The startup picture in San Francisco

Funding activity is deep and current. Wispr closed $81 million in cumulative Series A funding, Netomi raised $110 million, and 12828 tracked companies have raised outside money—a long funding history alongside fresh deals.

Startups in San Francisco - Funding, Founders & Investors

Everything startup in one place: who's building, how the landscape clusters, the people and investors behind it, and whether the capital is real.

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo: Building Stronger Communities

est. 1852 · 204,223 staff · raised outside money

John Ryan — Managing Director · Master of Business Administration Harvard Business School

Michele Simons — Managing Director

The Gap

Gap Inc. Retail Expansion and Digital Integration

est. 1969 · 95,000 staff · raised outside money

Art Peck — Ex-CEO

Robert J. Fisher —

Salesforce

Enterprise CRM & Cloud Suite

est. 1999 · 79,390 staff · raised outside money

Halsey Minor — Co-Founder / Board Member / Investor

Marc Benioff — Co-Founder & CEO · BSBA USC

Piston Cloud

Networking and cloud solutions provider enabling digital transformation and secure connectivity

est. 2011 · 39,213 staff · raised outside money

Jim Morrisroe — CEO

Joshua McKenty — Co-Founder and CTO

Cisco Meraki

Cisco Meraki in Mexico

est. 2006 · 39,213 staff · raised outside money

Mark Harmon — CEO

MindMeld

Conversational AI platform for deep-domain voice interfaces and chatbots

est. 2011 · 37,497 staff · raised outside money

Timothy Tuttle — CEO and Founder

Uber

Ride and delivery platform with autonomous and aerial expansion

est. 2009 · 30,400 staff · raised outside money

Garrett Camp — Co-Founder · BSc University of Calgary

Dara Khosrowshahi — CEO

Visa

Digital payment technology platform for both individuals and businesses

est. 1958 · 28,800 staff · raised outside money

Alfred F Kelly — Co-CEO

Ryan McInerney — Co-CEO · Notre Dame

Williams-Sonoma

Multichannel specialty retailer for home furnishings

est. 1956 · 21,100 staff · raised outside money

Laura Alber — CEO · Bsc University of Pennsylvania

DoorDash

DoorDash: Food Delivery Marketplace

est. 2013 · 19,300 staff · raised outside money

Tony Xu — Co-Founder & CEO

Stanley Tang — Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

Williams-Sonoma

Multi-channel specialty retailer of high quality products for the home

est. 1956 · 19,300 staff · raised outside money

Laura Alber — CEO

SuccessFactors

Cloud-based HR Suite for Workforce Optimization

est. 2001 · 18,910 staff · raised outside money

Paul Sparta — CEO

Levi Strauss

Sustainable denim innovation and digital transformation

est. 1853 · 18,000 staff · raised outside money

Chip Bergh — CEO

Intrinsic

Stealth Mode: Server side web application security

est. 2015 · 15,793 staff · raised outside money

Christian Almenar — Co-Founder & CEO

David Mazieres — Co-Founder & Chief Scientist

Andersen

Provider of of tax, valuation, financial advisory, and related consulting services to individual and commercia

est. 2002 · 14,000 staff · raised outside money

Bryan Keith — Managing Director

Mark L Vorsatz — CEO

Sephora

Sephora's Omni-Retail Innovation

est. 1970 · 12,574 staff · raised outside money

Dominique Mandonnaud — Founder

Martin Brok — CEO

Framed

Platform offering predictive analytics software

est. 2013 · 12,428 staff · raised outside money

Thomson Nguyen — Co-Founder & CEO · University of Cambridge

Zecco

Online investing platform offering automated, self-directed, and personal advice services

est. 2006 · 10,319 staff · raised outside money

Jeroen Veth — Founder & Board Member · Master's Degree The University of Manchester

Dino van Es — Founder & Board Member

Gymboree

Internet first brand offering for kid's apparel

est. 1976 · 10,100 staff · raised outside money

Mark Breitbard — ex-CEO

Pivotal Software

Enterprise platform as a service

est. 2013 · 9,433 staff · raised outside money

Paul Maritz — Chairman · UCT

Rob Mee — CEO

Square

Provider of integrated point of sale and business management solutions

est. 2009 · 9,358 staff · raised outside money

Jim McKelvey — Co-Founder & Director · Others Washington University St Louis

Jack Dorsey — Co-Founder & CEO

Clorox

Company providing cleaning tips and home maintanence hacks

est. 1913 · 8,700 staff · raised outside money

Benno Dorer — CEO

Sunrun

Providing solar and home backup solutions to homeowners

est. 2007 · 8,360 staff · raised outside money

Mary Powell — CEO

3scale

API infrastructure to build on now and for the future.

est. 2007 · 7,995 staff · raised outside money

Steven Willmott — Co-Founder & CEO

cluster · 8934 companies

Enterprise Applications

3631 founded since 2018 · 3342 funded

Sub-themes

marketingtech · 2045hrtech · 1615enterprise software · 1287saas · 1172artificial intelligence · 816sales force automation · 734

e.g. Salesforce, SuccessFactors, Autodesk

cluster · 5732 companies

Consumer

1380 founded since 2018 · 1676 funded

Sub-themes

b2c e-commerce · 1009social platforms · 823fashion tech · 486online travel · 412music tech · 371productivity software · 357

e.g. Uber, TwitterXdownloader, RXO

cluster · 4890 companies

Business Services

778 founded since 2018 · 431 funded

Sub-themes

marketing services · 1000it services · 810hr services · 461management consulting services · 369legal services · 331event management services · 325

e.g. A.T. Kearney, Inc., Autodesk, xyz

cluster · 3660 companies

High Tech

1800 founded since 2018 · 1902 funded

Sub-themes

artificial intelligence · 962ai infrastructure · 623chatbots · 520blockchain infrastructure · 412generative ai · 340wearable technology · 281

e.g. MindMeld, Whistle, Autodesk

cluster · 3297 companies

Fintech

1612 founded since 2018 · 1605 funded

Sub-themes

investment tech · 975cryptocurrencies · 659finance & accounting tech · 427alternative lending · 334payments · 322banking tech · 263

e.g. Schwab Intelligent Portfolio, Visa, Zecco

cluster · 3108 companies

Media & Entertainment

769 founded since 2018 · 953 funded

Sub-themes

internet first media · 616social platforms · 565online photos · 331film & tv studios · 248ott video · 237music tech · 234

e.g. Autodesk, Unity, TwitterXdownloader

cluster · 2910 companies

Retail

770 founded since 2018 · 975 funded

Sub-themes

e-commerce enablers · 493fashion tech · 492b2c e-commerce · 423horizontal e-commerce · 244mom & baby care · 234internet first brands · 214

e.g. Whistle, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn Kids

cluster · 2694 companies

Enterprise Infrastructure

1141 founded since 2018 · 1303 funded

Sub-themes

cybersecurity · 852application development tools · 525it operations · 323artificial intelligence · 240open source · 224enterprise software · 221

e.g. Cisco Meraki, Piston Cloud, Intrinsic

cluster · 2364 companies

Healthtech

998 founded since 2018 · 1040 funded

Sub-themes

healthcare it · 797fitness & wellness tech · 498disease self management · 416healthcare booking platforms · 303life sciences tech · 234wearable technology · 200

e.g. Digital Scribbler, Stitch, One Medical

cluster · 2010 companies

Native Ai

1425 founded since 2018 · 981 funded

Sub-themes

artificial intelligence · 1848ai infrastructure · 561generative ai · 340marketingtech · 203enterprise software · 192chatbots · 174

e.g. MindMeld, Glide, GoMotive

Founder & Background	Role	Company
John Ryan MD Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, ex-Panorama Capital, Morgan Stanley, Chase Capital Partners, JPMorgan Partners. University of Co	Managing Director	Wells Fargo
Jonathan Weiss Wells Fargo, ex-Wells Fargo Securities, ex-Wells Fargo Bank, Princeton University, 1979	CEO	Wells Fargo
Marc Benioff Ex-Oracle. University of Southern California BSBA 1986	Co-Founder & CEO	Salesforce
Parker Harris Co-Founder & CTO-Salesforce \| Ex-Left Coast Software,Metropolis Software,Honeybee Software \| Middlebury College BA 1989	Co-Founder & CTO	Salesforce
Joshua McKenty Polyguard Ai, ex-Delving, ex-Neom, Maxwell International High School, 1995	Co-Founder and CTO	Piston Cloud
Timothy Tuttle Cisco, ex-Aol, ex-Truveo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999	CEO and Founder	MindMeld
Garrett Camp Co-Founder & Chairman-Uber,Expa \| Ex-StumbleUpon \| University of Calgary BSc & MSc 2005	Co-Founder	Uber
Dara Khosrowshahi Uber, ex-Expedia, ex-Iac, Brown University	CEO	Uber
Ryan McInerney CEO-Visa \| Ex-JPMorgan Chase,McKinsey & Company \| University of Notre Dame 1997	Co-CEO	Visa
Laura Alber CEO Williams-Sonoma. University of Pennsylvania BSc 1990	CEO	Williams-Sonoma
Tony Xu Doordash, ex-Matrix Partners, ex-Square, University of California, Berkeley, 1970	Co-Founder & CEO	DoorDash
Stanley Tang Doordash, ex-Facebook, Stanford University, 2014	Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer	DoorDash
Andy Fang Stanford University 2014	Co-Founder	DoorDash
Christian Almenar Monad, ex-Vmware, ex-Intrinsic, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 2012	Co-Founder & CEO	Intrinsic
David Mazieres Professor of Computer Science Stanford University. PhD at MIT.	Co-Founder & Chief Scientist	Intrinsic
Thomson Nguyen Ex-Founder Nearside, Framed Data. University of California, Berkeley, University of Cambridge	Co-Founder & CEO	Framed
Jeroen Veth Bank Oyens & Van Eeghen, Merrill Lynch.	Founder & Board Member	Zecco
Dino van Es veth.es ventures, IWb independent Wholesale Brokerage, Bank Labouchere.	Founder & Board Member	Zecco
Paul Maritz Pivotal, ex-CEO VMware, PI Corp, Microsoft, Intel	Chairman	Pivotal Software
Jim McKelvey Founder Invisibly, Square, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, LaunchCode. LSE 1986, Washington University in St. Louis BA 1987, BA	Co-Founder & Director	Square

backgrounds shown where available

1,090 investors are on record backing San Francisco companies. The most committed:

Most active — backed 2+ companies

EQUIAM

Y Combinator

Sequoia Capital

Kleiner Perkins

Fidelity Investments

Harmony Venture Partners

Odenn Ventures

Flying Cow Ventures

Andreessen Horowitz

SV Angel

Google Ventures

Bond Capital

Institutional

Y Combinator · VC fundKleiner Perkins · VC fundOdenn Ventures · VC fundFlying Cow Ventures · VC fundAndreessen Horowitz · VC fundSV Angel · VC fundGoogle Ventures · VC fundBond Capital · VC fundDarwin Ventures · VC fundBenchmark · VC fundVibhu Venture Partners · VC fundFirst Round Capital · VC fundStar Tech NG · VC fundG Squared · VC fund+ 643 more

Private & corporate backers

EQUIAMSequoia CapitalFidelity InvestmentsHarmony Venture PartnersTeleSoft PartnersK2 GlobalInvestXReform VenturesScott BelskyGlade Brook Capital+ 423 more

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Funded startups — peer cities

San Francisco

12.8K

1,385San Jose

1,029Portland

612Oakland

355Sacramento

Companies that have raised

Company	Industry	Rounds	Latest Round	Founded
JUUL	consumer electronics	10	2023-10	2007
Clorox	marketing and advertising	1	2004-12	1913
Zipline	logistics and supply chain	11	2023-05	2011
Westfield	real estate	2	2011-06	1959
Abnormal Security	information technology and services	6	2024-08	2018
Physical Intelligence	computer software	2	2024-11	2024
Lambda Labs	computer hardware	7	2024-04	2008
Ethos	internet	8	2021-07	2016
Brandless	consumer goods	6	2021-08	2014
Notion	computer software	6	2021-10	2013
Lunar Energy	renewables & environment	1	2022-08	2013
AltruBio	biotechnology	2	2024-05	2020
SOMA Networks	consumer electronics	3	2008-07	1997
Worldcoin	financial software	3	2023-05	2019
Bell Helmets	sporting goods	1	1998-06	1954
World Labs	information technology and services	2	2024-08	2023
Loom	information technology and services	6	2021-05	1944
Gritstone Oncology	biotechnology	3	2020-12	2015
Retro	biotechnology	1	2022-04	2020
Siluria	oil & energy	7	2016-07	2008
RPX Corporation	financial services	1	2016-03	2008
Tray.io	internet	8	2022-09	2012
Mmhmm	business/productivity software	4	2021-07	2020
Loyal	pharmaceuticals	4	2024-10	2019
Neon	computer software	3	2024-08	2021

round amounts sparse for tier-3 cities — counts shown, dollar totals withheld

Company	Industry	Founded	Employees
Motionnemotions	publishing	2026	—
Jimoki World	online media	2026	—
Recursive	research	2026	—
Bikmar	internet	2026	—
Accurit AI	real estate	2026	—
VP Finance	computer software	2026	—
MailGoat	computer software	2026	—
Proof	computer software	2026	—
ScienceSwarm	research	2026	—
ClawRecipes	computer software	2026	—
Revenue Stream AI	computer software	2026	—
OpenClaw	computer software	2026	—
Claw Purse	financial services	2026	—
OpenClaw Skill	computer software	2026	—
The Stock Analyzer	financial services	2026	—
GapWise	information technology and services	2026	—
Saharan	marketing and advertising	2026	—
Flux2 Klein AI	computer software	2026	—
GitGenAI	computer software	2026	—
Elenvo	financial services	2026	—

The startup picture in San Francisco

Wells Fargo

The Gap

Salesforce

Piston Cloud

Cisco Meraki

MindMeld

Uber

Visa

Williams-Sonoma

DoorDash

Williams-Sonoma

SuccessFactors

Levi Strauss

Intrinsic

Andersen

Sephora

Framed

Zecco

Gymboree

Pivotal Software

Square

Clorox

Sunrun

3scale

Enterprise Applications

Consumer

Business Services

High Tech

Fintech

Media & Entertainment

Retail

Enterprise Infrastructure

Healthtech

Native Ai

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