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%.

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.

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.

Trigo is a computer vision and AI-powered platform that enables grocery retailers to operate fully or partially automated checkout-free stores. Using ceiling-mounted cameras and shelf sensors, the system creates a digital twin of the store to track shopper journeys and automatically detect product selections without facial recognition. The company offers three main solutions: autonomous checkout (EasyOut®), real-time loss prevention, and retail intelligence (StoreOS) for inventory optimization and pricing. Trigo has been deployed by major retailers including Tesco, REWE Group, Aldi Nord, and Netto across Europe.

Swiftly is a vertical SaaS platform and retail media marketplace that unifies first-party shopper data across POS, loyalty, ecommerce, and mobile to enable identity resolution, audience targeting, and closed-loop attribution. The platform serves both grocery retailers and CPG brands, allowing independent and regional grocers to compete with Amazon and Walmart through digital engagement tools, personalized loyalty programs, and high-margin media monetization. Major customers including PepsiCo, Red Bull, and Kraft Heinz use Swiftly to drive in-store sales across 33,000+ locations. Swiftly operates a two-sided marketplace where retailers gain digital surfaces and CPG brands access premium, retailer-owned inventory via a unified campaign engine.