Ecommerce & marketplaces startups in Los Angeles
Marketplaces and commerce platforms, from resale and fashion to livestream shopping.
4 companies building in Ecommerce & marketplaces here.
Ryan Hudson & George Ruan
Founded 2012 in LA, Honey built a browser extension that auto-applies coupons and rewards at checkout. Acquired by PayPal in 2020 for ~$4B — one of the largest LA tech exits ever. Early backers included Sant...
Culver City (Greater LA)-based online marketplace for sneakers, apparel and luxury resale (GOAT, Flight Club, Grailed) co-founded by Eddy Lu and Daishin Sugano. Raised at a ~$3.7B valuation; one of LA's larg...
Santa Monica-based commerce-tech platform (co-founded by Eric Netsch and Sina Sohangir) that lets Shopify brands build native mobile shopping apps without code. Venture-backed; a Greater-LA retail/commerce-e...
LA-based livestream shopping marketplace (collectibles, fashion, electronics) co-founded by Grant LaFontaine and Logan Head. In Oct 2025 it raised a $225M Series F at an $11.5B valuation (~$968M total raised...
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