Every startup city in California

Startups in 95 cities in California have filed a Form D with the SEC. San Francisco has the most, with 84 companies. Ranked by number of companies, then alphabetically.

Cities: 95
With their own page: 27
Companies: 353
Total raised: $12.71B
Median round: $5.3M

City

Companies

Raised

Median round

Last filing

San Francisco84 companies · $4.19B raised

$4.19B

$9.2M

Sep 29, 2026

San Diego19 companies · $985.2M raised

$985.2M

$4.0M

Sep 8, 2026

Palo Alto16 companies · $292.2M raised

$292.2M

$4.4M

Jun 23, 2026

San Jose14 companies · $1.13B raised

$1.13B

$17.1M

Jul 6, 2026

Los Angeles13 companies · $74.6M raised

$74.6M

$3.0M

Jun 29, 2026

South San Francisco12 companies · $731.0M raised

$731.0M

$60.0M

Jun 10, 2026

Irvine10 companies · $231.4M raised

$231.4M

$8.1M

Jun 1, 2026

Redwood City9 companies · $508.4M raised

$508.4M

$48.6M

Jul 31, 2026

Menlo Park8 companies · $172.7M raised

$172.7M

$10.3M

May 22, 2026

Santa Monica8 companies · $58.3M raised

$58.3M

$4.3M

Jul 2, 2026

Berkeley7 companies · $57.0M raised

$57.0M

$2.2M

Jul 17, 2026

Mountain View6 companies · $616.2M raised

$616.2M

$13.1M

May 22, 2026

Pasadena6 companies · $82.0M raised

$82.0M

$7.4M

Jun 18, 2026

Carlsbad5 companies · $60.3M raised

$60.3M

$5.5M

Jun 22, 2026

San Mateo5 companies · $106.6M raised

$106.6M

$17.5M

Mar 23, 2026

Sherman Oaks5 companies · $16.7M raised

$16.7M

$1.7M

Jul 15, 2026

Covina4 companies · $59.4M raised

$59.4M

$2.1M

Oct 22, 2026

El Segundo4 companies · $86.5M raised

$86.5M

$20.2M

May 8, 2026

Emeryville4 companies · $852.0M raised

$852.0M

$69.2M

Jul 20, 2026

Los Altos4 companies · $38.6M raised

$38.6M

$5.0M

Jul 23, 2026

Santa Clara4 companies · $170.9M raised

$170.9M

$11.3M

Mar 6, 2026

Sunnyvale4 companies · $6.8M raised

$6.8M

$125K

Jun 22, 2026

West Hollywood4 companies · $74.4M raised

$74.4M

$12.1M

Mar 13, 2026

Fremont3 companies · $27.7M raised

$27.7M

$9.7M

Apr 15, 2026

Oakland3 companies · $61.4M raised

$61.4M

$26.8M

Jun 12, 2026

Sacramento3 companies · $17.5M raised

$17.5M

$2.5M

Jul 21, 2026

San Ramon3 companies · $10.1M raised

$10.1M

$1.0M

Jun 9, 2026

68 cities without their own page

A city needs at least 3 companies before it gets a page. These companies still appear in the California directory and on the map.

Alameda 2Beverly Hills 2Burlingame 2Encinitas 2Foster City 2Goleta 2Inglewood 2Milpitas 2Newport Beach 2North Hollywood 2Novato 2Petaluma 2San Carlos 2Saratoga 2Solana Beach 2Stockton 2Walnut Creek 2Westlake Village 2Agoura Hills 1Arroyo Grande 1Brisbane 1Burbank 1Camarillo 1Campbell 1Canoga Park 1Century City 1Chino Hills 1Claremont 1Corona 1Culver City 1Danville 1East Palo Alto 1Glendale 1Gold River 1Grass Valley 1Hayward 1Lafayette 1Laguna Beach 1Laguna Niguel 1La Jolla 1Los Altos Hills 1Malibu 1Manhattan Beach 1Melano Park 1Mill Valley 1Morro Bay 1Murrieta 1Napa 1Newark 1Ontario 1Orange 1Piedmont 1Playa Del Ray 1Pleasanton 1Rancho Cordova 1Rancho Santa Fe 1San Clemente 1Santa Barbara 1Thousand Oaks 1Torrance 1Union City 1Van Nuys 1Venice 1Vista 1West Covina 1Windsor 1Woodland Hills 1Woodside 1