Top California Consumer Web Startups (217)

Philo is a streaming television service that's reimagining the TV experience for the modern viewer. Founded by a group of technology and product enthusiasts, we set out to build the future of television by combining the best of modern technology with the most compelling medium ever invented—delivering the TV experience we've always wanted for ourselves. At our core, Philo provides...

Hedra is an AI native platform for multimodal creation. The platform is built around their own cutting-edge proprietary video model, Character-3, which is the first multimodal model in production. Alongside Character-3, the platform also brings other leading foundation models into one ecosystem spanning generative images, video, and audio. Prosumer and enterprise users leverage Hedra to generate content ranging from viral...

Product.ai (formerly Demand.io) is the truth layer for commerce. Built on Axiomatic Intelligence — a proprietary adversarial reasoning methodology that stress-tests product claims against physics, economics, and engineering constraints — Product.ai delivers verified purchase verdicts, not summaries. Product.ai tells consumers when NOT to buy. Product.ai emerges from Demand.io, a profitable, bootstrapped AI commerce company whose SimplyCodes platform processes over $1B...

Academia.edu is the world’s leading platform for researchers and scholars to share their work, discover research and connect with fellow academics globally. Our bold vision: to democratize and accelerate the world's research, enhancing the speed of scientific discovery and technological progress for the benefit of everyone. We imagine a world where accessing academic papers is effortless, keeping track of cutting-edge...

Uncle Arnie's is a next-gen beverage company changing the way people perceive, consume and enjoy cannabis. Our mission is to create the world's most approachable, accessible, and iconic cannabis brand. Life's a trip... Drink it up.

A global online marketplace and media company transforming how people discover, plan, shop, and experience holidays and special occasions. Holiday World is a platform for the year-round digital celebration of over 1,000 global holidays, powered by AI and built for community. Its ecosystem brings together a global holiday magazine, curated marketplace, and smart planning tools to help users celebrate culturally...

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Building one of the world's biggest YouTube channels

Founded in 2021, Wispr is building a more natural interface to interact with technology and bring it to every human on the planet. Wispr is a frontier-tech consumer electronics company building neural interfaces. Wispr is headquartered in San Francisco and has raised $14.6M to date.

Forerunner is a venture capital firm dedicated to the modern consumer and the ambitious teams reshaping categories. ‍ Since our inception in 2012, the consumer has been our North Star. We commit ourselves to having a constant pulse on what people are doing and why, and we closely observe how world events shape the way we live. We study subtle changes...

About Chefman & CHEF iQ Chefman is one of North America’s leading brands of small kitchen appliances. Our mission is to provide the world with innovative products that make everyday cooking a better experience. Our vision is to have every kitchen cooking with Chefman products. In 2020, we launched the CHEF iQ brand, an ecosystem of digitally connected kitchen appliances designed to...

Blink UX is a global product design consulting firm creating products and experiences people use, love, and remember. Blink has over two decades of experience in UX research, strategy, and design, partnering with innovative industry leaders, including Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, Google, Meta, The New York Times, and NASA.

Peerspace is the leading marketplace for hourly venue rentals for meetings, productions, and events. The company opens doors to the most inspiring spaces around the world, from lofts and mansions to storefronts and studios. Peerspace welcomes guests to over 40,000 spaces where they can bring their creative ideas to life, and empowers hosts to earn additional income simply by opening...

Huckberry is a lifestyle brand for active and adventurous guys. We're a team of 150+ based in Austin, TX with additional offices in San Francisco, CA and Columbus, OH. Over a million and a half young, active professionals trust us as their leading resource for emerging brands, gear, and lifestyle inspiration. We're independent (read our story here: Bit.ly/TheHuckberryStory), and have been...

Build stunning apps and websites by chatting with AI.

Outpost allows you to sell anything, anywhere. We’re your dedicated Merchant of Record for optimised sales and your dedicated Tax of Record for filing, automation and liability. Handling global payments, settlements and taxes, all through an API – Outpost becomes your legally liable entity wherever you want to sell next. So you can focus on growth, while we handle the...

hello82, wherever you are! Since 2019, hello82 is a platform deeply rooted in the vibrant world of K-pop. We specialize in creating connections between fans and their favorite K-pop artists through a fusion of innovative marketing strategies, immersive music distribution, and providing unparalleled experiences that resonate with fans worldwide. As an independent music label and distribution arm, hello82 is rapidly expanding...

Indent enables team members to perform mission-critical operations faster and more securely.

The proactive AI assistant built for high-velocity teams.

Seen is creating a more empathetic and understanding world, by helping people share their human experiences. Our augmented reality toolkits guide people through the storytelling process on their phones or wearable camera glasses.