Top E-commerce Startups to Watch (and Work for) in 2023

• Alloy has 100+ system integrators & developer agencies and 200+ technology partners for every part of the e-commerce stack. Popular integrations include WooCommerce, Shopify, Zendesk, Twilio, and Pixlee.

• Alloy customers include Postscript, Brooklinen, Studs, Dr. Squatch, Recharge, Burberry, Amazon, Wyze, Skis.com, Gorgias, and PrettyDamnQuick.

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• As of March 2022, Canal had onboarded 165 brands on its platform, with 1,000+ brands on its waitlist.

• As of June 2023, ShipBob has 7,000+ customers, up from 5,000 in June 2021, including 100 Thieves, Chamberlain Coffee, Dossier, The Adventure Challenge, Hero, Spikeball, and TB12 Sports.

• As of June 2023, ShipBob reported 99.96% of orders ship on time within SLA, a 99.95% accuracy rate in fulfilling orders, and 40+ fulfillment centers across 6 countries.

• Gadget customers are e-commerce brands and agencies, including Rewind Backups, Bird&Be, MissedFits, Showday, on / Sight, MVST Select, and ELEVEN Australia.

• As of May 2023, Gadget’s Discord community has 751 members.

• As of May 2023, Pietra has 100,000+ active users on its platform.

• In 2022, Pietra reported a 35x YoY revenue increase and a 100x increase in transaction volume.

• As of March 2023, since launching Two in Q2 2021, Two has grown 243% quarterly and won 79% of competitive sales processes.

• As of March 2023, the largest order accepted through Two’s software was 450,000 euros, which completed checkout in 45 seconds.

• As of March 2023, Two has 175 customers, including merchants like REKKI, Eplehuset, Kandidate, Cake It Easy, Givn, and Fleek.

• As of November 2021, Settle surpassed 500 customers, including Lalo, Snibbs, Bare & Bones, Thousand Fell, Jiant, Italic, Ghia, Branch, HigherDOSE, Starface, and Ceremonia.

• As of November 2021, Settle has increased its revenue 20x over the previous year.

• As of May 2023, Studs has 19 ear-piercing studios.

• As of October 2022, Studs reported 30x e-commerce growth since 2019.

• Between January 2020 and May 2021, Bowery has accomplished 750% retail growth and more than 4x e-commerce sales growth.

• As of May 2021, Bowery is in more than 850 grocery stores in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, including Whole Foods Market, Safeway, and Walmart.

• In 2022, Bowery increased its retail distribution by 40% and doubled its production. As of May 2023, Bowery is on track to double its production again.

• As of March 2022, The Expert has 140 interior designers on its platform and a waitlist of 1,500 interior designers.

• In its first 12 months of operating, The Expert surpassed $5 million in revenue.

• As of October 2020, FabFitFun delivered 1.5 million subscription boxes every quarter.

• As of January 2019, FabFitFun reported 1 million subscribers and $200 million in revenue.

• As of June 2023, OpenStore reported 1.7 million consumers buying from their stores, 40+ Shopify stores in their portfolio, and 100,000+ products across multiple categories.

• In September 2022, OpenStore reported its acquisition sweet spot as US DTC brands doing between $1 million to $10 million in gross merchandise volume.

• As of June 2023, Disco has 1,000+ brands on the platform, up from 500 in June 2021.

• As of June 2023, Disco reports brands are seeing a 25% increase in return on ad spend, a 50% increase in average order volume, a 15% reduction in cost per acquisition, and $18 billion in network transaction volume.

• As of June 2023, Disco reports 5 million+ monthly shoppers.

• Disco customers include Faherty Brand, Caraway, The Honest Company, Boxed Water, Clevr, Kosas Cosmetics, Lovevery, True Botanicals, MUD/WTR.

• In 2021, Disco saw $1 billion+ of transactions across its brand network and 40 million+ shoppers as brands saw 30% to 50% lower costs.

• In 2021, Disco reported 10x revenue growth.

• As of June 2023, BorderX Lab reports 14 million users, shoppers spend 25 mins daily browsing content on the platform, and 50% of sales come directly from digital content.

• As of June 2023, BorderX Lab has 100+ merchant partners, including Macy’s, Bloomingdales, Urban Outfitters, Foot Locker, Michael Kors, Nordstrom Rack, and Harvey Nichols.

• In 2017, BorderX Lab was partnered with more than 50 merchants, including Saks, Peter Thomas Roth, Finish Line, Forzieri, and Everlane.