50 Best Startups to Work For in Los Angeles in 2025

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M13

Angel or VC Firm
About us
M13 is an early-stage (seed and Series A) venture capital firm that invests in visionary founders building disruptive software businesses. Established in 2016 with offices in Los Angeles and New York, the firm is a full-stack partner that brings its deep bench of full-time operators to help founders outperform and build category-defining companies ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Performance bonus
Paid industry certifications
Family medical leave
Paid sick days
Generous PTO
Virtual coaching services
What people are saying
"Everyone at M13 cares about each person’s success and appreciates everyone’s part in creating an amazing legacy. This was all very clear to me from the beginning and is part of what keeps me so invested in the M13 Family."
Julia, Mission Control

Cie

Agency + Angel or VC Firm
About us
Cie is a venture studio that serves as an innovation lab and accelerator for bold entrepreneurs who want to transform disruptive ideas into thriving ventures.

Cie blends Silicon Valley DNA with the business maturity of serial entrepreneurs, seasoned venture capitalists, and Fortune 500 executives. Combined with the team’s strategic ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Online course subscriptions available
Remote work program
Open door policy
Job training & conferences
Partners with nonprofits
What people are saying
"We always have this underdog approach to things. I think the thing I love most about Cie is that we always punch above our weight class. And we come out winners."
Stephen , VP of Engineering

GrayMatter Robotics

Artificial Intelligence + Automation
About us
Headquartered in sunny Los Angeles, GrayMatter Robotics is an AI robotics company that builds the factories of the future today, empowering people, creating safer workplaces, and shaping a more prosperous society.

We build next-generation factories that transcend human constraints, driving exponential productivity and sustainable ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Lunch and learns
Documented equal pay policy
Flexible work schedule
Company-sponsored happy hours
Paid holidays
Return-to-work program post parental leave
What people are saying
"It is very easy to share knowledge and and information as our mantra is to keep them transparent and accessible. In addition, I have complete ownership over my work, which makes it that much more fulfilling when the outcome is positive. Besides that, our leaders are great at guiding us towards finding robust solutions to new problems. "
Rishav, Senior Robotics Engineer

Counterpart

Financial Services + Fintech
About us
Counterpart is a leading management and professional liability insurance provider led by insurance veterans, data experts, and proven entrepreneurs. We leverage cutting-edge technology and data science to provide small businesses with custom and affordable products that are tailored to their unique and evolving needs. We have partnered with the ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Company-sponsored outings
401(K)
Dental insurance
Paid holidays
Tuition reimbursement
Performance bonus

Regard

Artificial Intelligence + Healthtech
About us
Regard is a health-tech start-up designed with physician workflows in mind. Regard synthesizes historical patient data, automates note-taking, and recommends diagnoses, empowering physicians to practice at the top of their license and administrators to spend their energy advancing the industry.

TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Wellness days
Online course subscriptions available
Pay transparency
Lunch and learns
Free daily meals
Team based strategic planning

DoStuff

Digital Media + Events
About us
DoStuff runs 22 local event guides (Do312, DoNYC, DoLA, etc) and a Ticket Membership that drives 60m event attendees a year. Our local teams make us a trusted part of the local scene, and our tech platform ensures we’re introducing people to the best stuff to do. We cover all events, not just those we’re paid to promote, because that leads to ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Unlimited vacation policy
Company-sponsored outings
Flexible time off
Volunteer in local community
Job training & conferences
Family medical leave

JuiceMedia.AI

AdTech + Agency
About us
JuiceMedia.AI is an emerging outcome focused, omni-channel customer acquisition platform. Built from a combination of backgrounds including media traders, data scientists, engineers, product leaders, and growth marketers to help brands target audiences across channels & publishers to maximize business outcomes. Headquartered in Los Angeles, we ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Online course subscriptions available
Dental insurance
Family medical leave
Recreational clubs
Diversity manifesto
Generous PTO

PlayVS

Edtech + eSports
About us
Founded in 2018, PlayVS is North America’s leading platform for scholastic and collegiate esports. Built on the belief that every student should have access to gaming opportunities, PlayVS provides the technology and infrastructure that make organized esports possible for schools and colleges across North America.

We work with ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Documented equal pay policy
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
OKR operational model
Return-to-work program post parental leave

Enervee

eCommerce + Energy
About us
Enervee is in the business of helping people and the planet. We’re a mission driven company here to help people choose affordable efficient products that reduce energy use, utility bills, and CO2 emissions at scale. Our solutions bring together the best in data science, behavioral science, digital product design, and marketing to make efficiency ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Quarterly engagement surveys
Transgender health care benefits
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Promote from within
Company-sponsored outings
Home-office stipend for remote employees

Stem Disintermedia

Business Intelligence + Fintech
About us
Stem empowers artists and their teams to thrive while retaining full control over their music careers. Through a comprehensive distribution offering, including artist-development services and data-driven insights, Stem arms artists with the tools & resources needed to flourish creatively & commercially. Founded in 2015 by the visionary Co- ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Paid holidays
Life insurance
Company equity
OKR operational model
Generous PTO
401(K)

Credit Repair Cloud

Financial Services + Fintech
About us
Credit Repair Cloud is a B2B SaaS software that makes it incredibly easy to launch, run and grow your very own profitable credit repair business. We are the leader in our industry, and our customers have helped hundreds of thousands of consumers to clean their credit; and through our platform, they’ve made over $170 ML in revenue.

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TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
401(K) matching
Free snacks and drinks
Paid holidays
Lunch and learns
Generous parental leave
Life insurance

PlayQ

Gaming + Mobile
About us
PlayQ is a rapidly growing global entertainment and technology company delivering high-quality mobile titles and innovative game development solutions to a worldwide audience. Our games have been downloaded more than 60 million times across the globe, with millions of users playing every day!

Our dedicated teams, based in downtown ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Job training & conferences
Generous PTO
OKR operational model
401(K)
Paid holidays
Paid sick days

Cloudvirga

Fintech + Software
About us
Cloudvirga strives to make the process of securing a mortgage easier for consumers while making the American Dream more achievable. CV's digital mortgage platform radically cuts mortgage loan costs, increases transparency and reduces the time to close a loan. We process over $200B in loans/year for some of the largest mortgage lenders in the ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Wellness programs
Lunch and learns
Dental insurance
Paid holidays
Documented equal pay policy
Vision insurance

UP.Labs

Angel or VC Firm + Automotive
About us
We work with global corporate partners to identify the most pressing challenges that they, and broader society, face. Inspired by these complex problems, we launch startups built by proven entrepreneurs, product leaders and technologists that use their agility and talent to develop transformative solutions. After these companies have matured and ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Flexible time off
Commuter benefits
Free snacks and drinks
Team based strategic planning
Company sponsored family events
Generous PTO

SDF

Analytics + Big Data
About us
SDF’s mission is to make the lives of data engineers and data analysts better by building a groundbreaking SQL engine with a built-in Semantic Layer and automatic tools for data governance and privacy. We are rapidly growing to meet our goals of making an immediate impact as a values-driven company with a distributed team. Our team is currently ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Generous PTO
Team based strategic planning
Flexible work schedule
Paid sick days
Mentorship program
Hiring practices that promote diversity

Outer

eCommerce
About us
We are a passionate group committed to doing right by our teammates, our community, and Mother Earth.
We have been named one of Inc.’s “2021 Best Workplaces” and Top 3 on LA Business Journal's "Best Places to Work in LA" list. Sound like something you want to be a part of? We’re hiring!
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Commuter benefits
Mental health benefits
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Vision insurance
Open door policy
Flexible work schedule
ARRIVE

Arrive Recommerce, Inc.

eCommerce + Retail
About us
Arrive Recommerce is the industry leader in bringing off-price online and advancing recommerce, empowering merchants to turn cost centers into profit centers through advanced tools that transform excess and non-new inventory into branded, revenue-generating channels, while optimizing recovery rates, maximizing sell-through, and boosting revenue. ...

Edify

Artificial Intelligence + Cloud
About us
Edify Labs, Inc. is a global communications platform with the goal of strengthening connections with customers and across teams. Edify is co-founded by Cameron Weeks and Bracken Fields, who created their first VoIP company in 2007, and grew it into a global customer service platform. They have been working on contact center solutions ever since. ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Generous parental leave
Childcare benefits
Vision insurance
Hybrid work model
Life insurance
Continuing education stipend

Spartan

Artificial Intelligence + Automotive
About us
Spartan is transforming automotive radar into smart sensors with unparalleled capabilities and resolution. Spartan combines deep expertise in radar from decades of experience in defense with Silicon Valley innovation to create a reliable sensor that will improve the safety and performance of automated driving and driver-assist systems.
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Vision insurance
Flexible work schedule
Paid holidays
Company-wide vacation
Relocation assistance
Company-sponsored happy hours

Nacelle

eCommerce + Information Technology
About us
Nacelle is a composable commerce platform provider that allows brands and retailers to syndicate commerce and content data to multiple heads, endpoints and channels by transforming, storing and reindexing data in real-time. With Nacelle, companies can future-proof their business by composing the commerce stack they want — giving them the agility ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Company-sponsored outings
Generous PTO
Continuing education stipend
Company-sponsored happy hours
OKR operational model
Pet insurance

Spring Labs

Business Intelligence + Cybersecurity
About us
Spring Labs is redefining how data is exchanged for the new age of data sharing, security, and consumer privacy through decentralization. We allow institutions to share information directly among themselves to verify identities and reduce fraud - all while protecting consumer data.
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Job training & conferences
Paid holidays
Open office floor plan
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored outings
Vision insurance

Tapcart

eCommerce + Marketing Tech
About us
Tapcart is the ultimate low-code mobile commerce platform fueling the fastest-growing brands on Shopify. We power mobile apps for over 50 million consumers worldwide, processing over $6 billion in mobile commerce revenue, and are the only platform backed by Shopify.

Almost all e-commerce traffic comes from a mobile device; we turn ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Bereavement leave benefits
Promote from within
Customized development tracks
Mental health benefits
Family medical leave
Wellness days

MasonHub

Logistics + Software
About us
MasonHub is a fulfillment technology and services company in Los Angeles and Eastern PA. Founded by retail operations veterans, we strive for innovation through technology and high-touch customer service with a team of great people. We built the company to optimize fulfillment by marrying SAAS and hands-on account management.
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Pet friendly
Open door policy
Mentorship program
Family medical leave
Company sponsored family events

Sensible Weather

Fintech + Greentech
About us
Sensible Weather is a climate tech company. We work at the intersection of deep technology, science and experience design. Our company is built to help consumers and businesses understand, plan for, and mitigate climate and weather risk, from travel and events to homeownership and energy production. Sensible Weather's first product is the ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Flexible work schedule
Job training & conferences
Open door policy
Company equity
Disability insurance

Dray Alliance

Logistics + On-Demand
About us
We are venture-backed startup on a mission to transform the trucking and logistics industry, starting with port logistics (drayage). Our technology simplifies the antiquated process of moving freight containers, with focus on port and rail moves. We are on an exciting journey to modernize the logistics and trucking industry.
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Company-sponsored outings
Company-sponsored happy hours
Generous parental leave
Onsite office parking
Paid holidays
Company equity

Donut Digital

Agency + Digital Media
About us
Donut Digital is a fast-growing creative and paid media powerhouse supercharging digital strategies for cutting-edge brands, including Caraway, Ritual, Prose, Spindrift, Dr. Squatch, Hu Kitchen, and more, on Google, YouTube, Meta, TikTok and beyond.

We are AAPI-founded with founders from Honey, Paypal, Venmo and Dollar Shave Club, ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Company-sponsored outings
Generous parental leave
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Generous PTO
Open door policy

Upwards

Edtech + HR Tech
About us
Upwards provides access to high-quality childcare for all families, supports childcare providers in operating sustainable businesses through a technology-based marketplace, and helps employers of all sizes offer their employees childcare benefits. Parents use Upwards to find, tour, and enroll with the perfect care provider.
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Disability insurance
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Employee-led culture committees
401(K)
Open door policy
Job training & conferences

WhoCo

HR Tech + Software
About us
We've spent our careers building innovative tech companies. As company leaders, we know the highest impact decisions are hiring decisions. But we always found the process of hiring to be messy and difficult.

We believe technology can transform that process and help companies and candidates make smarter and faster hiring ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Lunch and learns
Free snacks and drinks
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Family medical leave
Hiring practices that promote diversity

UpKeep Technologies

Cloud + Enterprise Web
About us
Founded in 2014, our mission is to empower hard-working technicians, facility managers, and maintenance teams to become more productive through the adoption of mobile-first technology. Today, UpKeep is the leading maintenance and asset management software developed to simplify work orders and facility management. We have thousands of customers ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Onsite office parking
Performance bonus
Vision insurance
Customized development tracks
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Job training & conferences

Jaanuu

eCommerce + Fashion
About us
Jaanuu was founded to reimagine the multi-billion dollar medical apparel market via the industry's first contemporary, antimicrobial-finished products. Since its launch, Jaanuu has sold product around the globe and has quickly become the fastest growing company in its category.
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Dental insurance
Continuing education stipend
401(K) matching
Remote work program
Health insurance
Volunteer in local community

Technossus

Consulting + Healthtech
About us
Technossus helps companies modernize the technology they use to operate, increase revenue, and improve customer engagement. We provide world-class business consulting and enterprise software development services based on data & analytics to help global innovators gain practical value from their tech investments. Technossus focuses on offering ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Team based strategic planning
Job training & conferences
Volunteer in local community
Family medical leave
Flexible work schedule
OKR operational model

Exploding Kittens

Digital Media + eCommerce
About us
Exploding Kittens is a leading game and entertainment company with a mission to inspire people to connect, laugh, and play fun games in the physical world. After initially seeking to raise $10K through Kickstarter, the Exploding Kittens campaign raised $8.7M in 30 days from 219,000 backers. To date, Exploding Kittens is the #1 most-backed project ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Paid holidays
Highly diverse management team
Pet friendly
Free snacks and drinks
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
401(K)

Autograph

Blockchain + Information Technology
About us
Autograph is an NFT platform that brings together the most iconic brands and legendary names in sports, entertainment, and culture to create unique digital collections and experiences that better connect fans to the things they love. Co-founded by Tom Brady and headquartered in Los Angeles, Autograph is building the future of fandom through a ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Mental health benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Open office floor plan
Cross functional training encouraged

Talespin

Software + Virtual Reality
About us
Talespin is disrupting the future of work through radical change in enterprise tools. By leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR) Talespin is changing the way we engage, educate, and empower the next generation of the workforce.
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Daily sync
Group brainstorming sessions
Flexible work schedule
Generous PTO
Paid holidays
401(K)

First Resonance

Cloud + Enterprise Web
About us
We are developing the next-generation manufacturing software platform for modern manufacturers. ION is a factory operating system that accelerates manufacturing and tracks parts and processes from prototype to full-scale production.
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Mental health benefits
Dental insurance
Life insurance
Free snacks and drinks
Flexible work schedule
Open door policy

Little Dot Studios

Digital Media + Social Media
About us
Little Dot Studios is an award-winning digital content studio and media network, specializing in building and connecting with audiences, delivering exceptional results and long lasting organic growth for world famous brands.

We exist to realise potential in premium content, audiences untapped, revenue undiscovered, innovative ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Health insurance
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Paid holidays
Employee-led culture committees
Fitness stipend

Lemonlight

AdTech + Digital Media
About us
Lemonlight launched in 2014 with a mission to make marketing videos accessible to small/midsize businesses in a market that catered to large brands. Since then, we’ve become one the largest branded content providers in the world!

We’ve worked with over 3,500 brands and are now serving a range of clientele from small businesses to ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Group brainstorming sessions
Health insurance
Online course subscriptions available
Promote from within
Remote work program
Vision insurance

Bamboo

AdTech + Agency
About us
Bamboo is a team of paid social, paid search, and creative experts who are all focused on helping clients efficiently acquire, monetize, and retain their customers for the long term. We have teams in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, and our team has successfully managed over $650MM in advertising spend for clients like Headspace and the NY ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Company-sponsored outings
Paid sick days
Free snacks and drinks
Remote work program
OKR operational model
Online course subscriptions available

Tradesy

eCommerce + Fashion
About us
Tradesy is a peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling luxury fashion, enabling savvy customers to unlock the value in their closet to access affordable luxury. Our mission is to make fashion resale as simple, safe and stylish as retail- at scale. We have millions of passionate members, a product that people love, and a team culture that ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Paid sick days
Remote work program
Pet insurance
Disability insurance
Generous parental leave
Health insurance

Airvet

Healthtech + Pet
About us
About Airvet:
Founded in 2018, Airvet provides 24/7 access to video visits and chats with thousands of licensed veterinarians and pet care providers, delivered as a highly valued employee benefit to companies like Adobe, Ceridian and Rexford Industrial.

Airvet is the #1 rated pet telemedicine app in the App Store with over 7, ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Vision insurance
Paid sick days
Bereavement leave benefits
Employee awards
Employee stock purchase plan
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Quativa

Database + Energy
About us
Quativa streamlines the solar industry’s sell-to-install workflow with an intelligent, intuitive sales and project management app that plugs into the nation’s largest network of installers. Quativa makes the solar sales and installation process identical across markets, cutting out variables that slow down growth. Our baked-in lead organization ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Promote from within
Onsite office parking
Unlimited vacation policy
Documented equal pay policy
Disability insurance
Eat lunch together

Britive

Cloud + Security
About us
Britive is the first cloud-native Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution engineered to meet the demands of modern, complex, and dynamic cloud environments. Developed for security, cloud operations, and development teams, Britive's platform is built to address the unique access challenges faced by both human and non-human identities ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Company equity
Vision insurance
Job training & conferences
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Generous parental leave
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HawkSEM

Agency + Digital Media
About us
HawkSEM is a results-driven digital marketing agency with roots in paid search that date back more than a decade. Our founders are based in Los Angeles and lead a fully-remote team of 70+ marketing experts in over 40 states across the country.

As our team grows, so do our specialties. Our integrated approach to digital marketing ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Generous parental leave
Continuing education available during work hours
Wellness programs
Company-sponsored happy hours
Remote work program
Flexible work schedule

Bold

Healthtech
About us
Bold's healthy aging platform combines access to virtual care with age-friendly exercise, nutrition, and other lifestyle-based content and resources to address some of the most fundamental health and wellbeing challenges faced by older adults. Bold leverages research and data science to prevent falls, manage chronic conditions, and increase ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Dental insurance
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Some meals provided
Paid sick days
Mental health benefits
Volunteer in local community

Karat Financial

Financial Services + Fintech
About us
Karat is a FinTech company set out to revolutionize the way creators utilize, leverage and understand their finances. We began with our card product, which many creators have gravitated to due to our unique underwriting methods which incorporate fans and followers. We now have began to deploy product two, which are taxes and bookkeeping services. ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Casual Dress
Flexible work schedule
Mandated unconscious bias training
Company equity
Wellness programs
Open door policy

Supernatural

Fitness + Gaming
About us
Supernatural is the premiere virtual reality fitness app on the Oculus Quest. It combines your favorite music, the world’s most inspiring landscapes, and motivating fitness coaches to provide you with the most unique, exhilarating, and enjoyable way to workout at home, on your schedule.
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Open door policy
Lunch and learns
Commuter benefits
Disability insurance
Team based strategic planning
Paid sick days

Surefront

Enterprise Web + Productivity
About us
Surefront is a B2B software company that provides a collaboration platform for the retail industry. We spent 4 years in development and launched this year at the largest trade show in the retail industry (National Retail Federation - Retail's Big Show). Since then, we have doubled in size and are planning to expand 3x this year. Our customers ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Generous parental leave
Pet friendly
Flexible work schedule
Daily sync

Machina Labs, Inc

Artificial Intelligence + Hardware
About us
This unlocks rapid iteration improving design lifecycle and enabling a higher rate of innovation. Machina Labs’ manufacturing platform combines the latest advances in robotics and AI so great ideas can quickly and affordably turn to reality.
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Dental insurance
Life insurance
Open office floor plan
Generous PTO
Company equity
Relocation assistance

Cogility Software

Analytics + Big Data
About us
Cogility’s unified real-time platform (URP), Cogynt, provides effective and rapid decision advantage for government and commercial organizations — allowing our customers to get left of harm or ahead of opportunity. A cloud-scalable, OSS-proven architecture, Cogynt integrates event streaming, behavioral analytics, no-code authoring, and ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Free snacks and drinks
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Team based strategic planning
Onsite office parking
Job training & conferences
Paid holidays

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