Top Tech Startups in Northern California in 2024

Namefi tokenizes domain names for DeFi. Namefi is the world's first platform and protocol that tokenizes DNS domain names (like .com, .xyz) on Ethereum. As the pioneer in this space, Namefi has achieved several industry-first milestones: First to launch on Ethereum Mainnet and Base, a leading Ethereum Layer 2 network Pioneered innovative technologies like Namefi NFT, NamefiService Credit, AutoPark, AutoENS, and PrivacyMax (patent pending) Namefi was founded by Victor Zhou, one of the 7 EIP/ERC Editors of Ethereum, and a team with 30 years of ICANN experience. The platform has already tokenized over 500 domain names and has a thriving community of domain traders.

Bunkerhill Health is a Sequoia-backed company on a mission to facilitate and streamline the AI development efforts of academic researchers and to increase the adoption of AI in healthcare in order to help doctors catch deadly diseases earlier. We have built a consortium of research institutions (Stanford, Johns Hopkins, UCSF, Harvard, etc.) whose researchers develop and validate AI algorithms seamlessly under our legal umbrella (weeks of setup time for a new project when using the Bunkerhill consortium, versus a year or more for projects outside the consortium). Bunkerhill then manages the FDA clearance and commercial sales process for the algorithms that these institutions develop and validate through the consortium. We’ve signed commercial contracts and deployed algorithms with some of the world’s leading health systems — UCSF, Mayo Clinic, Georgetown/MedStar, and several others. These algorithms help doctors identify patients earlier than has otherwise been possible, leading to better treatment outcomes (early clinical screening for heart disease, pancreatic cancer, etc.). We’re backed by world-class investors, including Sequoia, Felicis, SVAngel, Max Levchin (co-founder of PayPal and Affirm), and Y Combinator.

HeyGen is revolutionizing the way businesses create and consume video content. We're the game-changers in AI-driven video generation, making professional video creation not just accessible but incredibly efficient. Our platform operates under the mantra of "10x faster video creation," offering a seamless process for generating business videos that truly engage. Join us as we make waves in the AI and video tech space. We grew our business 10x in the past 7 months and we are looking for you to join us to bring the next 10x!

Typeface is on a mission to help everyone express their unique imagination. We believe technology is a creative partner that empowers any company to tell their unique stories faster and easier than ever before. Generative AI platforms represent a major breakthrough to create content at tremendous speed and scale. For enterprises to successfully leverage their potential, they need to include their unique voice and style and ensure responsible AI practices. We unite content velocity with brand personalization and safety, so that every company can achieve its creative potential. We are looking for passionate individuals who want to help build a fast-growing GenAI company from the ground up.

Wise Assistant is the super-app turning social media influencers into freelance marketers with thriving businesses. We match those same marketers with agencies and their clients for campaigns that drive awareness and sales through social media and influencer collaborations. We've helped businesses launch new locations, expand into new markets, and promote new product lines! Our integrated suite of marketing tools helps marketers and agencies connect more efficiently, driving cost-effective revenue growth. Whether they're building sleek landing pages, accepting payments, or automating outreach, Wise Assistant is here to help. We’re a scrappy international, team that is insanely passionate about using tech to help the world live more freely and intentionally.

Luminary's technology platform enables wealth advisors to deliver generational gift and philanthropic giving solutions at scale. More than $100 billion in family and philanthropic giving capacity is created each year. But flaws in the current process impose over a billion in annual costs in order to access it. We are building the first product for wealth managers to automate the complex, and inefficient estate planning process.

Mem Protocol builds tools to help agents (humans, bots, organizations) manage relationships. Today, you have many representations of yourself online, with each of those identities tied to specific apps. Information silos limit how you express yourself, your actions, and your experience within a particular context. Our suite of tools give agents control over or the option to custody their data and the ability to manage who sees what when across all the entities they interact with. Learn more about our culture at workat.mem.co

Join our team and help us define the future of hardware development. At AllSpice, we’re building a collaboration platform for circuit designs, enabling the next generation of smart vehicles, IOT devices, rockets, medical devices, robots, and much more. AllSpice is building modern software tools for hardware designers, including a Git-friendly translation layer and automated CI/CD test framework tailored for native circuit designs - think of it as GitHub for electronics.

UnVale is where the next generation of storytellers develop entire worlds of content, grow their audience, and publish the next big hit. Aspiring writers, illustrators, and animators can grow their fanbase from day one as they build the next Star Wars, Game of Thrones, or Marvel Comic Universe. While social media platforms prioritize short-form video content created by influencers, we will be the new community for creatives to do the time-consuming work of worldbuilding and story craft in public. By breaking down long-form content into easy-to-digest pieces, they can grow an audience with every release from day one. A fanbase is the most powerful tool a creator can have. Growing a following is key to successfully self-publishing your work, and it signals to publishers that what you’ve created has captured an audience’s attention. UnVale provides this growth as you develop content, making your creative process a way of being discovered–while keeping you motivated as you develop the next culture-defining story.