Best Retail Companies in Zurich, Switzerland
The 158 best Retail companies in Zurich, Switzerland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Ava.
Ranked: Best Retail companies in Zurich
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ava Provider of a wearable fertility tracking device | $43M | 96 mo ago | Acquired | 3 | — | RubyRuby on RailsEnvoy+18 | 35 patents Wearable and remote monitoring of female fertility, contraception, and pregnancy biomarkers | — |
| 2 | Nanoleq Provider of smart textiles for remote health monitoring | $14M | 54 mo ago | Acquired | 46 | Vincent Martinez CEO and Co-Founder | — | 21 patents Wearable physiological monitoring using dry biopotential electrodes and conductive elastic textiles | — |
| 3 | HeiQ Developer of textile technologies, coatings, polymers, and probiotic-enhanced goods | $12M | 28 mo ago | Public | 109 | Carlo Centonze Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — |
| 4 | Muume QR code-based payment solutions | $8M | 105 mo ago | Series B | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Beaconsmind Platform offering location based marketing solution in retail businesses | $8M | 38 mo ago | Public | 22 | — | — | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 6 | Piavita Medical monitoring systems for vital sign measurement of horses | $6M | 99 mo ago | Series A | 14 | Sascha Buhrle Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 7 | Flatev Internet first brand offering flatbread makers | $5M | 134 mo ago | Series A | — | Carlos Ruiz Co-Founder | — | 43 patents Automated flatbread production using dough capsules and domestic baking devices | — |
| 8 | Covalo Online B2B marketplace offering beauty products | $4M | 2 mo ago | Seed | 19 | Timo Bargen Co-Founder & Co-CEO | HubSpot CMS HubFacebook LoginLinkedin Sign-in+17 | — | — |
| 9 | Kooaba Image Recognition Technology | $3M | 189 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | Till Quack Co-Founder | — | 5 patents Image-based visual search and geo-referenced picture database generation | — |
| 10 | Dimpora Manufacturer of hydrophobic coatings for the textile industry | $2M | 60 mo ago | Seed | 16 | Mario Stucki CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | 8 patents Fabrication of breathable, waterproof porous membranes for textile and filtration applications | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 11 | Rayneer Personalized music TV service | $2M | 153 mo ago | Deadpooled | 57 | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Zenline AI Developer of AI-driven platform for assortment optimization in the retail sector | $2M | 9 mo ago | Seed | — | Gerrit Merz Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowSlickjQuery+9 | — | — |
| 13 | Capskin Developer of a security system that requires JavaScript enablement | $750K | 50 mo ago | Deadpooled | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | DillySocks Internet first brand offering socks | $720K | 76 mo ago | Seed | 16 | Fabian Knup CCO & Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyBootstrap+41 | — | — |
| 15 | KAQTU Retailer of furniture | $522K | 52 mo ago | Seed | 6 | Matteo Patisso Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+13 | — | — |
| 16 | Xeebel Couponing solution for small businesses | $500K | 178 mo ago | Deadpooled | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Exurbe Cosmetics Cosmetics brand | $200K | 156 mo ago | Seed | — | Bernd Aerni Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyZURB Foundation+32 | — | — |
| 18 | Selfnation An internet-first brand of tailor-made bottoms | $146K | 143 mo ago | Seed | 1 | Andreas Guggenbuhl Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 19 | Haelixa Developing DNA-based tracers to monitor temperature, light, pH, and oxidants for the energy industry | $128K | 4 mo ago | Acquired | 14 | Patrick Strumpf CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+29 | 8 patents Anti-counterfeit marking and verification of products, especially pharmaceuticals. | 1 launch |
Top 12 Retail companies in Zurich
#1
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2021 · 19 employees$4.1Mraised▾
Online B2B marketplace offering beauty products. The company connects beauty brands with suppliers of beauty ingredients. It offers beauty ingredients based on the chemical group, beauty application, function, certification, and more.
- Apr 2026Seed$4.1M
- Mar 2023Seed—
#2
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2024$1.6Mraised▾
Developer of AI-driven platform for assortment optimization in the retail sector. The platform provides insights regarding pricing, product consolidation, and new product introductions. It leverages public data, then enhances it with user data, cleaned and enriched by AI. The platform is designed for retailers with complex systems.
- Aug 2025Seed$1.6M
#3
Acquired · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2015 · 14 employees$127.5Kraised▾
Haelixa provides intelligent DNA-based tracing solutions allowing fluid/item tracking and parameter monitoring (temperature, light, pH, oxidants) to support the energy industry (underground exploration and monitoring), and ensure product authentication and quality control as well as liability management. The tracers are composed of DNA sequences encapsulated within invisible particles that can be mixed with any fluid and item, providing it with a unique fingerprint, which is easily identified and quantified at parts per trillion level (1 milligram per ton) with bio-analytics used in medicine and forensics. The use of DNA permits to generate as many distinct fingerprints as are needed as unlimited DNA sequences are available. The encapsulation improves DNA stability, providing resilience in harsh conditions. Both DNA and particles can be engineered to obtain tracers capable of determining temperature, pH, oxidant concentration, light intensity. The main applications of the technology currently are - Reservoir Monitoring (characterize and monitor oil or geothermal reservoirs by tracking the movement of fluids in the subsurface) and Product Authentication (transparent identification a
- Feb 2026Seed$2.4M
- Sep 2019Seed—
- Sep 2017Grant (prize money)$730.2K
- 2017Seed$127.5K
#4
Public · Schlieren, Zurich · founded 2005 · 109 employees$12.4Mraised▾
Developer of textile technologies, coatings, polymers, and probiotic-enhanced goods. The company provides functional textile technologies for hygiene, comfort, protection, and resource efficiency. It offers high-performance coatings with transparent conductivity and antimicrobials for coatings and polymers. The company also provides goods enhanced with probiotic technology for cosmetics, water treatment, and cleaning products.
- Feb 2024Post IPO$861.2K
- Jul 2023Post IPO$2.5M
- Feb 2022Post IPO$9M
#5
Public · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2015 · 22 employees$8.4Mraised▾
Platform offering location based marketing solutions in retail businesses. The company helps clients in the retail space to run location based marketing campaigns using Beacon technology. Using beaconsmind Suite and Beacon technology beaconsmind drives sales and customer loyalty in the retail stores. It also offers consulting services to retail stores or Point of Sales and connects offline marketing with online and mobile marketing activities.
- Mar 2023Post IPO$2.1M
- Dec 2021Post IPO$6.3M
- Oct 2017Series A—
- Nov 2016Seed—
#6
Acquired · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2014 · 3 employees$42.6Mraised▾
Provider of a wearable fertility tracking device. It provides a smart bracelet that keeps tracking the ovulation cycle and continuously monitors various body parameters. The platform uses proprietary algorithms which detect exactly where an individual is in her cycle, and hence precisely predict the day of ovulation and most fertile days. The Ava fertility tracker also gives feedback on an individual's sleep and heart rate and monitors cycle health. It needs to be synchronized with the Ava app for getting insights.
- May 2018Series B$30M
- Nov 2016Series A$9.7M
- Nov 2015Seed$2.6M
- Sep 2015Seed$133.7K
#7
Acquired · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2017 · 46 employees$13.6Mraised▾
Provider of smart textiles for remote health monitoring. It offers medical wear that allows doctors to precisely monitor vital signs and health in clothes with the mission is to decentralize the healthcare system and provide everyone with the tools to monitor their own health.
- Dec 2021Series A$12.5M
- Jan 2019Seed$1.1M
- Aug 2018Grant (prize money)$57.9K
- Feb 2018Grant (prize money)$62.5K
#8
Series B · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2014 · 14 employees$8.5Mraised▾
Muume is an app that provides QR code-based payment solutions. It allows users to scan the QR code on the product or bill and pay with a click and receive money using the Mumme list. It also offers loyalty programs for consumers by providing gifts, coupons, and bonus points. It serves industries including retail, sports, events, schools, and others. Its application is available for Android and IOS devices.
- Aug 2017Series B$6.2M
- Jun 2016Series A$2.3M
#9
Series A · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2016 · 14 employees$5.8Mraised▾
Piavita is developing medical monitoring systems for veterinary care. The company focuses on telemetric wearable diagnostic devices for horses. It is a non-invasive & wireless medical monitoring system that allows vital sign measurements including ECG, Heart rate, body temperature, respiration rate, and activity & motion monitoring. The company offers web-based Piavita Vet Platform where the veterinary specialist can access, monitor and manage animal data remotely.
- Feb 2018Series A$5.5M
- Jun 2016Seed$287.1K
#10
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2017 · 16 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Manufacturer of hydrophobic coatings for the textile industry. It develops microporous, waterproof, and sustainable membranes that can be incorporated into outdoor gears. Its porous materials allow body sweats to evaporate, and prevents rain.
- May 2021Seed$2.3M
- Feb 2019Seed$130.8K
#11
Series A · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2012$4.7Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering flatbread makers. The device has a pod with flavored dough that is inserted into the machine for making the tortillas. The device is also used in hotels, restaurants, and workplaces.
- Apr 2015Series A$3M
- Aug 2014Seed$660.7K
- Feb 2014Seed$1M
- Oct 2013Grant (prize money)—
#12
Acqui-Hired · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2006$2.9Mraised▾
Kooaba is a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. Holding various patents, the company researches and commercializes sophisticated image recognition technology that allows visual search. The company’s API is being used by companies in areas like publishing and eCommerce for product recognition and adding digital elements to printed content. Its flagship product, Shortcut, is a mobile app that bridges the gap between the static printed newspaper format and dynamic online social sharing utilities. Acquired by Qualcomm.
- Aug 2010Series A$2.9M
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