Top Tech Startups in Southern California in 2024

Siddha Protocol allows any market actor, from institutions to retail users, to protect their financial movements from the intrinsic faults of transparent ledgers by leveraging zero-knowledge proofs - rewriting the rules of blockchain encryption. We have ambitious plans to provide financial privacy and freedom to people and institutions, in a compliant way. Our mission is to accelerate the mass adoption of crypto for uncompromising sovereignty.

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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.