Top California Hospitality Startups (44)
Proto is the leader for inclusive multilingual contact centre automation. Governments and businesses use Proto's AI Customer Experience (AICX) platform to ensure local language service, long-term operational efficiency, and citizen protection. Proto deployments are powered by its HermesAI™ engine for local and mixed languages.
SDCM is a nationally acclaimed, San Diego based restaurant group. Owned and operated by Matthew Spencer, SDCM was founded on Spencer’s 20 years of hospitality industry experience. Spencer began the group with the opening of oceanfront restaurant and lounge, FIREHOUSE American Eatery + Lounge in 2007. Quickly thereafter, he partnered with the Cohn Restaurant Group to open Downtown San Diego’s...
Vaya Adventures specializes in private tailor made travel to various regions worldwide, including South America, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Polar regions. We create exceptional travel experiences for independent travelers, with an emphasis on best in class local hotels and lodges, outstanding local English speaking guides, and thoughtfully created excursions that make the most of your time. We also offer...
We’re a hotel management company based in Southern California with a portfolio of 30 premium-branded and independent lifestyle, upscale and select-service hotels throughout the western and south-central United States. At the heart of everything we do is trust, transparency, and a people-first mindset. We believe in striking the right chord between service, collaboration, empowerment, and entrepreneurship—because when our people excel,...
Pacaso is a service that creates a more accessible category of second-home ownership. The company helps people buy and own a second home through a property-specific LLC, and reduces the cost and hassle of ownership. Pacaso manages the property and uses proprietary technology to make scheduling easy. Pacaso was founded by Zillow executives, including co-founder and former CEO Spencer Rascoff...
The Avra Group was founded in 2000 by Nick Tsoulos, Nick Pashalis and Marc Packer. Avra specializes in whole grilled fish and Greek delicacies, bringing fine Mediterranean dining to New York City, Beverly Hills and Miami. Our menu features dishes prepared using time-honored recipes passed down from generations of mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers. We prepare these traditional dishes using all...
AutoCamp is a modern hospitality experience that makes getting outdoors easy for everyone. We’ve combined the adventure of camping with modern design and welcoming hospitality. At the forefront of the outdoor hospitality movement, AutoCamp opened its first property in Santa Barbara, California in 2013. The property opened to rave reviews and prominent features in Sunset Magazine and the Los Angeles Times. In...
The Denco Family of companies remain dedicated to an unsurpassed experience for their associates, clients and customers with a pledge to quality products and prompt, hospitable service. Denco Family concepts innovate and grow while valuing culture, education, and diversity. OUR MISSION: For over 30 years, the Denco Family of companies has been dedicated to ensuring a world-class experience for its associates,...
Restaurant Performance Management (RPM) is next generation software you need to outperform in any market condition. RPM aligns the back office with the front lines, giving restaurant stores the data they need to plan, manage, and improve performance. Expo’s no-code visualization, machine learning, and intuitive interface enables your company to become more agile.
OCEANIC was founded in 2011 and aims to transform the hospitality and real estate industry in the most technologically innovative and employee-driven manner. Oceanic's overall portfolio consists of 23 acquired properties, and its currently portfolio is comprised of 11 properties. At Oceanic, we believe there are infinite possibilities. Be a part of our Team if you want to make a...
BabyQuip, as seen on Shark Tank, is the leading baby gear rental and cleaning service, in over 900 US and Canadian locations. We help families by renting and delivering baby gear while they're away and cleaning their baby gear while they're home! As a multi-sided marketplace, the BabyQuip platform enables on-the-ground Quality Providers to build a solid business. Parents and...
Southport Marketing is a Los Angeles experiential marketing agency built for brands and agencies that want big ideas, tight logistics, and zero guesswork. Since 2008, we’ve brought brand activation, event production, and event planning together under one roof, so your campaign moves fast and shows up exactly how it should. We’re known for being hands-on and ops-forward. About 90% of our...
Starcity is a lifestyle brand which provides beautifully designed co-living communities in major cities, and we’re on track to welcome thousands (and one day millions) of customers to our communities over the coming years. We have awesome backers including Y Combinator, NEA, Social Capital, Index Ventures and have been featured in notable publications like Business Insider, San Francisco Chronicle, Silicon...
Based in San Francisco, Seasoned is the first community that provides a quick and easy way for members of the service industry to find the best local jobs, while connecting them with a local network of support. From cooks and dishwashers to servers and hosts, gig workers to lifers, Seasoned aims to help improve the lives of those who work...
The Crack Shack originally started as a passion project to transform the pristine, local ingredients from the founding team’s fine dining restaurant, Juniper and Ivy, into a more accessible, casual setting. What started as a humble, open-air chicken spot in San Diego’s Little Italy in 2015 –- before the fried chicken sandwich craze began -- has now transformed itself into...
For over 150 years, millions have come to Glen Ivy Hot Springs to relax and renew, to celebrate and socialize, and to feel a deeper sense of well-being. Amenities include 19 pools -- including natural mineral baths and California's only therapeutic mud bath – spread throughout 11 acres amid a natural garden oasis. Recognized as one of the best spas...
Hotelsoft Inc. is a San Francisco Bay Area based company offering innovative software and services to the hospitality industry. Its flagship product, Hotelsoft One™ is an integrated software that brings together revenue management, business intelligence, and rate shop under one roof. Hotelsoft also offers custom application development services around Business Intelligence and remote revenue management consulting to independent hotels. Hotelsoft is...
