25 Best Startups to Work For in San Diego in 2025

atai Life Sciences

Biotech + Pharmaceutical
About us
We are a biopharmaceutical company that leverages a decentralized platform approach to incubate and accelerate the development of highly effective mental health treatments that address the unmet needs of patients.
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Paid volunteer time
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Remote work program
Open door policy
Fitness stipend
OKR operational model

Sightly

AdTech + Digital Media
About us
Sightly is a growing technology company leading the revolution in real-time marketing and brand intelligence. We provide people-centered targeting and dynamic personalization to maximize the reach and effectiveness of video advertising.

We’ve managed paid media for global brands and agencies since 2010. In 2019, we began building an ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Employee stock purchase plan
OKR operational model
Flexible time off
Summer hours
Floating holidays
Partners with nonprofits

Agile Six

Information Technology + Social Impact
About us
At Agile Six. we use modern technology and user-friendly, inclusive design to build better government services for everyone.

Agile Six is a people-first, remote-work company that serves shoulder-to-shoulder with federal agencies to find innovative, human-centered solutions. We build better by putting people first. We are animated by ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Dental insurance
Generous parental leave
Mental health benefits
Promote from within
Continuing education available during work hours
Charitable contribution matching

SkySafe

Aerospace + Robotics
About us
Applying advanced radio engineering and deep threat analysis to the latest in commercial technology, SkySafe provides military, public safety, and commercial customers with comprehensive airspace awareness and control.
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Company equity
Company-sponsored happy hours
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Flexible work schedule
Free daily meals
Generous PTO

Yembo

Artificial Intelligence + Computer Vision
About us
Our AI technology solves a big problem for moving companies and insurance carriers - by allowing their teams to do a home survey or inspection without physically visiting the home!
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Life insurance
401(K) matching
Highly diverse management team
Company equity
Flexible work schedule
Generous PTO

Trust & Will

Fintech
About us
Trust & Will is simplifying estate planning and settlement with attorney-approved, legally valid documents and processes designed to adhere to individual state guidelines. Since 2017, we’ve helped hundreds of thousands of Trust & Will members leave their legacy with an affordable way to create an estate plan or settle the estate of a loved ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Family medical leave
Vision insurance
Team based strategic planning
Company-sponsored outings
401(K)
Open door policy

Mavericks Recruiting on Demand

Professional Services
About us
We are a hybrid recruiting startup. We partner with top tech companies to help hire at the speed they need. Often, tech companies don’t have a recruiting team, don’t have enough recruiters/sourcers or need to 2x the size of their team in a small window of time. That’s where we come in! We bring extra firepower, the best sourcing and recruiting ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Paid holidays
Disability insurance
Performance bonus
Team based strategic planning
401(K)
Life insurance

Infracore

Information Technology
About us
We’re not your typical IT services provider

IT systems are made up of specific components that work together to secure your digital operations, allow for increased productivity and foster innovation. Your company’s IT is the heart of your organization, working seamlessly to support the life and success of your business.
...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Tuition reimbursement
Documented equal pay policy
Dental insurance
Unlimited vacation policy
Company-sponsored outings

Abalta Technologies

Automotive + Business Intelligence
About us
Abalta enhances mobility across the globe by providing expert software solutions. Our vision is to enable truly effortless lifestyles for people on the move, and we need your help to make our work even better.

We specialize in mobility software solutions with expertise in connectivity, cloud backend and smart device integration. Our ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Open office floor plan
Free snacks and drinks
Onsite gym
Vision insurance
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Open door policy
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Wildfire Systems, Inc.

Coupons + eCommerce
About us
Founded in 2017, San Diego-based Wildfire's enterprise platform powers white-label shopping rewards and loyalty programs for financial services organizations and technology companies, allowing them to deploy revenue-generating, value-added services for their customers. The platform provides a shopping companion designed to reward consumers ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
In-person all-hands meetings
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Mental health benefits
Disability insurance
Remote work program

Truepic

Enterprise Web + Information Technology
About us
Our camera technology is used to authenticate photos and videos to help stop the spread of visual disinformation. Our team is dedicated to restoring trust in every pixel of consequence, with the goal of having a shared sense of visual reality across the internet. If you're passionate about reinforcing trust and authenticity in the world ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Paid holidays
Documented equal pay policy
Company equity
Unlimited vacation policy
Company-sponsored happy hours
Paid volunteer time

AquaQuote

eCommerce + Retail
About us
AquaQuote is your trusted partner in the world of water treatment solutions. With a decade of specialized experience in the industrial water sector, our dedicated team is committed to delivering quick lead times, competitive prices, and concierge-style personalized account management.

Goal Solutions

Analytics + Fintech
About us
Goal is an employee-owned finance company committed to delivering strategic solutions through data analytics and technology. We’re a partner for life, not just a vendor, and our clients trust us to thoughtfully guide their investment decisions, service their loan portfolios, and always act with integrity. Our experienced leadership team has worked ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Dental insurance
Job training & conferences
Remote work program
Company-sponsored outings
Paid volunteer time
Health insurance
About us
Signature Analytics provides expert level accounting and business advisory solutions to small and middle-market businesses throughout Southern California and beyond. We accomplish this by managing your accounting function and financial reporting, so you don't have to. From there, we go beyond the numbers to help improve business performance ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Health insurance
Paid holidays
Remote work program
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Vision insurance
Life insurance

SqlDBM

Software
About us
SqlDBM is the leading collaborative, cloud-based data modeling solution for the enterprise, bringing relational and transformational modeling into one platform. Data teams can easily manage modeling projects from anywhere with anyone, and have the flexibility of writing code or working with no code templates. Hundreds of data-driven companies ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Personal development training
Remote work program
Pet friendly
Free daily meals

Aleria

Analytics + HR Tech
About us
At Aleria, we measure inclusion in the workplace. More specifically, we anonymously collect data from employees and help business leaders pinpoint where to focus their efforts to drive greater inclusion, diversity, employee satisfaction and, ultimately, greater business performance. 
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Company equity
Flexible work schedule
Paid sick days
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Paid holidays

Tahzoo

Agency
About us
Tahzoo is a Customer Experience Management Agency. We refer to ourselves as “Architects for the Experience Age”. Our clients are Fortune 500 companies, we help them leverage marketing technology to enable contextually relevant and personalized
experiences for their customers. We are a technology enabled company that provides consulting ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Mental health benefits
Disability insurance
Life insurance
Performance bonus
Health insurance
Remote work program

Effecture

Analytics
About us
Effecture is a dedicated team of architects, designers, engineers, analysts, and administrators who thrive on tackling complex problems. We build simple, resilient, and scalable IT infrastructure and solutions for enterprise, data center, and Department of Defense Denied-Disconnected Intermittent Limited (DoD D-DIL) environments.
We’re ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Dental insurance
Life insurance
401(K)
Vision insurance
Employee stock purchase plan
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Agile IT

Information Technology
About us
Doing IT right — the first time.

We’re defined by the work we do for our customers. It’s why hundreds of companies rely on
us for cloud managed IT services. Here’s what a few of our customers have to say.

“We’ve had a strong relationship with Agile IT for two years. The team takes their jobs seriously. They’re ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Flexible work schedule
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Free snacks and drinks
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Fitness stipend

Movemedical

Healthtech + Information Technology
About us
Medical device sales, marketing, and ops teams use Movemedical when they are ready to increase sales, strengthen physician relationships and gain true inventory control and visibility.

The Movemedical Platform simplifies and unifies the surgery case management process. Movemedical provides unmatched inventory control and visibility ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Paid sick days
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
Company-sponsored outings
401(K)
Paid holidays
About us
Epic Sciences develops clinical solutions that accelerate drug development and guided therapy across cancer drug indications. Epic's new AR-V7 CTC liquid biopsy test is the first clinically proven predictive test for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Remote work program
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Vision insurance
401(K)
Health insurance
Performance bonus

Wondersign

eCommerce + Information Technology
About us
Wondersign® Helps Retailers Stay Competitive!

Wondersign is a software company headquartered in Tampa, Florida with offices in California, Illinois and Switzerland. Wondersign develops and maintains “Catalog Kiosk”, the leading catalog data syndication platform for in-store kiosks and tablets, that enable retailers to display an ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Life insurance
Job training & conferences
Disability insurance
Fitness stipend
Dental insurance
Vision insurance

Sendlane

Big Data + eCommerce
About us
Turn online shoppers into loyal, lifetime customers with email & SMS marketing.

Sendlane helps you generate more revenue, increase retention, and automate personalized experiences for your customers.

Features:
- Email Marketing
- Marketing Automation
- SMS Marketing
- Experiments - ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Job training & conferences
Company-sponsored outings
Employee stock purchase plan
Health insurance
Remote work program
Fitness stipend

Casual Fridays

AdTech + Marketing Tech
About us
Casual Fridays is an experienced digital marketing agency that has been providing best-in-class strategies for clients since 2009. We’re an extension of your marketing department when it comes to digital & social media strategy, content creation, social media ads planning and buying, influencer marketing, video production, and more.
...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Paid holidays
Dental insurance
Remote work program
Paid sick days
Paid volunteer time
Vision insurance

Perspectium

Big Data + Software
About us
Service management is supposed to be an enterprise-wide best practice, but is often siloed within individual departments and applications. Perspectium solves the problem of data and process silos by enabling seamless service delivery and automating complex data extraction for enterprises and service providers that run on ServiceNow. Perspectium ...
TOP PERKS + BENEFITS
Dental insurance
Fitness stipend
Health insurance
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Paid holidays
Company-sponsored outings

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