Top Tech Startups to Work For in 2024

We manufacture two hardware products: The Wi-Fi Nugget is a educational hacking tool that allows students to easily dive into both beginner and advanced Wi-Fi hacking projects. The USB Nugget is a more powerful USB-focused platform that allows students to learn about USB attacks, as well as program their own hardware prototypes in Python.

Burner is a smart privacy and identity layer for the smartphone era, giving users the power to take control of their communications and personal data.  Enabling users to manage additional phone numbers for voice, SMS, and MMS communications, Burner is fast, safe and private. Users can get as many numbers as they want, use each as a private line on iPhone or Android, and keep numbers indefinitely or 'burn' them when they wish. We have received worldwide attention and were named a top 50 app of the year by TIME magazine, in addition to coverage by WIRED, the New York Times, Entrepreneur, NPR, and many other media outlets. Customers in all walks of life use Burner to manage communications across their personal and professional circles, to maintain privacy in online transactions, for texting customers in P2P marketplaces, and in many other everyday situations. We are currently the #1 grossing app in the iTunes Utilities category. Burner is based in Los Angeles, California.

Our mission is to equip the next generation with the knowledge, resources, and confidence they need to overcome challenges, build life skills, and connect with their communities. We are launching a innovative mission drive FOR PROFIT, we're bridging the gap between youth and the support systems they need to excel, ensuring that the path to adulthood is empowering, informed, and supported.

Schmick is a groundbreaking social media platform designed to challenge the status quo of how we connect online. Unlike conventional platforms that emphasize superficial interactions, Schmick fosters meaningful connections by lowering the barriers to entry for real, substantive engagement. We aim to revolutionize the way people communicate, offering users a more authentic, transparent, and fulfilling social experience. Our platform is built with a mission to provide seamless interaction while addressing key pain points like overly curated content, social pressures, and the lack of genuine conversation. By integrating cutting-edge features and a user-first approach, Schmick empowers users to express themselves authentically and connect with others who share their values and interests.

Clairity Technology was founded to develop technology and solutions to combat climate change. We create scalable and low-cost technology and systems for direct air capture of carbon dioxide. We focus on generating low purity CO2 streams to simplify design, reduce cost, and improve scalability. As you increase the purity of CO2, the amount of energy required to further purify it goes up. It takes more energy to go from 90 to 100%, than from 0 to 10%. By limiting the final purity of our product, we end up with a process that is much more energy efficient per molecule of CO2 removed. The secondary impacts of this on our designs are huge, and we can use the same materials that you would use to build a house, unlike competitors' processes that need highly specialized, and expensive, equipment.