Best Retail Companies in Ohio, United States
The 491 best Retail companies in Ohio, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Quotient.
Ranked: Best Retail companies in Ohio
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quotient Platform offering ad campaign management software | $250M | — | Acquired | 1,162 | — | Swagger UIZendeskApple iCloud Mail+20 | — | — |
| 2 | Society Brands Retailer of consumer products | $230M | 32 mo ago | Series D | 48 | Christopher Cutter Advisor | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+14 | — | — |
| 3 | Loop Returns Provider of platform for managing returns, tracking, claims, and fraud prevention | $176M | 41 mo ago | Series B | 164 164 → 293 (+79%) | Chris Pinchot Co-Founder | SanitySentryApple iCloud Mail+33 | — | 2 launchs |
| 4 | EBTH Online auction based marketplace offering multi-category products | $103M | 99 mo ago | Series C | 345 345 → 416 (+21%) | Brian Graves Co-Founder & CEO | SalesforceSalesforce Service CloudRuby+30 | — | — |
| 5 | Oros Apparel Internet first brands offering performance fabric winter wear apparel for men and women | $54M | 26 mo ago | Series B | 1,800 | Rithvik Venna Chief Operating Officer and Co Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+32 | — | — |
| 6 | Triple Whale Provider of data solutions for e-commerce businesses | $53M | 40 mo ago | Series B | 152 | Maxx Blank Co-Founder & COO | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesTikTok Pixel+34 | — | — |
| 7 | Felux Online B2B marketplace and logistics service provider for the steel industry | $25M | 48 mo ago | Series A | 36 | Chris Day Co-Founder & COO | Node.jsVuetifyVue.js+10 | — | — |
| 8 | ELOQUII Fashion-forward plus-size clothing retailer offering trendy styles and a perfect fit | $23M | 101 mo ago | Acquired | 72 | — | Cart FunctionalitySalesforce Commerce CloudSentry+41 | — | 1 partnership |
| 9 | 3D Cloud Cloud-based 3D product visualization solutions for furniture retailers | $20M | 19 mo ago | Seed | — | Beck Besecker Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressSentryApple iCloud Mail+35 | 85 patents Digital health monitoring, medical telemetry, and AR-driven biomedical data communication | — |
| 10 | Diamond Cellar Chain of jewellery stores | $12M | 237 mo ago | Series A | 59 | Robert Johnson Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+19 | — | — |
| 11 | Aunt Flow Internet-first brand of female hygiene products | $12M | 50 mo ago | Series A | 28 | Claire Coder Founder and CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+52 | — | — |
| 12 | SparkBase Develops private label gift and loyalty card programs for the financial and merchant services industries | $8M | 161 mo ago | Deadpooled | 37 | — | — | 2 patents Group incentive sharing platforms for reward distribution and collaborative incentive management | — |
| 13 | Shoe Sensation Retailer of brand-name footwear for men, women, and children | $8M | 221 mo ago | Acquired | 849 | — | Cart FunctionalityMagentoApple iCloud Mail+38 | — | — |
| 14 | Standard Wellness Provider of medical cannabis | $8M | 62 mo ago | Series A | 54 | Kevin Murphy Co-Founder | WordPressTypeScriptGraphQL+20 | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 15 | FreedomPay Online payment gateway and MPOS solutions for businesses | $8M | 92 mo ago | Series B | 243 | — | — | 15 patents Secure global payment tokenization and transaction processing systems | — |
| 16 | Legacy Village Operator of shopping center | $6M | 50 mo ago | Series A | 105 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+24 | — | — |
| 17 | Market6 Big Data Performance Analytics | $6M | 240 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | 73 | Wayne Levy Co-Founder | — | 2 patents Software tools for extended supply chain management and performance evaluation. | — |
| 18 | GanAI Platform offering solutions for creating personalized videos | $5M | 36 mo ago | Seed | 60 | Suvrat Bhooshan Founder & CEO | WebflowRiveGSAP+28 | — | — |
| 19 | nChannel Cloud based multi channel retail integration | $5M | 105 mo ago | Series A | 42 | Jeff Grundey Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — | — |
| 20 | Salon Lofts Chain of beauty salon centers | $5M | 42 mo ago | Series A | 109 | — | Apple iCloud MailRubyBootstrap+28 | — | — |
| 21 | Print Syndicate Printed apparel and home goods | $5M | 123 mo ago | Series A | 19 | Michael Limes Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 22 | Petbrosia Internet first brand offering food products for cats and dogs | $4M | 128 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Keith Johnson Ex-Founder | — | — | — |
| 23 | SeeMore Interactive Augmented reality based shopping | $3M | 144 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Neal Applefeld President & CEO | — | — | — |
| 24 | Azoti Domain name registration, transaction, and intellectual property services provider | $2M | 75 mo ago | Seed | 4 | David Ranallo CEO | — | — | — |
| 25 | PopCom Cloud-based software tools and smart vending machines for offline retailers | $2M | 71 mo ago | Seed | 22 | — | WebflowYouTubecore-js+14 | — | — |
| 26 | Cladwell App-based personal shopper and stylists solutions | $2M | 74 mo ago | Seed | — | Erin Flynn Co-Founder and CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18 | — | — |
| 27 | STUMBL Online marketplace offering multi-category fashion products and accessories | $2M | 39 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Ayyappan Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 28 | Taiga Data AI and cloud-based fuel station management software | $2M | 25 mo ago | Seed | 10 10 → 17 (+70%) | Matt Gattiker Co-Founder | ReactAmazon Web ServicesDatadog+6 | — | 1 award |
| 29 | Status Commerce Customer experience management solutions for Shopify businesses | $1M | 52 mo ago | Deadpooled | 10 | Dustin Tevis Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 30 | Human Unlimited Private label brand of casual apparel | $1M | 112 mo ago | Seed | 12 | Brian Deagan CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+18 | — | — |
| 31 | Jatango Provider of software to sell live on social media platforms | $1M | 62 mo ago | Seed | 6 | Michael Eric Co-Founder & VP | — | — | — |
| 32 | Unific Data integration and insights generation platform for e-commerce businesses | $1M | 110 mo ago | Seed | 23 | Daniel Kurt Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 33 | LOC Card Universal loyalty card | $1M | 165 mo ago | Seed | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | iGuiders Platform for retailers to build guided shopping solutions for customers | $1M | 195 mo ago | Seed | — | Jodi Marchewitz Founder and CEO | — | — | — |
| 35 | Donde Mobile store locator | $1M | 148 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | 13 | Anthony Nicalo Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 36 | frameri Interchangeable prescription eyewear | $850K | 142 mo ago | Deadpooled | 7 | — | — | 11 patents Modular eyeglass lens/frame systems and virtual multifocal lens measurement technology. | — |
| 37 | F13Works Solutions that enables sellers to list and fulfill on multiple channels | $700K | 81 mo ago | Seed | 6 | Chris Sentz Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 38 | SafeWhite Manufacturer of protein-based teeth whitening cosmetics | $700K | 125 mo ago | Seed | 7 | Mark Shary Co-Founder | — | 43 patents Polyelectrolyte-based dental adhesives and coatings for tooth whitening applications. | — |
| 39 | Define My Style Teen style-centric community | $690K | 174 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Kristine Sturgeon Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 40 | Celebvidy Online platform offering personalized celebrity video message | $680K | 133 mo ago | Seed | 4 | Zach Hurst Co-Founder | — | 4 patents User-generated multimedia creation, customization, and exchange platforms | — |
| 41 | Goumikids Organic cotton and bamboo essentials for babies and toddlers | $636K | 98 mo ago | Seed | 16 | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyRoute+31 | 4 patents Convertible children's clothing enabling adaptable wear | — |
| 42 | NBZ Apparel Internet-first brand of fashion apparels | $610K | 109 mo ago | Deadpooled | 11 | Karen Bowersox Founder | — | — | — |
| 43 | Everykey Bluetooth device based location authentication solutions | $525K | 108 mo ago | Seed | 17 | Chris Wentz Co-Founder & CEO | NginxAmazon Web ServicesCloudflare+14 | 8 patents Secure authentication devices and methods for access control and credential management | — |
| 44 | StoreFlix Real-time visual insights for brand performance and retail execution | $500K | 131 mo ago | Series A | 16 | Louis Goldner CEO | Windows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NETBootstrap+11 | — | — |
| 45 | Tagnetics Developer and marketer of technology solutions for retail industry | $421K | 167 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | — | — | 39 patents Retail inventory and environmental monitoring sensors for out‑of‑stock detection. | — |
| 46 | Dollop Beauty blog offering tips, trends, and inspiration for enhancing style | $300K | 133 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Anne Jiao Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 47 | Farm Fare Online platform connecting wholesale local food buyers with regional food aggregation hubs | $270K | 56 mo ago | Funding Raised | 4 | Laura Adiletta Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 48 | Onederings Internet first brand offering organic skincare products | $225K | 70 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Kim Benz Owner | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+15 | — | — |
| 49 | Paintru Online platform offering custom hand-painted artwork | $176K | 72 mo ago | Funding Raised | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Fresho Provider of automated Google Ads campaign creation and management services | $100K | 36 mo ago | Seed | — | Scott Glasgow Co-Founder | — | — | — |
Top 12 Retail companies in Ohio
#1
Seed · Miamisburg, Ohio · founded 2011$20Mraised▾
Cloud-based 3D product visualization solutions for furniture retailers. It provides furniture designing and 3D visualization solutions including kitchen, bar, office furnitures.
- Nov 2024Seed$2.2M
- Sep 2024Angel$20M
#2
Series B · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 2013 · 1800 employees$53.7Mraised▾
Internet first brands offering performance fabric winter wear apparel for men and women. The product catalog includes jackets, tops, bottoms, gloves, and more. The products offered are made from its proprietary solarcore insulation technology that uses aerogel.
- Apr 2024Series B—
- Apr 2023Series B$3.7M
- Feb 2023Series B$21.1M
- Jun 2021Series A$14.5M
#3
Series D · Canton, Ohio · founded 2020 · 48 employees$230Mraised▾
Retailer of consumer products
- Oct 2023Series D$25M
- Mar 2022Series D$205M
- Mar 2022Conventional Debt—
#4
Series B · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2017 · 164 employees$175.6Mraised▾
Provider of platform for managing returns, tracking, claims, and fraud prevention. The platform offers tools to customize return policies and automate processes. It provides features for fraud detection, cost optimization, and customer loyalty programs. The platform integrates with various marketing, logistics, and shipping applications through an API.
- Jan 2023Series B$50M
- Jul 2021Series B$114.6M
- Nov 2019Series A$10M
- May 2018Seed$1.1M
#5
Series B · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2021 · 152 employees$52.7Mraised▾
Provider of data solutions for e-commerce businesses. The company allows businesses manage data e-commerce management. It offers reports, analysis, insights, and more for e-commerce companies.
- Feb 2023Series B$25M
- Mar 2022Series B$27.7M
#6
Seed · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 2019 · 10 employees$1.5Mraised▾
AI and cloud-based fuel station management software. It allows users to integrate existing technology systems into a single platform, monitor tank supply, improve process automation, identify preventative maintenance, analyze fuel price, and more.
- May 2024Seed$2.2M
#7
Series A · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2018 · 36 employees$24.6Mraised▾
Online B2B marketplace and logistics service provider for the steel industry. It allows users to connect, and manage sourcing, procurement, financing, and shipping. The platform enables tracking orders in real-time and getting access to the transportation network.
- Jun 2022Series A$19.5M
- Aug 2021Seed$5.1M
#8
Seed · Perrysburg, Ohio · founded 2021 · 60 employees$5.2Mraised▾
Platform offering solutions for creating personalized videos. It enables users to generate hyper-personalized videos. It allows brands to customize videos for customers using AI. It also helps organizations make personalized landing pages and deliver customized videos via preferred communication platforms.
- May 2023Seed$5.2M
- Aug 2022Seed—
#9
Series A · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2016 · 28 employees$11.7Mraised▾
Internet-first brand of female hygiene products. The product catalog includes sanitary pads, tampons, and more. The company also sells products in curated boxes. It claims that its products are made of organic cotton and donates a part of its revenue for menstruators in need.
- Mar 2022Series A$8.5M
- Jan 2019Seed$1.5M
- Dec 2018Seed$851K
- Jul 2018Seed$560K
#10
Series C · Blue Ash, Ohio · founded 2006 · 345 employees$103.3Mraised▾
Online auction-based marketplace offering multi-category products. It organizes, photographs, catalogs accumulated items from estates, and personal collections across the country, making them available for purchase online. It provides a bidding platform for items listed on its website. Its mobile application is available on iOS platforms.
- Mar 2018Series C$18.8M
- Nov 2016Series C$41.5M
- Aug 2015Series B$30M
- Nov 2014Series A$13M
#11
Acquired · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 1998 · 1162 employees$250Mraised▾
Platform offering ad campaign management software. It offers personalized digital ads and promotions to consumers based on purchasing behaviors and intent. It provides a Retailer iQ solution that connects to the retailers POS system and provides real time analytics and targeting for brands and retailers. It also measures and analyzes the impact of promotional campaigns on individual sales, providing performance data for both retailers and advertiser partners.
- Series F$30M
- Series E$20M
- Series F$200M
#12
Series A · Bath Township, Ohio · founded 2003 · 109 employees$4.8Mraised▾
Chain of beauty salon centers
- Nov 2022Series A—
- Jun 2020Series A$1.1M
- Dec 2016Series A$3.8M
- Mar 2012Series A—
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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