How many total E-Commerce SaaS companies are there?

As of Nov 2026, there are 9,583 active companies in E-Commerce SaaS sector.

Which countries have the most E-Commerce SaaS companies?

United States (2,757) has the highest number of E-Commerce SaaS companies, followed by India (1,491) and United Kingdom (712).

How many E-Commerce SaaS companies are funded?

As of Nov 2026, 2,153 companies in this sector have received funding.

Which company has raised the most funding in E-Commerce SaaS sector?

As of Nov 2026, Tradeshift has secured $1.24B in funding, making it the highest-funded company in the E-Commerce SaaS sector.

Which country has attracted the most investment in E-Commerce SaaS companies?

With $16.7B in total funding, United States has attracted the most investment among E-Commerce SaaS companies.

Who are the top investors in E-Commerce SaaS companies?

The top investors in E-Commerce SaaS companies by number of investments are 500 Global, Y Combinator and Techstars

How much venture capital has E-Commerce SaaS sector attracted?

In the last 10 years, venture capital firms have invested $20.8B in this sector.

How many unicorns has E-Commerce SaaS sector produced?

Globally, there are 34 unicorns in E-Commerce SaaS sector, to date.

E-Commerce SaaS - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

There are 11.3K companies in the E-Commerce SaaS sector across the world, with 2.15K funded companies having collectively raised $36.4B in venture capital money and private equity. Overall 1.04K of these are Series A+ funded and the sector has seen the creation of 34 Unicorns.

E-Commerce SaaS sector has seen 585 acquisitions and 67 IPOs. This represents almost 5.8% of all such companies - which is higher than the 3.8% exit rate of tech companies in general.

This sector includes companies providing SaaS based software, tools and platform-specific extensions for online shops.

E-Commerce SaaS sector is also known as E-Commerce SaaS Solutions, Advanced E-Commerce SaaS or Digital E-Commerce SaaS.

Companies included in E-Commerce SaaS sector

It includes companies providing SaaS based software, tools and platform-specific extensions for online shops.

Companies excluded in E-Commerce SaaS sector

Companies which provide website development, consultancy, and hosting services for online shops. Companies which provide services for building or customization of existing or new webshop. It also excludes companies which provide solutions only for B2B e-commerce and large B2B firms like IBM, SAP Hybris, NetSuite etc. whose primary business is not e-commerce enablers

Key Metrics

Total Companies

11.3K

Top Companies

Shopify, Shiprocket & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

Acquisitions

585

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E-Commerce SaaS Solutions or Advanced E-Commerce SaaS

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There are more than 11.3K companies in E-Commerce SaaS. Shopify is the top E-Commerce SaaS company globally, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top E-Commerce SaaS companies globally:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Shopify	Provider of an all-in-one commerce platform for businesses of all sizes	Ottawa (Canada)	2006	Public	$122M
Shiprocket	Provider of e-commerce shipping, fulfillment, marketing, and financial services	Gurugram (India)	2011	Public	$306M
Klaviyo	SaaS-based e-mail marketing software solutions for e-commerce businesses	Boston (United States)	2012	Public	$778M
VTEX	Provider of SaaS-based collaborative commerce solutions for brands and retailers	New York City (United States)	2000	Public	$365M
Pickrr Services	Provider of AI-based logistics management solutions	Gurugram (India)	2015	Acquired	$16.4M

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Companies founded year-on-year in the E-Commerce SaaS sector

526 new startups have been founded so far in 2026 in the E-Commerce SaaS sector. 896 E-Commerce SaaS startups were founded in 2020 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	526
2025	416
2024	358
2023	479
2022	491
2021	569
2020	896
2019	542
2018	499
2017	423

Companies founded across countries in the E-Commerce SaaS sector

United States has 2,757 E-Commerce SaaS startups, the most by any country, followed by India which has 1,491 startups and United Kingdom which has 712.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
United States	2,757
India	1,491
United Kingdom	712
Germany	362
Canada	281
France	232
Brazil	196
Netherlands	187
Australia	186
China	184

Stage-wise distribution of the E-Commerce SaaS sector

Out of the total 11,299 E-Commerce SaaS companies, 2,153 have secured funding. Among them, 1,042 have reached Series A or higher, and 827 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 11,299

Funded - 2,153

Series A+ - 1,042

Series B+ - 827

Series C+ - 733

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	11,299
Funded	2,153
Series A+	1,042
Series B+	827
Series C+	733

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11.3K+ Total Companies
$36.4B+ Total Funding
2.1K+ Funded Companies
65+ IPOs
580+ Acquisitions

Total funding year-on-year in the E-Commerce SaaS sector

The E-Commerce SaaS sector saw a total funding of more than $28.4B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2021 at more than $10.3B. There has been a total funding of $1.11B in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$1.11B
2025	$1.07B
2024	$1.03B
2023	$1.14B
2022	$5.24B
2021	$10.3B
2020	$3.45B
2019	$2.17B
2018	$1.5B
2017	$1.36B

Total funding across countries in the E-Commerce SaaS sector

In the last 10 years, E-Commerce SaaS startups in United States have recieved the highest funding among all countries - $16.7B. India follows with $1.53B and France with $1.36B.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
United States	$16.7B
India	$1.53B
France	$1.36B
United Kingdom	$1.16B
Germany	$981M
Brazil	$962M
China	$909M
Netherlands	$456M
Singapore	$450M
Canada	$374M

Total funding amount raised by stage in the E-Commerce SaaS sector

Over the last 10 years, the E-Commerce SaaS sector have seen $1.44B into Seed Stage funding rounds, $8.93B into Early Stage funding rounds and $15.3B go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Late Stage	$15.3B
Early Stage	$8.93B
Seed Stage	$1.44B
Debt	$1.38B
Post IPO	$59.8M
Grant	$17.8M
ICO	$9.61M
Other-Equity	$2.34M

Recent Funding Rounds in E-Commerce SaaS

In the year 2026, till October 2026, E-Commerce SaaS companies have raised $710M in equity funding across 56 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till October 2025), E-Commerce SaaS companies had raised $950M across 89 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 25.33% drop in funding in E-Commerce SaaS companies as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in E-Commerce SaaS:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Omnichat	Series A	4493	Oct 26, 2026	Openspace Capital and 2 more
Raff	Seed	7250	Aug 31, 2026	Vision Ventures and 3 more
Advisar	Seed	2942	Aug 28, 2026	Clutch and 4 more
House of X	Series A	5413	Aug 27, 2026	Kae Capital and 3 more
Levanta	Series B	2833	Aug 25, 2026	Volition Capital

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500 Global is the top investor in E-Commerce SaaS companies based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in E-Commerce SaaS:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
500 Global	Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)	Shiprocket, Algolia, Shippo and Graas
Y Combinator	Mountain View (United States)	Weebly, Algolia, ShipBob and EasyPost
Techstars	New York City (United States)	Bluecore, Klasha, Optimizely and Convey
Accel	Palo Alto (United States)	Klaviyo, Algolia, Nuvemshop and Narvar
Plug and Play Tech Center	Sunnyvale (United States)	Shippo, Bumpa, Klasha and CommerceIQ

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In the year 2026, till October 2026, 29 acquisitions happened in E-Commerce SaaS sector. Last year, in 2025, a total of 35 acquisitions happened in E-Commerce SaaS sector.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in E-Commerce SaaS:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Vizby	Business Acquisition	Oct 01, 2026	Swap
iF returns	Business Acquisition	Sep 21, 2026	Returnpro
Extensiv	Business Acquisition	Sep 01, 2026	Descartes
Custobar	Business Acquisition	Aug 31, 2026	Ilka
Algonomy	Business Acquisition	Jul 30, 2026	ADA

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Acquisition trends in E-Commerce SaaS

Here are the acquisition trends in E-Commerce SaaS:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	29
2025	35
2024	51
2023	39
2022	83
2021	80
2020	40
2019	46
2018	40
2017	36

In the year 2026, till October 2026, 2 IPOs happened in E-Commerce SaaS sector.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in E-Commerce SaaS:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
AceVector	Oct 05, 2026	Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange (NSE)
Shiprocket	Aug 19, 2026	Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange (NSE)
Jushuitan	Oct 21, 2025	Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG)
Identixweb	Apr 03, 2025	Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
Unicommerce	Aug 13, 2024	Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange (NSE)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the E-Commerce SaaS sector

Most number of E-Commerce SaaS startups have been founded by alumni from Stanford University, IIT Delhi and Harvard University.

College	No. of companies
Stanford University	57
IIT Delhi	38
Harvard University	33
Tel Aviv University	30
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	26
IIT Bombay	24
University of California (Berkeley)	24
BITS Pilani	23
Harvard Business School	22
Columbia University	21

Total funding in companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the the E-Commerce SaaS sector

In the last 10 years, Stanford University graduates' E-Commerce SaaS companies have raised the most funding among top colleges. IIT Delhi alumni are second, and Harvard University alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
Stanford University	$2.58B
IIT Delhi	$2.47B
Harvard University	$1.88B
Tel Aviv University	$1.56B
University of California (Los Angeles)	$1.54B
Harvard Business School	$1.19B
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$1.01B
Stanford Business School	$883M
University of Pennsylvania	$563M
Monash University	$548M