27 employees
Digital OOH advertising system for retail stores. The platform provides digital signage for retailers to display the ads. It includes an ad analytics and reporting feature that provides insights into ad performance and traffic data.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 603 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Post IPO$1.2M
- Feb 2025Post IPO$362.4K
- Jan 2025Post IPO$694.7K
- Dec 2024Post IPO$1.6M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Animate.CssBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Core-Js
#4
Series A · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2016 · 35 employees$24.2Mraised▾
Series A · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2016 · 35 employees
Online retailer offering multi-category home improvement products. The product catalog includes homeware products, decor products, cabinets & storage, furniture, and more. The product it offers is made from disposable chopsticks.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2024Series A$3M
- Apr 2024Series A$10.9M
- Apr 2023Series A$7.7M
- Jan 2020Seed$2.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Active Impact Investments, Fulmer & Company, Mindset Venture Group, InBC, BDC, New Avenue Capital
Tech stack
Apple PayCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook PixelGlide.Js
#5
Seed · Delta, British Columbia · founded 2008 · 16 employees$237.3Kraised▾
Seed · Delta, British Columbia · founded 2008 · 16 employees
Wholesaler of textile products
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Vuori) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Grant (prize money)$237.3K
- Nov 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Waste Management, Alacrity Cleantech, Alacrity
Tech stack
Alpine.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDraftpress HfcmElementor
#6
Early Stage · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2000 · 20 employees$316.1Kraised▾
Early Stage · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2000 · 20 employees
DG1 is a cloud-based marketing and business software for small and medium-sized businesses. It allows to create automated campaigns & set up triggers, lets to create custom forms & collect information from contacts and sending push notifications, emails, and SMS. Also provides e-commerce web builder, website management, and appointment scheduling tools. Monetizes through subscription-based pricing plans.
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Unattributed$316.1K
Investors
Fortrino, Novidam
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAosCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflare
#7
Acquired · Burnaby, British Columbia · founded 2014 · 55 employees$10.4Mraised▾
Acquired · Burnaby, British Columbia · founded 2014 · 55 employees
Provider of UV-LED systems for water, air, and surface treatment
Funding rounds
- Jul 2023Grant (prize money)—
- May 2022Grant (prize money)—
- Feb 2020Series B$4.1M
- Sep 2019Series A$1M
Founders & team
Investors
Canadian Space Agency, Innovate BC, Genome British Columbia, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Start, BDC
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityWordpressMysqlPhpYoutubeElementor
#8
Series B · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2018 · 78 employees$40Mraised▾
Series B · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2018 · 78 employees
Internet first brand offering smart luggage bags. The platform offers products that includes luggage bags, wallets, handbags, slings, duffel, backpacks, and more. It also offers a few apparel. The company claims to offer sustainable products.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 3 product launches · 2 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2022Series B$30M
- Jan 2022Series A$10M
Founders & team
Investors
Strand Equity Partners, venn growth partners, CFT Capital Partners
Tech stack
AosApple Icloud MailApple PayAwinBackbone.JsCart Functionality
#9
Seed · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2021$66Kraised▾
Seed · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2021
Internet first brand offering multi-category personal hygiene products. It offers toothpaste, tooth brush, tooth whitening products and more.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 962 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Seed$125K
- Apr 2025Seed$100.1K
- Sep 2024Seed$66K
Founders & team
Investors
LOI Venture
#10
Public · Richmond, British Columbia · founded 2016 · 11 employees$4.9Mraised▾
Public · Richmond, British Columbia · founded 2016 · 11 employees
Bruush is an internet first brand of oral care products. The firm primarily offers electric toothbrushes. The company claims its toothbrush is made from sonic technology having brush bristles, that damage gums.
Funding rounds
- Jan 2024Post IPO$500K
- Dec 2022Post IPO$3M
- Sep 2020Series A$4.9M
Investors
Generatingalpha, Star Tech NG
#11
Series C · Victoria, British Columbia · founded 2014 · 10 employees$60Mraised▾
Series C · Victoria, British Columbia · founded 2014 · 10 employees
Provider of e-commerce support services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Junior Accountant
Funding rounds
- Mar 2021Conventional Debt—
- Dec 2020Series C$60M
Investors
JPMorgan Chase, Canaccord Genuity Group, TD Securities, Saltwater, Tiny Capital, Freemark Partners
Tech stack
BamboohrCloudflareCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#12
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2008 · 15 employees$8Mraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2008 · 15 employees
Provider of cloud-based mobile marketing solutions. The platform enables users to engage customers and gain insights into customer behavior for the mobile engagement of customers. It allows users to engage, influence in-store purchasing decisions, optimize brand loyalty, track, analyze, and collect insights into consumer behavior, and share content using social media platforms.
Funding rounds
- Nov 2022Post IPO$445K
- Mar 2021Post IPO$2.9M
- Mar 2021Post IPO$525K
- Oct 2020Post IPO$1.6M
Founders & team
Funding & investor landscape
$695.8Mtotal disclosed funding
56companies funded
147disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Harry Chemko
Co-Founder & CSO · Elastic Path Software
Bryan House
CEO · Elastic Path Software
Greg Watkin
President & Founder · INEO
Kyle Hall
Chief Executive Officer · INEO
Thalia Otamendi
Co-Founder · ChopValue
Felix Böck
Chief Executive Officer · ChopValue
Wes Baker
Co-Founder & Director · Debrand
Amelia Eleiter
CEO + Co-founder · Debrand
Fariborz Taghipour
Co-Founder · Acuva Technologies
Manoj Singh
Co-Founder & CEO · Acuva Technologies
Daniel Shin
Co-founder at Monos.com / COO · Monos
Victor Tam
Co-Founder & CEO · Monos
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 8,392,470 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 British Columbia, Canada?
Radar tracks 410 indexable Retail companies headquartered in British Columbia, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Retail companies in British Columbia, Canada?
The Retail companies in British Columbia, Canada on this list have raised a combined $695.8M in disclosed equity funding across 56 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Retail company in British Columbia, Canada?
BuildDirect is the highest-funded Retail company in British Columbia, Canada, with $149.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Retail companies in British Columbia, Canada are funded?
56 of the 410 Retail companies in British Columbia, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Retail unicorns are there in British Columbia, Canada?
None of the Retail companies in British Columbia, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in British Columbia, Canada Retail companies?
The most active investors in British Columbia, Canada Retail companies on this list include Accelerate Okanagan, BDC, Tiny, Foresight, Alacrity.
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