Best Retail Companies in Hawaii, United States
The 40 best Retail companies in Hawaii, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Neiman Marcus.
Ranked: Best Retail companies in Hawaii
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neiman Marcus Retail chain of luxury department store | $200M | 51 mo ago | Acquired | Rohit Sawhney Co-Founder | 1907 | Cart FunctionalityApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+36 | — | — |
| 2 | TruTag Technologies Provider of anti-counterfeiting solutions for businesses | $64M | 57 mo ago | Series D | Michael O'Neill Co-Founder & CTO | 2011 | — | 39 patents Microtag-based product authentication and verification systems for packaged goods | — |
| 3 | PlantBaby Platform offering plant-based foods and beverages for infancy to adulthood | $4M | 19 mo ago | Seed | Lauren Abelin Co-Founder | 2020 | WebflowTypekitGoogle Font API+12 | — | — |
| 4 | Aloha Green Apothecary Licensed medical cannabis dispensary providing products made from cannabis to medical cannabis patients | $1M | 101 mo ago | Seed | William Cao Founder | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — |
| 5 | Hawaii Oceanic Technology Provider of online YouTube video to MP3 and MP4 conversion services | $1M | 176 mo ago | Deadpooled | Bill Spencer CEO | 2006 | — | 7 patents Autonomous submersible platforms for offshore aquaculture and open‑ocean fish farming | — |
| 6 | ShopSuey Real-time matchmaking between merchants & shoppers for brick and mortar | $600K | 154 mo ago | Deadpooled | George Chalekian Co-Founder & CMO | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Minded Online platform providing algorithm-based gift recommendations | $20K | 161 mo ago | Deadpooled | Mark Quezada Co-founder | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 8 | A&E Equipment Rentals Online rental platform offering heavy equipment | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1984 | — | — | — |
Top 7 Retail companies in Hawaii
#1
Seed · Kauai, Hawaii · founded 2020 · 10 employees$4Mraised▾
Platform offering plant-based foods and beverages for infancy to adulthood. The products are designed with nutritional measures and free from dairy, gluten, refined sugar, GMOs, preservatives, artificial and natural flavors, and glyphosate. Its product offers plant-based milk, toddler milk, and more.
- Feb 2025Seed—
- Jun 2022Seed$4M
#2
Acquired · Honolulu, Hawaii · founded 1907 · 96 employees$200Mraised▾
Retail chain of luxury department store
#3
Series D · Honolulu, Hawaii · founded 2011 · 28 employees$64.4Mraised▾
Provider of anti-counterfeiting solutions for businesses. They are involved in manufacturing microscopic edible barcodes for product authentication. The company develops and offers invisible, heat-resistant, and edible micro tags for product authentication, brand protection, and product traceability. These micro tags are made using spectrally coded silica and can be scanned using its proprietary scanners thus acting as a counter-measure for counterfeited luxury and branded products. The target industry includes pharmaceuticals and nutritional products, food & beverage products, electronics, and a range of luxury and licensed goods.
- Nov 2021Series D$14.7M
- Oct 2019Series C$7.5M
- Aug 2019Series B$25.5M
- Dec 2017Series A—
#4
Seed · Honolulu, Hawaii · founded 2016$1.4Mraised▾
Aloha Green Apothecary is a licensed medical cannabis dispensary located in O'ahu, Hawaii. They provide cannabis products to medical cannabis patients.
- Apr 2018Seed$75K
- Sep 2016Seed$1.3M
#5
Deadpooled · Honolulu, Hawaii · founded 2006 · 2 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Provider of online YouTube video to MP3 and MP4 conversion services. This service allows users to convert YouTube videos into audio-only MP3 files or video MP4 files. The platform is designed for ease of use, requiring only the pasting of a YouTube video URL and selection of the desired output format. Conversion is performed online, eliminating the need for any additional software downloads or installations. The service prioritizes efficient processing times and maintains high-quality audio and video output. Users can access the service from various devices, including desktops, tablets, and mobile phones. A time limit is in place for video conversions to ensure efficient service operation.
- Jan 2012Seed$54.6K
- Jan 2010Seed$1.1M
#6
Deadpooled · Honolulu, Hawaii · founded 2012$600Kraised▾
ShopSuey is a mobile app and platform that allows shopping for shoppers, merchants, and malls. It uses proximity-based technology to deliver offers and events to the user when they're ready to make a purchase. It delivers an ad platform with shopper insights to drive foot traffic to brick-and-mortar, and provide a dashboard for mall owners so they can get a holistic view of their property and the shoppers within it. A shopper uses ShopSuey so they can get relevant offers and events when they're ready to make a purchase.
- Oct 2013Seed$200K
- Nov 2012Seed$400K
#7
Deadpooled · Honolulu, Hawaii · founded 2010$20Kraised▾
Online platform providing algorithm-based gift recommendations
- Apr 2013Seed$20K
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Retail coverage by sub-theme.
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