# Techstars Retail Accelerator

> Techstars Retail Accelerator is a VC fund in Minneapolis backing E-Commerce and Software. See 36 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Minneapolis, United States
- Total investments: 36
- Last investment: Jul 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.techstars.com/programs/retail-program/

Techstars Retail Accelerator is a VC fund in Minneapolis focused on E-Commerce and Software. Techstars Retail, in partnership with Target is a three-month intensive startup accelerator focused on bringing new technology, experiences, products, and solutions to retail. Ten companies will be selected and work with mentors from the Techstars network and within Target. If you want to experience the proven methodology of Techstars and disruptretail with Target as it embarks on a new phase on innovation in its stores and online, this is the program for you.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 11 | 31% |
| Software | 10 | 28% |
| Retail | 8 | 22% |
| Retail Technology | 6 | 17% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 17% |

81 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 17 | 47% |
| Pre-Seed | 11 | 31% |
| Convertible Note | 7 | 19% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 27 | 75% |
| Canada | 2 | 6% |
| India | 1 | 3% |
| South Korea | 1 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Clicktivated | Clicktivated’s interactive video technology gives viewers the ability to directly click any individual product, location or other "item” of interest within video as they watch to instantly purchase or learn more. |  | Seed | Jul 18, 2018 |  |
| Cooklist | Cooklist is a personal nutrition and grocery service that is on a mission to make groceries healthy and automatic for everyone. We use AI algorithms and human nutritionists working in combination to help families eat healthier, save time, and reduce food waste. (think StitchFix for groceries)Hundreds of thousands of people have used our highlyreviewed mobile app that integrates millions of recipes and grocery store products available at major retailers like Kroger, Walmart & Target at 20,000+ locations nationwide.We are an early stage startup looking for multidisciplinary experts passionate about building a healthier future. Cooklist is backed by Mercury Fund, TechStars, RevTech and other top investors. For more information, visit www.cooklist.co | $120K | Pre-Seed | Jul 18, 2018 |  |
| Pikup | Buncha is a food delivery app that prioritizes price, convenience, and environmental friendliness. Buncha began as 'Pikup,' with the goal of reinventing grocery delivery by arranging deliveries by area, lowering prices, and reducing carbon emissions. There have been product updates, enhancements, and a rebranding since then. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Jul 18, 2018 |  |
| SOZIE | Sozie is an on-demand technology platform that provides online shoppers with inspiration and confidence in online fashion shopping. Our platform enables online retailers to grow online by engaging and converting more online shoppers with employee and community generated content including: pictures of products tried-on and styled, size and fitfeedback, authentic reviews, as well as recorded and live video. Sozie is the leading on-demand content platform for fashion brands and retailers globally. | $120K | Seed | Jul 18, 2018 |  |
| Perimeter | ProcessBolt empowers the enterprise supplier risk management process by replacing spreadsheets and emails with AI powered interactive questionnaires, process tracking, notifications, alerting, data driven dashboards and risk metrics.Enterprise: Full visibility to supplier risk and assessment status.Suppliers: Painless, intuitive and easilyrepeatable client risk assessments.Risk Management Professional: One simple platform saving time and dollars.Purpose built workflow to ease risk assessment process. Pre-configured and easily customizable assessment templates (BITS SIG, GDPR readiness, PCI SAQ, and more). Quickly attach evidence and artifacts to assessments. Meaningful notifications and alerts. | $470K | Pre-Seed | Jul 18, 2018 |  |
| Staffless.ai | Unstaffed solutions |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 18, 2018 |  |
| TO THE MARKET | TO THE MARKET is an innovative platform powering the ethical and sustainable supply chain for some of the world’s largest companies. Facing intense and rising demand for operational transparency, our clients rely on our proprietary digitized vendor scoring, procurement workflows, automated reporting, and more. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 18, 2018 |  |
| MailHaven | MailHaven is a smart mailbox that tracks and protects your packages. The MailHaven app for iOS allows you to manage your online purchases and track your shipments – all in one place. No more cluttered inboxes, lost tracking codes, or missed deliveries. When used along with the MailHaven smart mailbox, you unlock the ultimate online shoppingexperience with automatic tracking, protection from the elements, and notifications the instant your package arrives |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 18, 2018 |  |
| Type W | Type W automates the process of aggregating sell-through (end customer sales) data. We go into retailer online portals to grab point-of-sale and inventory data, store the data using cloud-based infrastructure, and provide it to brands over a software platform in real-time. Further, we allow third-party service providers to easily connect to theType W infrastructure using APIs to be able to connect to existing business intelligence and visualization tools. Utilizing this data, we create tools using machine learning and other algorithms to provide insights into automatic alerts for supply chain (out-of-stock, overstock etc.) as well as impacts of the inputs of the business (marketing spend, product placement, point-of-purchase displays, end-caps etc.). This information provides a clear picture of the drivers that directly affect sales. All of this will transform the way the retail industry exchanges sales data between retailer and brand. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 18, 2018 |  |
| Satisfi Labs | Satisfi Labs provide digital workforces in industries, AI assistants are an essential staffing solution to help brands meet their growing customer needs. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 18, 2018 |  |

10 of 36 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 27 deals together
- [Matchstick Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matchstick-ventures) — VC Fund, 14 deals together
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund, 14 deals together
- Target — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Gotham Gal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gotham-gal-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Henley Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/henley-business-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Techstars Retail Accelerator invest in?

Techstars Retail Accelerator invests primarily in E-Commerce, Software and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 36 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Techstars Retail Accelerator last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Techstars Retail Accelerator closed in Jul 2018. Shizune tracks 36 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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