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Private companies headquartered in California, ranked by new funding, active hiring and growth recognition from public records. Refreshed nightly.
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| 1 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 78 hot |
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| 2 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 68 hot |
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| 3 | Burlingame, CA | 58 rising |
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| 4 | Torrance, CA, Energy | 53 rising |
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| 5 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 53 rising |
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| 6 | Palo Alto, CA, Technology | 52 rising |
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| 7 | Portola Valley, CA, Technology | 51 rising |
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| 8 | San Diego, CA, Technology | 46 rising |
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| 9 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 43 rising |
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| 10 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 42 rising |
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| 11 | San Francisco, CA | 42 rising |
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| 12 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 42 rising |
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| 13 | Menlo Park, CA, Technology | 41 rising |
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| 14 | San Leandro, CA, Manufacturing | 40 rising |
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| 15 | Redwood City, CA, Technology | 40 rising |
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| 16 | San Francisco, CA | 36 warm |
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| 17 | Palo Alto, CA, Technology | 36 warm |
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| 18 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 35 warm |
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| 19 | Camarillo, CA, Technology | 35 warm |
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| 20 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 34 warm |
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| 21 | Menlo Park, CA, Technology | 33 warm |
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| 22 | Pasadena, CA, Technology | 33 warm |
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| 23 | San Francisco, CA, Computers | 31 warm |
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| 24 | San Francisco, CA | 31 warm |
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| 25 | Mountain View, CA, Technology | 30 warm |
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| 26 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 29 warm |
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| 27 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 27 warm |
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| 28 | Torrance, CA, Technology | 26 warm |
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| 29 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 25 warm |
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| 30 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 25 warm |
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| 31 | Culver City, CA, Technology | 25 warm |
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| 32 | Palo Alto, CA, Health care | 24 warm |
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| 33 | San Diego, CA | 24 warm |
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| 34 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 24 warm |
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| 35 | Cardiff, CA | 23 warm |
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| 36 | Los Gatos, CA, Technology | 23 warm |
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| 37 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 23 warm |
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| 38 | San Diego, CA, Biotechnology | 23 warm |
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| 39 | Kitchenoid Fremont, CA, Technology | 23 warm |
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| 40 | San Francisco, CA | 23 warm |
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| 41 | Mountain View, CA, Technology | 23 warm |
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| 42 | Los Angeles, CA, Telecommunications | 22 warm |
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| 43 | Bridgeview Innovations Redondo Beach, CA | 22 warm |
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| 44 | Irvine, CA, Technology | 22 warm |
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| 45 | San Francisco, CA, Technology | 22 warm |
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| 46 | San Francisco, CA, Computers | 22 warm |
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| 47 | San Diego, CA, Technology | 22 warm |
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| 48 | Cypress, CA, Energy | 22 warm |
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| 49 | Valencia, CA | 22 warm |
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| 50 | Los Angeles, CA, Technology | 21 warm |
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Compiled from public records and refreshed nightly; last updated Oct 29, 2026. The Rising score is Lakewave's own, computed from the public records linked on each row; a raise is the amount the company reported in its SEC filing. Check the source before acting. See something wrong? Tell us and we will correct it.