Top Tech Startups in California, US in 2026

Anon is the Integration Platform for the Internet. Empowering developers to build user-permissioned integrations for sites without APIs.

Create lets you turn English into full stack apps. It's an AI "text to app" builder for entrepreneurs. Our mission is to give everyone the power of software creation. Our ambitious first step is to power a new generation of entrepreneurs as their AI product engineer. We’re hiring for the early team (first 10) who want to create an iconic product and shape our culture. Our team is small and talent-dense. We’ve built products people love and look for people who care about building insanely great products. Our investors include Bessemer, Uncork and the founders of Shopify, Zapier, Turing, Docsend, Front, Intercom, Shippo, and more.

Our mission is to connect people with purpose by providing a platform for jobseekers and volunteers to find meaningful work that aligns with their values. We believe that everyone has something to offer, and that by working together– no matter where we are located– we can make a difference in the world. We are committed to providing a user-friendly platform that makes it easy for people to find work that makes a social impact from home– whether that's in big cities or remote regions of the planet. We are committed to providing opportunities for people of all backgrounds and skill levels to find their calling via one-time actions like petitions and fundraisers, volunteer roles, and paid positions with nonprofits, advocacy organizations, political campaigns and action committees, social impact startups and enterprise, and within all levels of government. We also offer a variety of resources, services, and tools to help individuals find the right fit within the social sector. We believe that cause-driven work is a key way to contribute to society. We are excited to do our part to help promote social good via aligned careers and expand social impact around the world. Visit us at Remotelygood.us.

Prime Intellect democratizes AI development at scale. Our platform makes it easy to find global compute resources and train state-of-the-art models through distributed training across clusters. Collectively own the resulting open AI innovations, from language models to scientific breakthroughs.

Increase revenue and speed-to-market with our industry-defining AI design software. Our software enables fashion brands and retailers to understand consumer demand and create unique designs that are in high demand with high purchase likelihood, in minutes, not months. We bring the best industry-leading AI analytics and generative AI capabilities to fashion product development. Join some of the top 10 global fashion brands using our software to turbocharge the design and merchandising processes.

Gifting today is broken—generic gift cards dominate, but they’re impersonal, clunky, and outdated. At On Me, we’re building a better way. Our platform lets anyone send beautifully personalized digital gifts—complete with photos, videos, and heartfelt messages—redeemable across top brands and instantly accessible via mobile wallet. Whether it’s for runners, gamers, foodies, or fashion lovers, On Me makes gifting feel joyful, meaningful, and modern. We’re a team of former Google and Apple builders backed by $2.3M from top-tier investors like Lerer Hippeau, Focal.VC, and Mastercard. Since launching in November, we’ve been featured in Fortune, Axios, and The Wall Street Journal, and we’re growing fast—with users who send more, spend more, and keep coming back. If you’re excited to help reshape a $305B industry and build a product people love to share, we’d love to meet you.

dLogos is building coordination tools for dialogue. We enable fans, speakers and causes to catalyze timely conversations that matter—sharing wisdom and shaping the culture.

We are the operating system for commercial vehicle repair, while providing services and software to help the broader ecosystem - shops, technicians, suppliers - electrify