Funded Commerce and Shopping Startups in Washington
The 20 most recent funded commerce and shopping companies in Washington span from February 2021 through April 2025, with Washington, D.C.
The 20 most recent funded commerce and shopping companies in Washington span from February 2021 through April 2025, with Washington, D.C. accounting for 19 of the 20 entries. The sole exception is Carbon6 Technologies, which raised a $66M Series A out of Washington, Pennsylvania in October 2022 — also the largest single disclosed round in this set.
Seed is the dominant stage, covering 10 companies including Din Din, theCut, WorkChew, SoHookd, and Poppy. Disclosed round sizes range from Poligage's $20K seed in November 2022 to Carbon6's $66M, with Datasembly's $16M Series B (May 2023) and Recurate's $14M Series A (May 2022) representing the largest D.C.-based closes. Activity was densest in 2022, when nine rounds closed across the calendar year. The most recent entry, Din Din, raised a $250K seed on April 8, 2025; Bazze and One Trick Pony preceded it with closes in August and November 2024 respectively.
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What are the largest disclosed rounds among these companies?
Carbon6 Technologies leads at $66M (Series A, October 2022, Washington, Pennsylvania), followed by Optoro at $25M (Venture, December 2021), Datasembly at $16M (Series B, May 2023), and Recurate at $14M (Series A, May 2022). All four sit well above the median for this dataset.
Are most of these companies based in Washington, D.C. proper or elsewhere in the region?
Washington, D.C. accounts for 19 of the 20 companies shown. Carbon6 Technologies is the sole outlier, headquartered in Washington, Pennsylvania — and also the largest single raise in the set at $66M.
Which funding stage appears most often in this segment?
Seed is the dominant stage, covering 10 of the 20 companies: Din Din, One Trick Pony, SoHookd, Poligage, Citizen Data, Tabld, theCut, GZI, WorkChew, and Poppy. Series A follows with three instances — Bark Social ($5M), Recurate ($14M), and Carbon6 Technologies ($66M).
What types of commerce and shopping businesses are represented?
The dataset spans food and beverage retail (Din Din, Firehook), resale and returns platforms (Recurate, Optoro), retail data and price intelligence (Datasembly, Bazze, Citizen Data), a grooming marketplace (theCut), pet-oriented social commerce (Bark Social), nonprofit giving commerce (GlobalGiving), and sustainability-focused consumer goods (SoapBox Soaps).
How recent is the most recent funding activity in this segment?
The most recent close is Din Din's $250K seed on April 8, 2025. Before that, One Trick Pony raised an undisclosed seed in November 2024 and Bazze closed a $3M round in August 2024.
How wide is the spread of disclosed round sizes in this dataset?
Disclosed amounts range from $20K (Poligage, Seed, November 2022) to $66M (Carbon6 Technologies, Series A, October 2022). Two companies — One Trick Pony and Firehook — list undisclosed amounts, and several rounds carry an unclassified series designation.
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