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
Some meals provided
Vision insurance
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Hybrid work model
Company-sponsored outings
Promote from within
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 Read all reviews

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
Paid holidays
Pet friendly
Paid sick days
Company-sponsored outings
Sabbatical
Free snacks and drinks
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 Adams, VP of Engineering Read all reviews

GrayMatter Robotics

Artificial Intelligence + Automation
About us
Headquartered in sunny Los Angeles, GrayMatter Robotics is an AI robotics company that empowers people with smart robot assistants designed for tedious and ergonomically challenging tasks. We bundle our AI software with off-the-shelf robots, sensors, and tools to create application-specific turnkey solutions for customers through a Robot-as-a- ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Free snacks and drinks
Promote from within
Open office floor plan
Some meals provided
Bereavement leave benefits
Vision insurance
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 Read all reviews

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 happy hours
Tuition reimbursement
Family medical leave
Wellness programs
Employee awards
Unlimited vacation policy

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
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Generous parental leave
401(K)
Mental health benefits
Wellness programs
Company sponsored family events

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
Open office floor plan
Generous PTO
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Free snacks and drinks
Flexible work schedule

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
Wellness days
Vision insurance
In-person revenue kickoff
OKR operational model
Online course subscriptions available
Job training & conferences
What people are saying
"If two things stand out from my five excellent years working at Juice Media, it would be the growth and development opportunities that have been afforded to me, and the smart, kind and driven people that I get to work with day in and day out. I have continually been given opportunities to take the next step in my career."
Thomas, Business Development Manager Read all reviews

PlayVS

eSports + Gaming
About us
PlayVS is the home of amateur esports, with official scholastic high school esports leagues dedicated to inclusivity, teamwork, and sportsmanship.
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Partners with nonprofits
Highly diverse management team
Employee stock purchase plan
Mandated unconscious bias training
Fitness stipend
Employee resource groups
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Instil

Business Intelligence + Cloud
About us
Instil is a new nonprofit platform built to unlock the potential of nonprofits to change the world.
Through an intuitive, data-enabled platform, Instil is cultivating deeper, more meaningful community relationships to advance nonprofits’ positive impact on society.

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
Generous PTO
Volunteer in local community
Transgender health care benefits
Job training & conferences
Paid holidays
Quarterly engagement surveys

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
Life insurance
Unlimited vacation policy
Lunch and learns
Generous parental leave
Partners with nonprofits
Paid volunteer time

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
Bereavement leave benefits
Generous parental leave
Pet friendly
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Free snacks and drinks
What people are saying
"What's not to love? I'm treated as a person and they show genuine care for us as individuals. I come from job experiences where this is usually left on the backburner, so seeing all the things the company does for me and my team is simply amazing."
Jorge, Customer Support Lead Read all reviews

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
Paid holidays
Mental health benefits
Team based strategic planning
Generous PTO
Flexible work schedule
Partners with nonprofits

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 ...

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
Health insurance
In-person all-hands meetings
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Free snacks and drinks
Flexible time off
Dental insurance

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
Mother's room
In-person revenue kickoff
Hybrid work model
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
In-person all-hands meetings

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
Vision insurance
Friends outside of work
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Flexible work schedule

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
Mental health benefits
Dental insurance
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Unlimited vacation policy
Team workouts
Fitness 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
Pay transparency
Company equity
Paid sick days
Company-sponsored outings
Pet friendly
Pair programming

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
Lunch and learns
Company-sponsored outings
Paid holidays
Generous PTO
Some meals provided
OKR operational model

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
Onsite office parking
Lunch and learns
Company-sponsored happy hours
Mental health benefits
Mentorship program
Life 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
Paid sick days
Company-sponsored outings
Dental insurance
Continuing education available during work hours
Family medical leave
Onsite office parking

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
Dental insurance
Promote from within
Unlimited vacation policy
Friends outside of work
Disability insurance
Hiring practices that promote diversity

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
Job training & conferences
Flexible work schedule
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Generous parental leave
Lunch and learns
Vision 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.

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, ...

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
Company-sponsored outings
Generous PTO
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Wellness days
Dental insurance
Company-sponsored happy hours

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
Dental insurance
Team based strategic planning
Some meals provided
Diversity manifesto
Friends outside of work
Company-sponsored happy hours

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
Flexible work schedule
Lunch and learns
Generous parental leave
Pet friendly
Employee stock purchase plan
Open office floor plan

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.

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
Onsite gym
Company sponsored family events
Paid sick days
Online course subscriptions available
Company-sponsored outings
Mean gender pay gap below 10%

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
Open door policy
Vision insurance
Highly diverse management team
Partners with nonprofits
OKR operational model
Fitness stipend

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
Highly diverse management team
Onsite office parking
Eat lunch together
Company-sponsored outings
Mental health benefits

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
Lunch and learns
Diversity employee resource groups
Promote from within
Onsite office parking
Hiring practices that promote diversity
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
Lunch and learns
Health insurance
Commuter benefits
Wellness programs
Dental insurance
Remote work program

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
Paid holidays
Remote work program
Dental insurance
Free snacks and drinks

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 ...

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
Lunch and learns
Pair programming
Pet friendly
Company equity
Health insurance
Promote from within

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
Flexible time off
Remote work program
Volunteer in local community
Flexible work schedule
Health insurance
Disability insurance

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
Free snacks and drinks
Life insurance
Onsite office parking
Paid sick days
Generous PTO
Continuing education available during work hours

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 Cloud Privileged Access Management (CPAM) platform is built to address the unique access challenges faced by ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Dental insurance
Job training & conferences
Mental health benefits
Commuter benefits
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Life insurance
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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 85+ marketing experts in over 40 states across the country.

As our team grows, so do our specialties. Our integrated approach to digital marketing ...

Bold

Healthtech
About us
Bold's digital platform uses personalized exercise programs 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 activity levels for older adults with clinically-effective and engaging exercise programs ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Flexible work schedule
Life insurance
Lunch and learns
Some meals provided
Vision insurance
Unlimited vacation policy

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
Remote work program
Flexible work schedule
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Eat lunch together
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Casual Dress

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
Friends outside of work
Disability insurance
OKR operational model
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Vision insurance
401(K)

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
Lunch and learns
Casual Dress
Generous parental leave
Open door policy
Job training & conferences
OKR operational model

Machina Labs, Inc

Artificial Intelligence + Hardware
About us
Machina Labs is introducing unseen flexibility and agility to the centuries-old manufacturing industry. 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
Some meals provided
Onsite office parking
Open office floor plan
OKR operational model
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
What people are saying
"Machina Labs culture has a very diverse, mission-driven and fun culture. Everyone is dedication to our mission and truly care about the exciting work that we do here. It's a fun vibe and we like to celebrate holidays, employee milestones, company BBQ’s, and cultural events. "
Jessica, Office Manager Read all reviews

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
401(K) matching
Paid sick days
Free snacks and drinks
Paid holidays
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Open door policy

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