Startups Directory

Pattern is an eCommerce growth platform that partners with brands to accelerate sales across 60+ online marketplaces without charging fees or commissions. The company buys inventory upfront, manages pricing, advertising, content, and fulfillment using proprietary AI and software, while brands keep all margin improvements. Pattern has scaled 100+ brands including Panasonic, Black Diamond, and SPANX, with typical first-year revenue growth of 40%.

Firework is an enterprise video commerce platform that enables brands to create interactive, shoppable video experiences embedded directly on their websites and apps. The platform combines in-video shopping, live streaming, and AI-powered content creation to drive customer engagement and conversion. Firework differentiates itself through seamless integration with 100+ commerce platforms, always-on virtual showrooms, and enterprise-grade features purpose-built for large-scale operations. Notable customers include Kraft Heinz, Unilever, Mattel, and American Express, with demonstrated conversion rate improvements of 7-13x industry averages.

Wayflyer is a revenue-based financing platform that provides e-commerce merchants with fast, non-dilutive capital ranging from $10,000 to $20 million. The platform uses data-driven underwriting by connecting to Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon, and ad accounts to assess merchant performance in real time, bypassing traditional credit scores. Merchants repay advances as a percentage of ongoing revenue (typically 5-10% fixed fee) with flexible terms aligned to business cycles, with no personal guarantees or equity dilution. Operating across the US, UK, Australia, and Europe, Wayflyer has funded over 5,000 businesses with $5 billion in total capital since 2019.

RenoRun was a construction tech platform that provided fast material delivery (2-hour service) to contractors and renovation professionals across Canada. The company operated an e-commerce platform integrated with a logistics network sourcing from local suppliers and owned warehouses to ensure rapid fulfillment of building materials. RenoRun shut down operations permanently on April 26, 2023, after filing for creditor protection in March 2023.

GRIN is an end-to-end creator management platform that helps DTC brands find, engage, and manage relationships with influencers at scale. The platform streamlines influencer outreach, manages creator relationships through a private CRM, automates product seeding, tracks content rights, and provides revenue attribution through direct e-commerce integration with Shopify and Magento. Unlike transactional platforms, GRIN focuses on building authentic, relationship-based partnerships while eliminating traditional rev-share fees. The platform recently launched GIA, an agentic AI system to automate campaign workflows and optimize creator engagement.

Nfinite is an AI-powered SaaS e-merchandising platform that enables retailers to create, manage, and display unlimited photorealistic product visuals through 3D CGI technology. The platform allows brands to generate product imagery from any angle, distance, or lighting configuration without expensive traditional photoshoots—reducing costs by up to 7x while accelerating time to market. Nfinite serves major retailers like Lowe's, Staples, and Wayfair, driving significant improvements in conversion rates (up to 53% lift) and customer engagement.

Swiftly is a digital operating system for brick-and-mortar retail that unifies retail data, enables real-time shopper segmentation, and powers omnichannel campaigns. It helps independent and regional grocers compete with giants like Amazon and Walmart by providing mobile engagement, personalization, loyalty integration, and closed-loop retail media capabilities. The platform operates on a revenue-sharing model where Swiftly's success is directly tied to the retail media revenue generated by its clients. Swiftly shoppers spend 1.5x more than average customers and drive over 25% of product and payment volume for participating retailers.

Kushki is a regional payments infrastructure platform that standardizes Latin America's fragmented payment ecosystem by integrating credit/debit cards, bank transfers, and 300,000+ cash payment points through a single API. Operating as the first non-bank acquirer licensed in the region, it enables businesses across LatAm to accept payments globally, receive funds in local currency, and process transactions end-to-end with direct VISA/Mastercard connections. The platform provides omnichannel solutions spanning e-commerce, m-commerce, and physical retail through customizable integration options including APIs, SDKs, plugins, and payment buttons.