Best Retail Companies in Hong Kong, China
The 399 best Retail companies in Hong Kong, China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: A.S. Watson.
Ranked: Best Retail companies in Hong Kong
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.S. Watson Health and beauty products retailer | $5.7B | 146 mo ago | 140,000 | Kulvinder Birring CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+23 | Top 5M | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 2 | Sun Art Retail Hypermarket operator in China | $2.9B | 102 mo ago | 147,693 | — | PHPMicrosoft 365HSTS+1 | Top 50M | — |
| 3 | Lalamove 🦄 Tech company providing on demand delivery solutions | $2.3B | 54 mo ago | — | Gary Hui Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 4 | Mobvoi Developer of AI-powered voice interaction and generative AI technologies | $255M | 110 mo ago | 700 | Yuanyuan Li Co Founder | Cart FunctionalityVue.jsApache APISIX+22 | Top 500k | — |
| 5 | Perfect Diary 🦄 Internet first brand offering multi-category cosmetics products | $240M | 68 mo ago | 15 | Jinfeng Huang Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+28 | Top 5M | — |
| 6 | Cider 🦄 Internet first brand offering apparel for women | $140M | 57 mo ago | 600 | Fenco Lin Co-Founder | SentryZendeskGoogle Sign-in+23 | Top 50k | — |
| 7 | Popmart 🦄 Market-leading character-based entertainment company and global champion of designer toy culture. | $100M | 73 mo ago | 4,148 | Ning Wang Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyEasyGift+30 | Top 50k | — |
| 8 | Shopline Shopify of Asia | $48M | 76 mo ago | 214 | — | Cart FunctionalityShoplineWordPress+32 | Top 500k | — |
| 9 | Sparkle Roll Group Manufacturer and distributor of stationery and daily necessities | $42M | 188 mo ago | 456 | Zheng Hao Jiang Chairman & CEO | — | — | — |
| 10 | Cybermiles Blockchain-based smart contract templates for the e-commerce industry | $32M | 102 mo ago | 12 | Michael Yuan Co-Founder & CSO | — | — | — |
| 11 | Storiqa Decentralized marketplace | $25M | 100 mo ago | — | Evgeniy Popov Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 12 | Grana Internet first brand of casual apparel wear for men and women | $16M | 103 mo ago | 40 | — | NginxOpenRestyGoogle Cloud+1 | Top 5M | — |
| 13 | FreeD Group Digital transformation and commerce enablement solutions for enterprises | $15M | 34 mo ago | — | Kenneth Lee Co-Founder & Cpo | — | — | — |
| 14 | Banuba Developer of augmented reality software development kits and virtual try-on platform | $12M | 90 mo ago | 100 | Dmitry Ogievich Co-Founder & CEO | HubSpot CMS HubLazySizesjQuery+19 | Top 1M | 7 launchs |
| 15 | Goxip Fashion discovery through images and social network | $8M | 91 mo ago | 20 | Yc Lau Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer | — | — | — |
| 16 | Wristcheck Retailer of watches | $8M | 41 mo ago | — | Sean Wong Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySentryApple iCloud Mail+28 | Top 1M | 2 job openings · 1 launch |
| 17 | AllScale Online platform for global payments and payroll with stablecoins | $6M | 6 mo ago | — | Shawn Pang Co-Founder & CEO | Webflow EcommerceCart FunctionalityWebflow+17 | Top 500k | 2 launchs · 2 partnerships |
| 18 | TR Lab Online platform for discovering and collecting NFT art from artists | $6M | 33 mo ago | 21 | Xin Li-Cohen Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyVisa+20 | Top 10M | — |
| 19 | KICKSCREW Online retailer offering sneakers for men and women | $6M | 30 mo ago | 150 | — | ShopifyCart FunctionalityNode.js+34 | Top 100k | — |
| 20 | Takung Art Online shared ownership art trading platform | $6M | 58 mo ago | 22 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Markato B2B wholesale marketplace platform offering multi-category products | $5M | 33 mo ago | — | Brian L Co-Founder | Node.jsReactNext.js+16 | Top 5M | — |
| 22 | Ibox Provides mPoS hardware and software solution. | $5M | 126 mo ago | 18 | Pavel Sadovnikov Founder & CEO | Animate.cssMicrosoft ASP.NETRequireJS+9 | Top 5M | — |
| 23 | Floship Ecommerce delivery services | $5M | 35 mo ago | 70 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | Top 5M | 2 job openings · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 24 | Peeba Online B2B cross-border marketplace for multi-category products | $4M | 36 mo ago | 39 | — | Cart FunctionalityZohoGoogle Sign-in+25 | Top 10M | — |
| 25 | Easyship Provider of shipping solution for eCommerce sellers | $4M | 90 mo ago | 197 | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | Top 500k | — |
| 26 | Beamgift Platform to send gifts/coupons instantly | $4M | 104 mo ago | — | Mark Deepak Founder | — | — | — |
| 27 | Return Provider of eCommerce support solutions for retailers | $3M | 22 mo ago | 45 | Paco Wong Co-Founder | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+26 | Top 50M | 2 partnerships |
| 28 | Omnichat Omnichannel messaging platform for e-commerce marketing | $3M | 49 mo ago | 100 | Alan Chan Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPress Site EditorElementor+38 | Top 1M | — |
| 29 | Retykle Online consignment store offering pre-owned clothes and accessories for children | $2M | 35 mo ago | 25 | Sarah Garner Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+38 | Top 5M | — |
| 30 | BuyHive Online B2B marketplace platform connecting buyers and manufacturers | $2M | 57 mo ago | — | Michael Hung Co-Founder & CMO | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+33 | Top 50M | — |
| 31 | Nordic Enterprises Provider of kids and education audio products | $2M | 69 mo ago | — | Petur Olafsson CEO | — | — | — |
| 32 | Narwel Manufacturer of a vacuum cleaning robot for home applications | $1M | 92 mo ago | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Hkdecoman Online platform to find & book home renovation services | $1M | 92 mo ago | 28 | Andy Lau Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryElementor+42 | Top 1M | — |
| 34 | Snaptee Internet first brand of t-shirt design through Smartphone photos | $1M | 141 mo ago | 11 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+28 | Top 10M | — |
| 35 | PassKit Proximity marketing and loyalty solutions | $1M | 142 mo ago | 13 | Paul Tomes Co-Founder and CEO | Google MapsMUIReact Router+26 | Top 5M | — |
| 36 | DFS Group Operator of luxury duty-free retail stores | $1M | 49 mo ago | 6,000 | — | Node.jsSalesforceElement UI+17 | Top 500k | — |
| 37 | KOKOLU Internet first brand offering shoes | $1M | 55 mo ago | — | Lucas Tan Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyHandlebars+34 | Top 50M | — |
| 38 | Purecomm Cloud based software developer for e-commerce companies | $1M | 132 mo ago | 1 | Charlie Bodycote Co-Founder & Managing Director | — | — | — |
| 39 | uDroppy Provider of suite solution for businesses | $800K | 53 mo ago | 23 | Nicolo Augusto Manica Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | Top 50M | — |
| 40 | Luxify Online marketplace for pre-owned luxury products | $800K | 99 mo ago | 11 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyBootstrap+21 | Top 5M | — |
| 41 | Hong Kong Tesla Technology Smart pet care accessories developer | $790K | 136 mo ago | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Craftyful The Amazon of Crafts Supplies | $250K | — | — | Ken Lee Founder & Chief Crafter | — | — | — |
| 43 | Cartpanda Platform offering eCommerce solution for online businesses | $125K | 60 mo ago | 35 | — | TypeScriptMonaco EditorTailwind CSS+27 | Top 50k | — |
| 44 | Delvify Provider of AI-powered e-commerce solutions | $120K | 67 mo ago | 13 | Charles Allard Founder | — | — | — |
| 45 | Branch8 Ecommerce enabler and cross platform selling tool | $120K | 130 mo ago | 4 | Jackie Kong Co Founder | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+16 | Top 50M | 1 expansion |
| 46 | Dayta Provider of an AI and cloud-based video analytics platform for retailers | $100K | 35 mo ago | 35 | Patrick Tu Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
Top 12 Retail companies in Hong Kong
#1
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong$6.5Mraised▾
Online platform for global payments and payroll with stablecoins. It enables users to send invoices, process payroll, and collect payments using digital currencies or local money across borders. It offers tools for creating payment links and managing financial operations without requiring recipient accounts. It supports reporting and helps small businesses manage payouts with consistency.
- Dec 2025Seed$5M
- Jun 2025Seed$1.5M
#2
Lalamove 🦄Series F · Kowloon, Hong Kong · founded 2013$2.3Braised▾
Tech company providing on demand delivery solutions. It provides same-day delivery and courier services, allowing users to send a variety of products such as documents, food and beverage items, flowers, gadgets, and furniture. Users may track packages in real time. It is an on-demand delivery platform that provides van and vehicle rental.
- Dec 2021Series F—
- Jan 2021Series F$1.3B
- Dec 2020Series E$515M
- Feb 2019Series D$300M
#3
Late Stage · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 1841 · 140000 employees$5.7Braised▾
A.S. Watson Group is a health and beauty products retailer.It sells health and beauty products, luxury perfumeries,cosmetics,food, electronics,wine, and beverages.As of September 2016, the company claims to operate 12,800 stores across Asia and Europe. Brands under which it operates its stores include Watsons, Kruidvat, Rossmann, The Perfume Shop, ParknShop etc. The company recorded revenues of HK$157.4 billion in 2014.
#4
Series A · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2018 · 45 employees$3.3Mraised▾
Provider of eCommerce support solutions for retailers
- Aug 2024Series A$1.8M
- May 2023Seed$1.5M
- 2022Seed—
#5
Acquired · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 1998 · 147693 employees$2.9Braised▾
Sun Art Retail is a hypermarket operator in China. As of 31 Dec 2015 they claim to have a 13.7% market share. They operate around 409 hypermarket complexes located in more than 28 provinces and municipalities around China. They also operate two premium supermarkets RT-Mart and Auchan under the brand names of “RH Lavia” and “Hi Auchan” in Changzhou City and Shanghai City respectively. In 2014, they launched an e-commerce platform feiniu.com and in December 2015, they launched Auchanwines. Acquired Fieldschina, an online grocery store, on April 2015 and Xiaohehe, a mobile O2O platform targeting university campuses, in September 2015. As part of the IPO in 2011, Sun Art sold $420 million shares to investors like Tiger Global, General Atlantic, Hillhouse Capital Management, etc. In 2019, the company recorded annual revenues of $13.8B, and a net profit of $0.4B.
- Nov 2017Post IPO$2.9B
- 2011PE—
#6
Series B · Kowloon, Hong Kong · founded 2017 · 15 employees$240Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering multi-category cosmetics products. The product catalog includes lip glaze, lip pencils, lipstick, eyeliner, eyebrow pencil, eye shadow, makeup brushes, and makeup removal liquids. It also offers content related to makeup techniques and tips on its website.
- Sep 2020Series B$140M
- Apr 2020Series B$100M
- Sep 2019Series A—
- May 2018Series A—
#7
Cider 🦄Series B · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2020 · 600 employees$140Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering apparel for women. The product catalog includes dresses, tops, bottoms, denim, swimwear, accessories, tops, knitwear, sweatshirts, skirts, shirts, trousers, etc.
- Sep 2021Series B$130M
- May 2021Series A—
- Sep 2020Seed$10M
- 2020Seed—
#8
Series B · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2015$15Mraised▾
Digital transformation and commerce enablement solutions for enterprises. It provides a full suite of solutions to help engage, retain, and monetize customers and employees. It leverages artificial intelligence, big data, and machine learning to deliver its solutions, emphasizing customer engagement, revenue growth, and more.
- Jul 2023Series B—
- Jun 2022Series B$15M
- 2022Series A—
#9
Series A · Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong · founded 2008 · 150 employees$6Mraised▾
Online retailer offering sneakers for men and women. The product catalog includes sneakers of various brands. It also includes watches. The company claims that the products are gone through a quality control check across all attributes of a product to ensure the authenticity.
- Dec 2023Angel—
- Mar 2022Series A$6M
#10
Public · Kowloon, Hong Kong · founded 2012 · 700 employees$255Mraised▾
Developer of AI-powered voice interaction and generative AI technologies. It offers AI CoPilot experiences through software and hardware solutions for content creators, enterprises, and consumers. These solutions include AI voiceover assistants and automotive voice interaction systems. The company also develops universal large language models. Its offerings are designed to provide personalized AI assistance for various tasks.
- Apr 2017Series D$180M
- Feb 2014Series B$10M
#11
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2009 · 21 employees$6.2Mraised▾
Online platform for discovering and collecting NFT art from artists. The platform offers NFT works to collectors and art lovers, as well as empowers the next generation of the art community by unlocking access to art projects. It also provides end-to-end service for both artists and collectors to engage with NFT art from digital production to direct issuance.
- Sep 2023Seed$5M
- Jan 2022Seed$4.2M
#12
Popmart 🦄Public · Kowloon, Hong Kong · founded 2010 · 4148 employees$100Mraised▾
POP MART is a market-leading character-based entertainment company that specializes in designer toy culture. They have a global presence and are known for their innovative approach to the industry.
- Apr 2020Series C$100M
- May 2014Series B—
- Jan 2011Seed—
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