Top California Hospitality Startups (41)
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.
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
Vacatia is an innovative hospitality company reinventing the timeshare experience across discovery, booking, and stay. We are continually enhancing our customer experience at every touchpoint, enabled by technology and fueled by passion. Founded in 2013, Vacatia is a venture-backed company headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. Check out Vacatia Partner Services on LinkedIn for our page dedicated to our industry...
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...
Corporations, organizations, governments, militaries, charities, medical and educational institutions and those in hospitality industry around the world cannot communicate reliably and effectively in real-time due to the language barrier. GlobeChat is the first in the world to offer an instant, automated, global, multi-lingual, simultaneous language translation software solution. Any number of customizable private groups can be created with as few...
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...
Our mission is to fuel life through freshness. We strive to provide a culinary experience that is fresh, accessible, and naturally craveable. Premium-grade freshness is our sweet spot. Sweetfin is a healthful, chef-driven, California inspired poke concept that uses local produce, sustainable fish, and innovative ingredients. In 2015, Sweetfin was created with the goal of providing healthy, nutritious and flavorful...
At LYRIC™ we’re on a mission to design and operate accommodations for the modern business traveler. The way we do that is by designing space and technology which empower a more creative and connected world. Through key real estate partnerships that include 20 of the NMHC “Top 50” developers, our premium and purposeful boutique suites are reimagining the future of living...
INTELITY is the global provider of the most advanced hospitality technology platform for the hotel, casino, cruise, and luxury residential markets. INTELITY offers its customers comprehensive end-to-end solutions to manage guest experience and staff operations, in a single platform. In 2018, INTELITY merged with KEYPR yielding a combined 15 years of hospitality experience, rapid growth, and the most complete hospitality...
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...
Contactless solutions for hotels. - Contactless Check-In: Your guests don't need to wait in line anymore. They can now use their smartphone or AavGo kiosk for quick, easy and contactless check in. - Digital App for In-House Guests: Provide guests the comfort and convenience to use your amenities and services at their fingertips with our digital guest experience solution. - Digital Workflow For...
Safara is reimagining hotel booking from the ground up. Finding great hotels shouldn’t be painful or misleading. Safara infuses joy to travel planning with a sleek and seamless booking experience. Get 10% back at over 1 million hotels globally when you book with Safara. We offer the world’s first hotel carbon offsetting program—100% of your stays are carbon neutralized. Travel is...
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...
Frontdesk Anywhere is an award winning cloud-based property management system for independent hotels and management groups. It provides hoteliers with a platform that streamlines operations, increases revenue and enhances the guest experience. Based in San Francisco with offices worldwide, Frontdesk Anywhere serves customers in more than 45 countries.
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...


































