Top Tech Startups in San Diego County, US in 2027

Klaviyo (NYSE: KVYO) is the B2C CRM. Powered by its built-in data platform and AI, Klaviyo combines marketing automation, analytics, and customer service into one unified solution, making it easy for businesses to know their customers and grow faster. Klaviyo (CLAY-vee-oh) helps over 183,000 brands like Mattel, Glossier, Daily Harvest, and Liquid Death deliver 1:1 experiences at scale, improve efficiency, and drive revenue.

For many organizations, the most valuable asset is their data. Whether source code, product designs, customer records, financial results, or pricing models, every organization has information they don’t want to get in the hands of competitors, sold on darknet marketplaces, or exposed publicly. Keeping that data safe has been a challenge, until now. Cyberhaven gives organizations the tools to safeguard their data from theft or misuse. In the process, we’ve become the standard for Data Detection and Response (DDR), the category we helped create.

Through the development of a first of its kind open platform, Platform Science provides the hardware and software that allows clients to fully capture, analyze and apply a wealth of data, dramatically increasing performance, compliance, time management and savings.

Cher® is revolutionizing real estate by empowering Realtors and homebuyers through innovation, education, and cutting-edge tools. As the first-to-market leader in co-ownership and gamified homebuyer education, we’re transforming the industry with engaging platforms that reward Realtors and homebuyers for progress and achievement. For Realtors, Cher® offers warm leads, personalized marketing resources, and opportunities to grow their business while earning rewards through our unique gamification system. For homebuyers, we simplify the path to homeownership with tailored courses, expert guidance, and co-ownership solutions, making real estate more accessible and exciting. At Cher®, we blend technology, education, and collaboration to create opportunities for success, rewarding milestones along the way. Join us in transforming the real estate experience for Realtors, homebuyers, and communities alike.

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.

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one. Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world. Our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer top of mind. You'll also hear us say that at Amazon, it's always "Day 1."​ What do we mean? That our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon's very first day - to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and focus on delighting our customers.

Bitcot is an award-winning digital transformation company that leading organizations trust for custom solutions in web, mobile, AI, and automation. Fortune 500s and ambitious startups come to us for one reason: AI-powered software that actually moves the needle. Based in San Diego, California, we deliver end-to-end software development services for startups and enterprises across industries. We have expertise in custom development and integration, workflow automation, low-code tools, cloud migration, SaaS product development, QA testing, and more. With a strong focus on helping businesses drive tangible ROI through the latest advancements in AI and automation, we turn technology into measurable value. Our team of experienced developers, designers, architects, business analysts, and project managers works closely with clients to understand their unique challenges and accelerate their growth with web and mobile apps. You can find organizations such as ResMed, Stanford University, and Evolus in our portfolio, and we’ve built trust-based relationships with teams who come back to us project after project. Our clients tell us we're easy to work with because we keep things straightforward and deliver on our promises. Bitcot partners with you to turn complex problems into scalable solutions that push your business forward. Technology is a tool. Growth is the goal. We deliver both.

MOLTEN is a cloud platform that streamlines core operations of media and entertainment enterprises. MOLTEN digitizes and transforms rights, content, and licensing operations across enterprises, empowering teams with real-time insight and automation tools to do more, accelerating deal-making and content monetization worldwide. MOLTEN offers multiple integrated cloud-based services to power back-end operations for media and entertainment enterprises, which include content rights, storage, delivery and licensing management.

Pepper is the operating system for the independent food distributor, the $1T industry we all rely on to feed us every day. Our customers are the family-owned, regional, and specialty wholesalers feeding the restaurants in your neighborhood. We're the category leader, and we just closed a $50M Series C and are backed by Lead Edge, ICONIQ, and Greylock. Our latest agentic products handle the messy and manual workflows that the industry has run on for decades. Pepper is growing quickly, and you'll grow with us!

DISCO is the leading provider of ediscovery solutions for law firms, corporations, and government agencies. With technology and services that automate and simplify complex and error-prone tasks that distract from practicing law, DISCO empowers lawyers and their teams to effectively manage discovery processes. DISCO is the ediscovery choice of leading U.S. law firms including litigation boutiques and AmLaw, Fortune 500 companies, as well as government agencies around the world. Ready for an ediscovery upgrade? Request a demo at demo.csdisco.com.