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Redwood City's startup scene features a mix of companies across AI, hardware, and enterprise software. The area attracts significant capital, with 3D printing company Carbon securing over $683M in funding.

The local environment supports both new and mature companies, from recent AI robotics firm Dyna Robotics to advertising platform Moloco.

Below is our list of 36 Redwood City startups worth keeping an eye on.

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FriendliAI builds AI infrastructure that enables companies to deploy, scale, and monitor large language and multimodal models. The team offers a platform focused on simplifying the path for developers to get generative AI applications into production.

Year Founded2021
FoundersByung-Gon Chun
Funding Amount$26.7M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeed
Top InvestorsAlumni Ventures, Sierra Ventures, Capstone Partners, KB Investment, KB Securities

Dyna Robotics develops advanced robotic manipulation models to automate repetitive and stationary tasks. Their technology gives industrial robots the intelligence to handle complex physical jobs that were previously difficult to automate.

Year Founded2024
FoundersJason Ma, Lindon Gao, York Yang
Funding Amount$143.5M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeries A
Top InvestorsSamsung NEXT, Salesforce Ventures, First Round Capital, NVentures, CRV

Fireworks AI built an inference platform to help developers quickly build and deploy generative AI systems. Their core product gives teams the speed and infrastructure needed to run large language models in production.

Year Founded2022
FoundersDmytro Ivchenko, Lin Qiao
Funding Amount$327M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsEvantic Capital, NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, MongoDB, Index Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners

Moloco provides machine learning and growth solutions to help mobile companies scale through programmatic advertising. Their technology powers a suite of products that automate user acquisition, retention, and monetization for performance marketers.

Year Founded2013
FoundersDavid Sehyuk Park, Ikkjin Ahn
Funding Amount$215.7M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries D
Top InvestorsTiger Global Management, EDBI, Fidelity, Premier Partners, LG Technology Ventures

Rokid creates augmented reality glasses and devices for consumer, commercial, and industrial applications. Their hardware provides hands-free solutions for enterprise training and manufacturing, as well as immersive experiences for personal entertainment.

Year Founded2014
FoundersMingming Zhu
Funding Amount$2.5M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusProduct Crowdfunding
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Workboard offers an enterprise results platform that helps companies align on strategy and automate their business reviews. The platform gives leaders visibility into progress on key objectives, helping to connect strategy with execution across the organization.

Year Founded2013
FoundersDaryoush Paknad, Deidre Paknad
Funding Amount$141.6M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries D
Top InvestorsAndreessen Horowitz, Floodgate, Workday Ventures, Intel Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund

Carbon developed a 3D printing platform that enables manufacturers to create high-performance polymer products. Their technology, known as Digital Light Synthesis, is recognized for its speed and ability to produce durable, end-use parts with a wide range of materials.

Year Founded2013
FoundersJoseph M. DeSimone, Philip DeSimone, Steve Nelson
Funding Amount$683.4M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsTemasek Holdings, Sequoia Capital, Fidelity, Autodesk, GV

Zilliz develops the open-source vector database Milvus, designed for building AI applications. Their technology enables developers to manage and search massive unstructured datasets.

Year Founded2017
FoundersCharles Xie
Funding Amount$113M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsHillhouse Investment, Trustbridge Partners, Pavilion Capital, Green Pine Capital Partners, 5Y Capital

MinIO offers high-performance, S3-compatible object storage built for large-scale, multi-cloud environments. As a fully open-source and cloud-native solution, it's widely adopted for managing unstructured data across AI/ML, analytics, and backup workloads.

Year Founded2014
FoundersAnand Babu Periasamy, Frederick Kautz, Garima Kapoor, Harshavardhana ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎
Funding Amount$126.3M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsGeneral Catalyst, Nexus Venture Partners, Index Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund, Intel Capital

Agiloft develops a data-first contract lifecycle management platform that automates and connects commercial processes. Their no-code software provides businesses with visibility into contract data, helping them manage risk and accelerate revenue.

Year Founded1991
FoundersColin Earl
Funding Amount$45M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusPrivate Equity
Top InvestorsFTV Capital

26 Additional Redwood City Startups Worth Following

Our top ten picks are just a small slice of the activity in Redwood City. Many other founders are working on big ideas in AI and biotech, raising a combined total of over $4 billion.

Some of these companies are early in their journey, while others are scaling quickly. Here’s a look at the rest of the startups that are making the city’s tech scene so vibrant.

StartupIndustryYear FoundedAmount RaisedLast Funding Round
Retro Biosciences logo Retro BiosciencesBiotech2021$180MAngel
Bear Robotics logo Bear RoboticsAI2017$175.8MSeries C
Helm.ai logo Helm.aiAI2016$165MGrant
Rokid logo RokidAI2014$643.9MVenture Round
Bluevine logo BluevineFintech2013$769.2MDebt Financing
Rain AI logo Rain AIAI2017$40.2MSeries A
Suki logo SukiAI2016$165MVenture Round
Dexterity logo DexterityAI2017$291.2MVenture Round
Reach logo ReachEnergy2014$39.1MSeries A
Simpplr logo SimpplrAI2014$131.1MSeries D
Spacelift logo SpaceliftCloud2019$73.6MSeries C
Zum logo ZumMedia2015$399.6MGrant
Aviso logo AvisoAI2012$60MSeries B
TraceAir logo TraceAirAnalytics2015$36.9MSeries B
BriteCore logo BriteCoreEnterprise2012$82.6MSeries C
Anomali logo AnomaliAnalytics2013$96.3MSeries D
TruEra logo TruEraAI2019$42.3MSeries B
Exo logo ExoAI2015$337MSeries D
Ashvattha Therapeutics logo Ashvattha TherapeuticsBiotech2015$148MSeries B
Cognichip logo CognichipAI2024$33MSeed
Welltory logo WelltoryMedia2016$12.3MDebt Financing
Findem logo FindemAnalytics2019$37.3MSeries B
COVU logo COVUFintech2022$58MUndisclosed
Nuvig Therapeutics logo Nuvig TherapeuticsBiotech2021$208MSeries B
Wisq logo WisqMedia2021$55MSeries A
Synack logo SynackAI2013$107.6MSecondary Market

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