B2B startups in Southern California
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.
It's the largest category here by far, and one of the most varied — the best-funded names span Shield AI's defense-focused autonomy software in San Diego, Metropolis Technologies' AI-powered parking infrastructure in Santa Monica, and Impulse Space's in-space transportation services in El Segundo. What ties them together isn't a shared product category, just a shared buyer: another business, not a consumer.
Companies
Seed$85KFacility Management Software designed to help businesses save time and money while providing real-time, actionable data.
Seed$75KBLACK SILVER - business consultants provide management consulting to get a wide range of management services & help to make your brand identities.
Seed$75KAI-Enabled Quality and Regulatory Workflows
$75KTrain new ophthalmic technicians without disrupting your current team. Alchemy Vision
$75KBYWARD PRODUCTIONS is a full-service production house that develops projects, including a new musical titled "Sunday After Next".
$70KCreator Lab is a technology platform that connects creators to collaborative opportunities with other like-minded individuals and companies to produce content partnerships.
$70KGuesty is the AI-powered vacation rental software for short-term rental operators, from solo hosts to large portfolios.
Griddy was founded in 2024 by Brian Birt, a former product lead at fantasy-sports platform Sleeper, and is based in Santa Monica.
$68KAxe Me Later LLC, operating as Tank Me Later, is a custom Aquarium & Pond Company specializing in the design, installation, and maintenance for all types of aquariums, ponds, and waterfalls in commercial and residential environments.
$56KApplied Learning Lab partners with educators to co-design tailored solutions that enhance teaching and learning in K–12 settings through curriculum and tool evaluation, curriculum design, and professional learning.
$53KVincit is a Nordic digital business partner focusing on commercial solutions, enterprise platforms, and data & AI. We turn digital into business results by combining leading platforms and tailored solutions.
$50KPathForward Consulting is comprised of Project Managers, Strategists, Engineers, and Trustees. We are united by a shared commitment to technical leadership and exceptional client service, which serves as the foundation that enables us to solve our clients
$50KAvise is a collective that helps good-hearted financial advisors start and operate their own independent firms. Our platform makes it easy for quality advisors to offer good advice to more people by making it simple to launch and run an RIA.
$50KDirty Little Business LLC provides small business advice on topics such as emergency preparedness essentials.
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$50KG3 Studios creates Michigan-made wood gifts, custom laser cut decor, and 3D printed items, blending woodworking craftsmanship with 3D printing technology.
Seed$50KEssential HR Services is a team of experienced, professional Human Resources (HR) Consultants specializing in Labor Law Compliance, Employee Relations, HR Administration, Organizational Development, Training, Health and Wellness Programs, and Payroll. Our goal is to deliver quality service, with the utmost integrity.
Seed$50KA mobile scavenger-hunt game that turns any place into an adventure. Explore with dynamic clues, challenges, and surprises. The world is a game. Coming soon.
$50KThumzup Media is Nasdaq-listed; Chairman and CEO Robert Steele rang the Nasdaq opening bell in November 2024, and in 2025 the company repositioned itself around crypto industry strategy with a $6.5 million strategic raise.
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Seed$50KOlobby is an all-in-one app for work that provides tasks, files, communication, and more, with both desktop and cloud solutions.
$50KVenice Floridas Premiere Tattoo Studio
$45KRecord, edit with voice commands, and publish your podcast in minutes. DoneCast's AI handles filler removal, mistake correction, and professional mastering automatically.
$45KThe Loan Atlas installs five AI-powered systems into your mortgage business so you close more loans in less time, with less chaos.
$45KArc Interactive is a digital ideas studio that focuses on brand and digital strategy, product design, web and social content, and app and web development.
$40KGHN Career Academy was founded by career coach Ron Nash and is based in Pasadena, California.
$40KSoarTech develops intelligent software that reasons like humans to automate complex tasks, simplify human-machine interactions, and model human behaviors, focusing on human-centered and cognitive AI solutions for DoD research and development.
$40KSpottyr is an app designed for independent personal trainers to manage clients, build programs, and process payments, aiming to simplify workflow and help trainers grow their business.
$40KGood Boy Wine LLC sells natural wine and merchandise, including various 'Party Boy' wines and branded apparel.
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$32KJoin The Mortgage Collaborative — a leading mortgage lender and preferred partner network helping mortgage professionals grow through collaboration, resources, and industry expertise.
$31KHello Prolog Inc is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business specializing in Integrated Logistics and Systems Engineering for military and federal agencies.
According to its founder's LinkedIn profile, Greenview Labs is a golf technology startup founded by Harrison Fitz.
$30KThe 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.
$30KCalculated Development LLC was formed to turn author Nova McBee's bestselling "Calculated" novel series into a film franchise, now in development with One Door Studios and Apelles Entertainment.
$29KCooperative Capital empowers neighbors to pool their money and collectively invest in their community to increase wealth and well-being by directing resources towards local opportunities.
Busa Beverage was conceptualized by the Busalacchi family, owners of the Barbusa restaurant in San Diego's Little Italy, and makes what it calls the first oat-milk bottled espresso martini.
$25KEvents, resources, and a supportive community to help us face the hard parts of life. Together, let's channel our challenges into meaningful action and creativity.
$25KOperait Health Inc. provides an end-to-end AI agent that aims to elevate patient experience, reduce operational costs, and improve outcomes for hospitals, health plans, and providers.
$25KElf Labs aims to disrupt the IP market by leveraging advanced AI, patented technology, and profitable character IP, having secured landmark rights to characters like Cinderella and Snow White.
$25KScalable video asset infrastructure for turning existing artwork into platform-ready motion assets.
$25KMethod Films a contemporary production company for cinematic & immersive visual content