Two views of San Francisco's economy: the registered/startup layer and the street-level business fabric, with the largest tracked employers.
Technology is the anchor, not the whole economy. It scores 10/10 in the blended sector measure, while retail, manufacturing and healthcare each score 9/10; the registry also has substantial finance, marketing and wellness clusters.
| Industry | Companies |
|---|---|
| Computer Software | 6604 |
| Internet | 4011 |
| Information Technology and Services | 2555 |
| Financial Services | 2149 |
| Marketing and Advertising | 1768 |
| Health, Wellness and Fitness | 1364 |
| Venture Capital & Private Equity | 1141 |
| Real Estate | 857 |
| Biotechnology | 795 |
| Design | 753 |
| Management Consulting | 684 |
| E-learning | 641 |
| Computer Games | 607 |
| Hospital & Health Care | 606 |
| Food & Beverages | 590 |
| Entertainment | 583 |
| Non-profit Organization Management | 519 |
| Retail | 497 |
| Apparel & Fashion | 451 |
| Business/productivity Software | 447 |
| Investment Management | 443 |
| Telecommunications | 442 |
| Human Resources | 418 |
| Education Management | 407 |
| Consumer Electronics | 392 |
| Sector | Places | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Software company | 283 | 4.32 |
| Corporate office | 124 | 3.72 |
| Biotechnology company | 24 | 4.47 |
| Marketing agency | 12 | 4.46 |
| Unclassified | 10 | 5.0 |
| Internet marketing service | 9 | 4.3 |
| Business to business service | 8 | 4.8 |
| Design agency | 7 | 3.95 |
| Investment service | 6 | 4.18 |
| $$ | 5 | 3.66 |
| Computer security service | 5 | 4.6 |
| Venture capital fund | 4 | 4.83 |
| Financial institution | 4 | 3.57 |
| Research and product development | 4 | 4.97 |
| Insurance agency | 4 | 4.2 |
| Company | Industry | Employees | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | financial services | 204,223 | 1852 |
| Gap | retail | 135,000 | 1969 |
| M12 | venture capital & private equity | 123,296 | 2016 |
| The Gap | retail | 95,000 | 1969 |
| Salesforce | internet | 79,390 | 1999 |
| Cisco Meraki | computer software | 39,213 | 2006 |
| Piston Cloud | information technology and services | 39,213 | 2011 |
| MindMeld | computer software | 37,497 | 2011 |
| Whistle | consumer electronics | 35,204 | 2012 |
| Schwab Intelligent Portfolio | financial services | 33,000 | 2015 |
| Future Retail | 32,012 | 1987 | |
| Uber | internet | 30,400 | 2009 |
| Visa | other financial services | 28,800 | 1958 |
| McKesson Ventures | venture capital & private equity | 26,812 | 2014 |
| Pg&e Corporation | utilities | 25,200 | |
| Bank of America Merrill Lynch | financial services | 23,418 | |
| UCSF | research | 22,429 | 1873 |
| Williams-Sonoma | airlines/aviation | 21,100 | 1956 |
| DoorDash | internet | 19,300 | 2013 |
| Pottery Barn Kids | furniture | 19,300 | 1999 |
| Williams-Sonoma | retail | 19,300 | 1956 |
| SuccessFactors | computer software | 18,910 | 2001 |
| Levi Strauss | apparel & fashion | 18,000 | 1853 |
| A.T. Kearney, Inc. | management consulting | 17,687 | 1926 |
| Intrinsic | computer & network security | 15,793 | 2015 |
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