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The Top 50 Ecommerce Startups by Search Growth (Q1 2025)

Louise Linehan
Louise is a Content Marketer at Ahrefs. Over the past ten years, she has held senior content positions at SaaS brands: Pi Datametrics, BuzzSumo, and Cision. By day, she writes about content and SEO; by night, you'll find her playing football or screaming down the mic at karaoke.
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We’ve analyzed 150K websites to find out which ecommerce startups have seen substantial search growth this year.

When we see organic traffic growing, it’s a good sign that customer interest is building and brand strategy is hitting the mark.

If you want a playbook for growth, our list of the top ecommerce companies can show you whose strategies to unpick.

And if you’re looking for a source of alternative data to back up your investing decisions, this is a good one to keep in your back pocket.

Using Ahrefs API, we calculated the percentage growth of organic traffic to each ecommerce startup between February 2024 and February 2025.

Special thanks to Xibeijia Guan, Ahrefs’ Data Scientist, for help pulling this data together.

Here’s the full list:

RankCompany NameOrganic traffic % growth (12mo)Total Funding (USD)
1Thatch3,891%$5.2M
2Elmut2,446%$3.6M
3Wrogn2,434%$62.8M
4Virgio2,335%$16M
5Bezel1,030%$8M
6Solbari806%$6.2M
7Flatheads767%$1.7M
8Find Your Kicks India596%$70K
9Mangrovia592%$130K
10Dressmycrib590%$115K
11Wristcheck581%$18.6M
12Badili544%$4.1M
13Irigreen523%$135K
14Wheel the World511%$10.7M
15Karrot Market482%$235M
16PosterGully468%$160K
17Zepto463%$1.6B
18Campanyon456%$1.8M
19Arata442%$35.5M
20Wallapop436%$270M
21Miragio411%$1.1M
22Propshop24392%$500K
23Marpple387%$9.9M
24Super Sonic Food359%$3M
25Shumee356%$300K
26Mrayti352%$170K
27Revel341%$120M
28Pricepally.com341%$1.7M
29Volummi338%$208K
30Driffle338%$3.4M
31Fleur Du Mal329%$1.5M
32Zoomin324%$105.5M
33Minibar Delivery320%$6.8M
34Nude Barre320%$1.4M
35Kyari319%$740K
36Ankorstore319%$380M
37PangoBooks311%$2.1M
38Magic AI306%$2.5M
39Winc289%$54.2M
40Sellox287%$20K
41Square Baby282%$1.8M
42Juniqe281%$22M
43PatilKaki280%$125K
44W Concept Korea280%$70M
45Taelor270%$2.3M
46Holistix264%$430K
47Rebelstork261%$1.4M
48Heads Up For Tails241%$50.3M
49Omgyno239%$104K
50Edamama234%$35M

Here are the top 5 ecommerce startups with the greatest organic traffic growth over the last year (data comes from Ahrefs’ Site Explorer).

  • Year founded: 2018
  • Location: San Francisco, California, United States
  • Estimated revenue: $2.3M
  • Total funding: $5.2M
  • Organic traffic growth (12mo): 3,891%

Thatch is an online marketplace that lets travel creators sell custom travel guides and itineraries. It helps creators set up personalized storefronts, publish digital travel guides, and connect with other travelers, taking a 10% cut of any sales.

  • Year founded: 2018
  • Location: Paris, France
  • Estimated revenue:
  • Total funding: $3.6M
  • Organic traffic growth (12mo): 2,446%

Elmut is a food subscription service for household pets, focusing on cooking and delivering fresh, home-cooked meals for dogs and cats. Elmut meals are cooked with human-grade ingredients and tailored to a pet’s specific needs, including breed, age, weight, and health concerns.

  • Year founded: 2014
  • Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  • Estimated revenue: $28M
  • Total funding: $62.8M
  • Organic traffic growth (12mo): 2,434%

Wrogn is an apparel brand focused on contemporary men’s casual wear, footwear, and accessories. The company, co-created by cricket star, Virat Kohli, has expanded rapidly since forming in 2014, and secured a new round of ($9M) funding only last month.

  • Year founded: 2022
  • Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  • Estimated revenue: $1.73M
  • Total funding: ₹1.4B/$16M
  • Organic traffic growth (12mo): 2,335%

Virgio is an ecommerce startup focused on producing and selling sustainable, circular women’s fashion—from dresses made of recycled bottles, to Peta cruelty-free co-ords. According to Forbes, India, Virgio is “the fastest-growing sustainable fashion brand in India” as of December 2024.

  • Year founded: 2021
  • Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Estimated revenue:
  • Total funding: $8M
  • Organic traffic growth (12mo): 1,030%

Bezel is an online marketplace enabling users to buy and sell luxury, authenticated watches from brands like Cartier, Rolex, and Patek, via a website and mobile app. Founded by an ex-Google employee, Bezel has over $500 million in listings and supports users with features like custom inventory management systems and concierge services.

Final thoughts

Understanding how trending ecommerce companies handle their search strategies can give you ideas on how to grow your own business, and even make smarter investment decisions.

These are the fastest-growing ecommerce companies so far in 2025—but there’ll no doubt be new startups emerging as the year goes on. Check back on this list for quarterly updates.

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