Industry landscapes
The companies, capital and talent shaping retail in Los Angeles. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.
An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗
Recently founded means a recorded 2023–2026 founding year and no recorded parent, acquirer or public-company status. These companies are not labelled startups without that separate classification.
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117 of 2,105 tracked companies have open roles.
284 of 2,105 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 361 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 32.3% of disclosed capital, while 86.5% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $180.06M | 123 | 27 |
| 2017 | $493.38M | 131 | 27 |
| 2018 | $797.99M | 124 | 41 |
| 2019 | $380.63M | 130 | 37 |
| 2020 | $485.34M | 159 | 34 |
| 2021 | $797.8M | 123 | 46 |
| 2022 | $1.03B | 74 | 47 |
| 2023 | $201.24M | 51 | 35 |
| 2024 | $862.91M | 39 | 21 |
| 2025 | $211.3M | 6 | 10 |
Share of all disclosed company funding.
438 recorded rounds since 2016
Recorded participation in retail company rounds since 2016.
Backed by .
Backed by Jpalmercollective.
Backed by Mitsubishi Corporation.
Backed by .
Backed by Park West Asset Management and T. Rowe Price and others.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Backed by D1 Capital Partners and Accel and others.
Backed by Foot Locker.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Backed by Forerunner Ventures and Venrock and others.
Backed by Group 11 and Zeev Ventures and others.
Backed by Torch Capital and Crosscut Ventures and others.
Backed by JMI Management and Index Ventures and others.
Backed by General Atlantic.
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.
FY2025 · company accounts; aggregate reporting threshold not met · 1 reporting entities from 6 eligible matches.
Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not Los Angeles market sales.
Combined result for the same cohort.
Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.
The middle covered reporting entity.
None of 1 covered entities.
Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.
Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.
Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.
FY2025 · 1 reporting entities
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| Company / reporting entity | Revenue | Net profit / loss | Net margin | Revenue growth | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIGS ↗1846576 | $631.1m | $34.2m | +5.4% | — | — |
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Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.
| Industry | Covered / eligible | Revenue total | Median revenue | Net profit / loss | Aggregate margin | Profitable share | Overlap |
|---|
Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.
Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.
The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.
Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.
How the Los Angeles companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
103 of the 2,105 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (4.9%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 401,756 visits.
| Company | Monthly visits | Authority | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion Novafashionnova.com | 30,468,012 | 67 | 88.9% |
| SimplyCodessimplycodes.com | 23,236,221 | 61 | 25.3% |
| VEVORvevor.com | 11,405,008 | 57 | 69.7% |
| TORRIDtorrid.com | 10,540,396 | 60 | 90% |
| Fableticsfabletics.com | 9,269,900 | 62 | 83.7% |
| Goatgoat.com | 6,676,977 | 63 | 62.2% |
| PacSunpacsun.com | 6,523,767 | 64 | 67.4% |
| FWRDfwrd.com | 4,122,926 | 49 | 74.5% |
| Fourthwallfourthwall.com | 4,074,821 | 44 | 64.1% |
| True Religion Appareltruereligion.com | 3,331,326 | 59 | 87.9% |
Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.
100 of these companies (4.8%) publish at least one Android app — 181 apps in all, carrying 78.7M installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Facer Watch FacesFacer | 21.4M | 3.9 | Personalization |
| GOAT – Sneakers & ApparelGoat | 12.3M | 3.7 | Shopping |
| Fashion Nova: Trendy ShoppingFashion Nova | 9.9M | 4.8 | Shopping |
| Forever 21-The Latest FashionForever 21 | 9.3M | 3.5 | Shopping |
| JibJab: Funny Birthday CardsJibJab | 7.2M | 3.8 | Entertainment |
| CamFindCamFind | 5.8M | 2.2 | Tools |
| Wag! - Dog Walkers & SittersWag! | 2.2M | 3.7 | Travel & Local |
| TORRIDTORRID | 1.3M | 4.8 | Shopping |
| Pureple AI Outfit PlannerPureple.com | 1.3M | 2.5 | Beauty |
| PacsunPacSun | 1.1M | 1.9 | Shopping |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2024Q1–2026Q2).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion Tech | 82 | 47.9M | Facer Watch Faces 21.4M | |
| Retail Chains | 9 | 12.2M | Forever 21-The Latest Fashion 9.3M | |
| Online Gifting | 3 | 7.2M | JibJab: Funny Birthday Cards 7.2M | |
| E-Commerce Enablers | 14 | 6.8M | CamFind 5.8M | |
| Online Photos | 2 | 5.8M | Presence - Daily Inspiration 1.2K | |
| Local Services | 12 | 2.5M | Wag! - Dog Walkers & Sitters 2.2M | |
| Pet Tech | 5 | 2.4M | Wag! Pet Caregiver 189.4K | |
| Apparel Brands | 6 | 934.3K | True Religion | Since 2002 423.5K |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.
Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 179 of 181 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.
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Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
71 companies hiring · $4.32B disclosed funding
Explore in RadarCommon revenue models; a company can use more than one.
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Chewy announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Modern Animal, a veterinary care provider with 29 clinics, 24/7 virtual care, and a membership-based model, as part of its strategy to build a fully integrated pet healthcare ecosystem.
Verified Brands, a company connected to Madhu Natarajan, owner and CEO of beauty contract manufacturer Merit Manufacturing, has acquired Strands Hair Care, the company behind The Hair Lab by Strands, a customization haircare brand that launched at Walmart in 2022.
OffCourt has joined the portfolio of Alopeke, according to the holding company’s site.
In the specialty segment, Caffe Luxxe, a premium brand, was acquired by Sugarfina
Sidley is representing Salt & Stone, a Los Angeles-based premium body care brand, in its majority acquisition by global private equity investor Advent.
Elf Beauty (ELF) shelled out big bucks for Hailey Bieber's skincare brand Rhode.
Fashion retailer Aritzia (Vancouver, B.C.) has acquired Fred Segal’s famed Los Angeles boutique, report a variety of news sources, including Business of Fashion.
"MrBeast, the world’s most-followed YouTube creator, is doubling down on his ambitions beyond online video with the acquisition of Step."
Live Tinted is flush with new funding. Curate Capital has taken a stake in the brand, as has L’Oréal’s BOLD venture arm, in a funding round inclusive of existing investors Monogram Capital, Unilever Ventures and more.
The deal, which values Guess at $1.4bn (£1.03bn), results in Guess becoming Authentic‘s second-largest brand, following Reebok.
Top 10 categories among 327 recorded events in the 24-month window.
1 companies with recorded IPO activity
Follow-on Offering · NYSE2 reports
20 tracked people moves
Resignation Previously Chief Marketing Officer
Appointment Chief Technology Officer
Appointment Chief Growth Officer
Appointment Board Director
Appointment Chief Executive Officer
Appointment Chief Marketing Officer
Appointment Chief Marketing Officer
Appointment Chief Financial Officer
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
BNPL / Consumer Financing
Curated pre‑loved apparel
Denim
Mobile App
Furniture
Skincare
Skincare
3 recorded customer wins
Customer: inditex
Customer: REI Co-opSustainable textiles
1 companies with reported reductions
Scale not stated rolesbusiness downturn
3 recorded events
approved for merger
approval requestedfederal bankruptcy judge
settlement with refunds totalling nearly $2.4 million to customersFederal Trade Commission
2 tracked suits
trademark infringementCivil · Ongoing
securities fraudClass Action · Ongoing
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 29 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violet Grey→cos bar | Rumored | 2026-04-17 | Not stated in snapshot |
| chewy→Modern Animal ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-09 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Chewy, Inc.→Modern Animal ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-08 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Verified Brands→strands hair care ↗ | Completed | 2026-04-07 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Alopeke→OffCourt ↗ | Completed | 2026-04-07 | Not stated in snapshot |
| advent international→Salt & Stone ↗ | 2026-04-07 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
3,295 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 5,613-posting snapshot covers 164 employers.
150 tracked postings mention remote work.
1,297 postings specify a level.
Top skills across 5,613 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
Median across 850 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.
Advertised posting medians do not describe all employees or roles.
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Dermalogica ↗ | 11 |
| Fashion Nova ↗ | 11 |
| PacSun ↗ | 11 |
| TORRID ↗ | 11 |
| Vallarta Supermarkets ↗ | 11 |
| Silgan Containers ↗ | 10 |
| Mendocino Farms ↗ | 10 |
| Buck Mason ↗ | 10 |
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| guess ↗ | 12,500 |
| Vallarta Supermarkets ↗ | 1,278 |
| Fashion Nova ↗ | 1,229 |
| Teleflora ↗ | 1,211 |
| Curacao ↗ | 1,000 |
| Salon Republic ↗ | 1,000 |
| FIGS ↗ | 354 |
| Angara ↗ | 350 |
936 founders and chief executives across 736 companies.
Ex-Eyeview, Hewlett-Packard, Israeli Scouts. Ben-Gurion University of the NegevBen-Gurion University of the Negev BSc 2004, HBS MBA 2008
Ex-Beard Papas, Lehman Brothers. University of California, Berkeley 2003
Co-Founder Sun Day Carwash · Joylab, Atmosphere · ex-Bain & Company · Yale UNiversity BA, MA
Ex-Fullscreen, Honeywell Aerospace. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo BS 2010
Next Innovation Plus.
The Bouqs Company, Bain & Company, ex-Skylar, The Walt Disney Company. University of Notre Dame BS 2000, UCLA Anderson School of Management MBA 2006
Ex-Next Level Apparel, Careismatic Brands, 3M Company, Health Care Business, Ability Center. National University BBA 2001…
Ex-New Republic, General Assembly, Buck Mason, United Entertainment Group. Columbia Business School MBA
Co-Founder Boosted Commerce, Quantor Capital, Founder CJ. Loyola Marymount University BBA 2001, Columbia Business School MBA 2007
Co-Founder OpenBorder, ex-Co-Founder Peptalk. The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania MS
Co-Founder Exposition Productions UK, ex-Marula by John Paul Selects, AKHASSA BATH & BEAUTY, Vioclicks. Georgetown University
Ex-Morgan Stanley. University of Southern California BS 2018
119 profiles with education records.
23 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
67,228 articles in the measured 12-month window.
Retail coverage tagged Los Angeles · articles per complete quarter
| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 10,918 |
| 2021Q3 | 11,897 |
| 2021Q4 | 11,374 |
| 2022Q1 | 12,902 |
| 2022Q2 | 12,614 |
| 2022Q3 | 11,353 |
| 2022Q4 | 12,283 |
| 2023Q1 | 13,288 |
| 2023Q2 | 13,161 |
| 2023Q3 | 13,293 |
| 2023Q4 | 14,207 |
| 2024Q1 | 16,840 |
| 2024Q2 | 15,792 |
| 2024Q3 | 16,324 |
| 2024Q4 | 15,004 |
| 2025Q1 | 26,618 |
| 2025Q2 | 17,590 |
| 2025Q3 | 20,767 |
| 2025Q4 | 14,159 |
| 2026Q1 | 14,745 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
404 recorded company events across 70 companies; percentages use that event total.
Retail coverage tagged Los Angeles · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
United States comparison coverage
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| foreign policy analysis | 6,851 | 4,618 | 48% |
| national security strategy | 6,745 | 2,988 | 126% |
| multilateral diplomacy | 6,706 | 4,080 | 64% |
| diplomatic engagements | 5,315 | 3,321 | 60% |
| countries | 3,914 | 1,747 | 124% |
| stock price | 3,710 | 2,510 | 48% |
| investment deal | 3,399 | 1,368 | 148% |
| stablecoin fx impact | 3,204 | 1,039 | 208% |
| oil price volatility | 2,683 | 975 | 175% |
| aerial bombardments | 2,577 | 1,415 | 82% |
| olympic team selections | 1,361 | 2,710 | -50% |
| olympic trials | 1,050 | 2,278 | -54% |
| electioneering tactics | 667 | 1,870 | -64% |
| ceasefire violations | 858 | 1,566 | -45% |
| summer olympics athletics | 185 | 1,508 | -88% |
United States comparison coverage
territories, disputed islands, tariff negotiations
38.6% critical · 23.8% positiveinflation reports fx, trade deficits fx, gdp growth forex
39.2% critical · 43.3% positivegdp growth forex, earnings report, inflation reports fx
32.0% critical · 44.3% positiveRetail coverage tagged Los Angeles. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
Compare demand signals in Los Angeles’s newsflow with the retail categories mapped to each signal.
Signal percentile − supply percentile = gap in percentile points. Positive gaps highlight questions to investigate. A high signal can reflect spending pressure or access friction, as well as potential demand.
The comparison is relative to the signal families on this page. A supply percentile of zero means the lowest relative reading, not zero companies. It is a prioritisation clue, not measured market size or unmet demand.
Signal and mapped-supply percentiles, their gap, and change in the signal’s article share.
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| Signal family | Signal percentile | Supply percentile | Relative gap | Gap (points) | Signal share vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing & urban expansion ↗Demand Driver | 66.7 | 40.0 | +26.7 | +58.4% | |
| Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure | 25.0 | 0.0 | +25.0 | +7.2% | |
| Consumer grievances & trust ↗Trust Friction | 91.7 | 80.0 | +11.7 | +227.6% | |
| Rail & metro connectivity ↗Connectivity Build-Out | 33.3 | 40.0 | -6.7 | +53.2% | |
| Inflation & spending pressure ↗Spending Pressure | 25.0 | 40.0 | -15.0 | +57.4% | |
| Tourism footfall ↗Demand Driver | 16.7 | 100.0 | -83.3 | +28.6% | |
| Congestion & traffic friction ↗Access Friction | 91.7 | — | No matching category | — | +94.9% |
Showing all 7 signals. Select a family for its history and mapped categories.
All 12 city readings for these demand families in the comparison geography. Los Angeles is highlighted.
Each city’s reading is a share of its own coverage. Rows cover all of the United States for this page's signal families; Los Angeles is marked.
Layoffs & income shocks · Congestion & traffic friction · Consumer grievances & trust
Layoffs & income shocks · Inflation & spending pressure · Tourism footfall
Consumer grievances & trust · Congestion & traffic friction · Layoffs & income shocks
Consumer grievances & trust · Layoffs & income shocks · Congestion & traffic friction
Inflation & spending pressure · Layoffs & income shocks · Tourism footfall
Layoffs & income shocks · Tourism footfall · Congestion & traffic friction
Layoffs & income shocks · Congestion & traffic friction · Tourism footfall
Layoffs & income shocks · Congestion & traffic friction · Tourism footfall
Inflation & spending pressure · Layoffs & income shocks · Congestion & traffic friction
Congestion & traffic friction · Consumer grievances & trust · Housing & urban expansion
Congestion & traffic friction · Layoffs & income shocks · Housing & urban expansion
Layoffs & income shocks · Rail & metro connectivity · Inflation & spending pressure
New residential catchments can pull everyday demand with them.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 27 | 8.16 |
| 2024Q4 | 18 | 5.2 |
| 2025Q1 | 43 | 5.85 |
| 2025Q2 | 25 | 7.27 |
| 2025Q3 | 63 | 17.23 |
| 2025Q4 | 14 | 5.83 |
| 2026Q1 | 18 | 6.25 |
Layoff cycles can pull discretionary spend back toward value offerings.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 20 | 6.05 |
| 2024Q4 | 39 | 11.27 |
| 2025Q1 | 67 | 9.12 |
| 2025Q2 | 28 | 8.14 |
| 2025Q3 | 50 | 13.67 |
| 2025Q4 | 8 | 3.33 |
| 2026Q1 | 24 | 8.34 |
Trust friction can reward whoever fixes service, complaints and fraud handling.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 15 | 4.54 |
| 2024Q4 | 5 | 1.45 |
| 2025Q1 | 8 | 1.09 |
| 2025Q2 | 14 | 4.07 |
| 2025Q3 | 9 | 2.46 |
| 2025Q4 | 5 | 2.08 |
| 2026Q1 | 88 | 30.58 |
Where rail and metro build out, station-area demand can follow the footfall.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 23 | 6.95 |
| 2024Q4 | 10 | 2.89 |
| 2025Q1 | 39 | 5.31 |
| 2025Q2 | 28 | 8.14 |
| 2025Q3 | 50 | 13.67 |
| 2025Q4 | 8 | 3.33 |
| 2026Q1 | 13 | 4.52 |
Sustained price pressure can shift spending toward value formats.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 5 | 1.51 |
| 2024Q4 | 6 | 1.73 |
| 2025Q1 | 28 | 3.81 |
| 2025Q2 | 50 | 14.54 |
| 2025Q3 | 17 | 4.65 |
| 2025Q4 | 8 | 3.33 |
| 2026Q1 | 3 | 1.04 |
Visitor flows can convert into discretionary spend where they land.
Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 19 | 5.74 |
| 2024Q4 | 27 | 7.8 |
| 2025Q1 | 13 | 1.77 |
| 2025Q2 | 17 | 4.94 |
| 2025Q3 | 21 | 5.74 |
| 2025Q4 | 25 | 10.41 |
| 2026Q1 | 20 | 6.95 |
Congestion friction can push footfall toward nearby formats and toward delivery.
This signal has no matching category in the page’s retail market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.
Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline
| Quarter | Mentions | Per 10,000 articles |
|---|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | 20 | 6.05 |
| 2024Q4 | 21 | 6.07 |
| 2025Q1 | 45 | 6.12 |
| 2025Q2 | 41 | 11.92 |
| 2025Q3 | 46 | 12.58 |
| 2025Q4 | 43 | 17.9 |
| 2026Q1 | 34 | 11.81 |
Los Angeles retail coverage
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
21 citations in the snapshot
Sustainability
8 citations in the snapshot
the United States coverage of this page's demand families
| Keyword | Recent articles | Prior articles | Share change |
|---|---|---|---|
| patent infringement | 394 | 24 | 1923.3% |
| cyber liability | 254 | 25 | 1152.2% |
| privacy policies | 207 | 24 | 963.0% |
| arbitration clause | 170 | 22 | 852.3% |
| ip litigation | 547 | 72 | 836.3% |
| antitrust investigations | 635 | 87 | 799.5% |
Share changes describe coverage in the stated comparison periods, not search demand or market size.
Clear definitions for making better comparisons.
It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.
Company ecosystem snapshot: 6 August 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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