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San Mateo is a central hub within Silicon Valley's technology landscape. The city hosts a variety of companies specializing in fields like artificial intelligence and financial technology.

Among them is AI drone company Skydio, which has raised $740M in funding. Another recent addition is Aurasell, a 2024 startup that secured a $30M seed round.

Below is our list of 38 San Mateo startups worth keeping an eye on.

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FalconX provides a digital assets prime brokerage with trading, financing, and custody services for institutional clients. Their platform offers comprehensive access to global cryptocurrency liquidity for the world's leading institutions.

Year Founded2018
FoundersPrabhakar Reddy, Raghu Yarlagadda
Funding Amount$477M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusDebt Financing
Top InvestorsWellington Management, Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, B Capital

Skydio develops highly autonomous drones powered by artificial intelligence for complex tasks. These flying robots are used across consumer, enterprise, and government sectors for everything from creative filming to critical inspections.

Year Founded2014
FoundersAbraham Bachrach, Adam Bry, Matt Donahoe
Funding Amount$740M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries E
Top InvestorsAndreessen Horowitz, NVIDIA, Accel, Playground Global, IVP

SnapLogic builds an intelligent integration platform that helps enterprises connect their various applications and data sources. Their platform provides a low-code environment for automating business processes and managing data across both cloud and on-premise systems.

Year Founded2006
FoundersMike Pittaro
Funding Amount$371.3M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries H
Top InvestorsAndreessen Horowitz, Sixth Street, Vitruvian Partners, Microsoft, Floodgate

QuSecure builds software to protect enterprise and government clients from the security threats posed by quantum computing. Their core platform orchestrates post-quantum cryptography across an organization's existing network to make it quantum-resilient.

Year Founded2019
FoundersAustin Bosarge, Dave Krauthamer, Garrison Buss, Konstantin Vilk, Rebecca Krauthamer, Skip Sanzeri
Funding Amount$42.2M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries A
Top InvestorsFranklin Templeton, Techstars, Two Bear Capital, Accenture Ventures, EvoNexus

Notable builds an AI platform that automates administrative and clinical workflows for healthcare providers. Their technology connects with electronic health records to identify the next best action for any patient, reducing the administrative burden on staff.

Year Founded2017
FoundersAdam Ting, Justin White, Pranay Kapadia
Funding Amount$119.2M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsOak HC/FT, 8VC, ICONIQ Growth, Maverick Ventures, Greylock

Aurasell is building an AI-native platform that manages the entire go-to-market process for sales and operations teams. Their software automates workflows and generates insights to help companies drive revenue growth from lead to close.

Year Founded2024
FoundersJason Eubanks, Srinivas Bandi
Funding Amount$30M
Startup SizeFounding Team (1-10)
Last Funding StatusSeed
Top InvestorsMenlo Ventures, Unusual Ventures, N47

Sendbird builds a communication platform that allows companies to add messaging, voice, and video features into their own apps and websites. The platform combines developer-friendly APIs with AI-powered tools to help businesses create modern customer service experiences.

Year Founded2013
FoundersBrandon Y Jeon, Forest Lee, Harry Kim, John Kim
Funding Amount$220.7M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsTechstars, Y Combinator, Emergence Capital, ICONIQ Growth, Tiger Global Management

Luminary Cloud has developed a Physics AI platform that helps engineers accelerate the design and optimization of physical products. Their software uses AI to run complex simulations, allowing for faster design cycles and more thorough product exploration.

Year Founded2019
FoundersJason Lango, Juan Alonso, Mike Speiser
Funding Amount$187M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsNVentures, Sutter Hill Ventures, N47

Hammerspace develops a data platform that eliminates access delays for teams working in AI and high-performance computing. It unifies data across disparate storage systems and locations into a single global namespace, making files accessible to any application.

Year Founded2018
FoundersDavid Flynn, Douglas Fallstrom, Trond Myklebust
Funding Amount$156.7M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsAlumni Ventures, ARK Investment Management, Altimeter Capital, Prosperity7 Ventures, Pier 88 Investment Partners

Helix operates a platform for population genomics, helping to bridge the gap between genetic research and clinical applications. They provide health systems and life science companies with the tools to implement large-scale genomic screening and research programs.

Year Founded2015
FoundersJames Lu, Justin Kao, Scott Burke
Funding Amount$403M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsTemasek Holdings, Kleiner Perkins, DFJ Growth, Warburg Pincus, National Institutes of Health

28 Additional San Mateo Startups Worth Following

Our top ten picks only scratch the surface of what's happening in San Mateo. Many other founders are focused on fields like AI and analytics, and have raised over $3 billion combined.

Some companies are just getting started, while others are already well on their way. Here’s a look at the rest of the startups shaping the local ecosystem.

StartupIndustryYear FoundedAmount RaisedLast Funding Round
Brilliant logo BrilliantHardware2015$73.7MVenture Round
Citizen Health logo Citizen HealthAI2023$44.5MSeries A
BeyondTrucks logo BeyondTrucksFintech2019$4MSeries A
Kiteworks logo KiteworksSecurity1999$592MPrivate Equity
Wisdom AI logo Wisdom AIAnalytics2023$23MSeed
Cloudian logo CloudianData2011$256.1MPrivate Equity
Yellow.ai logo Yellow.aiAI2016$102.2MSeries C
Neo4j logo Neo4jAnalytics2007$805.1MPrivate Equity
Sleeper logo SleeperGaming2015$67.3MSeries C
Bold logo BoldSports2020$27MSeries A
Windfall Bio logo Windfall BioAgTech2022$37MSeries A
nue.io logo nue.ioEnterprise2019$35MSeries A
Vyond logo VyondMarketing2007$50MVenture Round
PingPong logo PingPongRetail2015$122MSeries D
Celigo logo CeligoCloud2011$80.3MSeries C
Observe logo ObserveAnalytics2017$463MSeries C
OpenEnvoy logo OpenEnvoyAI2020$21.5MSeries A
BigHat Biosciences logo BigHat BiosciencesAI2019$99.3MSeries B
Swing Education logo Swing EducationEducation2015$80.8MDebt Financing
Tobiko Data logo Tobiko DataInfrastructure2022$21.8MSeries A
Evidation Health logo Evidation HealthAnalytics2012$259MSeries E
Gr4vy logo Gr4vyFintech2020$27.2MVenture Round
SuperAnnotate logo SuperAnnotateAI2018$67MSeries B
Alluxio logo AlluxioAnalytics2015$73MSeries C
Refold (formerly Cobalt) logo Refold (formerly Cobalt)AI2023$7.7MSeed
TheLoops logo TheLoopsInfrastructure2020$8.8MSeed
Bluejay Therapeutics logo Bluejay TherapeuticsBiotech2019$242.2MSeries C
Cala Health logo Cala HealthHealthcare2014$198.3MVenture Round

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