Radar · Retailers in Australia
Best Retailers Companies in Australia
The 65 best Retailers companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: City Chic Collective.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
65companies tracked
$85.5Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
3have raised
Sources & further reading
- GS1 US
- zdnet.com
Ranked: Best Retailers companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City Chic Collective Operates retail store of fashion products for women | $57M | 70 mo ago | Public | — | 1992 | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceTypeScript+14 | — |
| 2 | Funtastic Manufacturer of lifestyle merchandise | $16M | 93 mo ago | Public | — | 1996 | — | — |
| 3 | Tradelink Retailer of plumbing supplies in online | $13M | 48 mo ago | Series A | — | 1989 | Cart FunctionalityBigCommerceKlevu+38 | — |
| 4 | ShopGrok Provider of analytics services | $4K | 91 mo ago | Funding Raised | Aaron Cowper Founder & CEO | 2018 | — | — |
| 5 | Accent Group Retailer of footwear | — | 21 mo ago | Public | — | 1988 | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+14 | 2 job openings · 1 expansion |
| 6 | ABP Retailer of consumer products | — | — | Acquired | John Fergeus Founder & CEO | 1982 | AzureApache HTTP ServerNew Relic+3 | — |
| 7 | Active Display Retailer of consumer goods | — | — | Acquired | Steve Voorma CEO | 1985 | — | — |
| 8 | Alquemie Group Retailer of consumer products | — | — | Funding Raised | — | 2019 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19 | — |
Top 5 Retailers companies in Australia
#1
Series A · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 1989 · 960 employees$12.6Mraised▾
Series A · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 1989 · 960 employees
Retailer of plumbing supplies in online
Investors
Insight Partners, Point Nine, Fly Ventures
Tech stack
AdformAngularAppnexusBigcommerceBootstrapCart Functionality
#2
Public · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 1992 · 790 employees$56.8Mraised▾
Public · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 1992 · 790 employees
Operates retail store of fashion products for women
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 17k LinkedIn followers — 6.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2020Post IPO$56.8M
Tech stack
AngularCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#3
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1996 · 76 employees$16.1Mraised▾
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1996 · 76 employees
Funtastic is manufacturer of lifestyle merchandise, including children's toys, apparel and footwear, publishing and sporting goods, houseware, confectionery, and educational toys and DVD products. It sells its product across the world. The company has offices in Melbourne , Hong Kong, China and the United States. The company generated total revenue of $117,946,000 including sales and other revenue in 2015. An impressive example of company is own ChillFactor™brand.
Funding rounds
- Sep 2018Post IPO$8.2M
- Apr 2016Post IPO$1.1M
- Jun 2012Post IPO$6.8M
- May 2008Post IPO—
Investors
Archer Capital
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpYoast SeoNginxCloudflare
#4
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1988 · 2180 employees—raised▾
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1988 · 2180 employees
Retailer of footwear
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 43k LinkedIn followers — 15.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Retail Leader, Planning Manager & Senior Buyer
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Investors
Frasers Group, BBRC Worldwide
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesHsts
#5
Funding Raised · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018$3.6Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018
Provider of analytics services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Customer Success Manager – Retail / FMCG SaaS, Retail Data Engineer (Snowflake, SQL)
Funding rounds
- Nov 2018Grant (prize money)$3.6K
Founders & team
Investors
INCUBATE
Funding & investor landscape
$85.5Mtotal disclosed funding
4companies funded
5disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,923,817 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Retailers coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
How many Retailers companies are there in Australia?
Radar tracks 65 indexable Retailers companies headquartered in Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Retailers companies in Australia?
The Retailers companies in Australia on this list have raised a combined $85.5M in disclosed equity funding across 4 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Retailers company in Australia?
City Chic Collective is the highest-funded Retailers company in Australia, with $56.8M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Retailers companies in Australia are funded?
4 of the 65 Retailers companies in Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Retailers unicorns are there in Australia?
None of the Retailers companies in Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Australia Retailers companies?
The most active investors in Australia Retailers companies on this list include ACTA Capital, BBRC Worldwide, ACAC Innovation, Alceon Group, Allegro Funds.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.