Top California Retail Startups (196)
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...
Golden Pet Brands is leading America’s pet health revolution by making longevity-focused nutrition simple for pet parents, and rewarding for pets, through product excellence, education, and storytelling.
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.
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....
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...
A multi-franchised auto dealership group providing sales, service and parts for five of the top foreign car makers offered in the world, including Honda, Volkswagen, Nissan, Mazda, and Hyundai. It operates as a retail and motor vehicles company.
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...
Apex Wheels is a close-knit team with a burning passion for anything that can set a lap time on a race track. We’ve been in business since 2007 and our core competency is designing and distributing lightweight performance wheels. We wake up every day with a mission to eliminate compromise from our enthusiast customers’ pursuit of maximizing vehicle performance. We...
We are lifestyle and wellness experts. Our core business is home furnishings, but we’ve grown into six key categories (consumer products, services, technology, retail, logistics, and venture) through a suite of nationally recognized brands and powerful partnerships. Since 2019, we have proudly been a Certified B Corporation®. We meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. As...
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...
Hang is the next generation brand loyalty & customer data platform. By harnessing personalization, gamification, and its expansive integrations ecosystem, Hang provides brands with a radically new type of customer experience. Hang integrates with several brand POS and CRM system and has a number of top brand customers across food & beverage, eCommerce, retail, hospitality, and entertainment. Clients include a variety...
At Tower 28, we’re all about creating a safe space for your skin, while still having fun with makeup.
CAMP is a Family Experience Company that creates playful and meaningful moments for families everywhere. Headquartered in NY and launched in December of 2018, CAMP operates six retail locations in New York, Texas, and Connecticut and serves families everywhere via its digital platforms. Camp is powered by people. With radical pay transparency and continuous training, we are building the best place...
Comfrt is a fast-growing direct-to-consumer (DTC) apparel brand focused on blending mental wellness, inclusivity, and elevated comfort into its products, aiming to build a supportive community. They offer stylish, functional clothing designed to inspire relaxation and promote well-being.
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...
Kindred Bravely is an online clothing retailer for pregnant and breastfeeding moms. We are a fast-growing team based all over the world, with offices located in Oceanside, CA. Moms rave about how comfortable KB clothes are, our amazing customer service and the encouragement and support provided within our BraveMom community. Our team culture is grateful, brave, generous & encouraging. We...
JustFab is an online, fast fashion retailer offering exclusive, on-trend merchandise tailored the personal style of our members. Since 2010, we have steadily expanded our offering from shoes to handbags to a comprehensive line of apparel and accessories. Through a curated and personalized shopping experience, our VIP members receive access to exclusively designed products and receive a member discount on...
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,...
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