Retail Landscape of Singapore
2,088 Retail companies in Singapore, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Retail in Singapore
Shows the 2,088 retail firms in Singapore, highlighting which are hiring, best funded, or most covered; 51 firms are hiring now and 136 have disclosed a funding round.
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Luxasia8last posted Aug 2026
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ETP Group5last posted Aug 2026
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Castlery5last posted Aug 2026
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Farmio4last posted Jun 2026
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Anchanto4last posted Aug 2026
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AfterShip4last posted Jan 2026
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Mooments3last posted Mar 2026
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Love Bonito3last posted Jul 2026
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SHEIN$3.2BSeries D · May 2023
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Trax$1.1BVenture Debt · Nov 2023
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Lazada$689.6MSeries E · Nov 2014
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Atome$631MConventional Debt · Jan 2026
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Moglix$470.9MSeries F · Jan 2022
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Carousell$375.6MSeries E · Sep 2023
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Zilingo$346.4MSeries D · Jun 2021
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ShopBack$331.1MSeries F · Dec 2022
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The Hour Glass Limited$817.8Msnapshot Mar 2023
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SCI Ecommerce$492.3Msnapshot Dec 2023
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PRISM+$81.6Msnapshot Mar 2024
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carro4,500tracked employees
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Sheng Siong2,500tracked employees
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Ivy Mobility501tracked employees
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Sephora10.8%83 tracked events
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Hometrust4.3%33 tracked events
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SleekFlow2.6%20 tracked events
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AMP2.3%18 tracked events
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HitPay27articles in the window
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Secretlab12articles in the window
See all 2,088 Retail companies in Singapore
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How the Retail ecosystem in Singapore grew, 2016–2025
Displays the number of retail companies founded each year from 2016 to 2025, with the highest count of 188 in 2020 and only 5 in 2025.
Where Retail companies in Singapore are based
Lists where the sector’s firms are located, with Singapore hosting 1,831 companies and smaller counts in Bukit Merah, Midview City, Bedok New Town, and Woodlands.
The Retail market map of Singapore: what these companies actually do
Breaks down the product sub‑categories and revenue models of Singapore retail firms, noting the largest groups such as consumer digital (1,237) and e‑commerce product sales (1,427).
The biggest kinds of Retail company, by how many we track.
- Consumer Digital1,237 companies · $5.2B raised · 18 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce1,135 companies · $5.1B raised · 19 hiring
- Enterprise Tech407 companies · $2.9B raised · 23 hiring
- Internet First Brands374 companies · $196.3M raised · 10 hiring
- Fashion Tech333 companies · $4.1B raised · 5 hiring
- B2C Fashion E-Commerce300 companies · $3.5B raised · 4 hiring
- Commerce Enablers248 companies · $3B raised · 17 hiring
- Enterprise Software232 companies · $1.8B raised · 21 hiring
- Marketplaces223 companies · $2.2B raised · 2 hiring
- Internet First Fashion Brands169 companies · $63.8M raised · 4 hiring
- SaaS157 companies · $1.6B raised · 13 hiring
- Beauty E-Commerce133 companies · $117.3M raised · 5 hiring
Monetization
How Retail companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Retail in Singapore
Counts 421 corporate events over the past two years, including announcements, regulatory filings, earnings releases, lawsuits, and key‑person changes.
- FundingVertex Ventures led multiple rounds with myFirst at $8m.2026-04-08
- M&AChallenger, along with majority shareholder Pepper Group, first tabled an offer to acquire Pepper Money in February at A$2.60 per share, valuing the non-banking lender at A$1.16 billion.2026-03-25
- FundingIn November, it was reported that RateX had completed a new funding round of $7 million, with participation from Animoca Ventures and others.2025-12-19
- FundingAMP raised $300 million in a Series B round of financing, raising its market value to $3.25 billion. The round was co-ordinated by AMP and Salesforce Ventures2025-12-03
- M&AHGGC, LLC (“HGGC”), a values-driven, partnership-focused middle-market private equity firm with more than $8 billion of assets under management, today announced that Intrepid Bidco Limited, a newly formed company indirectly wholly owned by funds managed and/or advised by HGGC and its affiliates, has completed its acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Inspired plc (“Inspired “ or “the Company”), a tech-enabled energy cost management and ESG consulting platform in the UK.2025-11-01
- IPOSingapore-based SCI Ecommerce has raised $31.87 million in fresh funding, as the company reportedly plans an initial public offering (IPO), according to recent filings with the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA).2025-10-17
- IPOThe new listings could include that of Singapore-headquartered apparel retailer Shein. In July, it filed for an IPO on HKEX after its plans to debut in New York and London were stymied by regulatory pressures.2025-08-23
- FundingNibertex, a Singapore-based deep-tech manufacturing company specialising in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-free waterproof and breathable textile membranes, announced last Friday the successful closure of its $7 million Series A funding round.2025-08-10
- M&AWe’re excited to announce that Browzwear has acquired Lalaland.ai.2025-07-28
- FundingIn Jun 2025, the Series A+ startup secured an additional funding round, bringing its total capital raised to USD $23.5 million.2025-07-14
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Retail company in Singapore was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-04-09 | ||
| undisclosed | Terminated | 2026-03-25 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-02-05 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2025-11-17 | ||
| undisclosed | Completed | 2025-11-01 | ||
| undisclosed | Pending | 2025-10-09 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on specific events like leadership moves, product launches, and customer contract wins within the sector.
ChallengerDamian Graham · Appointment → Chief Investment OfficerNov 2025
Sasseur REITXie Jianfeng · Resignation — was Chief Financial OfficerSep 2025
LifesightMia (AI marketing intelligence agent)Mar 2026
RotimaticRotimatic NEXT (Smart kitchen appliance)Aug 2025
Qoo10~80% of workforce reported · financial issuesAug 2024
- ken paxton v sheinPFAS chemical violation of US safety standards · OngoingApr 2026
- French authorities v sheinsuspension of marketplace · VerdictMar 2026
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +10.0%, half slower.
Who is building Retail in Singapore
Profiles 837 founders and CEOs across 640 firms, showing common alma maters (NUS 54) and prior employers such as Google (8).
Ex-Sequoia Capital, McKinsey & Company. NYU Stern School of Business
Ex-SingPost eCommerce, Zalora SEA, Co-Founder RaveSquare, HNL. National University of Singapore 2010
Kaya Founders, ex-Zalora, ex-The Boston Consulting, Harvard Business School, 2010
Entrepreneur in Residence - Accelerating Asia
Ex-xto10x Technologies, Carousell, Airbnb. National University of Singapore BE 2002, INSEAD MBA
Nanyang Technological University Singapore BE 2011
Ex-ZALORA Group, SEPHORA · NYU Stern School of Business BS
Ex-Facebook. Caltech MSc 2014, Zhejiang University PhD 2024
ex- Founder Rocket Internet, ex-Co-Founder 88Yaks, Novumed Life Science Consulting and Advisory, Credit Suisse. Ohio Wesleyan University BA 2009…
- flagged as repeat founders22
- no repeat-founder flag770
Look up the people behind Retail companies in Singapore
Search founders, executives and operators by company, role and location.
Who funds Retail in Singapore
Summarizes 313 funding rounds since 2016 from 522 investors, with a typical round size of $5 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Wavemaker Partners | 17 | 8 | Jan 2025 |
| East Ventures | 15 | 10 | Sep 2023 |
| Global Founders Capital | 10 | 6 | Dec 2023 |
| Jungle Ventures | 10 | 6 | May 2024 |
| Y Combinator | 9 | 6 | Oct 2023 |
| 500 Global | 9 | 1 | Jan 2025 |
| Accel | 8 | 4 | Apr 2022 |
| EDBI | 8 | 4 | Mar 2023 |
| Temasek | 8 | 2 | May 2025 |
| Tiger Global Management | 7 | 6 | Jun 2022 |
The typical round is $5M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Retail funding rounds in Singapore
Highlights the biggest disclosed round—SHEIN’s $2 billion Series D—and lists ten other large recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Dmega-round | $2B | May 2023 | Sequoia Capital, General Atlantic, Mubadala | |
| Series Cmega-round | $1B | Apr 2022 | Tiger Global Management, General Catalyst | |
| Series Emega-round | $640M | Apr 2021 | SoftBank Vision Fund, BlackRock, OMERS +1 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $253.6M | Nov 2014 | Temasek, Rocket Internet, Kinnevik +1 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $250M | Nov 2013 | Access Industries, Tesco, Kinnevik +1 more | |
| Series Fmega-round | $250M | Jan 2022 | Alpha Wave Global, Tiger Global Management, WFM Asia | |
| Series D | $226M | Dec 2018 | Sequoia Capital, Temasek, Burda Principal Investments +10 more | |
| Angel | $150M | Feb 2023 | Marcelo Claure | |
| Series D | $125M | Jun 2018 | Boyu Capital, DC Thomson | |
| Series E | $120M | May 2021 | Harvard Management Company, Venture Highway, Alpha Wave Global +2 more |
42 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
- Seed$5.3MApr 2026
Series A$3.7MApr 2026
Series A$8MMar 2026
What the news says about Retail in Singapore
Records 275,268 news articles in the last year, most often covering international entities, geopolitical disputes, and cryptocurrency impacts on forex markets.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Retail news in Singapore. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- International and transnational geographic entities300,285▲+33%
- Geopolitical disputes and contested areas300,275▲+33%
- Administrative and political subdivisions300,271▲+33%
- Cryptocurrency impact on forex markets17,034▲+34%
- New product launches and innovations11,583▲+29%
- Strategic partnerships and collaborations11,308▲+32%
- Technology adoption and digital transformation8,688▲+31%
- Executive leadership changes and appointments8,137→+6%
- International political relations8,093▲+11%
- International sports competitions7,085→+1%
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36 Retail companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Retail coverage in Singapore as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in Singapore Retail coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Retail jobs in Singapore: who is hiring and what they ask for
Lists 150 job postings from 193 employers in the past year, with top skills in retail sales and a median advertised salary of $170 k per year.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Retail employers in Singapore put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- retail sales258▲
- customer service226▲
- sales222▲
- retail142▲
- selling125▼
- marketing111▲
- merchandising99▲
- cashiering96▲
- retailing92→
- housekeeping82▲
- Manager$346k/yr (n=65)
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