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UC IRVINE RESEARCH SPINOUTS AND ORANGE COUNTY'S TECH CORRIDOR

Irvine

231
companies
$8.03B
total raised
B2B, Healthcare, Technology
top industries
Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 4.0

The breakdown

231 startups on file in Irvine, spanning B2B, Healthcare, Technology, 215 of 231 have disclosed funding, $8.03B combined, 42 at Series A stage, founding dates span 1985-2026.

A bit of history

UC Irvine opened in 1965 as the intellectual anchor of a master-planned city built by the Irvine Company, and its research park became the seed for what's now called the Tech Coast. Three UCLA graduates started Silicon & Synapse out of a business park near campus in February 1991, working with about $10,000 each; it later became Blizzard Entertainment. Irvine's tech and biotech base has kept growing from there, anchored today by companies like Broadcom.

Investors headquartered in Irvine

Pismo VenturesPre-Seed, Seed, Series A
TCA Venture GroupSeed, Bridge, Early Series A
Sunstone ManagementPre-Seed, Seed
Good Culture LLC hero photo
Good Culture LLC
Irvine, CA

Dairy brand credited with reviving the cottage cheese category, also making cream cheese and sour cream.

Consumer
MobileX
Irvine, CA

MobileX is an Irvine; California mobile virtual network operator that sells customisable wireless plans on a 5G network. Rather than offering fixed tiers; it uses software that predicts how much data

Mobile network operator
Series A$67.0M
Spiro Medical
Irvine, CA · 31 employees

Spiro Medical is developing an implantable neuromodulation system for patients with severe; uncontrolled asthma. Its approach applies targeted spinal nerve stimulation intended to modulate respiratory

Series AMedical Devices
$150.0M
Alleviate Financial Solutions
Irvine, CA · Founded 2018 · 351 employees

Alleviate Financial Solutions is an Irvine; California-based financial services company.

Financial Services
Seed$12.0M
Planyear
Irvine, CA · Founded 2022 · 31 employees

Planyear builds AI software for employee benefits consultants; automating the analysis and comparison of benefit plan documents and quotes.

SeedArtificial Intelligence (AI)
Series B$201.3M
Carro
Irvine, CA · Founded 2015 · 31 employees

Carro is the largest collaborative commerce platform and cross-store sales channel connecting Shopify to all of eCommerce.

Series BSoftware as a service (SaaS)
Series A$405.0M
FieldAI
Irvine, CA · Founded 2023 · 324 employees

FieldAI develops “Field Foundation Models;” physics-first AI that enables robots to operate autonomously in complex; real-world environments without GPS or maps. Serving industries like construction;

Series ARobotics
Series D$623.1M
Inari
Irvine, CA · Founded 2016 · 33 employees

Inari is a biotechnology and agricultural technology company

Series DTechnology
Series A$23.5M
Chargezoom
Irvine, CA · Founded 2021 · 22 employees

Chargezoom automates accounts receivable for small businesses; syncing invoicing; recurring billing and card payments with accounting systems and chasing outstanding invoices.

Series ALoan
Series A$12.0M
Cyvatar
Irvine, CA · Founded 2019 · 31 employees

Cyvatar is a technology-enabled cyber security as a service (CSaaS) provider delivering smarter managed security to help you achieve compliance and security faster and more efficiently.

Series ASoftware
Series A$30.0M
E-Pal
Irvine, CA · 31 employees

E-Pal is the Best-in-class social network for gaming enthusiasts; gamers pay for skill and interest-based matching with skillful ePals.

Series AInternet of things (IoT)
$5.6M
IntelliFlux Controls, Inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2018

IntelliFlux Controls; Inc. is a company founded in 2018.

IoT & Sensors
Seed$20.6M
Zuum
Irvine, CA · Founded 2016 · 126 employees

Zuum is an Irvine; California-based logistics company focusing on managing freight through AI technology.

SeedLogistics
Series A$5.4M
Solar Monkey
Irvine, CA · Founded 2014 · 126 employees

Solar Monkey installs PV systems for commercial and industrial users.

Series AClean technology
Seed$18.0M
Performa Labs
Irvine, CA · Founded 2019

Performa Labs; Inc. is an Irvine; California-based company founded in 2019.

SeedMachine Learning
Series C$11.0M
Global Premier Fertility
Irvine, CA · Founded 2018 · 5 employees

Global Premier Fertility is an Irvine; California-based fertility company.

Series CFertility
$1.1M
AZARC.IO INC
Irvine, CA · Founded 2021

AZARC.IO INC is an Irvine; California-based company founded in 2021.

Information technology
Seed$2.1M
Wing Assistant
Irvine, CA

Wing Assistant is a virtual assistant platform.

SeedProductivity & Collaboration
Series C$120.1M
Syntiant
Irvine, CA · Founded 2017 · 96 employees

Syntiant designs neural decision processors and the models that run on them; putting always-on speech; audio and sensor inference into battery-powered devices at very low power.

Series CBiometrics
Series F$507.3M
Acorns (finance)
Irvine, CA · Founded 2012 · 400 employees

Acorns is an Irvine; California-based micro-investing company allowing users to round up consumer purchases and invest the change.

Series FFintech
Series B$25.0M
Jio Health
Irvine, CA · Founded 2011 · 483 employees

Jio Health is an Irvine; California-based company founded in 2011.

Series BPediatrics
$20.0M
SkyBell Technologies, Inc.
Irvine, CA

SkyBell Technologies; Inc. is an Irvine; California-based company.

IoT & Sensors
Series A$128.0M
iTrustCapital
Irvine, CA · Founded 2018 · 82 employees

iTrustCapital is a fintech platform that lets Americans hold cryptocurrency; US stocks and ETFs; and physical gold; silver and platinum inside tax-advantaged retirement accounts. It provides the self-

Series AFintech
$7.5M
Badu Holdings, Inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2012 · 31 employees

Badu Holdings; Inc. is an Irvine; California-based company founded in 2012.

$5.0M
Apptricity Corporation
Irvine, CA · Founded 1999

Apptricity Corporation is a company founded in 1999.

Information technology
$20.0M
Marque Luxury
Irvine, CA · 26 employees

Marque Luxury was established by industry veterans to support the high demand for authentic pre-owned designer goods worldwide.

Marketplaces
$550.0M
Kajabi
Irvine, CA · Founded 2010 · 351 employees

Kajabi is an Irvine; California-based company founded in 2010.

Technology
Series A$12.5M
Huckleberry Labs
Irvine, CA · Founded 2017 · 68 employees

Huckleberry provides paediatric sleep guidance for families with children up to five; pairing sleep experts and an app that builds personalised schedules from logged sleep data.

Series ADigital health
$16.0M
Caylent
Irvine, CA · Founded 2015 · 351 employees

Caylent is an Irvine; California-based company founded in 2015 by Stefan Thorpe.

Technology
$2.0M
ThoughtWorld, Inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2020

ThoughtWorld; Inc. is an Irvine; California-based company.

Series A$42.6M
IntelligenceBank
Irvine, CA · Founded 2009 · 77 employees

A company making digital asset management and marketing operations software.

Series ATechnology
Series B$75.8M
Specright
Irvine, CA · Founded 2014 · 126 employees

Specright developed the Specification Data Management platform to manage and map product and packaging data across the supply chain.

Series BTechnology
$3.0M
Prodoscore
Irvine, CA · Founded 2018 · 126 employees

Prodoscore is an Irvine; California-based company founded in 2018 by Denise Hazime.

Productivity
$7.5M
JJ NETWORK
Irvine, CA · Founded 2020

JJ NETWORK is an Irvine; California-based company.

Telecom & Connectivity
Series A$27.0M
AXON Networks
Irvine, CA · Founded 2021 · 126 employees

AXON Networks is an Irvine; California-based company founded in 2021 by Martin Manniche.

Series ATechnology
$38.6M
Bitvore Corp.
Irvine, CA

Bitvore Corp. is an Irvine; California-based financial services company.

Financial Services
$7.5M
FROG INC
Irvine, CA · Founded 2021

FROG INC is an Irvine; California-based company.

Seed$2.0M
Zerotier, Inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2015 · 31 employees

Zerotier; Inc. is a company founded in 2015.

SeedDeveloper Tools
$8.0M
Cosemi Technologies Inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2006 · 31 employees

Cosemi Technologies Inc. is an Irvine; California-based company founded in 2006.

Semiconductors
$47.8M
hyperice, inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2011 · 137 employees

hyperice; inc. is a company founded in 2011.

Fitness
Seed$1.2M
Violux
Irvine, CA

Violux is an Irvine; California-based company.

Seed
Series E$171.5M
Novus Therapeutics
Irvine, CA · Founded 2017 · 31 employees

Novus Therapeutics is an Irvine; California-based company founded in 2017.

Series ETechnology
$500K
New World Savings, Inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2017

New World Savings; Inc. is an Irvine; California-based company founded in 2017.

Fintech
Series A$31.0M
LensGen
Irvine, CA · Founded 2012 · 31 employees

LensGen is an Irvine; California-based company.

Series AMedtech
$21.1M
Hancock Jaffe Laboratories, Inc.
Irvine, CA · 31 employees

Hancock Jaffe Laboratories; Inc. is a bioprosthetic Devices & Technologies.

Engineering
$3.3M
Nimbus Data, Inc
Irvine, CA

Nimbus Data; Inc is an Irvine; California-based company.

Series C$90.5M
Cloudvirga
Irvine, CA · Founded 2016 · 126 employees

Cloudvirga is a mortgage lending technology company founded in 2016 by Bill Dallas; Kyle Kamrooz and Mark Attaway.

Series CEnterprise
$59.9M
Lumitron Technologies Inc.
Irvine, CA · 31 employees

Lumitron Technologies develops and commercializes new high‐fidelity imaging x-ray systems.

Hospital
$15.0M
Bigrentz
Irvine, CA · Founded 2012

Bigrentz is an Irvine; California-based offshore construction company founded in 2012.

Offshore construction
$3.7M
VIRTUAL DENTAL CARE, INC.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2017

VIRTUAL DENTAL CARE; INC. is an Irvine; California-based company founded in 2017.

Healthtech
Series B$40.3M
NeuroVasc
Irvine, CA

NeuroVasc is an Irvine; California-based company.

Series BMedtech
Series C$38.7M
NGD Systems
Irvine, CA · Founded 2013 · 17 employees

NGD Systems is a company developing data storage and computation products.

Series CCloud computing
$2.0M
RevolutionCredit
Irvine, CA · Founded 2012 · 31 employees

RevolutionCredit is an Irvine; California-based company offering content for consumers to make better financial decisions.

Finance
$1.6M
RALLY CRY INC.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2019

RALLY CRY INC. is an Irvine; California-based company founded in 2019.

$10.5M
Amplify Surgical, Inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2017

Amplify Surgical; Inc. is a company founded in 2017.

Medtech
$5.0M
Pacific Sands Real Estate Fund A, LLC
Irvine, CA · Founded 2019

Pacific Sands Real Estate Fund A; LLC is an Irvine; California-based company founded in 2019.

Real Estate & Construction
$18.0M
CertCan Labs, Inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2019

CertCan Labs; Inc. is an Irvine; California-based company founded in 2019.

Cybersecurity
$200.0M
KS Associates Co LTD
Irvine, CA · Founded 1987 · 31 employees

KS Associates Co LTD is a company founded in 1987.

Other
Series C$45.0M
Swift Health Systems dba INBRACE
Irvine, CA

Swift Health Systems dba INBRACE is an Irvine; California-based company.

Series CHealth technology
$14.5M
Liquid Science Holdings, LLC
Irvine, CA · Founded 2016

Liquid Science Holdings; LLC is an Irvine; California-based company founded in 2016.