Southern California's
Startup Directory
Series B$84.3MRebuilding healthcare with AI at the core
Pre-Seed$250KBetter, faster tech vendor research
Series D$833.1MWe provide efficient in-space mobility that moves payloads from low Earth orbit to any destination. Our vehicles deliver rapid, reliable access, reducing costs and timelines to make space operations feasible for commercial, government, and scientific missions.
Series C$80.1MOutpace AI-driven attacks. Unify Digital Risk Protection, Human Risk Management, and Email Security to stop digital threats before they scale, empower your teams to lead your defense, and scale your SOC with agentic AI.
Artificial Intelligence
The region's largest single cluster by company count — AI and machine learning threaded through nearly every other industry here, from defense to biotech to entertainment.
Aerospace & Defense
Home to SpaceX, Northrop Grumman, and a new wave of hypersonics and space-infrastructure startups.
Entertainment & Gaming Tech
Hollywood's production infrastructure, live events, and a growing games and creator-tools scene.
Semiconductor Hardware
Qualcomm and Broadcom anchor a chip-design cluster spanning the region.
Medical Technology
A deep biotech research base and a growing bench of medical device and diagnostics startups.
B2B
Business software and services sold to other companies. The largest single category of startup across Southern California, spanning sales tools, vertical operating systems, and everything in between.
Industrials
Manufacturing, hardware, and physical-world operations. Overlaps heavily with the region's decades-old aerospace and defense manufacturing base, now extending into robotics and automated production.
Consumer
Products and apps built directly for individual consumers, drawing on Southern California's media and entertainment base.
Healthcare
Health tech, medical devices, and healthcare services, backed by a decades-old biotech research base and a deep bench of clinical and diagnostics startups.
Fintech
Financial technology: payments, banking, investing, and financial infrastructure.
Education
Education technology and learning platforms built across Southern California.
Real Estate & Construction
Property technology, construction tech, and real estate services.
$17.0MGaN semiconductor company co-founded by CEO Jeffrey Shealy and UC Santa Barbara materials scientist Dr. Steven DenBaars; raised $15M and is acquiring Vega Links.
Series A$17.0MThe integrated platform for the electromagnetic spectrum. One platform for RF design, production, and network operations.
Series B$16.8MLiveOne (NASDAQ:LVO) is a global digital media company dedicated to music and live entertainment. LiveOne powered by Slacker Radio is your home for music, podcasts, and more featuring Dolly Parton: DNA, Weezer: The Count Up, Album of the Week, The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan, Hip Hop/R&B Hits
$16.7MAt Daré Bioscience, women’s health is our mission. From clinical trials and non-hormonal contraception to therapies for menopause and vaginal dryness to vaginal health, our research is evidence-based and built exclusively for women.
Series B$16.7MFictions is a game developer and publisher established in 2025. Current titles include LEGO Party and Beast of Reincarnation.
Series A$16.6M
Series A$16.5MNewport Beach-based beverage holding company built via a roll-up strategy by GroundForce Capital; it is the parent of recognizable brands REBBL, Chameleon Cold-Brew, and Humm Kombucha.
Series A$16.5MGamefam creates immersive gaming experiences for brands on Roblox and Fortnite, engaging Gen Z & Alpha audiences through innovative campaigns and full-scale amplification programs.