# The Retail Connection

> The Retail Connection is a VC fund backing E-Commerce and Consumer Goods. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dallas, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-retail-connection
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/trcconnect
- Website: http://theretailconnection.net
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the-retail-connection-179000312155759

The Retail Connection is a commercial real estate firm providing retail management services.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for The Retail Connection. Shizune tracks 2 team members at The Retail Connection. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/the-retail-connection?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Consumer Goods | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Shor | Co-founder and President | 4 | — |
| Steve Lieberman | Executive | 1 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gardenuity | Gardenuity is a e-commerce startup, aims to transform the way consumers create and tend their gardens | $5.5M | Seed | Oct 17, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Anchor Capital GP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anchor-capital-ae68) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gray’s Creek Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gray-s-creek-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- JFO Group — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- North Texas Angel Network — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [RevTech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/revtech-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does The Retail Connection invest in?

The Retail Connection invests primarily in E-Commerce and Consumer Goods startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact The Retail Connection?

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### Who are the partners at The Retail Connection?

The team at The Retail Connection includes Alan Shor (Co-founder and President) and Steve Lieberman (Executive). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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