Best Retailers Companies in California, United States
The 125 best Retailers companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Next Level Apparel.
Ranked: Best Retailers companies in California
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Re:store Operates retail store of consumer goods | — | $2M | Acquired | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | 99 Ecommerce Experts Retailer of ecommerce products | — | — | Unfunded | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | A.L.C. Operates retail store of apparel fashion for women | — | — | Acquired | 107 107 → 143 (+34%) | Andrea Lieberman Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+59 | — | — |
| 4 | Airfield Supply Retailer of cannabis products | — | — | Acquired | 41 | — | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Node.js+28 | — | — |
| 5 | AMQ Retailer of furniture | — | — | Acquired | 83 | Bruce Mallett CEO | Craft CMSApple iCloud MailPHP+28 | 11 patents Modular mobile office furniture and workstation systems for flexible workspace setups. | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 6 | Amrapur Retailer of home fashion products | — | — | Unfunded | — | Kevin Wadhwani Co-Founder & CEO | ShopifyVenmoPayPal+13 | 6 patents Yarn manufacturing processes and reversible pillow/cushion textile designs | — |
| 7 | Arka Clothing Retailer of fashion and clothes | — | — | Deadpooled | — | Shant Ashodian Owner | — | — | — |
| 8 | ARULA Retailer of accessories, jewelry, clothing, and shoes | — | — | Funding Raised | 129 | — | Cart FunctionalitySalesforce Commerce CloudAmplience+35 | — | — |
Top 12 Retailers companies in California
#1
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2020 · 5 employees$12Mraised▾
FounderSix is a beauty brand incubator that partners with influencers to launch exceptional beauty brands. They have built over $100 million in brand value across multiple start-ups and have worked with leading consumer retail brands. They recently secured a $12 million investment to launch additional influencer-led beauty brands.
- Oct 2023Series B$12M
#2
Early Stage · Los Angeles, California · founded 1978$3Mraised▾
French Florist is a florist company based in Los Angeles that has been creating and delivering exquisite floral arrangements for over 40 years. They have been voted the Best Florist in Los Angeles by LA Weekly.
#3
Funding Raised · Monrovia, California · founded 2013 · 400 employees$100Mraised▾
Retailer of offices & stationary products
- Apr 2022Conventional Debt$100M
#4
Seed · San Clemente, California · founded 2014 · 20 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Provider of towels created from recycled plastics intended to avoid harmful dyes that waste and pollute our water. The company specializes in making towels using certified post-consumer recycled plastic bottles that can be used for many activities like camping, and yoga, while the environmental footprint of the products will not avoid impact on the planet by keeping plastic bottles away from the oceans, enabling consumers to purchase durable and versatile products that have been manufactured using recycled materials.
- Feb 2023Seed$725.5K
- Apr 2022Seed$440K
- Dec 2020Seed$560K
#5
Funding Raised · Campbell, California · founded 2001 · 188 employees$8Mraised▾
Retailer of fitness apparels
- Jun 2022Conventional Debt$8M
#6
Acquired · Torrance, California · founded 2003 · 1 employees$380Mraised▾
Retailer of fashion apparel products
- Aug 2018Conventional Debt$380M
#7
Seed · Walnut, California · founded 2020 · 131 employees$3Mraised▾
Retailer of consumer products
- May 2022Seed$2.5M
#8
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2015 · 36 employees$4.7Mraised▾
Provider of a technology platform enabling personalized clothing fit and returns revenue generation. This platform uses a Fit Profile algorithm to create unique patterns for individual customers, ensuring a perfect fit for every garment. The technology also facilitates the resale of returned and deadstock clothing, turning inventory liabilities into revenue streams. The platform seamlessly matches new and existing garments to saved patterns, eliminating the need for repeated fittings and reducing textile waste.
- Sep 2019Series A$4.3M
- Aug 2018Seed$23.2K
- 2018Seed—
- Seed$250K
#9
Deadpooled · Los Angeles, California · founded 2015 · 12 employees$17.4Mraised▾
Offline rental store
- Jan 2018Series A$14.4M
- Oct 2016Seed$3M
- 2015Seed—
#10
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2010$3.5Mraised▾
Brand of bicycles
- May 2017Series A$665.4K
- Dec 2014Series A$2.8M
- Jan 2012Seed—
#11
Funding Raised · Lake Forest, California · founded 2012 · 10 employees$949.3Kraised▾
Manufacturer of helical wheels intended to outperform the traditional wheel. The company's wheels are three-dimensional and have multiple center points, hybrids of spheres and cubes, and are used in skateboarding, luggage, farming, material handling, printing, and many more, enabling users to achieve high-speed stability and have less surface area touching the ground.
- Apr 2019Grant (prize money)$724.3K
- Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$225K
#12
Seed · Berkeley, California · founded 2020$105Kraised▾
Retailer of janitorial products
- 2021Seed$105K
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