Top Marketplace Startups in California

8,600 employeesYC S13Growth stage

Travel & hospitality Marketplaces

Airbnb

Public

What they do:

Book accommodations around the world.

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6,132 employeesYC W09Growth stage

GOAT Group

Hiring

What they do:

Platform for the greatest products from the past, present and future.

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1,600 employeesYC W11Growth stage12 open roles

Whatnot

Hiring

What they do:

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in the U.S.

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1,500 employeesYC W20Growth stageRemote

Digital health & care Wellness & mental health Marketplaces

Clipboard

Hiring

What they do:

Every shift, Covered.

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1,000 employeesYC W17Growth stage37 open roles

Faire

Hiring

What they do:

The global online platform empowering independent retail.

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900 employeesYC W17Growth stage81 open roles

HR & recruiting Marketplaces

Instawork

Hiring

What they do:

A flexible work app that connects businesses with hourly workers.

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500 employeesYC S15Growth stage59 open roles

Logistics & supply chain Marketplaces

Yummy

What they do:

The everything app for LATAM

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260 employeesYC S21Early stage

Productivity & automation Marketplaces

Snappr

Hiring

What they do:

Snappr is the one-stop-shop for visual content creation

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250 employeesYC W17Growth stage17 open roles

HR & recruiting Marketplaces

Awesomic

What they do:

Get matched with top 1% of talents in 24h

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150 employeesYC S21Early stage

E-commerce & retail Applied AI & ML Marketplaces

Short Story

Hiring

What they do:

Modern ecommerce for petite women

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120 employeesYC S19Growth stage18 open roles

Outschool

What they do:

A live online learning platform that empowers kids ages 3–18.

Education Marketplaces

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107 employeesYC W16Growth stageRemote

Sales & marketing Marketplaces

Substack

What they do:

A place for independent writing.

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90 employeesYC W18Growth stage

Food & agriculture Marketplaces

Shef

What they do:

Shef is a Marketplace for Homemade Food

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70 employeesYC W19Early stage

Sales & marketing Marketplaces

Suger

Hiring

What they do:

Salesforce for Cloud marketplaces on AWS, Azure, GCP

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50 employeesYC W23Early stage13 open roles

Logistics & supply chain Marketplaces

Nash

Hiring

What they do:

Nash is the digital logistics infrastructure for commerce

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40 employeesYC S21Growth stage22 open roles

Food & agriculture E-commerce & retail Marketplaces

Snackpass

What they do:

Order ahead at restaurants and get rewards with friends.

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38 employeesYC W18Growth stage

Manufacturing & chips E-commerce & retail Marketplaces

Eze

Hiring

What they do:

The easiest way to track, buy, and sell your company’s tech — all in…

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32 employeesYC W20Early stage

Travel & hospitality Marketplaces Media & entertainment

The Ticket Fairy

What they do:

Revenue generation for live events

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30 employeesYC S15Early stageRemote

Education HR & recruiting Marketplaces

Extern

What they do:

Professional Experience Anytime, Anywhere.

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30 employeesYC W17Early stageRemote

Applied AI & ML Marketplaces

HUD

Hiring

What they do:

Platform and marketplace for RL environments and AI data

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24 employeesYC W25Early stage30 open roles

Applied AI & ML Developer tools Marketplaces

SnapMagic

Hiring

What they do:

AI-assisted electronics design

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23 employeesYC S15Early stage7 open roles

Tarjimly (acquired)

What they do:

Translating for Humanity

Marketplaces

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20 employeesYC W18Early stageRemote

Pure

Hiring

What they do:

Marketplace for Rare Coins & Precious Metals

Marketplaces

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13 employeesYC S23Early stage

Sales & marketing Marketplaces Education

HOKALI

Hiring

What they do:

After School & Enrichment Activities Marketplace

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12 employeesYC W22Early stage

E-commerce & retail Climate & energy Marketplaces

Curtsy

What they do:

Curtsy is a sustainable clothing resale app.

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15 employeesYC S16Growth stage

Marketplaces Travel & hospitality

TeamOut

Hiring

What they do:

Online marketplace for team retreat venues

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10 employeesYC W22Early stageRemote

Productivity & automation Marketplaces Media & entertainment

Gigwell

What they do:

Building the Operating System for the Concert & Live Events Industry.

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12 employeesYC W16Early stage

Sales & marketing Marketplaces Media & entertainment

Videopixie

What they do:

Marketplace for Video Production Services. We help you hire the best…

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11 employeesYC S11Early stage

Lollipuff

What they do:

Online Auctions for Authentic (Women's) Designer Goods

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11 employeesYC W13Early stage

Food & agriculture Wellness & mental health Marketplaces

Labdoor

What they do:

Labdoor is building the trusted online drugstore.

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11 employeesYC W15Growth stage

Food & agriculture Logistics & supply chain Marketplaces

Locale

What they do:

Organic and gourmet high-protein meals, designed for longevity.

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11 employeesYC S21Early stage

Education Marketplaces Gaming

Koala

What they do:

Minecraft for Teachers

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11 employeesYC W22Early stageRemote

Logistics & supply chain Food & agriculture Marketplaces

Attain

Hiring

What they do:

One-Stop Shop for Convenience Store Inventory

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5 employeesYC W22Early stage11 open roles

Food & agriculture Applied AI & ML Data & analytics Marketplaces

Bountiful

Hiring

What they do:

An Operating System for agriculture.

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4 employeesYC W17Early stage

Logistics & supply chain Marketplaces

Response

What they do:

Organizing the world's inventory.

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8 employeesYC S20Early stage