Top Startups in San Francisco Bay Area - 2026 Startup Directory

Neuralink

Developing ultra high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and computers Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Biotech

Last round: Series C Founders Fund, $205M Series C in 2021, $500M valuation

Verkada

Verkada is an IoT platform that combines plug-and-play security cameras with intelligent, cloud-based software. Cybersecurity Hardware

Last round: Series D Sequoia, $205M Series D in 2022, $3.2B valuation

Everlaw

Everlaw offers a platform for document analysis to law firms, government, and corporations. Document Management Legal Tech

Last round: Series D Andreessen Horowitz, $202M Series D in 2021, $2.0B valuation

Deel

Deel is a payroll and compliance platform for international employees and contractors. FinTech Human Resources Enterprise Software

Last round: Series D Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, $200M Series D in 2021, $5.5B valuation

Persona

Building configurable identity infrastructure for KYC, AML, fraud detection, onboarding: used by Square, BlockFi, DoorDash, Coursera and more SaaS Compliance Fraud Detection Enterprise Software

Last round: Series D Founders Fund, Index, Coatue, Bond, $200M Series D in 2025, $2.0B valuation

Alchemy

Building tooling and infra for developers to build reliable decentralized applications, like the AWS of blockchain Developer Platform Blockchain Crypto

Last round: Series C Andreessen Horowitz, $200M Series C in 2022, $10.2B valuation

Newfront

Modern platform to transact insurance FinTech Insurance

Last round: Series D Founders Fund, Y Combinator, $200M Series D in 2022, $2.2B valuation

Rippling

Platform for companies to manage the full employee lifecycle Enterprise Software SaaS Human Resources

Last round: Series F Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Y Combinator, Sequoia, $200M Series F in 2024, $13.5B valuation

Astranis

Astranis is a space startup that builds small and low-cost telecommunications satellites to provide internet access in remote regions. Space Hardware

Last round: Series D Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, $200M Series D in 2024, $1.4B valuation

LaunchDarkly

LaunchDarkly is a feature management platform that allows software development teams to deliver to their customers. SaaS Developer Tools

Last round: Series D Bessemer, $200M Series D in 2021, $3.0B valuation

Figma

Figma is a design platform for teams who build products together. Design Collaboration SaaS

Last round: Series E Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, $200M Series E in 2021, $10.0B valuation

BigPanda

BigPanda offers a platform that helps IT Ops, NOC & DevOps teams detect, investigate and resolve IT incidents faster and more easily. SaaS IT Developer Tools

Last round: Series D Sequoia, $190M Series D in 2022, $1.2B valuation

Kumo

Kumo allows businesses to make faster, simpler, and smarter predictions. SaaS Artificial Intelligence Enterprise Software

Last round: Series B Sequoia, $18M Series B in 2022

Playbook

Organize, share, and collaborate on creative files and projects with your team SaaS Collaboration Productivity Software

Last round: Series A Founders Fund, $18M Series A in 2022

Kong

Kong offers the industry-leading service connectivity platform designed for modern architectures. Enterprise Software SaaS

Last round: Series E Andreessen Horowitz, $175M Series E in 2024, $2.0B valuation

Lattice

Lattice empowers people leaders to build engaged, high-performing teams. SaaS Enterprise Software

Last round: Series F Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Y Combinator, $175M Series F in 2022, $3.0B valuation

Gusto

Gusto provides a cloud-based payroll, benefits, and human resource management solution. SaaS Enterprise Software Human Resources

Last round: Series E Kleiner Perkins, Y Combinator, $175M Series E in 2021, $10.0B valuation

Dialpad

Dialpad is an AI-powered communications platform that turns conversations into opportunities and helps teams make smart calls. SaaS Artificial Intelligence Call Center

Last round: Series F Andreessen Horowitz, $170M Series F in 2021, $2.2B valuation

data.ai

Make better decisions with our app store data. We are the leader for app store analytics, app rankings, and market intelligence. Mobile Analytics SaaS Enterprise Software

Last round: Series E Sequoia, $157M Series E in 2016, $450M valuation

Mux

Mux is a video platform designed to make video streaming and analytics possible for every development team. Video Streaming SaaS Analytics

Last round: Series D Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Accel, $154M Series D in 2021, $1.0B valuation

Caldera

Rollup deployment platform for the Metalayer Crypto

Last round: Series A Sequoia, Founders Fund, $15M Series A in 2024

Glean

Work assistant that searches across all your company's apps to help you find what you need Enterprise Software SaaS Artificial Intelligence

Last round: Series F Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, $150M Series F in 2025, $7.2B valuation

Standard AI

Provides an autonomous checkout tool that can be installed into retailers’ existing stores. Artificial Intelligence Hardware Retail

Last round: Series C Y Combinator, $150M Series C in 2021, $1.0B valuation

Vanta

Vanta is an automated security monitoring platform that helps companies get SOC 2, HIPAA, or ISO 27001 certified quickly. Cybersecurity Software

Last round: Series D Sequoia, Y Combinator, $150M Series D in 2025, $4.2B valuation

Vercel

Vercel is a platform that enables users to develop, preview, and ship Jamstack sites. Developer Tools SaaS

Last round: Series D Accel, $150M Series D in 2021, $2.5B valuation

RapidAPI

RapidAPI is an API Hub that enables developers to find, manage, and connect to thousands of APIs. Developer API

Last round: Series D Andreessen Horowitz, $150M Series D in 2022, $1.0B valuation

Reputation.com

Provides solutions for tracking and improving online reviews, social media, and local search visibility for businesses. Enterprise Software SaaS Analytics SEO

Last round: Series C Kleiner Perkins, Bessemer, $150M Series C in 2019

Salt Security

Salt Security provides an API protection platform designed to prevent attacks by leveraging machine learning and AI. Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence API

Last round: Series D Sequoia, Y Combinator, $140M Series D in 2022, $1.4B valuation

Wonolo

Wonolo is an on-demand staffing platform for businesses to fill their immediate labor needs. SaaS Recruiting

Last round: Series D Sequoia, $140M Series D in 2021

Loom

Building instantly shareable videos for work communication Collaboration Messaging Video SaaS

Last round: Series C Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins, $130M Series C in 2021, $1.5B valuation

Vectra AI

Vectra is a cybersecurity platform that uses AI to detect attackers in real time and perform conclusive incident investigations. Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence

Last round: Series F Khosla Ventures, $130M Series F in 2021, $1.2B valuation

ProductBoard

Productboard is a product management system that helps organizations get the right products to market faster. Collaboration Enterprise Software SaaS Research

Last round: Series D Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Bessemer, $125M Series D in 2022, $1.7B valuation

Observe.AI

Observe.AI develops a voice AI platform for contact centers, turning agents into top performers. Artificial Intelligence Sales Enterprise Software

Last round: Series B Y Combinator, $123M Series B in 2020

InCorta

Incorta develops an analytics platform designed to speed up business data ingestion. Analytics Data Science Enterprise Software

Last round: Series D Kleiner Perkins, $120M Series D in 2021

ThoughtSpot

ThoughtSpot is revolutionizing the way you access and analyze business data through Search & AI SaaS Enterprise Software Analytics

Last round: Series F Khosla Ventures, $120M Series F in 2021, $4.2B valuation

Webflow

Building 100% customizable no-code website builder used by 3M+ people Consumer Web Development SaaS

Last round: Series C Accel, Y Combinator, $120M Series C in 2022, $4.0B valuation

Envoy

The new standard for visitor registration. SaaS Enterprise Software Office Administration

Last round: Series C Andreessen Horowitz, $111M Series C in 2022, $1.4B valuation

Divvy Homes

Divvy Homes is a real estate platform that facilitates rent-to-own home purchases. Real Estate

Last round: Series C Andreessen Horowitz, $110M Series C in 2021, $2.0B valuation

Apollo.io

Builds sales intelligence and engagement platform Lead Generation Sales Automation Enterprise Software

Last round: Series C Y Combinator, Sequoia, $110M Series C in 2022, $900M valuation

Phantom

Digital wallet reimagined for DeFi and NFTs Crypto

Last round: Series B Andreessen Horowitz, Solana, $109M Series B in 2022, $1.2B valuation

Netlify

Netlify builds, deploys and host your static websites or apps. Web Hosting Developer Tools SaaS

Last round: Series D Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins, Bessemer, $105M Series D in 2021, $2.0B valuation

Skiff

Building privacy-first collaboration platform with expiring links, secure workspaces, and password protection SaaS Collaboration

Last round: Series A Sequoia, $10M Series A in 2022

Anyscale

Enables developers of all skill levels to easily build applications that run at any scale, from a laptop to a data center. Developer Platform Software

Last round: Series C Andreessen Horowitz, $100M Series C in 2021, $1.0B valuation

Watershed

Software platform that helps companies reduce carbon footprint in weeks, not years Sustainability Enterprise Software

Last round: Series C Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, $100M Series C in 2024, $1.8B valuation

CyCognito

Automates attacker techniques to eliminate critical security risks in an organization’s IT ecosystem Cybersecurity SaaS Enterprise Software

Last round: Series C Accel, $100M Series C in 2021, $800M valuation

Semgrep

Profoundly improving software security and reliability Cybersecurity SaaS

Last round: Series D Sequoia, $100M Series D in 2025

Forward

Forward is a healthcare startup that provides a membership-based health care system. Healthcare SaaS

Last round: Series E Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, $100M Series E in 2023

People.ai

People is an AI platform for enterprise sales, marketing, and customer success that uncovers revenue opportunities. Artificial Intelligence Enterprise Software

Last round: Series D Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, $100M Series D in 2021, $1.1B valuation

Coda

Coda is a document collaboration platform that brings data and teams together. SaaS Collaboration Productivity Software

Last round: Series D Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, $100M Series D in 2021, $1.4B valuation

Domino Data Lab

Domino Data Lab utilizes data science and AI for collaboration, model deployment, and centralizing infrastructure. Artificial Intelligence Data Science Analytics Enterprise Software

Last round: Series F Sequoia, $100M Series F in 2021, $450M valuation