Ranking the 25 Top Venture-Backed E-Commerce Companies Growing Fast in 2025

We put our heads together and refined metrics on E-commerce companies that have received lots of funding and are funded in the Silicon Valley ecosystem. This ranking sheds light on the hottest E-commerce companies and allows for clear comparisons with similar funding and business models. It also applies the power laws to funding and company concentration in this space.

Top 25 E-Commerce Startups Ranking Table

We analyzed data from Crunchbase and Keywords Everywhere to uncover the top US E-Commerce companies with top investors from Silicon Valley.

Ranking Company GFD Tech100 Final Score* GFD Funding Score* GFD Website Score* GFD Branded Keyword Score*
1 Amazon 89.7 79.7 87.3 100.0
2 DoorDash 86.3 82.7 74.3 77.4
3 PayPal 84.3 77.7 82.2 84.4
4 Wayfair 81.1 76.8 74.4 76.8
5 Etsy 80.5 73.9 79.7 83.1
6 Tripadvisor 78.7 73.4 76.3 76.3
7 Klaviyo 78.2 78.1 66.6 60.3
8 eBay 78.1 68.9 81.3 89.0
9 Wonder 77.4 76.3 57.0 65.4
10 Carvana 75.2 70.6 70.4 74.2
11 Vuori 74.3 72.1 63.9 66.5
12 Instacart 72.0 67.2 71.6 71.2
13 Lulus 70.1 66.0 65.9 70.5
14 Farmers Business Network 67.0 71.6 52.5 36.3
15 Sitecore 66.4 67.7 52.4 47.9
16 Stord 66.2 68.0 50.3 46.4
17 Kajabi 65.4 63.7 62.9 57.7
18 Automattic 63.4 63.8 55.6 46.2
19 Pattern 63.2 59.8 51.9 64.5
20 BlinkRx 62.1 63.8 55.6 43.7
21 ContextLogic 60.0 64.6 34.8 35.7
22 ShipBob 59.9 59.8 56.2 48.5
23 Moda Operandi 59.6 57.8 60.9 53.4
24 Cherry 59.2 53.4 60.6 69.1
25 Madison Reed 59.0 57.5 55.2 54.0

*GFD’s Tech100 score is a final composite score of the Funding Score, Website Score, and the Branded Keyword score.

Key Takeaways:

  • The three hottest E-Commerce firms in July 2025 are Amazon, DoorDash, and PayPal due to the volume and freshness of their funding, the recent performance of their website, and the growth trends of their branded keyword.

Ranking the Top Startups by Funding Score

Funding is huge. This breakout highlights those firms that have raised the most venture capital rounds, ranked by a combination of date and volume. Note we are also including post-IPO raises as well. These are worth considering because they’re all part of the competitive system that all E-commerce startups are competing in.

Ranking Company Total Funding Amount Most Recent Funding Amount Last Funding Date GFD Funding Score*
1 DoorDash $5.22B $2.75B 5/27/2025 82.7
2 Amazon $8.11B $8.00B 1/3/2023 79.7
3 Klaviyo $1.35B $195M 8/13/2025 78.1
4 PayPal $5.22B $5.00B 6/7/2023 77.7
5 Wayfair $3.78B $700M 3/11/2025 76.8
6 Wonder $2.50B $600M 5/6/2025 76.3
7 Etsy $747M $650M 6/12/2025 73.9
8 Tripadvisor $1.31B $160M 7/3/2025 73.4
9 Vuori $1.27B $825M 11/8/2024 72.1
10 Farmers Business Network $968M $50M 7/28/2025 71.6

*GFD’s Funding Score captures funding volume and velocity by combing total funding with recent funding amount and recency.

Key Takeaways:

  • When accounting for funding volume and freshness, DoorDash leads the industry as it is the E-Commerce firm with the highest total funding and has recently in 2023 received a staggering funding amount of $2.75B.
  • Wonder and Etsy have become promising firms in the E-Commerce industry as both have received over $500M in funds within the past 6 months.

1. DoorDash

GFD Funding Score*: 82.7

Total Funding Amount: $5.22B

Most Recent Funding Amount: $2.75B

Days Since Last Funding: 91

 

Out of our 219 ranked E-commerce companies, DoorDash ranks #1 in funding. The company’s total funding is $5.22B and the last time they were funded was on May 27, 2025 for $2.75B. The last funding type was Post-IPO Debt. The total amount of investors that DoorDash has is 32 and their top investors are: Pear VC, Temasek Holdings, Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator.

 

2. Amazon

GFD Funding Score*: 79.7

Total Funding Amount: $8.11B

Most Recent Funding Amount: $8.00B

Days Since Last Funding: 966

 

Out of our 219 ranked E-commerce companies, Amazon ranks #2 in funding. The company’s total funding is $8.11B and the last time they were funded was on January 3, 2023 for $8.00B. The last funding type was Post-IPO Debt. The total amount of investors that Amazon has is 4 and their top investors are: Kleiner Perkins, DBS Bank, Mizuho Bank, AOL.

 

3. Klaviyo

GFD Funding Score*: 78.1

Total Funding Amount: $1.35B

Most Recent Funding Amount: $195M

Days Since Last Funding: 13

 

Out of our 219 ranked E-commerce companies, Klaviyo ranks #3 in funding. The company’s total funding is $1.35B and the last time they were funded was on August 13, 2025 for $195M. The last funding type was Post-IPO Secondary. The total amount of investors that Klaviyo has is 19 and their top investors are: Accel, Sands Capital Ventures, Summit Partners, Lone Pine Capital, Employee Stock Option Fund.

 

GFD Website Score Breakdown

Website traffic and traffic growth is important but doesn’t always line up perfectly with other attributes and events like funding. We were curious as to which of these companies saw the strongest website traffic and growth. The website score we captures the volume of recent website visits and combines it with the companies’ website growth trends.

Ranking Company Last Month Total Visits Average Visits (6 Months) Monthly Visit Growth GFD Website Score*
1 Amazon 2.82B 2.83B 10.24% 87.3
2 Fandom 1.38B 1.53B 2.99% 84.7
3 PayPal 729.1M 784.9M -2.80% 82.2
4 eBay 529.0M 566.0M 8.02% 81.3
5 Etsy 326.4M 344.4M 11.00% 79.7
6 Tripadvisor 133.3M 125.0M 13.37% 76.3
7 Wayfair 77.1M 83.3M 2.27% 74.4
8 DoorDash 76.0M 79.6M 2.80% 74.3
9 Poshmark 45.2M 42.5M 10.57% 72.4
10 ZipRecruiter 40.0M 36.6M 9.46% 71.9

*GFD’s Website Score captures the volume of recent website visits and combines it with the companies’ website growth trends.

Key Takeaways:

  • Amazon is the industry leader in terms of website visits as it has on average over 2.8B visitors in the last six months.
  • We see that most companies in our top ten have had an increase in website traffic. The companies seeing the biggest increases include Etsy and Tripadvisor.

1. Amazon

GFD Website Score*: 87.3

Last Month’s Total Visits: 2.82B

Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 2.83B

Monthly Visit Growth: 10.24%

 

Out of our 219 ranked E-Commerce companies, Amazon ranks #1 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 2.82B total visits and increased by 10.24% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 2.83B.

 

2. Fandom

GFD Website Score*: 84.7

Last Month’s Total Visits: 1.38B

Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 1.53B

Monthly Visit Growth: 2.99%

 

Out of our 219 ranked E-Commerce companies, Fandom ranks #2 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 1.38B total visits and increased by 2.99% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 1.53B.

 

3. PayPal

GFD Website Score*: 82.2

Last Month’s Total Visits: 729.1M

Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 784.9M

Monthly Visit Growth: -2.8%

 

Out of our 219 ranked E-Commerce companies, PayPal ranks #3 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 729.1M total visits and decreased by -2.8% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 784.9M.

 

E-Commerce Startups with Strongest Branded Search Growth

A great way to measure brand growth is by analyzing keyword growth for the company across a period of time. We sourced Google Search keyword data for companies on the list and ranked by a score that accounted for total keyword search as well as search volume change over the last year.

Ranking Company Total Keyword Search Volume Average Weekly Search Volume Change (1 Year) 1 Year Trend Positive or Negative? GFD Company Keyword Ranking*
1 Amazon 414.0M -96069.76 100.0
2 PayPal 24.9M -5215.21 84.4
3 Wayfair 6.1M 389.78 + 76.8
4 Tripadvisor 5.0M 5414.45 + 76.3
5 Passport 2.2M 3533.78 + 72.1
6 Instacart 2.2M 210.55 + 71.2
7 Jinx 2.7M -6503.77 70.8
8 Lulus 1.8M 1499.13 + 70.5
9 Glass 1.8M 773.86 + 70.3
10 Canal 1.5M 706.04 + 69.2

*GFD’s Branded Keyword Ranking is a metric that combines monthly branded keyword search volume with a 1-year linear trend that is observed weekly and adjusted by search volume.

Key Takeaways:

  • Tripadvisor is the fastest growing branded keyword with an average weekly search increase of about 5.4K searches.
  • The top industry leaders have experienced a general decrease in their branded keyword searches over the course of a year meanwhile rising firms like Instacart and Wayfair have seen an increase.

1. Amazon

GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 100

Total Keyword Search Volume: 414.0M

Average Weekly Search Volume Change: -96069.76

 

Out of our 219 ranked E-Commerce companies, Amazon ranks #1 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 414.0M. Over the course of the last year, the average weekly change for their branded keyword search volume was -96069.76, indicating a decrease in their 1-year trend.

 

2. PayPal

GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 84.4

Total Keyword Search Volume: 24.9M

Average Weekly Search Volume Change: -5215.21

 

Out of our 219 ranked E-Commerce companies, PayPal ranks #2 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 24.9M. Over the course of the last year, the average weekly change for their branded keyword search volume was -5215.21, indicating a decrease in their 1-year trend.

 

3. Wayfair

GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 76.8

Total Keyword Search Volume: 6.1M

Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 389.78

 

Out of our 219 ranked E-Commerce companies, Wayfair ranks #3 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 6.1M. Over the course of the last year, the average weekly change for their branded keyword search volume was 389.78, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.

 

Methodology and Sources

  • Methodology: We collected data for 10k+ companies from Crunchbase and aggregated it into a set of scores through the use of quantitative transformations and expertly curated weighted averages.
  • Sources: Crunchbase and Keywords Everywhere
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