Region
Companies in California
VCMC tracks 127,653 companies based in California. 6,529 of them have raised a venture or growth round, $977.15B in total, with a median round of $15M; 2,646 raised since 2024. 6,281 of the 6,529 have a VCMC valuation; the median is $92.8M.
127,653
companies tracked
6,529
venture-backed
5% of those tracked
$977.15B
raised in total
by 6,306 companies
$15M
median round
of 10,956 rounds with an amount
$92.8M
median valuation
of 6,281 companies valued
Values cover private companies only; public companies are not included.
By their latest round, most are at Seed (1,864 of 6,529).
- Pre-seed 216
- Seed 1,864
- Series A 1,763
- Series B 1,046
- Series C and later 1,617
- Stage not stated 23
The companies
Companies in California
The 50 venture-backed companies below are this page's list; OpenAI has raised the most ($192.20B).
| # | Last round | History | Range | Trend | Grade | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpenAI Tech Companies | Other Mar 2026 $122.00B | $374.6B | $263.0B – $430.9B | $374.6B (0%) | $33.7B | 0% | 11,490 | growing | A | |
| 2 | Anthropic Tech Companies | Series H May 2026 $65.00B | $1.09T | $838.9B – $1.51T | $1.31T (+20%) | $144.0B | 0% | 6,076 | growing | A | |
| 3 | Databricks Tech Companies | Growth Equity Aug 2026 $5.00B | $193.6B | $165.2B – $240.4B | $209.0B (+8%) | $18.8B | 0% | 17,130 | growing | A | |
| 4 | Waymo Car Rental | Debt Oct 2026 $5.00B | $155.4B | $109.5B – $193.5B | $168.2B (+8%) | $18.5B | 0% | 4,831 | growing | A | |
| 5 | Anduril Aerospace and Defence | Series H May 2026 $5.00B | $68.6B | $53.0B – $91.2B | $79.3B (+16%) | $8.7B | 0% | 9,860 | growing | A | |
| 6 | Armis Tech Companies | Growth Equity Dec 2025 $7.75B | $7.8B | $6.7B – $9.0B | $6.0B (-23%) | $729M | 78% | 912 | down | A | |
| 7 | Safe Superintelligence Tech Companies | Growth Equity Jul 2026 $5.00B | $50.2B | $35.1B – $77.7B | $54.7B (+9%) | $4.9B | 0% | 35 | growing | B | |
| 8 | Figure Industrial Machinery & Supplies | Growth Equity Sep 2026 $3.50B | $43.7B | $30.5B – $67.7B | $47.7B (+9%) | $4.3B | 0% | 955 | growing | B | |
| 9 | Perplexity Tech Companies | Growth Equity Jan 2026 $2.30B | $25.5B | $17.2B – $36.6B | $22.9B (-10%) | $2.4B | 41% | 1,369 | flat | B | |
| 10 | Lambda Tech Companies | Debt Aug 2026 $926M | $12.4B | $6.8B – $17.9B | $12.6B (+2%) | $1.4B | 0% | – | unknown | B | |
| 11 | Moveworks Tech Companies | Growth Equity Dec 2025 $2.85B | $3.0B | $2.5B – $3.4B | $2.6B (-12%) | $278M | 44% | 661 | flat | A | |
| 12 | Sila Nanotechnologies Batteries | Debt Aug 2026 $1.40B | $3.7B | $2.6B – $5.7B | $4.0B (+8%) | $363M | 0% | 440 | flat | B | |
| 13 | Cohesity Tech Companies | Series H Dec 2024 $2.00B | $28.4B | $9.6B – $40.4B | $28.3B (0%) | $3.1B | 1% | 7,802 | flat | C | |
| 14 | GoodLeap Loans & Financing | Debt Oct 2026 $389M | $7.6B | $1.1B – $13.8B | $7.6B (0%) | $1.2B | 0% | 1,280 | up | D | |
| 15 | Point Loans & Financing | Debt Dec 2025 $2.50B | $837M | $287M – $1.8B | $818M (-2%) | $141M | 17% | 542 | growing | C | |
| 16 | Tenstorrent Device Manufacturing | Series E Oct 2026 $1.50B | $6.2B | $5.4B – $9.3B | $8.1B (+30%) | $887M | 0% | 1,280 | growing | A | |
| 17 | PsiQuantum Semiconductors | Grant Jul 2026 $125M | $9.6B | $6.0B – $11.0B | $9.6B (0%) | $1.1B | 0% | 671 | up | B | |
| 18 | SambaNova Tech Companies | Series F Jul 2026 $1.00B | $11.2B | $9.6B – $13.5B | $11.0B (-2%) | $1.6B | 76% | 406 | down | A | |
| 19 | Groq Electronical Components Manufacturing | Growth Equity Jun 2026 $650M | $7.0B | $5.0B – $10.0B | $6.0B (-15%) | $697M | 97% | 309 | shrinking | B | |
| 20 | Relativity Space Aerospace and Defence | Series F Nov 2023 $1.05B | $19.0B | $10.6B – $26.9B | $15.4B (-19%) | $2.1B | 0% | 1,991 | growing | B | |
| 21 | Nuro Tech Companies | Series E Aug 2025 $203M | $8.1B | $5.1B – $9.3B | $8.1B (0%) | $890M | 0% | 1,149 | up | A | |
| 22 | Thinking Machines Lab Tech Companies | Seed Jul 2025 $2.00B | $33.6B | $11.6B – $38.6B | $33.6B (0%) | $6.0B | 0% | 240 | growing | C | |
| 23 | Mari Group Decorators & Interior Designers | Growth Equity Oct 2025 $2.00B | $37.4B | $22.3B – $56.9B | $37.4B (0%) | $3.4B | 0% | 180 | growing | B | |
| 24 | Baseten Software Development Services | Series F Jun 2026 $1.50B | $14.7B | $11.3B – $21.5B | $18.7B (+27%) | $2.1B | 0% | 419 | growing | B | |
| 25 | Zipline Airline Companies | Series H Mar 2026 $800M | $8.9B | $6.6B – $11.4B | $9.9B (+11%) | $1.1B | 0% | 1,662 | unknown | A | |
| 26 | Rippling Tech Companies | Series G May 2025 $450M | $23.4B | $15.5B – $26.9B | $23.4B (0%) | $2.6B | 0% | 7,815 | growing | A | |
| 27 | Hadrian Aerospace and Defence | Series D Aug 2026 $1.37B | $8.3B | $6.8B – $11.8B | $10.2B (+23%) | $1.1B | 0% | 269 | flat | A | |
| 28 | Fireworks AI Tech Companies | Series D Jul 2026 $1.50B | $19.5B | $15.2B – $29.8B | $25.9B (+33%) | $2.8B | 0% | 448 | growing | B | |
| 29 | Valar Atomics Electric Supplies & Power Generation | Debt Aug 2026 $200M | $6.6B | $5.2B – $10.4B | $9.0B (+37%) | $990M | 0% | 165 | growing | B | |
| 30 | Harvey Tech Companies | Growth Equity Sep 2026 $550M | $15.7B | $13.5B – $19.6B | $17.1B (+9%) | $1.5B | 0% | 1,847 | growing | A | |
| 31 | Motive Tech Companies | Growth Equity Sep 2026 $1.30B | $14.6B | $9.5B – $24.2B | $15.9B (+9%) | $1.4B | 0% | 6,205 | up | B | |
| 32 | Big Brand Tire & Service Breaks, Wheels & Tire Dealers | Growth Equity Oct 2025 $1.63B | $20.9B | $12.2B – $31.8B | $20.9B (0%) | $1.9B | 0% | 502 | up | B | |
| 33 | Hackman Capital Partners Real Estate Investment | Growth Equity Oct 2022 $1.60B | $3.5B | $1.3B – $26.1B | $2.6B (-27%) | $1.8B | 97% | 78 | down | D | |
| 34 | Inflection AI Tech Companies | Series E Jun 2023 $1.30B | $3.4B | $1.2B – $7.9B | $3.0B (-11%) | $755M | 28% | 85 | up | C | |
| 35 | Whatnot Tech Companies | Series G Aug 2026 $545M | $21.1B | $17.4B – $29.9B | $26.0B (+23%) | $2.9B | 0% | 2,162 | growing | A | |
| 36 | Sierra Software Development Services | Growth Equity May 2026 $950M | $17.0B | $13.7B – $21.1B | $18.3B (+8%) | $1.7B | 0% | 956 | growing | A | |
| 37 | Netskope Tech Companies | Debt Jan 2023 $401M | $7.7B | $1.1B – $11.1B | $7.7B (0%) | $952M | 0% | 3,398 | up | D | |
| 38 | Castelion Aerospace and Defence | Series C Aug 2026 $1.00B | $13.6B | $11.3B – $19.4B | $16.9B (+24%) | $1.9B | 0% | 254 | growing | A | |
| 39 | FalconX Financial Services | Debt Aug 2026 $1.00B | $10.0B | $1.6B – $15.8B | $10.0B (0%) | $1.5B | 0% | 604 | up | D | |
| 40 | Bridge Logistics Real Estate Rental | Growth Equity Jun 2026 $1.40B | $16.3B | $10.4B – $26.5B | $17.4B (+7%) | $1.6B | 0% | 37 | flat | B | |
| 41 | Together AI Tech Companies | Series C Jul 2026 $800M | $9.1B | $7.2B – $12.8B | $11.1B (+22%) | $1.2B | 0% | 432 | growing | A | |
| 42 | Etched Electronical Components Manufacturing | Growth Equity Aug 2026 $700M | $21.4B | $18.3B – $26.6B | $23.1B (+8%) | $2.1B | 0% | – | growing | A | |
| 43 | Grammarly Tech Companies | Growth Equity May 2025 $1.00B | $8.2B | $5.1B – $14.1B | $5.0B (-40%) | $980M | 97% | 951 | shrinking | B | |
| 44 | Lambda Hosting & Cloud Infrastructure Providers | Series D Aug 2025 $480M | $5.2B | $3.1B – $6.0B | $5.2B (0%) | $572M | 0% | 420 | unknown | B | |
| 45 | Plaid Payment Processing & Point of Sale | Growth Equity Apr 2025 $575M | $8.5B | $5.7B – $10.2B | $8.1B (-5%) | $832M | 18% | 5,107 | growing | A | |
| 46 | RingCentral Tech Companies | Series D Aug 2021 $450M | $11.8B | $1.2B – $21.0B | $11.2B (-5%) | $2.0B | 24% | 310 | unknown | D | |
| 47 | Replit Tech Companies | Growth Equity Mar 2026 $400M | $10.5B | $7.8B – $13.3B | $11.6B (+10%) | $1.0B | 0% | 709 | growing | A | |
| 48 | Playlist Tech Companies | Growth Equity Jan 2026 $785M | $8.1B | $6.5B – $9.5B | $8.3B (+2%) | $743M | 0% | 2,356 | unknown | A | |
| 49 | Zwift Tech Companies | Series C Sep 2020 $450M | $571M | $83.7M – $1.1B | $569M (0%) | $147M | 30% | 391 | flat | D | |
| 50 | Age of Learning Tech Companies | Growth Equity Jul 2021 $300M | $616M | $252M – $3.2B | $506M (-18%) | $297M | 94% | 375 | down | D |
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Valuations
How these companies are valued
6,281 of the 6,529 venture-backed companies here have a VCMC valuation; the median is $92.8M. A company acquired after its last round keeps its last value as a private company and is left out of the median. 866 companies have disclosed a valuation; for the rest VCMC's valuation is the only number. Each valuation comes with a range, from a low to a high scenario, and a prediction for a year from now. Values cover private companies only; public companies are not included. How VCMC values companies.
Investors
Who backs them
Firms that backed two or more of these companies. Y Combinator backed 529, Andreessen Horowitz 329.
- Y Combinator 529 companies, led 53
- Andreessen Horowitz 329 companies, led 189
- Sequoia Capital 222 companies, led 120
- General Catalyst 210 companies, led 79
- Lightspeed Venture Partners 182 companies, led 88
- Khosla Ventures 182 companies, led 73
- GV 166 companies, led 61
- Accel 163 companies, led 103
- Founders Fund 157 companies, led 45
- Kleiner Perkins 149 companies, led 52
- Insight Partners 148 companies, led 116
- SV Angel 141 companies, led 2
Recent rounds
Latest funding
1,029 rounds from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, $250.15B with a disclosed amount.
- Seed, led by Crystal Venture Partners $5.0M 30 Sep 2026
- Series B, led by Battery Ventures $40M 30 Sep 2026
- Varda Space Industries Series D, with Lux Capital and Natural Capital $251M 30 Sep 2026
- Series C, with Fidelity Management & Research Company and Amplify Partners $150M 28 Sep 2026
- Series B, led by SignalFire $35M 25 Sep 2026
- Growth, led by Bain Capital Ventures $75M 25 Sep 2026
- Seed, with Accel and Index Ventures $20M 24 Sep 2026
- Series C, with DFJ Growth and Premji Invest $75M 24 Sep 2026
- Series A, led by Blossom Capital $18M 24 Sep 2026
- Growth, led by Multiples $150M 23 Sep 2026
- Series B, led by Fairtree Elevant Ventures $19M 23 Sep 2026
- Series A, led by Costanoa $21M 22 Sep 2026
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Questions
Frequently asked
How many companies in California does VCMC track?
127,653. 6,529 of them have raised a venture or growth round.
How much have companies in California raised?
$977.15B in total across the 6,306 with a known amount; the median round is $15M. 2,646 raised a round since 2024.
Which companies in California have raised the most?
OpenAI ($192.20B), Anthropic ($133.85B), Databricks ($39.25B).
Which investors back companies in California most often?
Y Combinator (529 companies), Andreessen Horowitz (329 companies), Sequoia Capital (222 companies).
What are companies in California worth?
The median VCMC valuation is $92.8M across 6,281 companies; companies acquired after their last round are left out. Values cover private companies only; public companies are not included.
What was the latest funding round?
Charter raised a Seed round of $5.0M (Sep 2026), led by Crystal Venture Partners.