Doorport
Acquired
What they do:
Acquired by Alarm.com - We make existing apartment access smart.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Top Deep Tech Startups in California
This list has 846 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 201 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (704), Los Angeles (79), and San Diego (7). Largest teams: DoorDash, GrubMarket, and Instacart. Latest round: Circularity Fuels raised $8.79M (Oct 14, 2026).
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Voyage Biomedical
Acquired
What they do:
Using cooling to end brain damage during stroke.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Roin Technologies
Acquired
What they do:
Building robots to automate commercial concrete construction.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Nexa Labs
Acquired
What they do:
Implantable microchips and AI for cattle monitoring
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Embark
Acquired
What they do:
Public transit apps. Acquired by Apple in 2013.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
PadMapper
Acquired
What they do:
Map-based apartment search.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Movity
Acquired
What they do:
Real estate data visualization. Sold to Trulia Dec…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Vayable
Acquired
What they do:
We're building a marketplace for unique travel experiences (it's…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Vastrm
Acquired
What they do:
Mass customized active apparel. We are building a full turn key…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Layer By Layer
Acquired
What they do:
Acquired by MakerBot in February 2014. A marketplace for 3D…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
zPREDICTA
Acquired
What they do:
Patient-derived 3D tissue reconstruction models for preclinical…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Landed
Acquired
What they do:
White-labeled shared appreciation down payment programs for employers
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Palifer
Acquired
What they do:
Predictive maintenance models for trains and heavy industry
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Terusama
Acquired
What they do:
We help warehouses schedule trucks
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Dropprint Genomics
Acquired
What they do:
The better way to run single cell genomics
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Mentum
Acquired
What they do:
AI-Powered Assistant for Procurement and Strategic Sourcing
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Prototyping.io
Acquired
What they do:
Autonomous manufacturing for mechanical parts
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Avea Robotics
Acquired
What they do:
The human-in-the-loop system for robots
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Auro Robotics
Acquired
What they do:
Autonomous shuttles for campus-like environments.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC S15Early stage
Iris Automation
Acquired
What they do:
Enabling autonomous drone operations globally through AI software
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Starcity
Acquired
What they do:
Starcity was one of the largest co-living brands. Exit to Common in…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC S16Growth stage
Moxion Power Co.
Shut down
What they do:
Mobile Energy Storage Technology
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Mighty Buildings
Shut down
What they do:
3D printing beautiful, high-quality, and sustainable homes.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Inevitable Tech
Shut down
What they do:
To make food a renewable resource, for everyone
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
TrueNorth
Shut down
What they do:
TrueNorth gives truckers a single place to manage their business.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Airware
Shut down
What they do:
Airware provides end-to-end solutions that enable enterprises to…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Maderight
Shut down
What they do:
Global Manufacturing, Simplified
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Duffl
Shut down
What they do:
10-minute delivery service for college students.
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Purple Plate
Shut down
What they do:
We license brands for delivery and pick-up
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Pippin / Rent the Backyard
Shut down
What they do:
Autonomous homebuilding factory for the $1.7 trillion housing crisis.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
HomeBreeze
Shut down
What they do:
The fastest and easiest way to make home upgrades
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Sunfolding
Shut down
What they do:
Sunfolding builds next generation infrastructure for solar farms. By…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Seerslab
Shut down
What they do:
We are providing AR technologies and contents to app developers
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
SpaceRyde
Shut down
What they do:
The Rocket Network: Sustainable & On-Demand Delivery Anywhere in Space
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Atmos
Shut down
What they do:
The entire homebuilding process, all online
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Underground Cellar
Shut down
What they do:
Upgrading Your Wine Experience
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States