Top California Retail Startups (177)
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Million Dollar Baby Co. started in 1990 and is proudly family-owned and operated in Los Angeles. Since then, MDB has grown to 7 distinct brands of children’s furnishings ranging in style, aesthetic, and price, while carrying some of the industry’s most eco-conscious and award-winning designs. We can be found in retailers like Target and Amazon, and specialty retailers like Pottery...
Mixbook is an award-winning design platform that gives people unrivaled creative freedom to tell their stories through beautiful, personalized photo goods. Since our start, we’ve helped more than 6 million people create one-of-a-kind books, cards, prints, and calendars, earning over 35,000+ 5-star reviews and becoming the #1 rated photo book service in the US. Our platform blends trend-forward design with a...
Zipline is how best-in-class retailers bring brand strategies to life in stores and drive operational excellence. The platform brings together frontline communications, task management, resources, insights, and more – so everyone feels connected to the brand and inspired by their work. For far too long, retail brands have struggled with disconnects between headquarters and frontline teams. In fact, only 29%...
Huckberry is a lifestyle brand for active and adventurous guys. We're a team of 150+ based in Austin, TX with additional offices in San Francisco, CA and Columbus, OH. Over a million and a half young, active professionals trust us as their leading resource for emerging brands, gear, and lifestyle inspiration. We're independent (read our story here: Bit.ly/TheHuckberryStory), and have been...
At Tower 28, we’re all about creating a safe space for your skin, while still having fun with makeup.
With showrooms in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Atlanta, Place is the brainchild of innovator and entrepreneur Leah Justman. Envisioning a showroom where emerging brands would be professionally nurtured and retailers would be professionally cared for; Place opened its doors in the heart of Los Angeles’ fashion district in 2005. Now home to brands including ASTR, Bec & Bridge,...
Frank & Eileen was born in 2009 when former engineer Audrey McLoghlin sought to reinvent the button-up for women —a category previously focused solely on men. Inspired by Audrey’s Irish grandparents—our brand namesakes, Frank & Eileen—we have grown slowly and intentionally from our best-Italian-fabric-in-the-world-obsessed beginnings. Now a globally recognized fashion brand, Frank & Eileen is a certified woman-owned, women-led business...
Welcome to Fewer, Better. Fewer, better is the philosophy behind everything we do. We create timeless collections for the modern woman through meticulous design, carefully selected fabrics and simple functionality. Each piece is made with integrity and kindness from the highest-quality materials and created by skilled craftsmen throughout Europe, South America, China, and the United States. Cuyana is driving dynamic changes in the...
Nash exists to democratize local delivery for business across all industries and sizes. We use the power of technology to build user-friendly infrastructure and smart interfaces that enable all merchants to exceed the rapidly evolving expectations of today and tomorrow’s consumer.
Automating Retail Simbe Robotics builds automation solutions for the retail industry. Simbe’s first product, Tally, is the world’s first fully autonomous shelf auditing and analytics solution; one that provides retailers unprecedented visibility and insight into the state of merchandise in their stores. Tally works in concert with retail associates by arming them with information to ensure the store’s products are always...
Petra Brands is a global brand incubator shaping the next generation of consumer products across beauty, wellness, pet care, party, and lifestyle. We build design-forward, culturally relevant brands that move fast and connect deeply with today’s consumer. With a presence in five countries, Petra combines in-house design, global manufacturing, and data-driven innovation to bring meaningful, sustainable products to market. Our brands...
Linktree is the market-leading linking platform that was the first of its kind, creating an entirely new category in tech. Today, a community of 70+ million use Linktree, including icons like Adidas, TikTok, the UN Environmental Program, The NFL, Manchester United, World Central Kitchen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, and Selena Gomez. With 48,000 new accounts created every day, Linktree is the...
Manhead is a worldwide, full service, merchandise and experiential company catering to the music and entertainment industries with offices in Nashville, New York, and Los Angeles. For over 15 years, Manhead has succeeded as one of the leading, independently owned music/entertainment merchandise companies, specializing in touring, e-commerce, creative, retail, licensing, collaborations, and pop-up shops.
Jenni Kayne is a known tastemaker and authority on style, spanning the worlds of fashion, interiors, and entertaining. Inspired by organic textures, thoughtful simplicity, and natural landscapes, Jenni Kayne has quickly become an all-encompassing lifestyle brand rooted in modern California minimalism. Based in Los Angeles, California, our timeless designs transcend both age and seasons with a signature sense of laid-back luxury....
The nation's largest body sugaring & airbrush tanning destination. The secret to feeling flawless starts here.
We're a high-growth DTC brand defining the home wellness category. Our air purifiers are best-in-class and our countertop water purifier is so effective it literally turns wine into water.
Founded upon years of Noble Prize-winning organic molecular chemistry research, the cutting-edge skincare technology at the core of our brand enables unprecedented precision and efficacy. We create with intention and deep respect for the natural world by adhering to the global principles of green chemistry. We take our commitment to nature and sustainability to all stages of products' development, from R&D...
Exploding Kittens is a leading game and entertainment company with a mission to inspire people to connect, laugh, and play fun games in the physical world. After initially seeking to raise $10K through Kickstarter, the Exploding Kittens campaign raised $8.7M in 30 days from 219,000 backers. To date, Exploding Kittens is the #1 most-backed project in Kickstarter history and has...
