Top Cpg Technology Startups in 2026

We are image processing and analytics experts. We are currently applying AI/Deeplearning on Retail Store Shelf images to derive KPIs for visual merchandising and analyze store videos to study customer behaviour inside stores and product sales pattern. We have worked in AR/VR and 360 imaging in the past. We have applied 360 imaging and VR in travel, hospitality and real estate where as 3D-AR application in interior design, online retail where customers want a visual feel of the product and different education/training classes. We started as a online travel startup where we intended to use 360 images in experiential travel marketing but have dug further into image processing and have broadened our scope.

Hetal is a retail audit and execution platform that leverages shoppers and CVAI to diagnose planogram compliance and empower merchandising, category management, and other workflows. We are growing quickly: 50+ customers, VC backed (pre-seed and seed), and only just getting started (launched Oct 1 2025). Before Hetal, the founding team started, operated, and sold Felix Gray, which pioneered the Blue Light glasses space and grew into an 8-figure omnichannel digital wellness brand. Having experienced the visibility and execution issues at retail firsthand, the team started Hetal to solve this need.

Showdrop builds a better way for CPG brands to run powerful sampling campaigns at scale. The company's platform presents a chance for people to naturally come across and try out pertinent new products during their everyday activities. It includes touchless sampling, individualized suggestions, and immediate data analysis. This empowers brands to connect with their intended consumers by creating a constantly changing array of product displays and assessing the impact of their marketing efforts.

ORYNE is a decision intelligence platform built for mid-market food, beverage, and CPG companies, the $10M to $200M revenue businesses that are too big to fly blind and too lean to afford a full analytics team. We turn fragmented market, supplier, and operational data into clear decisions across formulation, sourcing, operations, and distribution. Our edge is our data backbone: a proprietary intelligence layer that aggregates and scores signals most companies in this space never get visibility into. We package that into focused products that solve real problems for founders and operators who need to move fast without guessing.