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RetailNext Ventures

VC
Boston, MA

RetailNext Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Boston, MA investing in Other, SaaS, Consumer. The firm typically writes $300K–$1.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$300K–$1.5M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
5 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, Consumer, AI / ML
HQ
Boston, MA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-10

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$300K – $1.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

RetailNext Ventures invests exclusively in early-stage startups driving innovation in retail tech, with particular interest in reducing returns, optimizing logistics, and powering personalization.

How RetailNext Ventures invests

RetailNext Ventures is a vc firm based in Boston, MA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Consumer, AI / ML. It does not invest in Gaming, Media.

RetailNext Ventures typically writes checks of $300K–$1.5M per investment.

RetailNext Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including ShopFold, ReturnLogic.

Partners & Team

AA

Alexei Agratchev

General Partner

retail analytics
IoT
store insights
SG

Sergio Gutierrez

CRO

revenue strategy
sales growth
JL

Jason Luther

CTO

technology leadership
platform engineering
ML

Marlie Liu

General Partner

operations
technology deployment
CD

Clark Dawson

Founding GP

Retail Automation
Personalization
E-commerce Infrastructure

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Consumer
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Gaming
Media

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

SH

ShopFold

E-commerce
RE

ReturnLogic

Retail Tech
How to pitch RetailNext Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $300K – $1.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Alexei Agratchev, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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