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Artificial Intelligence startups in Southern California

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.

255
companies
$13.35B
total raised
39
cities

Companies

Series A$53.0M
Entos
San Diego, CA · Founded 2019 · 44 employees

Developer of therapeutic discovery quantum molecular simulation engine designed to accelerate molecular discovery.

Series AArtificial Intelligence (AI)
$261.4M
Impact
Santa Barbara, CA · Founded 2002 · 1256 employees

Impact is an artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning company founded in 2002 by David Yovanno.

Digital marketing
Series B$14.0M
Seekops Inc.
Pasadena, CA · Founded 2017 · 31 employees

Seekops Inc. is a company founded in 2017.

Series BMachine Learning
Series A$10.5M
Retina.AI
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2017 · 34 employees

Retina.AI is an AI-based early prediction of customer lifetime values founded in 2017 by Michael Greenberg; Emad Hasan and Brad Ito.

Series AInternet of things (IoT)
Series A$17.8M
Blooma
San Diego, CA · Founded 2018 · 31 employees

Blooma provides an AI platform for commercial real estate lenders; automating deal screening at origination and monitoring loan portfolios for risk.

Series ATechnology
Series D$107.8M
GumGum
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2008 · 751 employees

GumGum is a Santa Monica; California-based developer of computer vision and machine learning systems for contextually driven advertising and brand protection.

Series DAdvertising
$65.0M
Securonix
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2007 · 500 employees

Securonix delivers a security analytics and operations management platform for the modern era of big data and advanced cyber threats.

AI-enabled cybersecurity
Series D$640.0M
TuSimple
San Diego, CA · Founded 2015 · 1400 employees

TuSimple is an autonomous commercial transportation company based in San Diego; CA.

Series DMachine Learning
Series A$46.5M
Output
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2013 · 6 employees

Output is a United Kingdom-based company.

Series AAI-powered Drug Discovery
Series C$178.0M
Beyond Limits
Glendale, CA · Founded 2014 · 351 employees

Beyond Limits is a Glendale; California-based company founded in 2014.

Series CArtificial Intelligence (AI)
Seed$28.2M
Lunchclub
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2017 · 31 employees

An artificial intelligence company that has a platform designed for professional networking. It was founded in 2017 and is located in California.

SeedTechnology
Series A$41.4M
Accel Robotics Corp
San Diego, CA · Founded 2015 · 126 employees

Developer of a camera-based AI system designed to offer automated store services. The company's system helps shoppers to enter a store; pick the items they want; then walk out; receiving a receipt via

Series ARobotics
Series A$10.5M
FanAI
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2016 · 31 employees

FanAI is an AI-driven audience monetization platform focusing on esports; its sponsor ecosystem; increasing sponsorship revenues; and making fan data actionable

Series AGaming
Seed$3.0M
FlightWave Aerospace
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2014 · 9 employees

FlightWave Aerospace is a Santa Monica; California-based company founded in 2014 by Michael Colonno.

SeedMachine Learning
Series B$15.6M
PetDesk
San Diego, CA · Founded 2013 · 176 employees

PetDesk sells practice software to veterinary clinics. It covers client communication and reminders; online booking; an integrated phone system; AI-generated clinical notes and marketing; and is aimed

Series BPet technology
$3.0M
Pathmatics
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2009 · 351 employees

Pathmatics provides AI-powered analytics software for marketers that can extract data about various channels; including social media; video; and display.

Advertising
Series A$25.8M
CITADEL DEFENSE Co
San Diego, CA · Founded 2016 · 23 employees

Citadel builds an automated and modular drone defense system that uses machine learning algorithms to detect and engage drones.

Series AAutonomous System
Series B$30.2M
ObEN
Pasadena, CA · Founded 2014 · 31 employees

ObEN is a Pasadena; California-based artificial intelligence company.

Series BBlockchain and cryptocurrency
$3.7M
DeepRadiology Corp
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2013 · 31 employees

DeepRadiology Corp is a medical artificial intelligence company.

Radiology
$21.1M
Nervana Systems
San Diego, CA · Founded 2014 · 48 employees

Nervana Systems was a San Diego-based company focused on the development of artificial intelligence and deep learning software. The company was acquired by Intel in 2016.

Machine Learning
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Series G$1.19B
Shield AI Inc
San Diego, CA

Shield AI is a defense-tech company building the world's best AI pilots and next-generation aircraft.

Series GB2B
$413.0M
Mirador Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2023

Mirador Therapeutics is focused on discovering and developing precision medicines for immune-mediated inflammatory and fibrotic diseases using its Mirador360™ engine, which harnesses biology, multi-modal data, AI, and advanced analytics.

Healthcare
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$325.4M
Iambic Therapeutics, Inc.
San Diego, CA · Founded 2019

Iambic has created a cutting-edge AI-driven platform to tackle the most challenging design problems in drug discovery and address unmet patient need.

Healthcare
$106.8M
RENOVARO INC.
Los Angeles, CA · ~11-50 employees

Renovaro revolutionizes cancer and neurology care through early detection, drug discovery, and personalized treatments. AI-powered precision medicine.

Healthcare
Series B$94.4M
Cambium Biomaterials, Inc.
El Segundo, CA

Advanced material solutions—from AI-driven design to agile U.S. manufacturing—for defense, aerospace, & high-performance applications

Series BB2B
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Series B$84.3M
Akido Labs
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2014 · 1000 employees

Rebuilding healthcare with AI at the core

Y CombinatorSeries BHealthcare
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Series B$80.3M
Pearl Inc.
West Hollywood, CA · ~51-200 employees

FDA-cleared dental AI that detects 37% more disease. Join 29,000+ dental practices using Pearl's dental AI software. Book a demo.

Series BB2B
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Series C$80.1M
Doppel Inc.
Covina, CA · Founded 2022 · ~201-500 employees

Outpace 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.

Series CB2B
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$73.4M
ProrataAI, Inc.
Pasadena, CA · Founded 2024

ProrataAI, Inc. builds AI-powered search, advertising, and attribution solutions that respect content creators and publishers by ensuring transparent crediting and equitable value sharing.

B2B
Series B$57.1M
HiveWatch, Inc.
El Segundo, CA

HiveWatch provides a platform that unifies physical security systems into one AI-powered command center to help security teams prioritize incidents and automate responses.

Series BB2B
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Series B$54.5M
Placer Labs Inc.
Covina, CA

Make smarter real estate decisions and close more deals with Placer.ai's location intelligence and foot traffic insights.

Series BB2B
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Series C$52.1M
Virtualitics, Inc.
Pasadena, CA

Virtualitics is an AI solutions company that transforms data into impactful action with AI readiness applications for defense, government, and enterprise.

Series CB2B
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Series B$40.0M
Transcend Inc.
Covina, CA · ~11-50 employees

Transcend is the only real-time data governance and decision layer that answers “Can I use this data?” to unblock AI, agentic, and first-party data initiatives.

Series BB2B
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Series B$36.0M
Rabbit Inc/DE
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2020

unlimited AI conversations, translation, and voice recordings — all in your $199 AI-native device rabbit r1, plus a chance to explore cutting-edge agents.

Series BB2B
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Series A$32.1M
Brain Corp
San Diego, CA · ~11-50 employees

Brain Corp is an autonomous technology company powering the most proven robots and AI, helping organizations create more productive and intelligent operations.

Series AB2B
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Series B$32.0M
Human Longevity, Inc.
San Diego, CA

The most comprehensive executive health assessment — full-body MRI, whole genome sequencing, 120+ biomarkers & AI analysis in one visit. Starting at $8,000.

Series BHealthcare
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Series A$28.9M
Vektor Medical, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Discover vMap - The FDA-Cleared Non-Invasive AI-based Arrhythmia Analysis Solution by Vektor Medical. Improve Cardiac Ablation Efficiencies & Outcomes Today.

Series AHealthcare
$26.9M
GATC HEALTH CORP
Irvine, CA · Founded 2020

GATC Health is a tech-bio company that uses proprietary AI to accelerate and de-risk the discovery and development of safer and more effective drugs for biopharma companies and investors.

B2B
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Series A$25.5M
KYG Trade, Inc.
Newport Beach, CA · Founded 2021

Enhance, extend or replace your legacy GTM software with affordable enterprise-grade AI-native trade and tariff management software from KYG Trade.

Series AB2B
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Series B$25.5M
Mapped Inc.
El Segundo, CA · Founded 2019 · ~11-50 employees

Mapped turns any building's systems, sensors, and devices into a structured, real-time world model — the data foundation AI agents and applications need to understand and act on the physical world.

Series BB2B
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Series C$24.5M
Foresee Medical, Inc.
San Diego, CA

AI-powered risk adjustment software designed to increase the profitability of Medicare risk contracts.

Series CHealthcare
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Series A$23.2M
Quintessent Inc.
Goleta, CA · Founded 2019

Quintessent is developing optical connectivity solutions to scale computing and Artificial Intelligence (A.I.).

Series AB2B
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Series A$22.0M
Uplifting Results Labs, Inc.
Culver City, CA

Uplifting Results Labs, Inc. provides AI 3D motion capture technology for sports performance, sports medicine, and sports media, utilizing smartphone technology for biomechanical analysis.

Series AB2B
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Series B$22.0M
AgentAI Holdings, Inc.
Woodland Hills, CA · Founded 2025

Medical billing and revenue cycle management where AI agents carry every claim and expert billers fight the hard dollars. Free scan of your last 90 days.

Series BB2B
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Series A$20.0M
ThinkBio.Ai, Inc
Ontario, CA · Founded 2024 · ~201-500 employees

ThinkBio.Ai is an AI-powered healthcare and life sciences solutions company, transforming complex data into actionable insights for better, faster decision-making.

Series AHealthcare
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Series B$17.8M
Athos Therapeutics, Inc.
Torrance, CA · Founded 2019

Athos Therapeutics Inc. is a clinical stage biotechnology company that pioneers the development of artificial intelligence-based Precision Therapeutics for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and other inflammatory diseases.

Series BHealthcare
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Series A$16.4M
Accrual, Inc.
Beverly Hills, CA · Founded 2024

Accrual transforms accounting firms with AI. Automate tax returns, streamline client data collection, and scale your practice with intelligent workflows.

Series AB2B
Series B$16.4M
Mixed-Signal Devices Inc.
Irvine, CA

Mixed-Signal Devices Inc. delivers multi-gigahertz digital timing solutions with ultra-low jitter, stability, and programmability for AI infrastructure, 5G networks, and high-performance automotive platforms.

Series BB2B
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Series A$15.7M
Model Medicines, Inc.
La Jolla, CA · Founded 2019

Model Medicines engineers first-in-class small molecules against biological choke points, using AI to advance pipeline-in-a-pill therapeutics across high-impact diseases.

Series AHealthcare
$15.7M
Radical Group Inc.
Venice, CA · ~11-50 employees

Radical Group Inc. helps businesses unlock their full potential through integrated solutions in Data, AI, Digital Design, and Training.

B2B
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Series A$15.0M
SWARM Engineering, Inc.
Irvine, CA

AI-powered optimization platform that uses domain-trained intelligent agents built for operations teams.

Series AB2B
$15.0M
Cyber Wave X LLC
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2025

Physical AI infrastructure from code to real world. Abstract with Digital Twins, plug in AI, and ship to production.

B2B
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Series A$15.0M
North Beam, Inc.
El Segundo, CA

Multi-touch attribution and media mix modeling for profitable growth, powered by industry-leading machine learning models. Discover how Northbeam can transform your marketing.

Series AB2B
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Series A$12.5M
Develo Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2022 · ~11-50 employees

Develo Inc. provides AI-native pediatric software built as an operating system for charting, billing, practice management, and family experience for independent pediatric practices.

Series AB2B
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Series A$11.6M
Speakeasy Development, Inc.
Covina, CA · Founded 2022

The AI control plane for discovering, securing, and governing AI agents, MCP servers, and AI applications across your enterprise.

Series AB2B
Series A$10.8M
RCE Technologies, Inc.
Carlsbad, CA · Founded 2018

RCE Technologies is developing Infrasensor™, a non-invasive wearable that uses infrared spectroscopy and machine learning to detect severe coronary artery occlusion in about three minutes, without a blood draw — aimed at catching the 60%+ of heart attacks that standard chest-pain triage misses.

Series AHealthcare
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Seed$10.4M
Sophia Space, Inc.
Pasadena, CA · Founded 2023

Orbital AI Edge Compute for Next-Gen Space Operations

SeedB2B
Seed$10.2M
NB Tech Acquisitions Corp
Newport Beach, CA · Founded 2021

NB Tech Acquisitions Corp is a California-based company that acquires and develops code-based technology, focusing on high-growth sectors like artificial intelligence, cyber security, and decentralized technologies.

SeedB2B
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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
Avicena, LLC
Pasadena, CA · ~11-50 employees

Avicena, LLC develops microLED-based optical interconnects for high-speed communications, enabling energy-efficient AI data centers and GPU clusters to scale up.

Series BHealthcare