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Best Brands Tech Companies in California, United States
The 215 best Brands Tech companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Heyday.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
215companies tracked
$4.2Bdisclosed funding
6unicorns
131have raised
Ranked: Best Brands Tech companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heyday 🦄 Acquirer and incubator of digital brands and e-commerce businesses | $800M | 55 mo ago | 156 | 2020 | Adam Gerchen Co-Founder | — | — |
| 2 | TechStyle 🦄 Provider of membership commerce solutions for fashion businesses 60Customers top 13%Growth top 30%Funding top 31%Moat top 32% All 12 signals ▾Customerstop 13% Growthtop 30% Fundingtop 31% Moattop 32% Markettop 37% Talenttop 38% Producttop 40% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 39% Innovationbottom 31% Patentsbottom 28% Newsbottom 27% Customers: App rating 4.5★ (1,450 reviews) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 13% of tracked companies Growth: Headcount 1,577 → 1,920 (+22%) across vintages rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $340M | 141 mo ago | 1,920 | 2010 | Don Ressler Co-Founder & Co-CEO | 2 patents In‑store digital retargeting for apparel shoppers within fitting rooms | — |
| 3 | Recharge 🦄 Provider of subscription management solutions for brands and e-commerce businesses | $277M | 36 mo ago | 289 289 → 523 (+81%) | 2014 | Michael Flynn Co-Founder & CTO | 2 patents Context-aware mobile digital asset distribution platforms | — |
| 4 | Firework Provider of a cloud-based software tool to create shoppable and interactive videos | $235M | 48 mo ago | 43 | 2017 | Vincent Yang Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 5 | CommerceIQ 🦄 Provider of unified AI platform for retail ecommerce sales and optimization | $196M | 51 mo ago | 229 | 2012 | Guru Hariharan Co-Founder and CEO | — | — |
| 6 | Moonshot Brands Platform acquiring and operating profitable ecommerce brands | $190M | 51 mo ago | 29 | 2020 | Cj Isakow Co-Founder | — | — |
| 7 | Delivery Agent Cloud-based software tool to engage customers through ads | $177M | 143 mo ago | 172 | 2001 | — | 8 patents Interactive video commerce and product placement platform integrating e‑commerce with streaming content | — |
| 8 | GRIN Platform offering influencer marketing solutions for ecommerce businesses | $144M | 56 mo ago | 286 | 2014 | Brian Mechem Co-Founder & Board Director | — | — |
| 9 | b8ta Provider of retail-as-a-service solution for businesses | $90M | 67 mo ago | 220 | 2015 | Vibhu Norby Co-Founder & CEO | 16 patents Cloud-based retail management platforms with AI-driven analytics for in‑store kiosks | — |
| 10 | sticky.io Provider of e-commerce solution for retailer and brands | $90M | 60 mo ago | 88 | 2008 | — | 20 patents Enables mobile virtual card payment processing and entity interaction platforms. | — |
| 11 | Ghost B2B marketplace platform for surplus inventory | $88M | 20 mo ago | 49 | 2021 | Josh Kaplan Founder | 25 patents Optimizing ray‑tracing sample handling, streaming, and compression for real‑time graphics and video security. | — |
| 12 | Pangaea Providing solution to create digital-first brands for businesses | $87M | 1 mo ago | 109 | 2019 | Richard Hong Co-Founder | 13 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 13 | Boosted Commerce Platform acquiring Amazon FBA brands | $87M | 69 mo ago | 92 92 → 74 (-20%) | 2020 | Keith Richman Co-Founder | — | — |
| 14 | Centric Software Platform offering software product lifecycle management software | $81M | 144 mo ago | 165 | 1997 | Chris Groves Pres & CEO | 57 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 15 | ON AI-based chatbot solutions for retail brands | $74M | 30 mo ago | — | 2014 | Alex Beckman Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 16 | Emotive SMS marketing solution provider | $74M | 51 mo ago | 39 39 → 40 (+3%) | 2018 | Brian Zatulove Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 17 | Yerdle B2B service provider for pre-owned fashion products | $63M | 78 mo ago | — | — | Adam Werbach Co-Founder | — | — |
| 18 | Symphony Commerce Enterprise level commerce as a service | $59M | 100 mo ago | 2 | 2011 | Harish Abbott Co-Founder | — | — |
| 19 | Worldly Sustainability impact intelligence solutions for brands and manufacturers | $59M | 50 mo ago | 151 | 2019 | Jason Kibbey Founder | — | — |
| 20 | Printify Provider of software solutions for customized dropshipping solutions for fashion businesses | $54M | 59 mo ago | 500 | 2015 | Artis Kehris Co-Founder & COO | — | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 21 | Novi Provider of product data optimization platform for CPG brand AI shopping | $52M | 52 mo ago | 16 | 2019 | Kimberly Shenk Co-founder & CEO | — | — |
| 22 | MakerSights Provider of product analytical software solutions for brands | $51M | 58 mo ago | 45 45 → 27 (-40%) | 2015 | Matthew Field co-founder | — | — |
| 23 | Forum Brands Platform offering brand management solutions | $51M | 36 mo ago | 4 | 2020 | Brenton Howland Co-Founder & CEO | — | 1 award |
| 24 | Session AI AI-based platform offering predictive analytics solutions | $43M | 45 mo ago | 61 61 → 84 (+38%) | 2014 | Debjani Deb Co-Founder & CEO | 15 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 25 | HugePOD Platform offering print-on-demand drop shipping solution for online businesses | $40M | 53 mo ago | 200 | 2008 | — | — | — |
| 26 | Darkstore Provider of outsourced fulfillment solutions for e-commerce businesses | $30M | 81 mo ago | 97 | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 27 | Fermat Commerce Influencer marketing solutions for brands | $30M | 13 mo ago | 22 | 2021 | Shreyas Kumar Co-Founder & CTO | — | — |
| 28 | GetCarro Provider of influencer marketing platform | $30M | 21 mo ago | 42 42 → 42 (+0%) | 2018 | Jason Goldberg CEO | — | — |
| 29 | Canal Provider of sales platform to promote D2C brand sales | $27M | 51 mo ago | 49 | 2021 | Liam Kinney Co-Founder & CPO | — | — |
| 30 | Disco Platform offering end-to-end customer management solutions for brands | $26M | 51 mo ago | 27 | 2020 | Conner Sherline Founder & CEO | 60 patents AI-powered semantic modeling and search for enterprise email and document content | — |
| 31 | Arrive Platform offering re-commerce solutions for brands and retailers 10News top 32%Moat top 38%Funding top 40%Product top 46% All 9 signals ▾Newstop 32% Moattop 38% Fundingtop 40% Producttop 46% Talentbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Patentsbottom 31% Innovationbottom 25% Marketbottom 24% News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 19 tracked, 7 types) · Top themes: M&A, New product, Leadership Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 2 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 10/100 | $25M | 35 mo ago | 9 | 2017 | Rachelle Snyder Co-Founder & Co-CEO | 2 patents Ambiguity resolution in NLP via reinforcement learning and privacy‑preserving machine learning. | — |
| 32 | Kiwibot Provider of AI-based autonomous delivery robots 72Innovation top 23%Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Funding top 38% All 12 signals ▾Innovationtop 23% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 38% Moattop 39% Techtop 45% AItop 45% Fin. healthtop 49% Producttop 49% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 24% Innovation: 4 new-product events in 24 mo · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $24M | 9 mo ago | 150 | 2017 | Sergio Reyes Co-Founder | — | — |
| 33 | Archive Provider of software suite solutions for recommerce fashion brands 45Funding top 30%Talent top 38%Moat top 39%Growth top 45% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Growthtop 45% Producttop 49% Techbottom 48% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 24% Funding: Raised $24.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $24M | 16 mo ago | 37 | 2021 | Emily Gittins Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 34 | Daasity Provider of data analytics platform for e-commerce and retail brands | $21M | 53 mo ago | 31 31 → 37 (+19%) | 2017 | Chris Shimojima Co-Founder | — | 2 launchs |
| 35 | Ryff Provides a native advertising platform for brands | $20M | 58 mo ago | 94 | 2004 | Roy Taylor Founder | 8 patents Embedding and rendering 3D media elements within standard 2D video streams | — |
| 36 | ShopOS Provider of AI platform for e-commerce content creation and management | $20M | 11 mo ago | — | 2024 | Ajay V Co-Founder | — | — |
| 37 | EcoCart Provider of carbon footprint awareness for online businesses | $18M | 44 mo ago | 2 | 2019 | Peter Twomey Co-Founder & COO | — | — |
| 38 | Airhouse Provider of logistics solution for direct-to-consumer eCommerce companies | $16M | 50 mo ago | 33 | 2018 | Sarah Siwak Co-Founder | — | — |
| 39 | Treet Provider of a peer-to-peer resale marketplace for brands and customers 53Tech top 21%Funding top 38%Talent top 38%Growth top 45% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 21% Fundingtop 38% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Moattop 48% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 22% Tech: 52 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $16.3M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $16M | 30 mo ago | 13 | 2021 | Jake Disraeli Co-Founder & CEO | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 40 | SpreeAI 🦄 AI-based virtual try-on solutions for apparel businesses 50Moat top 26%AI top 28%Patents top 37%Innovation top 38% All 9 signals ▾Moattop 26% AItop 28% Patentstop 37% Innovationtop 38% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 49% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 31% Techbottom 25% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 13 patents AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-based rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $15M | 13 mo ago | — | 2022 | John Imah Chief Executive Officer & Founder | 13 patents AI-driven virtual try‑on and digital garment grading for remote apparel fitting | 1 award |
| 41 | Zelig Technology AI-based virtual try-on solutions for fashion businesses 21Moat top 38%AI top 45%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 46% All 8 signals ▾Moattop 38% AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 46% Marketbottom 37% Patentsbottom 35% Globalbottom 31% Innovationbottom 25% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 2 patents AI: Product described with: ai-based rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $15M | 31 mo ago | — | 2021 | Sandy Sholl Founder & CEO | 2 patents Remote large-scale text classification and retrieval services | 2 launchs |
| 42 | Metadome Provider of XR and AI platform for immersive customer experiences 55Tech top 30%Moat top 37%Talent top 38%Innovation top 40% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 30% Moattop 37% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 40% Growthtop 43% Fundingtop 44% Marketbottom 48% Patentsbottom 42% Globalbottom 39% Fin. healthbottom 38% Tech: 41 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 18 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $11M | 22 mo ago | 70 | 2016 | Kanav Singla Founder | 18 patents Provides reinforced tactile paving plates for accessible pedestrian walkways | — |
| 43 | Vatom Online marketplace for the NFT metaverse | $10M | 28 mo ago | 24 | 2007 | — | — | — |
| 44 | Rembrand Provider of AI-powered advertising solutions for in-content and social media | $8M | 6 mo ago | 23 | 2022 | Nikki Heyder Co-Founder | 8 patents AI-driven scene parameter estimation and realistic virtual object rendering for AR/VR | 2 launchs |
| 45 | Aimerce AI-powered e-commerce website generator for sellers | $5M | 31 mo ago | — | 2023 | Zhi Sun Co-Founder | — | — |
| 46 | Apptile Provider of a platform for building and managing mobile applications | $4M | 21 mo ago | 27 | 2021 | Rohit Modi Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 47 | BLNG Developer of AI-powered design and marketing tools for the jewelry industry 35Growth top 35%AI top 45%Tech top 50%Talent bottom 49% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 35% AItop 45% Techtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 48% Fundingbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Innovationbottom 31% Patentsbottom 31% Marketbottom 29% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo AI: Product described with: ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $3M | 14 mo ago | — | 2020 | Valerie Leblond Co-Founder & CEO | 2 patents AI-driven CAD systems for automated jewelry design and modeling | 1 launch |
| 48 | Diddo AI-based live streaming solutions for e-commerce brands | $3M | 26 mo ago | — | 2023 | Ryan Sullivan Co-Founder | — | — |
| 49 | Cavela Provider of virtual product sourcing solutions for e-commerce brands | $2M | 7 mo ago | — | 2023 | Anthony S Founder | — | — |
| 50 | Operand Platform offering retail and e-commerce businesses optimize pricing, discounts and marketing strategies | $500K | 12 mo ago | — | 2024 | Ram Gorthi Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
Top 12 Brands Tech companies in California
#1
Series C · Los Angeles, California · founded 2019 · 109 employees$87Mraised▾
Series C · Los Angeles, California · founded 2019 · 109 employees
Pangaea is providing solutions to create digital-first brands for businesses. The company started as a male skincare brand called Lumin. The company built digital and logistical tools that allow the brand to offer products to international audiences.
Funding rounds
- May 2026Conventional Debt$3.5M
- Jul 2021Series B$15M
- Jul 2021Series C$53M
- Oct 2019Series A$8.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Eurazeo, Unilever Ventures, GPO Fund, Base10 Partners, Gradient Ventures, Jpalmercollective
#2
Series B · Berkeley, California · founded 2017 · 150 employees$24Mraised▾
Series B · Berkeley, California · founded 2017 · 150 employees
Provider of AI-based autonomous delivery robots. It is a tech-enabled robot with wheels and a controlled container box which has features such as GPS, cameras, and a digital face. The bot can be used for the delivery of food items, groceries, school supplies, and more. It can be accessed by using a mobile application.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 23%Talent
top 28%Growth
top 35%Funding
top 38%Moat
top 39%Tech
top 45%Innovation: 4 new-product events in 24 mo · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: Revenue +585% YoY · Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · 2 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 22k LinkedIn followers — 3.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Series B$18M
- Feb 2023Series A$10M
- Feb 2022Seed$7.5M
- Aug 2020Seed$679.5K
Founders & team
Investors
Berkeley SkyDeck, kineo finance, Sodexo, Headline, SOL Global Investments, House Of Lithium e-Motorsports
Tech stack
CloudflareGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle WorkspaceHttp/3Nginx
#3
Series B · Palo Alto, California · founded 2022 · 23 employees$8Mraised▾
Series B · Palo Alto, California · founded 2022 · 23 employees
Provider of AI-powered advertising solutions for in-content and social media. The company offers tools for advertisers and publishers to integrate brand messaging within digital content. It transforms social media content into advertisements and places virtual product placements within relevant scenes. The company aims to deliver advertising experiences that are more natural for viewers.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series B$37.5M
- Jan 2025Series A$23M
- Dec 2022Seed$8M
Founders & team
Investors
Greycroft, UTA.VC, Bold Capital Partners, Superset, Naver, BOLD
#4
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2021 · 22 employees$30Mraised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2021 · 22 employees
Influencer marketing solutions for brands. The platform that provides solutions for marketing agencies, retention teams, CRO teams, social media managers, influencer teams, and CMOs. It helps brands sell directly through influencer content by enabling brands to embed shopping experiences within influencer content. It allows brands to create influencer content for paid media campaigns.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2025Series B$45M
- Dec 2023Series A$17M
- Sep 2022Seed$12M
Founders & team
Investors
Bain Capital Ventures, Greylock Partners, QED Investors, Courtside Ventures, VMG Partners, Montage Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#5
Series C · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021 · 49 employees$88Mraised▾
Series C · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021 · 49 employees
B2B marketplace platform for surplus inventory. It caters solutions for businesses including fashion, beauty, electronics, home goods, and more.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 15k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: VP, Engineering Sr Data Engineer
Funding rounds
- Oct 2024Series C$40M
- Aug 2023Series B$30M
- Jun 2022Conventional Debt$7M
- Jun 2022Series A$13M
Founders & team
Investors
L Catterton, Union Square Ventures, Cathay Innovation, Equal Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Human Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareFramer SitesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceHstsHttp/3
#6
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2024$20Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2024
Provider of AI platform for e-commerce content creation and management. The platform offers tools for generating product photos, ad creatives, catalog copy, and social media content. It provides asset management features, including quality scoring, performance tracking, and auto-organization. The platform also facilitates A/B testing and competitor analysis.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Series A$20M
Founders & team
Investors
3 State Ventures, Tribe Capital, Base10 Partners
Tech stack
CloudflareGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle WorkspaceGsapHstsNext.Js
#7
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2021 · 37 employees$24Mraised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2021 · 37 employees
Provider of software suite solutions for recommerce fashion brands. The solutions provided are storefront solutions for the creation of e-commerce stores, warehouse management, and inventory operations for resale, including product sorting, identification, cleaning, repair, photography, pricing, order fulfillment, and handling of returns. Other solutions include bulk listings management, loyalty program integrations, merchandising flexibility, and dynamic pricing features.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 30%Talent
top 38%Moat
top 39%Growth
top 45%Product
top 49%Tech
bottom 48%Funding: Raised $24.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2025)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 14k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Series B$30M
- Dec 2022Series A$15M
- Jan 2022Seed$8M
Founders & team
Investors
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Fernbrook Capital Management, G9 Ventures, FirstMark, Energize Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook PixelFingerprintjsFullcontact
#8
SpreeAI 🦄Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2022$15Mraised▾
SpreeAI 🦄
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2022
AI-based virtual try-on solutions for apparel businesses. The platform allows customers to select the garment, take virtual photo, and view result. Features includes sales management, customer engagement, return management, customer feedback, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 26%AI
top 28%Patents
top 37%Innovation
top 38%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 49%Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 13 patents · Unicorn
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-based
Patents: 13 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 13 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 31k LinkedIn followers — 4.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2025Series B—
Founders & team
Investors
Davidson Group
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCore-JsEwww Image OptimizerGoogle Font ApiGoogle Workspace
#9
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2023$2Mraised▾
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2023
Provider of virtual product sourcing solutions for e-commerce brands. It provides a network of product manufacturers and connects with suppliers to automate tasks. Features includes quote compilation, sample production, order delivery, and more.
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Seed$6.6M
- Sep 2024Seed$2M
Founders & team
Investors
XYZ Venture Capital, Propel Venture Partners, Go Global World, Susa Ventures, Crossover, GoGlobal Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCore-JsFacebook PixelFramer SitesGodaddyGoogle Analytics
#10
Series B · Irvine, California · founded 2018 · 42 employees$30Mraised▾
Series B · Irvine, California · founded 2018 · 42 employees
Carro is an influencer marketing platform. The platform helps brands to discover, connect, and collaborate with influencers for promoting campaigns and creating content. It also helps with influencer outreach, campaign management, and tracking of multiple influencers and campaigns from one place.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Aug 2024Series B$14M
- Nov 2021Series B$20M
Founders & team
Investors
Alpha Edison, GC1 Holding, Corazon Capital, PayPal Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Rachel Zoe Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#11
Recharge 🦄Series B · Santa Monica, California · founded 2014 · 289 employees$277.2Mraised▾
Recharge 🦄
Series B · Santa Monica, California · founded 2014 · 289 employees
Provider of subscription management solutions for brands and e-commerce businesses. It manages subscription bundles and provides tiered discounts for the businesses. Features includes analytics, insights, and managed subscription experiences. It also designs and manages subscriptions for physical products.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 28k LinkedIn followers — 3.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jun 2023Series B$155K
- May 2021Series B$277M
Founders & team
Investors
Summit Partners, Iconiq Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Gaingels, Evolution VC Partners, Sweat Equity Ventures
Tech stack
6SenseAxiosCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsEnvoy
#12
Heyday 🦄Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2020 · 156 employees$800Mraised▾
Heyday 🦄
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2020 · 156 employees
Acquirer and incubator of digital brands and e-commerce businesses. It is a platform for brand creation that provides capital, tools, and insights to assist entrepreneurs in different stages of the brand life cycle, from incubation to acquisition. It also offers a brand acquisition with estimated brand valuation and other financial information.
Funding rounds
- Nov 2021Series C$555M
- May 2021Series B$70M
- Nov 2020Series A$175M
Founders & team
Investors
General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, Arbor Ventures, The Raine Group, Victory Park Capital Advisors, Amazon
Funding & investor landscape
$4.2Btotal disclosed funding
123companies funded
268disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Techstars11 rounds
Notable founders
Richard Hong
Co-Founder · Pangaea
Darwish Gani
Co-Founder · Pangaea
Sergio Reyes
Co-Founder · Kiwibot
David Rodriguez
Co-Founder · Kiwibot
Nikki Heyder
Co-Founder · Rembrand
Ahmed Saad
Co-Founder & CTO · Rembrand
Shreyas Kumar
Co-Founder & CTO · Fermat Commerce
Josh Kaplan
Founder · Ghost
Ajay V
Co-Founder · ShopOS
Sai K
Co-Founder · ShopOS
Emily Gittins
Co-Founder & CEO · Archive
Ryan Rowe
Co-Founder & CTO · Archive
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 18,816,414 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Brands Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
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Common questions
How many Brands Tech companies are there in California, United States?
Radar tracks 215 indexable Brands Tech companies headquartered in California, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Brands Tech companies in California, United States?
The Brands Tech companies in California, United States on this list have raised a combined $4.2B in disclosed equity funding across 123 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Brands Tech company in California, United States?
Heyday is the highest-funded Brands Tech company in California, United States, with $800M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Brands Tech companies in California, United States are funded?
123 of the 215 Brands Tech companies in California, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Brands Tech unicorns are there in California, United States?
6 Brands Tech companies in California, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in California, United States Brands Tech companies?
The most active investors in California, United States Brands Tech companies on this list include Y Combinator, Techstars, Plug and Play Tech Center, Gaingels, 500 Global.
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