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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.

1030
companies
$20.56B
total raised
62
cities

Companies

Series D$14.4M
CarbonBuilt, Inc.
Torrance, CA · Founded 2020

CarbonBuilt produces ultra-low-carbon concrete masonry using upcycled, low-carbon binder to replace cement. Affordable and ready for real-world construction.

Series DB2B
$14.0M
Econic Investment LLC
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2024
B2B
$13.8M
Hunger Not Impossible, Inc.
Venice, CA · Founded 2020

Grew out of Mick Ebeling's Not Impossible Labs as "Hunger: Not Impossible," a text-message platform connecting food-insecure families with prepaid meals from local restaurants; it later rebranded as Bento.

B2B
$13.2M
Painted Cave, Inc.
Santa Barbara, CA · Founded 2021

Butterflies are free to fly

B2B
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Series A$13.1M
MOTE, INC.
Los Angeles, CA · ~11-50 employees

Mote develops technology that recovers both energy and carbon from wood waste to remove CO2 from the air and produce clean hydrogen.

Series AB2B
$13.1M
Evergreen Partners Holdco, Inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2024
B2B
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Seed$13.0M
FuzzyBot, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2020

FuzzyBot is a small studio that makes games, including a co-op horror game and a roguelite x lifesim hybrid.

SeedB2B
$12.9M
PHASE FOUR, INC.
Hawthorne, CA
B2B
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Series D$12.9M
Everest Cassell Ridge Holdings, LLC
Pasadena, CA · Founded 2024

Everest Properties is a privately-held real estate investment firm specializing in acquisition, recapitalization, and asset management of real estate.

Series DB2B
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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
Series A$12.5M
Headgum Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

Headgum is a comedy podcast network co-founded in 2015 by Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld (of CollegeHumor's Jake and Amir) along with Marty Michael; its shows include the official jackass podcast hosted by Johnny Knoxville.

Series AB2B
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Series A$12.4M
Critical Loop, Inc.
Long Beach, CA · Founded 2025

Reliable, on-demand power through flexible service agreements. We accelerate access to scalable energy solutions with 30 MWh under management.

Series AB2B
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Series A$12.3M
Picogrid, Inc.
El Segundo, CA · Founded 2020 · ~51-200 employees

Picogrid delivers integrated systems for modern missions, connecting sensors, platforms, and operators across land, sea, air, and space.

Series AB2B
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Series A$12.3M
HM Bradley, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2018

Important information about the future of HMBradley

Series AB2B
Series A$12.2M
PT Motion Works, Inc.
Solana Beach, CA

PT Motion Works, led by CEO Bryan Pate, is the parent company of the ElliptiGO elliptical bike, GIBBON slacklines, and Indo Board, and it landed on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies.

Series AB2B
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Series B$12.1M
Compa Technologies, Inc.
Newport Beach, CA · Founded 2020

Built to think like a comp expert—trained on your strategy and powered by Compa’s market data to guide every pay decision.

Series BB2B
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$12.0M
FranCap Corp
Woodland Hills, CA · ~11-50 employees

FranCap Corp, powered by CenTech, provides bookkeeping, M&A advisory services, and access to capital for franchisees, specifically mentioning Jersey Mike's.

B2B
$11.9M
011235813 Inc.
Sherman Oaks, CA · Founded 2023
B2B
Series A$11.9M
Comparative, Inc.
Covina, CA · Founded 2020

Comparative, Inc. is the legal entity behind DataGPT, a conversational AI data-analytics product founded in 2021 by Arina Curtis and Darren Pegg.

Series AB2B
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Series A$11.7M
Algae Cooking Club, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2023

Experience the purity of chef-grade Algae cooking oil. Amplifies flavors, more good fats than olive or avocado, highest smoke point and low linoleic acid.

Series AB2B
Seed$11.7M
Vebu Inc
El Segundo, CA · Founded 2022

Vebu is a company pioneering food automation.

SeedB2B
Series A$11.6M
Chamberlain Coffee Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2019

Chamberlain Coffee Inc. provides organic coffee and matcha beverages, along with cold brew, bundles, and accessories.

Series AB2B
Series B$11.6M
THERAHEART INC.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2023

Theraheart Inc. is a medical device manufacturer dedicated to providing innovative, minimally invasive solutions aimed at improving the lives of Heart Failure patients.

Series BB2B
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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
$11.1M
Philantra IV, LLC
Santa Ana, CA · Founded 2023
B2B
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Series B$11.1M
Turion Space Corp.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2020

Accelerating humanity’s galactic destiny

Series BB2B
Seed$11.0M
Leeta Materials, Inc.
Goleta, CA · Founded 2023

Leeta Materials, Inc. manufactures ceramic powders and sintered components designed to meet precise industrial requirements for applications in various industries.

SeedB2B
Series A$11.0M
Icon on Midvale LLC
Manhattan Beach, CA · Founded 2024
Series AB2B
Seed$11.0M
Atma Sciences Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2024

Apps to make anything.

SeedB2B
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Series A$10.9M
Hypersonic Laboratories, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2019

We're an ambitious startup developing a groundbreaking new UGC gaming platform.

Series AB2B
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Series A$10.8M
First Resonance, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

Transform your productivity, efficiency & scalability through the MES manufacturing software from First Resonance!

Series AB2B
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$10.8M
GoodPeak Holdings, LLC
Encinitas, CA · Founded 2023

STRATEGICALLY BUILDING WHAT THE GRID AND THE CLOUD NEED MOST

B2B
Series A$10.7M
Inspectiv, Inc.
Culver City, CA

Identify complex security vulnerabilities and sensitive data exposures to reduce risk of security incidents and provide assurance to your customers.

Series AB2B
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Series A$10.6M
Esperanza Capital, LLC
Costa Mesa, CA · Founded 2024

Direct Investment & Distribution Platform Gulf of America

Series AB2B
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Series B$10.5M
BlueNalu, Inc.
San Diego, CA

BlueNalu, Inc. develops cell-cultivated seafood, beginning with bluefin tuna toro—crafted with care and produced without fishing.

Series BB2B
$10.5M
Cheehoo Labs Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2024

Cheehoo, an AI 3D-animation startup, was founded by a group of Hollywood veterans including Rideback co-CEOs Michael LoFaso and Jonathan Eirich alongside producer Dan Lin (Netflix's former head of film), and raised $10M led by Greycroft with Point72 Asset Management participating.

B2B
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Series C$10.5M
Events.com, Inc.
La Jolla, CA · ~11-50 employees

Generate more event revenue with Events.com. Sell tickets online, promote your events, find sponsors, and grow your event business.

Series CB2B
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Seed$10.4M
Sophia Space, Inc.
Pasadena, CA · Founded 2023

Orbital AI Edge Compute for Next-Gen Space Operations

SeedB2B
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Series A$10.4M
Turnout Technologies, Inc.
Del Mar, CA · Founded 2024

Your advocate for life across Social Security Disability, VA Benefits, Healthcare, and Education. It's your turn.

Series AB2B
Series A$10.3M
Orbee, Inc.
Irvine, CA · ~11-50 employees

Orbee is the automotive data platform that unifies every customer signal so dealerships can activate smarter audiences, run better campaigns, and close more deals.

Series AB2B
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
Seed$10.2M
Refraction Point, Inc.
Covina, CA

Refraction Point, Inc. is the original incorporated name of LimaCharlie, the SecOps cloud platform founded by Maxime Lamothe-Brassard, who was previously a founding member of Chronicle, Google's cybersecurity venture.

SeedB2B
Series A$10.2M
PARC Ventures Inc.
Pasadena, CA · Founded 2019

With a focus on long-term value creation, Park Ventures LLC strategically invests in select real estate holdings, development projects and private companies. From Land Investment in high-growth markets to commercial, residential and industrial Real Estate Development projects, we help communities

Series AB2B
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Series B$10.1M
Highlight Holding Inc.
Irvine, CA · Founded 2024

The collective brain for high-velocity teams. Join waitlist: highlightai.com

Series BB2B
Series D$10.0M
Vaulted VG Investor Holdings, LLC
Beverly Hills, CA · Founded 2024
Series DB2B
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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
Series B$10.0M
airVet, Inc.
Beverly Hills, CA · Founded 2020 · ~51-200 employees

Founded by CEO Brandon Werber, airVet has raised over $40M in venture funding, including a Series B-2 round led by HighlandX and HighPost Capital.

Series BB2B
Series A$10.0M
Fred Global Asset Management Service Inc
Anaheim, CA · Founded 2024
Series AB2B
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Seed$10.0M
Starlings Studios, LLC
Los Angeles, CA

Explore Starlings

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
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Seed$10.0M
Xano, Inc.
Woodland Hills, CA

Xano offers a scalable no-code backend and provides professional backend development for the AI era, enabling users to understand, govern, and run AI-built software.

SeedB2B
Seed$9.9M
GENPOP INTERACTIVE INC
Encino, CA

Founded by Grammy-winning music producer BloodPop (known for work with Lady Gaga and Madonna), the game studio raised $6.5M in seed funding with a team including former Halo, Cyberpunk 2077, and Red Dead Redemption developers.

SeedB2B
Seed$9.8M
Provisio Medical Technologies Corp
San Diego, CA · Founded 2025

Provisio Medical Technologies Corp. is dedicated to developing innovative solutions for Peripheral Artery Disease, including an automated, integrated smart-catheter technology called the SLT Platform which includes the SLT FLOW, the world's first and only catheter-based volumetric blood flow measurement intra-procedurally.

SeedB2B
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$9.7M
That's No Moon Entertainment Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2020

Founded by veteran game developer Taylor Kurosaki (formerly of Naughty Dog, Sony, and Activision), the studio received a $100M investment from Korean gaming company Smilegate.

B2B
Seed$9.6M
CipherMode Labs, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2020

Co-founded by former Microsoft researchers Sadegh Riazi and Ilya Razenshteyn, CipherMode Labs raised a $6.7M seed round led by Innovation Endeavors, the VC firm founded by ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

SeedB2B
$9.6M
We Comes Before Me Corp.
Carlsbad, CA · Founded 2023
B2B
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Series A$9.5M
Perelel Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2020

Made using only clinically-backed ingredients in their most bioavailable formats. | Fertility, Prenatal, Postnatal, Perimenopause & Beyond

Series AB2B
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Series B$9.4M
Mucho Mas Media, LLC
Los Angeles, CA

Mucho Mas Media is an independent studio that empowers and supports the stories of Latino communities and filmmakers through its global production, financing, and distribution capabilities.

Series BB2B
$9.4M
Real Established Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2023
B2B
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Seed$9.4M
The Realest
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2023

The Realest is an online marketplace for authenticated entertainment memorabilia, using a proprietary witness-based authentication system.

SeedB2B