Top Tech Startups in Newport Beach, CA in 2026

Madison Reed (madison-reed.com) is an e-commerce start-up with a team of 180+ rock stars in San Francisco. We’re revolutionizing the $50B hair care market using technology (web, mobile, tablet, social) to radically innovate the user experience and business model. Madison Reed is headquartered in SF and backed by top-tier venture capital firms Norwest VP, True Ventures, Maveron and Shea Ventures.

SmartFinancial is a national insurance comparison marketplace with a growing network of licensed agents representing top insurance brands who use smartfinancial's technology platform to offer insurance products to millions of US consumers every year.

PatientPop is a fast-growing healthcare technology company with $75 million in funding. PatientPop has one simple mission: to help healthcare practices thrive. We do this by giving providers everything they need attract and recall patients to continuously grow their practices. With PatientPop, providers can attract more patients, manage online reputation, modernize the patient experience, and automate the front office — all without sacrificing quality patient care. We've helped thousands of providers since our founding in 2014. Along the way, we cultivated an incredible work environment — one of the best, according to Great Place to Work.

Aprisa LLC's Palisades Legacy I LP is the institutional platform acquiring and developing ultra-luxury homes in Pacific Palisades at meaningful discounts to replacement cost, transforming the 2025 fire-driven market dislocation into disciplined, high-conviction returns. The January 2025 fires created a rare, geographically bounded window of opportunity in one of the most supply-constrained ultra-luxury residential markets in the United States. Aprisa is executing a disciplined strategy: acquiring well-located parcels at approximately $1,500 per square foot — meaningfully below both replacement cost and the trailing twelve-month Pacific Palisades average of $1,932 per square foot — then delivering institutional-grade homes through phased, high-quality development. Our approach combines rigorous below-replacement-cost underwriting, efficient use of California’s post-fire recovery programs (expedited permitting, fee waivers, and rebuild allowances), and institutional construction practices that include mandatory WUI fire-resistant standards. The fund targets 5–8 develop-track acquisitions from a curated 23-parcel pipeline, with a base-case objective of 17% net IRR and 2.0× MOIC over a five-year primary term. Led by Founder and CEO David Fox, Aprisa has assembled a focused team of operators with deep expertise in luxury residential acquisitions, development, finance, compliance, and portfolio management. The firm emphasizes transparent governance, rigorous risk management, and alignment with limited partners through meaningful carried interest participation for key team members. Aprisa LLC is building a long-term real estate platform. Palisades Legacy I LP represents its first fund — a concentrated, high-conviction vehicle designed to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns by capitalizing on a unique market dislocation while delivering exceptional homes to ultra-high-net-worth buyers.