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FROM DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT'S FIRST HANGAR TO THE HEART OF SILICON BEACH

Santa Monica

249
companies
$6.59B
total raised
B2B, Healthcare, Consumer
top industries
Photo: JCS · CC BY-SA 3.0

The breakdown

249 startups on file in Santa Monica, spanning B2B, Healthcare, Consumer, 231 of 249 have disclosed funding, $6.59B combined, 63 at Seed stage, founding dates span 1996-2026.

A bit of history

Donald Douglas founded the Douglas Company in Santa Monica on July 22, 1921, and the aircraft maker grew into one of the city's largest employers for decades before consolidating operations elsewhere. That aerospace-and-manufacturing base gave way to a different kind of builder starting in the 1980s and 90s, as digital media startups moved into converted warehouses and lofts along the coast. By the early 2010s the stretch from Santa Monica through Venice and Playa Vista had earned its own name: Silicon Beach.

Investors headquartered in Santa Monica

1AM GamingPre-Seed, Seed
Mucker CapitalSeed, Series A
Wedbush VenturesPre-seed, Seed
Series A$13.4M
G2G Ventures, PBC
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2024

Founded by Gregg Renfrew, the founder and former CEO of clean-beauty brand Beautycounter.

Series AConsumer
HM Bradley, Inc. hero photo
Series A$12.3M
HM Bradley, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2018

Important information about the future of HMBradley

Series AB2B
Greenfly, Inc. hero photo
Series A$10.0M
Greenfly, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA

Greenfly's short-form media software platform captures, collects, organizes & distributes videos & photos to drive fan engagement.

Series AB2B
AllVoices Holding Co. hero photo
Series A$10.0M
AllVoices Holding Co.
Santa Monica, CA

AllVoices is the AI-native employee relations platform for anonymous reports, cases, and investigations. Save hours with AI case summaries and reports.

Series AB2B
Series B$10.0M
Topicals RX, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA

Topicals is transforming the way you feel about skin through effective science backed products for chronic skin conditions and mental health advocacy.

Series BConsumer
Series A$8.8M
STYNGR CORP.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2020 · ~11-50 employees

STYNGR makes in-game audio seamless with easy SDK integration and flexible monetization options. Elevate your game with fully licensed music from major labels and indie artists.

Series AB2B
Series A$8.5M
Small Molecules Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2021

SmallMolecules.com provides the largest listing of commercially-available small molecule products, assisting researchers to find the products they need to drive discovery.

Series AB2B
Jeeva AI, Inc. hero photo
Series A$8.3M
Jeeva AI, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA

Build, deploy, and govern autonomous digital workers across revenue, IT, service, and operations. Automate workflows, execute tasks, and scale work with AI-powered digital workers.

Series AB2B
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Series B$8.1M
Avenda Health, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA

Bringing Confidence to your Prostate Cancer Treatment Decisions A revolutionary platform that delivers tailored insights for prostate cancer management,

Series BHealthcare
Series A$7.5M
4UNIQUENESS INC
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2023
Series AB2B
Series A$7.4M
Corner Health Platform, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2024

Find an independent primary care provider near you who takes your insurance and has real time to listen. Same-day, evening, and Saturday visits in AZ & WA.

Series AB2B
$7.0M
Fluxnium, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2026

Fluxnium's founder and CEO, Jeff Green, previously co-founded Stamps.com in 1996 with Jim McDermott (also a Fluxnium board member) and Ari Engelberg; Green also co-founded Rusheen Capital Management.

B2B
JenZ Inc. hero photo
Seed$6.9M
JenZ Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2019

Jenz is an internal social network that functions as a mobile intranet and an employee engagement app, aiming to transform internal organizational communication and boost company culture.

SeedB2B
Series C$6.7M
Just Imagine, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA

Just Imagine Toys is the exclusive UK distributor for brands such as Peaceable Kingdom, Sentosphere, and Graine Creative, and also a UK distributor for eeBoo, offering a range of toys and creative kits.

Series CB2B
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$6.7M
Oxen Labs Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2022

Oxen.ai provides an AI platform for creators and builders, offering tools to generate videos and images, brainstorm with LLMs, organize asset libraries, and deploy custom fine-tuned endpoints.

B2B
Doughy Inc. hero photo
Series A$6.1M
Doughy Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2021

Gluten free, grain free, vegan cookie dough. Enjoy Doughy raw or baked.

Series AB2B
Keeta, Inc. hero photo
Seed$6.0M
Keeta, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2022

Keeta is a layer-1 blockchain network that connects payment networks. Direct blockchain-to-blockchain transactions are processed with settlement times of 400 milliseconds and a throughput of 10 million transactions per second.

SeedB2B
Suma Wealth, Inc. hero photo
Series A$5.6M
Suma Wealth, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA

Meet Charlie, your AI financial coach inside the SUMA app. Get personalized budgeting, savings, and investing advice in English or Spanish.

Series AB2B
Seed$5.2M
Concrete AI, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2021

Concrete AI's Concrete Copilot delivers concrete producers a simple, fast, and flexible decision-making tool to optimize concrete performance, cost-savings, and carbon reductions with AI-assisted concrete designs.

SeedB2B
Roundtable Entertainment Holdings, Inc. hero photo
Series A$5.2M
Roundtable Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2021

Roundtable Entertainment Holdings, Inc. is a multi-platform production company that creates, finances, and delivers premium IP in Feature Films, Unscripted Content, FAST Channels, and Distribution.

Series AB2B
Seed$5.0M
TRAY
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2013

TRAY® is a complete point of sale system for the enterprise that specializes in self-service ordering.

SeedMobile payment
Drink Barcode, Inc. hero photo
$4.8M
Drink Barcode, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2019

Barcode is a plant-based, adaptogen-powered functional beverage for everyday performance.

B2B
Seed$4.2M
Eggscape Entertainment Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2023

Play Eggscape, the ultimate multiplayer Mixed Reality game where you battle robots, collect abilities, and create custom levels with up to 4 players. Join the immersive fun now!

SeedB2B
2A Biosciences, Inc. hero photo
Seed$3.8M
2A Biosciences, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2022

2A Biosciences is pioneering neural restoration by advancing precision agonists to restore neural circuitry and immune balance, having demonstrated in vivo nerve regeneration via 5-HT2A modulation.

SeedHealthcare
$3.6M
WEP-Restoration Class A Holdco II, LLC
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2023
Real Estate and Construction
Kindra Corp hero photo
Seed$3.6M
Kindra Corp
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2019

Kindra is transforming vaginal health and sexual wellness for women navigating their changing bodies and profound hormonal shifts.

SeedB2B
Vivamed, Inc. hero photo
Series A$3.1M
Vivamed, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2024 · ~51-200 employees

VivaMed BioPharma is a clinical-stage biopharma advancing new chemical entities and repurposed drugs across neurology, pain, psychiatry, pulmonology, and rheumatology. Operator-led development, global partnerships.

Series AHealthcare
Henry Rose Inc. hero photo
Series A$3.0M
Henry Rose Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2023

The first line of fine fragrances created with 100% ingredient transparency. Cruelty Free, Hypoallergenic, No Parabens, No Phthalates. EWG Verified™ and Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Gold. Created by Michelle Pfeiffer.

Series AConsumer
$2.7M
WEP-Restoration Class A Holdco I, LLC
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2023
Real Estate and Construction
Happy Head, Inc. hero photo
Series A$2.6M
Happy Head, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2021

New: Custom prescription hair growth formulas from board-certified dermatologists. 200+ Rx formulations with FDA-approved ingredients. 1M+ prescriptions delivered. Start your free assessment.

Series AB2B
Seed$2.5M
SHOP DIDDO, INC.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2023

SHOP DIDDO, INC. describes itself as "Diddo - Agentic Commerce".

SeedB2B
$2.5M
TruBrain
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2012 · 31 employees

TruBrain is a nootropic created by UCLA-trained neuroscientists founded in 2012.

Health
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Seed$2.3M
Moonware Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2020

Moonware builds the AI systems that run ground operations. HALO, its Ground Traffic Control™ solution, gives airlines, handlers, and airports control over turnarounds, gate-in to gate-out.

SeedB2B
$2.2M
Bancreek Capital Advisors, LLC
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2023

Unlock the power of data-driven investing with Bancreek Capital Advisors. Explore our actively managed ETFs and interactive visualization tools for smarter investment decisions.

B2B
Allstora, Inc. hero photo
$1.6M
Allstora, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2024

The bookstore for all stories.

Consumer
Seed$1.2M
ONDA LIFE, INC.
Santa Monica, CA

ONDA is a private members-club platform founded by Luca Del Bono, connecting members to private, health, and business clubs and experiences worldwide.

SeedB2B
Seed$1.2M
Birdies Corp.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2021 · ~11-50 employees

Birdies Corp. sells straight pre-rolls crafted for a better burn, available in Arizona, California, and New York.

SeedB2B
Stage Diver INC. hero photo
$1.0M
Stage Diver INC.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2020

Stagediver sells merchandise including t-shirts, hats, and vinyl records related to the music of "STAGEDIVER."

B2B
Datum Inc. hero photo
Seed$850K
Datum Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2020 · ~11-50 employees

At Datum Technologies Group, we are industry veterans with expertise in managed services, technology project delivery, and global workforce solutions.

SeedB2B
$790K
Crosscut SPV Frontier, L.P. - Series 1
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2025

This is a special-purpose investment vehicle tied to Crosscut Ventures, a Santa Monica VC firm that has shifted its focus to frontier technology investments in space, defense, and energy transition.

B2B
AQX Brands, Inc. hero photo
Pre-Seed$700K
AQX Brands, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2025
Pre-SeedConsumer
Series A$655K
LendTech, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2022

LendTech Group develops secure, reliable, and industry-leading technology for custom lending and lead management to help businesses reach new customers, manage portfolios, and increase revenue.

Series AB2B
Of The Gods Inc. hero photo
$555K
Of The Gods Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2022 · ~11-50 employees

Garden of the Gods Trading Post operates as Colorado's largest gift shop and art gallery, offering souvenirs, apparel, and locally inspired merchandise, along with a restaurant and an entrance to Garden of the Gods Park.

Consumer
Seed$460K
Curbside Electric Co
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2023

Curbside Electric provides an innovative EV charging system that integrates seamlessly into the built environment through small access points, offering versatile electrification hubs for various concealed locations.

SeedB2B
Proper Hospitality, LLC hero photo
Seed$333K
Proper Hospitality, LLC
Santa Monica, CA · ~501-1,000 employees

Our luxury boutique hotels & residences offer bold design and modern wellness, featuring Kelly Wearstler’s signature interiors and immersive local culture.

SeedB2B
$325K
BANCREEK CAPITAL STRATEGIES, LLC
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2026
Fintech
$300K
CeraRoot USA Inc
Santa Monica, CA

CeraRoot USA Inc. provides a ceramic implant system engineered for biological integration, offering various implant models, accessories, and services like custom prosthesis design and surgical guides.

Healthcare
Be Afraid Media, Inc. hero photo
Seed$300K
Be Afraid Media, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2025

Be Afraid Media is a horror-first media company building brands across digital, audio, film and television, licensing, and commerce. Home of Dread Central, Be Afraid TV, and the Be Afraid Podcast Network.

SeedB2B
Pre-Seed$250K
Pureskin, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2026

PureSkinBoutique offers innovative skincare solutions, specifically the BYONIK® skincare collection and the SLIMYONIK® Body Duo, to enhance and deliver effective results supporting optimal long-term skin health and wellness.

Pre-SeedB2B
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$200K
Robin Bay Capital I, LLC
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2025

Robin Capital backs ambitious founders at Angel to Series A. We invest in grit, software, and vision—supporting startups with capital, experience, and founder-first values.

Healthcare
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$100K
TrueRelief, LLC
Santa Monica, CA

TrueRelief is an FDA-cleared, non-invasive medical device that delivers an electroceutical treatment that uses a patented combination of high frequency electrical current delivered dynamically by a skilled medical professional. The treatment itself is completely painless.

B2B
Seed$70K
Griddy Sports, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2024

Griddy was founded in 2024 by Brian Birt, a former product lead at fantasy-sports platform Sleeper, and is based in Santa Monica.

SeedB2B
Shoreline Bespoke Vehicles Inc. hero photo
Seed$60K
Shoreline Bespoke Vehicles Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2021

Shoreline Bespoke Vehicles is a a new boutique carmaker in California that offers limited-production, high-performance vehicles with classic designs and modern engineering. The company

SeedIndustrials
$50K
QR Live Technologies, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2025
B2B
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$30K
Awake Universe, LLC
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2023

The Awake Network specializes in curated online events that truly impact your life. Every year we put our energy into a few quality online conferences on what you want to know about mindfulness, meditation and living a good life.

B2B
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$20K
TurboPermit Corp
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2024

TurboPermit helps residential builders and developers cut permit approval time by up to 50% with AI plan pre-check, digital forms, and one source of truth. Book a demo.

B2B
GREENRIDGE ENTERPRISE INC hero photo
$1
GREENRIDGE ENTERPRISE INC
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2021

Greenridge Realty is a real estate firm operating in West Michigan that assists with buying and selling homes, property management, and relocation services, and is a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®.

B2B
Jetpack
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2009

Jetpack is a Santa Monica; California-based company founded in 2009.

Advertising
Kable
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2021

Usage-based billing for API companies

Billing
Duffl
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2019 · 12 employees

10-minute delivery service for college students.

Delivery