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"Retail" Startups in San Francisco

Every active San Francisco startup we index that carries the "Retail" tag.

All startups in San Francisco → "Retail" startups nationwide →

Last updated

2026-09-02

Hiring right now 8% 1 of 12

Open roles 63

City San Francisco

Our index currently lists 12 tech startups in San Francisco tagged "Retail" — a city×tag slice of the live directory, not every "Retail" company nationwide and not every San Francisco startup regardless of tag. 8% of this slice is hiring right now (1 of 12). Apply links on each profile go to the company's own site; we don't act as a middleman. "Retail" startups in San Francisco include Faire, 42, BetterBasket, Booth AI, and Complir. Categories represented here: Consumer and AI / ML. YC batches in this slice: W14, S16, W17, and W24, among others. Widen the view anytime: all San Francisco startups at /startups/location/san-francisco, or every "Retail" company nationwide at /startups/tag/retail.

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Frequently asked questions

How many "Retail" startups are in San Francisco?

Our index currently tracks 12 active tech startups in San Francisco tagged "Retail". Counts move as scrapers discover new companies and flag shutdowns inactive.

Which "Retail" startups are based in San Francisco?

Companies on this page include Faire, 42, and BetterBasket, plus 9 more below. Each profile links to the company's site and any open roles we scrape.

How is this different from the San Francisco startups page or the "Retail" tag page?

/startups/location/san-francisco lists every indexed startup in San Francisco across tags. /startups/tag/retail lists every "Retail" startup nationwide. This page is the intersection — only companies that resolve to both San Francisco and "Retail".

Are these San Francisco "Retail" startups hiring?

1 of the 12 companies on this page currently have open roles in our jobs index.

How often is this list updated?

Automated scrapers refresh on the same daily cadence as the rest of the directory. The last index update was 2026-09-02.