E-commerce startup ecosystem
We track 176 organisations in this sector across 6+ countries.
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Gelato
Gelato is an Oslo-founded print-on-demand and production platform that connects e-commerce sellers, creators, and enterprises with a global network of over 130 print partners across 32 countries. The platform enables businesses to sell custom-printed products like t-shirts, wall art, mugs, and photo books that are produced locally near the end customer, reducing shipping times, costs, and carbon emissions. Gelato has raised over $200 million and serves millions of creators through integrations with Shopify, Etsy, and other e-commerce platforms. The company is a leading example of how distributed manufacturing networks can be orchestrated through software to create more sustainable and efficient supply chains.
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Getir
Getir is an Istanbul-founded ultra-fast grocery and delivery platform that pioneered the 10-minute delivery model before it became a global phenomenon. Founded in 2015 by Nazim Salur, the company built a vertically integrated dark-store and courier network across Turkey before expanding to the UK, Germany, Netherlands, US, and other markets. At its peak Getir raised over $1.8 billion and reached a valuation above $11 billion, making it Turkey's most highly valued startup. The company later consolidated operations and refocused on profitable core markets, representing both the ambition and the operational challenges of the rapid delivery category in Europe.
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Glamping Hub
Glamping Hub is a booking platform for glamping and unique outdoor accommodations, launched in 2013 as a resource for sustainable tourism. It lists luxury camping spots and boutique hotels worldwide, including pet-friendly and eco-friendly properties for family vacations, romantic getaways, and solo travel. The company, made up of more than 10 nationalities, operates dual headquarters in Seville, Spain and Denver, Colorado.
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Greenstic
Greenstic is a Hungarian e-commerce supplier of eco-friendly disposable and packaging products for the HoReCa sector, including paper cups, menu boxes, greaseproof paper and plastic-free alternatives for restaurants, cafes, bakeries and street-food vendors. The company stocks over 600 products, offers next-day delivery within Hungary, and has served the hospitality trade for more than seven years.
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Grover
Grover is a Berlin-based technology rental and subscription platform founded in 2015 by Michael Cassau. The company lets consumers and businesses rent electronics such as laptops, smartphones, gaming consoles, and smart home devices on a monthly subscription basis instead of buying them outright. Grover promotes a circular economy model by refurbishing and re-renting returned devices multiple times. The company raised over $1 billion in equity and debt financing and operates across Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Spain, and the US. It partners with major retailers including MediaMarkt and Samsung.
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Gürkan Gürbüz
Vice Chairman of Horoz Logistics, a major logistics and supply-chain operator supporting cross-border e-export. He is an announced speaker at the IGEXX Istanbul Global E-Export Summit 2026.
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GymBeam
GymBeam is the leading fitness and nutrition D2C brand in Central and Eastern Europe. It uses aggressive data analytics and direct-to-consumer distribution to launch, test, and scale new supplements and wellness products faster than traditional competitors. By 2026, GymBeam is a major ecommerce scale-up with exceptional revenue growth and a growing international footprint, positioning it as a potential IPO or strategic exit candidate.
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Gymshark
Gymshark is a Birmingham-based direct-to-consumer fitness apparel brand founded in 2012 by Ben Francis when he was 19 years old. The company became one of the UK's fastest-growing brands by leveraging influencer marketing and social media before it was standard practice, building a devoted community of fitness enthusiasts. Gymshark reached unicorn status in 2020 when General Atlantic invested at a $1.45 billion valuation. The brand sells primarily online across 180+ countries and has expanded into physical retail. It is one of Europe's best examples of a DTC brand scaling without traditional retail.
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Hasan Önal
Head of the E-Export, Digital Marketing and Disruptive Technologies Department at the Ministry of Trade of Türkiye. He is an announced speaker at the IGEXX Istanbul Global E-Export Summit 2026.
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Hazal Maraş Tunçer
CEO of Ozon Global Türkiye, leading the marketplace's expansion for Turkish exporters. She is an announced speaker at the IGEXX Istanbul Global E-Export Summit 2026.
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Hedgehog Fund
An early-stage “angel fund” that invests in tech and communication startups, specializing in marketplaces, e-commerce, B2B, and IoT. It operates like an angel syndicate, with a portfolio including companies like Allani, Evenea, and Preply. Notable focus: seed-stage online platforms – Hedgehog provides capital plus hands-on involvement to spur growth (many of its investments later raised VC funding).
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Hepsiburada
Hepsiburada is one of Turkey's two largest e-commerce platforms, running a marketplace, first-party retail, express logistics, payments (HepsiPay), and advertising network serving tens of millions of monthly customers. Founded in 2000 by Hanzade Doğan Boyner, the company was the first major Turkish internet company to list on a US stock exchange when it IPO'd on Nasdaq (HEPS) in 2021 — a milestone that put Turkish consumer tech firmly on the radar of international public-market investors. Hepsiburada differentiates from Trendyol through its stronger positioning in 1P inventory, premium electronics, and its in-house payment infrastructure, and has built one of the largest same-day and next-day last-mile networks in the country. For the directory it is a key example of a Turkish consumer-internet story that reached public markets on its own, rather than through strategic acquisition.
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IAI (IdoSell)
IAI (IdoSell) is a Szczecin-based e-commerce SaaS platform that provides merchants with a complete toolkit to run online stores, integrate with marketplaces like Allegro and Amazon, and manage multi-channel order operations at scale. Founded as one of Poland's earliest e-commerce infrastructure companies, IdoSell powers thousands of online shops and processes billions of PLN in gross merchandise volume annually. The platform includes product catalog management, warehouse logistics, payment processing, and cross-border selling capabilities, making it a core part of the Polish e-commerce stack.
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İbrahim Kırcova
Professor of Marketing at Yıldız Technical University and an authority on digital marketing and e-commerce in Türkiye. He is an announced speaker at the IGEXX Istanbul Global E-Export Summit 2026.
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iCEE.fest (Interactive CEE) 2026
Central and Eastern Europe's digital industry festival covering digital marketing, e-commerce, and content creation. Brings 1,000+ marketing and growth professionals to Bucharest with strong representation from regional tech companies and agencies. Tickets from EUR 100.
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IGEXX — Istanbul Global E-Export Summit (September 2026)
The second edition of the Istanbul Global E-Export Summit (IGEXX) is a cross-border digital commerce and e-export event at the Haliç Congress Center under the theme 'Beyond Borders'. It brings together e-commerce brands, online marketplaces, retailers, logistics and fulfilment providers and trade policymakers for keynotes, panels, B2B matchmaking and the IGEXX Awards.
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İlke Toptaş
Regional Director for Northern Europe at Meta, working on advertising and commerce solutions for businesses. She is an announced speaker at the IGEXX Istanbul Global E-Export Summit 2026.
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InMerge Ventures
Launched in October 2024 at the INMerge Innovation Summit in Baku, InMerge Ventures is Azerbaijan's second institutionally backed venture capital fund, with an authorized capital of $4 million contributed equally by the Innovation and Digital Development Agency, Azerbaijan Investment Company, PASHA Future Lab, and Trendyol Group. The fund focuses on digital technologies, e-commerce, and innovation-driven startups from the Caucasus, Central Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and the MENA region. Key founding figures include Inara Valiyeva (Chairwoman, Innovation and Digital Development Agency), Yasin Jalilov (Deputy Executive Director, Azerbaijan Investment Company), and Farrukh Aliyev (CEO, PASHA Future Lab). Its co-sponsorship by Trendyol Group, the Turkish e-commerce giant, gives it a distinctive cross-border e-commerce and marketplace angle.
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Jack Yu
Government Relations and Public Affairs lead at SHEIN, the global online fashion and lifestyle retailer. He is an announced speaker at the IGEXX Istanbul Global E-Export Summit 2026.
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Joko
Joko is a Paris-based consumer fintech that rewards users with cashback on their everyday purchases. Through a mobile app and browser extension, it automatically detects qualifying transactions at partner retailers and credits users with rewards, both online and in store. The company's technology builds on PSD2 open banking, connecting to users' bank cards to identify eligible spending without manual scanning of loyalty cards. Joko raised a €10M Series A in October 2020, led by Partech and Axeleo, bringing total funding to around €12M at that time.
