Radar · Enterprise Infrastructure in California
Best Enterprise Infrastructure Companies in California, United States
The 5278 best Enterprise Infrastructure companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Databricks.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
5278companies tracked
$134.1Bdisclosed funding
119unicorns
2483have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE × CALIFORNIA
Our analysis of 147 Enterprise Infrastructure companies
$38.8b in tracked funding; 99% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
147companies analysed
99%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
48unicorns
2019median founding year
3.8Mcombined LinkedIn audience
49%of audience held by top 3
7companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Enterprise Infrastructure companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Databricks 🦄 Data and AI platform that unifies analytics 97Fin. health top 11%Market top 12%Innovation top 15%AI top 15% All 14 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 11% Markettop 12% Innovationtop 15% AItop 15% Techtop 16% Talenttop 16% Fundingtop 17% Moattop 18% Patentstop 21% Growthtop 32% Newstop 32% Globaltop 36% Producttop 36% Partnersbottom 48% Fin. health: Revenue ~$2.6B Market: 3,299 employees (top 2% of Enterprise Infrastructure) · Revenue ~$2.6B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 97/100 | $3.6B | 4 mo ago | 3,299 | Andy Konwinski Co-Founder | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+43 | 231 patents Optimizing lakehouse queries, transactions, and ML-driven indexing for large-scale data processing. | 4 launchs · 1 award |
| 2 | SambaNova Systems 🦄 Provider of AI-powered software and hardware 93Innovation top 13%Patents top 13%Funding top 14%Tech top 19% All 13 signals ▾Innovationtop 13% Patentstop 13% Fundingtop 14% Techtop 19% AItop 22% Moattop 22% Newstop 23% Markettop 29% Partnerstop 32% Growthtop 39% Producttop 41% Globaltop 47% Talentbottom 49% Innovation: 589 patents (top 2% of patent-holders) · 511 filings since 2022 vs 78 in 2017-21 Patents: 589 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 511 filings since 2022 vs 78 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 93/100 | $1.1B | 3 mo ago | 497 497 → 406 (-18%) | Christopher Re Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+32 | 589 patents Reconfigurable AI accelerator hardware for high‑bandwidth, dataflow‑optimized neural network processing | — |
| 3 | Groq 🦄 Provider of AI inference platforms and on-premise AI inference clusters 96Funding top 15%Patents top 16%Innovation top 17%Tech top 18% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Patentstop 16% Innovationtop 17% Techtop 18% AItop 18% Partnerstop 21% Moattop 22% Growthtop 23% Newstop 23% Markettop 29% Talenttop 34% Globalbottom 42% Funding: Raised $1.0B across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 10 yrs (0.5/yr) Patents: 240 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 157 filings since 2022 vs 83 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 96/100 | $1.0B | 9 mo ago | 165 165 → 313 (+90%) | Jonathan Ross CEO | AlgoliaNode.jsRadix UI+31 | 240 patents Hardware and software techniques for high‑performance tensor/AI accelerator design and reliability. | — |
| 4 | SSI 🦄 Platform offering security solutions for AI models 80Funding top 17%AI top 20%Moat top 25%Innovation top 27% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% AItop 20% Moattop 25% Innovationtop 27% Talenttop 28% Patentstop 32% Growthtop 35% Markettop 43% Globaltop 50% Techbottom 29% Funding: Raised $1.0B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $1.0B | 11 mo ago | — | Ilya Sutskever Co-Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailVercelHSTS+2 | 45 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 5 | Cybereason 🦄 Provider of cyberattack prevention, detection, and response software and services 90Talent top 15%Funding top 18%Moat top 25%Market top 30% All 12 signals ▾Talenttop 15% Fundingtop 18% Moattop 25% Markettop 30% Innovationtop 31% Growthtop 34% Patentstop 34% Globaltop 37% Producttop 40% Techtop 44% AItop 45% Newsbottom 44% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 Funding: Raised $818M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 13 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 90/100 | $818M | 15 mo ago | 424 | — | HubSpot CMS HubSentryBulma+30 | 45 patents Endpoint behavior analytics and ransomware detection for enterprise security | — |
| 6 | Armis 🦄 Provider of a wireless security platform for IoT applications 74Funding top 15%Tech top 21%Product top 26%Growth top 34% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Techtop 21% Producttop 26% Growthtop 34% Talenttop 35% Markettop 36% Moattop 39% Newstop 47% Globalbottom 47% Innovationbottom 39% Patentsbottom 31% Funding: Raised $800M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) Tech: 61 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Ses rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $800M | 7 mo ago | 500 | Yevgeny Dibrov Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+37 | 2 patents Cybersecurity threat mitigation and wireless device vulnerability detection | 4 launchs |
| 7 | Cerebras 🦄 Provider of high-performance AI infrastructure and wafer-scale computing solutions 96Funding top 10%Tech top 17%News top 18%Growth top 20% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 10% Techtop 17% Newstop 18% Growthtop 20% Talenttop 23% Moattop 26% AItop 30% Partnerstop 32% Markettop 33% Globaltop 42% Funding: Raised $750M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 10 yrs (0.9/yr) Tech: 44 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 96/100 | $750M | 2 mo ago | — | Michael James Co-Founder | SanityTurbopackNode.js+25 | — | 1 launch |
| 8 | Nexthop AI 🦄 AI infrastructure for cloud infrastructure 76Funding top 13%AI top 20%Moat top 27%Growth top 35% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 13% AItop 20% Moattop 27% Growthtop 35% Innovationtop 40% Markettop 44% Globaltop 49% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Patentsbottom 44% Funding: Raised $610M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $610M | 3 mo ago | — | Anshul Sadana Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | 22 patents Advanced routing, BGP management, and secure wireless WAN protocol technologies | 3 awards |
| 9 | Vercel 🦄 Provider of cloud infrastructure and developer tools for web applications 94Funding top 13%Market top 20%AI top 20%Growth top 25% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 13% Markettop 20% AItop 20% Growthtop 25% Moattop 26% Newstop 27% Producttop 27% Techtop 28% Globaltop 42% Talenttop 50% Funding: Raised $563M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 6 yrs (1.0/yr) Market: 455 employees (top 8% of Enterprise Infrastructure) · Top-5,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 94/100 | $563M | 8 mo ago | 455 | Naoyuki Kanezawa Co-Founder | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27 | — | 4 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 10 | Harness 🦄 Provider of platform for software delivery, security, testing, and cost optimization 90Tech top 18%Funding top 19%Growth top 25%Moat top 25% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 18% Fundingtop 19% Growthtop 25% Moattop 25% Innovationtop 28% Patentstop 28% Talenttop 28% Markettop 32% Producttop 36% Globaltop 37% Fin. healthtop 37% Tech: 69 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $425M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 9 yrs (1.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 90/100 | $425M | 6 mo ago | 145 | Jyoti Bansal CEO & Co-Founder | SkilljarApple iCloud MailAlgolia+24 | 31 patents DevOps automation and application security observability for software pipelines | 1 launch |
| 11 | ClickHouse 🦄 Developer of open-source OLAP database management system and related tools 90Funding top 14%News top 24%Tech top 25%Moat top 26% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 14% Newstop 24% Techtop 25% Moattop 26% Markettop 30% Growthtop 30% Producttop 41% Globaltop 42% Talenttop 43% AItop 45% Funding: Raised $300M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 18 tracked, 4 types) · +75% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 90/100 | $300M | 5 mo ago | 131 | Yury Izrailevsky Co-Founder & President | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceAlgolia+29 | — | 2 launchs |
| 12 | Feedzai 🦄 Provider of an AI-native platform for fraud and financial crime prevention 92News top 15%Funding top 16%Product top 21%Moat top 26% All 12 signals ▾Newstop 15% Fundingtop 16% Producttop 21% Moattop 26% Markettop 28% Growthtop 29% AItop 30% Techtop 31% Globaltop 31% Innovationtop 32% Talenttop 38% Partnerstop 40% News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 24 tracked, 5 types) · +700% YoY Funding: Raised $282M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 15 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 92/100 | $282M | 8 mo ago | 597 | Pedro Bizarro Co-Founder & CSO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24 | — | — |
| 13 | Replit 🦄 AI platform to build apps, websites, and software instantly 95Tech top 11%Funding top 14%Customers top 14%Growth top 16% All 13 signals ▾Techtop 11% Fundingtop 14% Customerstop 14% Growthtop 16% AItop 20% Newstop 27% Moattop 28% Innovationtop 31% Markettop 32% Producttop 37% Talenttop 38% Patentstop 42% Globalbottom 39% Tech: 69 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud Funding: Raised $272M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 8 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 95/100 | $272M | 3 mo ago | 92 | Haya Odeh Co-Founder | TurbopackEmotionSentry+28 | 14 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 launch |
| 14 | Exaforce Provider of an agentic security operations platform with AI capabilities 64Funding top 15%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Moat top 40% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 40% AItop 45% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 45% Marketbottom 40% Funding: Raised $263M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $263M | 1 mo ago | — | Jakub Pavlik Co-Founder & Head Of Engineering | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+20 | — | — |
| 15 | Nautilus Data Technologies Modular data center in Water 55Funding top 16%Moat top 28%Patents top 37%Innovation top 40% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 16% Moattop 28% Patentstop 37% Innovationtop 40% Techtop 41% Talenttop 41% Globalbottom 43% Marketbottom 37% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $221M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 10 yrs (1.0/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 72 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $221M | 4 mo ago | 28 | Robert Pfleging Chief Executive Officer | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | 72 patents Marine-based data center cooling and closed-loop heat management for energy-efficient computing | — |
| 16 | Cognition 🦄 Developer of an AI software engineer designed to automate coding 80Funding top 13%AI top 20%Growth top 24%News top 25% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 13% AItop 20% Growthtop 24% Newstop 25% Moattop 28% Talenttop 28% Techtop 37% Innovationtop 47% Markettop 50% Patentsbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $196M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $196M | 0 mo ago | — | Steven Hao Co-Founder | SanityTurbopackApple iCloud Mail+22 | 7 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 3 launchs · 2 partnerships |
| 17 | Aera Developer of a decision intelligence platform providing real-time business recommendations 74Funding top 18%AI top 30%Growth top 32%Tech top 32% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% AItop 30% Growthtop 32% Techtop 32% Moattop 35% Producttop 41% Markettop 44% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 45% Globalbottom 45% Patentsbottom 24% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $172M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 24 yrs (0.4/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $172M | 0 mo ago | 186 186 → 440 (+137%) | Frederic Laluyaux President and CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+31 | 2 patents Deployable aerodynamic structures for aerial vehicles (e.g., UAV wing/rotor systems) | — |
| 18 | Watershed 🦄 Provider of platform for enterprise sustainability programs, measurement, reporting, and action 78Funding top 18%Growth top 24%Moat top 25%Product top 28% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Growthtop 24% Moattop 25% Producttop 28% Talenttop 28% Techtop 34% Newstop 38% Markettop 39% Patentstop 46% Innovationtop 47% Globaltop 49% Funding: Raised $170M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) Growth: Headcount 11 → 225 (+1945%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $170M | 5 mo ago | 225 | Christian Anderson Co-Founder | SanityTurbopackNode.js+25 | 31 patents Shear‑resistant geomembranes and waterproof modular bags for containment and protective applications | — |
| 19 | Saviynt 🦄 Provider of AI-based identity security and access management platform solutions 83Tech top 21%Funding top 22%Moat top 26%News top 32% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 21% Fundingtop 22% Moattop 26% Newstop 32% Innovationtop 34% Growthtop 35% Markettop 37% Producttop 37% Partnerstop 38% Talenttop 39% AItop 45% Globalbottom 41% Tech: 73 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront Funding: Raised $170M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $170M | 6 mo ago | 371 | Sachin Nayyar Chief Executive Officer | HubSpot CMS HubSentryApple iCloud Mail+32 | — | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 20 | Sift 🦄 Provider of an AI-powered platform for fraud detection and prevention 67Funding top 20%Product top 21%Moat top 32%Tech top 38% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Producttop 21% Moattop 32% Techtop 38% Talenttop 38% Markettop 41% AItop 45% Growthtop 47% Innovationbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Patentsbottom 36% Funding: Raised $161M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 28 yrs (0.3/yr) Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $161M | 8 mo ago | 167 167 → 269 (+61%) | Jason Tan Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLMariaDB+35 | 4 patents Real-time fraud detection and risk scoring using predictive analytics and network security | — |
| 21 | TRM Labs 🦄 Provider of blockchain intelligence for detecting crypto-facilitated crime and compliance 64Funding top 18%News top 19%Moat top 26%Growth top 29% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Newstop 19% Moattop 26% Growthtop 29% Techtop 31% Talenttop 43% Producttop 45% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $150M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 35 tracked, 6 types) · 4 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $150M | 4 mo ago | 11 | Rahul Raina Co-Founder | WebflowMemberStackApple iCloud Mail+28 | — | 1 launch |
| 22 | Aria Networks AI‑native data‑center networking for large‑scale AI clusters and AI factories 57Funding top 21%AI top 45%Talent top 45%Tech bottom 41% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% AItop 45% Talenttop 45% Techbottom 41% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $125M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Product described with: machine learning rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $125M | 2 mo ago | — | Subhachandra Chandra Co-Founder & CTO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceZoho+9 | — | — |
| 23 | Serval 🦄 Developer of artificial intelligence agents for automated information technology workflows 80Funding top 18%AI top 30%Moat top 32%Tech top 34% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% AItop 30% Moattop 32% Techtop 34% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Markettop 44% Globalbottom 45% Funding: Raised $122M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $122M | 6 mo ago | — | Alex McLeod Co-Founder & CTO | Framer SitesApple iCloud MailThree.js+27 | — | 2 job openings · 1 launch |
| 24 | DepthFirst Provider of an AI-native application security platform for software systems 57Funding top 17%Talent top 28%AI top 45%Global bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Talenttop 28% AItop 45% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 45% Marketbottom 37% Funding: Raised $120M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $120M | 2 mo ago | — | Andrea Michi Co-Founder & CTO | GSAPAstroVercel+16 | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 25 | Railway Provider of a platform simplifying infrastructure stack for application deployment and scaling 80Funding top 19%Growth top 28%Tech top 28%Market top 31% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Growthtop 28% Techtop 28% Markettop 31% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $120M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 100,000 → 50,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $120M | 4 mo ago | — | Jake Cooper Founder | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24 | — | — |
| 26 | Emergent Developer of an AI-powered platform for building web and mobile applications 84Funding top 18%Growth top 20%AI top 30%Tech top 33% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Growthtop 20% AItop 30% Techtop 33% Markettop 35% Moattop 37% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 50% Globalbottom 46% Patentsbottom 41% Funding: Raised $100M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 50,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $100M | 4 mo ago | — | Mukund Jha Co-Founder & CEO | Amazon WebstoreRadix UITailwind CSS+24 | 6 patents Plasma-based material processing reactors and dual-chamber packaging container technologies. | 1 job opening · 2 launchs |
| 27 | Horizon Three AI Cloud based pentesting platform 55Funding top 18%Tech top 29%Moat top 39%Product top 41% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Techtop 29% Moattop 39% Producttop 41% Partnerstop 45% Markettop 50% Talentbottom 48% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 31% Funding: Raised $83.5M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 6 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 48 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $83M | 5 mo ago | 102 | Anthony Pillitiere Co-Founder Horizon3.ai | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+34 | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 28 | AuthID AI and cloud based identity proofing and authentication solutions for enterprises 45Funding top 26%News top 31%Product top 33%Tech top 37% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Newstop 31% Producttop 33% Techtop 37% Growthtop 42% Fin. healthtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 45% Marketbottom 41% Innovationbottom 39% Partnersbottom 34% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $83.3M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 4 yrs (4.8/yr) News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 47 tracked, 7 types) · -10% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $83M | 1 mo ago | 25 25 → 57 (+128%) | Tom Thimot CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | 1 launch · 2 partnerships |
| 29 | Eclypsium Provider of supply chain security platform for IT infrastructure components 55News top 19%Funding top 21%Growth top 25%Product top 25% All 11 signals ▾Newstop 19% Fundingtop 21% Growthtop 25% Producttop 25% Talenttop 38% Moattop 41% Innovationtop 49% Patentsbottom 47% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 35% News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 18 tracked, 3 types) · +167% YoY Funding: Raised $81.8M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $82M | 3 mo ago | 25 | Alex Bazhaniuk Co-Founder and CTO | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | 3 patents Hardware/firmware security monitoring and integrity verification for computing devices | 1 launch |
| 30 | Upwind 🦄 Provider of cloud security solutions for infrastructure and application protection 57Funding top 21%Moat top 26%News top 34%Tech top 36% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Moattop 26% Newstop 34% Techtop 36% Growthtop 40% Partnerstop 45% Talenttop 45% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $80.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $80M | 4 mo ago | 19 | Tal Zur Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+37 | — | 2 launchs |
| 31 | Xage Security Provider of a blockchain based security platform for IoT applications 55Talent top 22%Funding top 23%Moat top 28%Growth top 41% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 22% Fundingtop 23% Moattop 28% Growthtop 41% Innovationtop 49% Patentstop 50% Techbottom 49% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 28% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 3 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $80.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $80M | 6 mo ago | 44 | Susanto Irwan Co-founder | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+23 | 37 patents Identity-centric zero-trust security using distributed ledgers for OT and data protection | — |
| 32 | Oxide Computer Platform offering rack server to enterprises 57News top 21%Funding top 22%Growth top 25%Talent top 38% All 8 signals ▾Newstop 21% Fundingtop 22% Growthtop 25% Talenttop 38% Producttop 45% Techbottom 46% Marketbottom 42% Globalbottom 32% News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 7 tracked, 3 types) · 4 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo Funding: Raised $78.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $78M | 5 mo ago | 43 | Jessie Frazelle Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceThree.js+13 | — | — |
| 33 | Render 🦄 Unified cloud platform for building, deploying, and managing scalable web applications 89Tech top 11%News top 21%Funding top 22%Growth top 22% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 11% Newstop 21% Fundingtop 22% Growthtop 22% Producttop 25% Moattop 26% Innovationtop 28% Markettop 34% Globaltop 44% Talentbottom 49% Tech: 80 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 23 tracked, 3 types) · +200% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $78M | 3 mo ago | 62 | Anurag Goel Founder & CEO | SanityApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+33 | — | 1 launch |
| 34 | Linear B Software development productivity analytics 67Patents top 23%Funding top 24%Moat top 26%Talent top 28% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 23% Fundingtop 24% Moattop 26% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 29% Techtop 33% Producttop 49% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 40% Newsbottom 22% Patents: 216 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 84 filings since 2022 vs 89 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $71.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $71M | 5 mo ago | 44 | Dan Lines Co-Founder & COO | PlasmicSentryZendesk+34 | 216 patents Advanced electric motor designs—segmented rotors/stators, flat‑wire windings, and control. | 1 job opening |
| 35 | Stellar Cyber Provider of AI-driven platform for security operations, threat detection, and response 74Growth top 18%Funding top 21%News top 26%Tech top 30% All 12 signals ▾Growthtop 18% Fundingtop 21% Newstop 26% Techtop 30% Moattop 31% Talenttop 31% AItop 45% Patentstop 46% Producttop 49% Innovationtop 50% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 39% Growth: Headcount 15 → 38 (+153%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $68.0M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 7 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $68M | 2 mo ago | 38 | Aimei Wei Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+34 | 9 patents Automated incident detection, scoring, and EDR/XDR integration for network security | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 36 | Spring Labs Provider of an AI-native platform for complaints management and governance risk compliance 45Funding top 22%Talent top 28%Moat top 31%Patents top 44% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Patentstop 44% AItop 45% Innovationbottom 47% Growthbottom 41% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 34% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $66.5M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 8 yrs (0.9/yr) Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $67M | 1 mo ago | 30 30 → 56 (+87%) | Anna Fridman Co-Founder | — | 12 patents Commercial kitchen heating appliances: induction cooking surfaces, heat lamps, integrated HVAC units. | — |
| 37 | Socket Provider of a platform offering JavaScript security solutions 62Funding top 20%Patents top 23%Innovation top 28%Growth top 28% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Patentstop 23% Innovationtop 28% Growthtop 28% Moattop 32% Techtop 33% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 30% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $65.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) Patents: 28 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 5 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $65M | 0 mo ago | 10 | Feross Aboukhadijeh Founder & CEO | SanitySentryZendesk+23 | 22 patents AI-driven supply-chain malware detection and child-proof electrical outlet hardware. | 1 launch · 1 expansion |
| 38 | ArmorCode AI powered application security solutions 62Funding top 23%News top 32%Growth top 35%Tech top 37% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Newstop 32% Growthtop 35% Techtop 37% Moattop 41% AItop 45% Patentstop 49% Marketbottom 49% Innovationbottom 48% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 31% Funding: Raised $65.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 10 tracked, 3 types) · Top themes: Funding, Capital raise rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $65M | 3 mo ago | 100 | Praneet Khare Head of Engineering | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+34 | 2 patents Software security workflow automation and vulnerability knowledge management | 1 launch |
| 39 | Hammerspace Provider of storage management solutions 48Funding top 25%Moat top 31%Tech top 37%Product top 41% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Moattop 31% Techtop 37% Producttop 41% AItop 45% Partnerstop 45% Marketbottom 48% Growthbottom 47% Talentbottom 42% Innovationbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 31% Funding: Raised $56.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $57M | 3 mo ago | 74 | David Flynn CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+34 | — | 1 award |
| 40 | Axiamatic Provider of security co pilot solutions for early detection of execution risks and collection of feedback 45Funding top 23%Tech top 36%Moat top 38%Growth top 45% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Techtop 36% Moattop 38% Growthtop 45% Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 22% Funding: Raised $54.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 36 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Ses rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $54M | 3 mo ago | — | Kaushik Narayan Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowSalesforceVimeo+23 | — | — |
| 41 | Alcatraz AI Provider of AI-powered facial authentication access control and security systems 67Growth top 20%News top 21%Funding top 25%AI top 28% All 12 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Newstop 21% Fundingtop 25% AItop 28% Moattop 31% Talenttop 31% Techtop 40% Partnerstop 45% Patentsbottom 47% Innovationbottom 45% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 33% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 28 tracked, 2 types) · +167% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $51M | 2 mo ago | 21 | Vince Gaydarzhiev President & Founder | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+21 | 6 patents Biometric facial recognition access control systems for secure building entry | 1 job opening |
| 42 | UpGuard Cloud based platform offering third party risk management software 64News top 20%Funding top 26%Growth top 27%Moat top 28% All 10 signals ▾Newstop 20% Fundingtop 26% Growthtop 27% Moattop 28% Innovationtop 37% Patentstop 37% Techtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 15 tracked, 4 types) · 4 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo Funding: Raised $46.3M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 14 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $46M | 3 mo ago | 50 | Mike Baukes Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowGSAPAtlassian Statuspage+25 | 41 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 43 | Expo Provider of developer productivity CLI tools 78Tech top 12%Customers top 19%Funding top 24%Growth top 28% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 12% Customerstop 19% Fundingtop 24% Growthtop 28% Producttop 36% Newstop 37% Talenttop 38% Moattop 42% Markettop 44% Innovationtop 47% Globalbottom 42% Patentsbottom 41% Tech: 62 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services Customers: Play-Store rating 4.44★ across 28,633 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +19% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $45M | 2 mo ago | 48 | Charlie Cheever Co-Founder | SanityTurbopackSentry+22 | 12 patents Automated event attendance/lead tracking software and magnetic freestanding display hardware | 1 job opening · 2 launchs |
| 44 | Nova Intelligence Developer of an AI platform for SAP system management 72AI top 20%Talent top 28%Funding top 29%Global bottom 48% All 4 signals ▾AItop 20% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 29% Globalbottom 48% AI: Classified as an AI company Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $42M | 1 mo ago | — | Samuel Yang Co-Founder | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 45 | Prophet Security Provider of an AI SOC platform with agentic AI analyst 67AI top 20%Funding top 27%Growth top 28%Talent top 38% All 9 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 27% Growthtop 28% Talenttop 38% Moattop 42% Techtop 43% Newstop 45% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $41.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $41M | 3 mo ago | — | Kamal Shah Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowVue.jsGSAP+23 | — | 1 job opening |
| 46 | Resolve.ai 🦄 Provider of an AI platform for incident resolution and cost optimization 82News top 20%AI top 20%Funding top 25%Growth top 25% All 9 signals ▾Newstop 20% AItop 20% Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 25% Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Techtop 38% Markettop 50% Globalbottom 37% News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 2 types) · +600% YoY AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $35M | 2 mo ago | — | Mayank Agarwal Co-Founder & CTO | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+28 | — | 1 launch |
| 47 | Orkes AI powered code collaboration platform 55Funding top 26%News top 28%Growth top 35%Talent top 38% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Newstop 28% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Techtop 42% AItop 45% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 28% Funding: Raised $29.3M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 7 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: Funding, Capital raise rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $29M | 1 mo ago | 12 | Viren Baraiya Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowStripeAmazon Web Services+28 | — | — |
| 48 | Luminai Artificial intelligence based platform offering internal workflow automation solutions 62Funding top 27%Growth top 28%News top 29%Tech top 35% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Growthtop 28% Newstop 29% Techtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% AItop 45% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 29% Funding: Raised $24.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $24M | 2 mo ago | 9 | Dmitry Dolgopolov Co-Founder | WebflowThree.jsAmazon Web Services+17 | — | — |
| 49 | Exa 🦄 Provider of web search, AI search engine, and website crawler tools 83AI top 20%Funding top 25%Tech top 25%Moat top 26% All 11 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 25% Techtop 25% Moattop 26% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 32% Patentstop 38% Growthtop 41% Markettop 43% Newsbottom 43% Globalbottom 40% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $22.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 2 yrs (2.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $22M | 0 mo ago | — | Jeffrey Wang Co-Founder | WagtailNode.jsPython+28 | 120 patents Advanced CFD and multiphysics simulation tools for thermal, acoustic, and electro‑thermal systems | — |
| 50 | Mintlify Provider of a platform for creating and maintaining technical documentation 67Tech top 25%Growth top 28%Funding top 29%AI top 30% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 25% Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 29% AItop 30% Talenttop 38% Moattop 48% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 30% Newsbottom 15% Tech: 47 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $21M | 2 mo ago | 5 | Hahnbee Lee Co-Founder | TurbopackNode.jsRadix UI+24 | — | — |
Top 12 Enterprise Infrastructure companies in California
#1
Series K · San Francisco, California · founded 2013 · 3299 employees$3.6Braised▾
Series K · San Francisco, California · founded 2013 · 3299 employees
Data and AI platform that unifies analytics. Its main site highlights building apps, agents, and AI on your data, with pricing based on pay-as-you-go usage. The platform offers data management, warehousing, engineering, and science capabilities. It facilitates data sharing, governance, and application development. The platform supports business intelligence and database functionalities.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 97how this company ranks against its industry peers
Fin. health
top 11%Market
top 12%Innovation
top 15%AI
top 15%Tech
top 16%Talent
top 16%Fin. health: Revenue ~$2.6B
Market: 3,299 employees (top 2% of Enterprise Infrastructure) · Revenue ~$2.6B · Top-100,000 web property
Innovation: 231 patents (top 6% of patent-holders) · 197 filings since 2022 vs 34 in 2017-21 · 13 new-product events in 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 1.3M LinkedIn followers — 33.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 4 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Conventional Debt$2B
- Dec 2025Unattributed$5B
- Sep 2025Series K$1B
- Jan 2025Conventional Debt$5.2B
Founders & team
Investors
Nvidia, Capital One, Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity Investments, Insight Partners, Tiger Global Management
Tech stack
6SenseAdobe Audience ManagerAmazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Ses
#2
Cerebras 🦄Public · Sunnyvale, California · founded 2015$750Mraised▾
Cerebras 🦄
Public · Sunnyvale, California · founded 2015
Provider of high-performance AI infrastructure and wafer-scale computing solutions. It leverages proprietary wafer-scale processor technology to power generative AI, real-time reasoning, conversational AI, and intelligent agent workflows with significantly higher speed and efficiency than traditional GPU-based systems. Its offerings support cloud, on-premise, and private deployment environments, enabling organizations to build, fine-tune, and serve large AI models at scale while optimizing performance, latency, and infrastructure costs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 96how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 10%Tech
top 17%News
top 18%Growth
top 20%Talent
top 23%Moat
top 26%Funding: Raised $750M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 10 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Apr 2026)
Tech: 44 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
News: 10 BI events in 12 mo (of 16 tracked, 6 types) · +67% YoY · 9 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 120k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience · 98 engagements/post (3.7× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Conventional Debt$850M
- Feb 2026Series H$1B
- Sep 2025Series G$1.1B
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$1.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Benchmark, Foundation Capital, Eclipse, Open Field Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Coatue
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCookieyesGodaddy
#3
Series E · Palo Alto, California · founded 2017 · 497 employees$1.1Braised▾
Series E · Palo Alto, California · founded 2017 · 497 employees
Provider of AI-powered software and hardware. The platform offers a suite of generative AI systems for enterprises and government organizations. Its suite includes ChatGPT chatbots designed for banks, law firms, healthcare providers, and other sectors.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 93how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 13%Patents
top 13%Funding
top 14%Tech
top 19%AI
top 22%Moat
top 22%Innovation: 589 patents (top 2% of patent-holders) · 511 filings since 2022 vs 78 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence, Tech Hardware
Patents: 589 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 511 filings since 2022 vs 78 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $1.1B across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series E (Feb 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 96k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series E$350M
- Apr 2021Series D$676M
- Feb 2020Series C$250M
- Apr 2019Series B$150M
Founders & team
Investors
BlackRock, Google Ventures, Walden International, Redline Capital Management, Intel Capital, Celesta Capital
Tech stack
6SenseApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#4
Series B · San Jose, California · founded 2023$263.2Mraised▾
Series B · San Jose, California · founded 2023
Provider of an agentic security operations platform with AI capabilities. The platform offers threat detection, triage, investigation, and response across various attack surfaces. It integrates with existing tools to streamline security operations. The platform uses multi-model AI to deliver consistent and precise outcomes. It provides capabilities for autonomous alert triage and AI-driven analysis. The platform is available as a service or managed detection and response.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 15%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Moat
top 40%AI
top 45%Tech
bottom 48%Funding: Raised $263M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Series B (May 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series B$125M
- Apr 2025Series A$75M
- Apr 2024Series A$36.2M
- Jul 2023Series A$27M
Founders & team
Investors
Khosla Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, Mayfield, Singapore Economic Development Board, Touring Capital, HarbourVest Partners
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#5
Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 1999 · 186 employees$171.5Mraised▾
Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 1999 · 186 employees
Developer of a decision intelligence platform providing real-time business recommendations. The platform understands business operations, makes recommendations, and takes action autonomously. It refines data and delivers visibility into operations. The platform uses data and artificial intelligence to predict risks and opportunities. It engages users and drives the execution of decisions, learning from outcomes to improve recommendations.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%AI
top 30%Growth
top 32%Tech
top 32%Moat
top 35%Product
top 41%Funding: Raised $172M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 24 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series D (May 2026)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence
Growth: Headcount 153 → 186 (+22%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 39k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series D—
- Jun 2019Series C$80M
- Jun 2017Series C$50M
- Apr 2016Series C$25M
Founders & team
Investors
DFJ Growth, NewView Capital, Georgian, Clear Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Sierra Ventures
Tech stack
AdrollAdroll Cmp SystemAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageCart Functionality
#6
Series B · Santa Clara, California · founded 2024$610Mraised▾
Series B · Santa Clara, California · founded 2024
AI infrastructure for cloud infrastructure. It develops customized networking infrastructure solutions for hyperscale cloud providers, integrating hardware and software to optimize cloud stack performance.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 13%AI
top 20%Moat
top 27%Growth
top 35%Innovation
top 40%Market
top 44%Funding: Raised $610M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2026)
AI: Classified as an AI company
Moat: IP moat: 22 patents · Unicorn · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series B$500M
- Mar 2025Series A$110M
Founders & team
Investors
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, WestBridge Capital, Battery Ventures, Emergent Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Rocket LoaderContact Form 7
#7
Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2023$196Mraised▾
Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2023
Developer of an AI software engineer designed to automate coding. The AI is designed to handle end-to-end development tasks independently. It helps engineering teams focus on complex problems. The AI software engineer supports software delivery and business growth.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 13%AI
top 20%Growth
top 24%News
top 25%Moat
top 28%Talent
top 28%Funding: Raised $196M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Series D (May 2026)
AI: Classified as an AI company
Growth: 5 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 81k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. Cognition) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Series C$500M
- Mar 2025Series B—
- Apr 2024Series B$175M
- Mar 2024Series A$21M
Founders & team
Investors
Founders Fund, 8VC, Khosla Ventures, Conviction, Lux Capital, Neo
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#8
Replit 🦄Series D · Foster City, California · founded 2016 · 92 employees$271.9Mraised▾
Replit 🦄
Series D · Foster City, California · founded 2016 · 92 employees
AI platform to build apps, websites, and software instantly. It enables users to create, deploy, and scale apps, websites, and software using natural language, with built-in tools for design, databases, hosting, collaboration, and integrations.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 95how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 11%Funding
top 14%Customers
top 14%Growth
top 16%AI
top 20%News
top 27%Tech: 69 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Devops: Envoy, Varnish
Funding: Raised $272M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 8 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series D (Mar 2026)
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.64★ across 39,249 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +32% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 17% of tracked companies
Audience (LinkedIn): 187k LinkedIn followers — 4.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series D$400M
- Sep 2025Series D$250M
- Nov 2023Series D$20M
- Apr 2023Series D$97.4M
Founders & team
Investors
A.Capital Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Reach Capital, Bloomberg Beta, Volt Capital
Tech stack
AmplitudeApolloApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#9
Armis 🦄Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2015 · 500 employees$800Mraised▾
Armis 🦄
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2015 · 500 employees
Provider of a wireless security platform for IoT applications. Offers an early stage wireless security platform focused on IoT security in an organization. The solution delivers continuous visibility and control over wireless communications, devices, and data.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 15%Tech
top 21%Product
top 26%Growth
top 34%Talent
top 35%Market
top 36%Funding: Raised $800M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series E (Nov 2025)
Tech: 61 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Ses · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired
Audience (LinkedIn): 70k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 4 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series E$435M
- Oct 2024Series D$200M
- Nov 2021Series D$300M
- Feb 2021Series C$125M
Founders & team
Investors
One Equity Partners, Georgian, Brookfield Asset Management, Insight Partners, Red Dot, CapitalG
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#10
Harness 🦄Series E · San Francisco, California · founded 2017 · 145 employees$425Mraised▾
Harness 🦄
Series E · San Francisco, California · founded 2017 · 145 employees
Provider of platform for software delivery, security, testing, and cost optimization. The platform offers continuous integration, continuous delivery, feature flags, and cloud cost management. It also provides service reliability management, security testing orchestration, and chaos engineering. The platform includes software engineering insights, continuous error tracking, and infrastructure as code management.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 90how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 18%Funding
top 19%Growth
top 25%Moat
top 25%Innovation
top 28%Patents
top 28%Tech: 69 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Funding: Raised $425M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 9 yrs (1.4/yr) · Last round Series E (Dec 2025)
Growth: Headcount 60 → 145 (+142%) across vintages · 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 143k LinkedIn followers — 3.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series E$200M
- Oct 2023Conventional Debt$150M
- Apr 2022Series D$175M
- Apr 2022Conventional Debt$55M
Founders & team
Investors
IVP, Google Ventures, ServiceNow, BIG Labs, Menlo Ventures, Unusual Ventures
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud MailAxios
#11
Public · Long Beach, California · founded 2011 · 25 employees$83.3Mraised▾
Public · Long Beach, California · founded 2011 · 25 employees
AI and cloud based identity proofing and authentication solutions for enterprises. Its offering includes biometric identity proofing, authentication ID, facial biometric authentication, and fingerprint authentication. It also offers services such as technical supports and consulting. It caters to government and privates companies.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 26%News
top 31%Product
top 33%Tech
top 37%Growth
top 42%Fin. health
top 48%Funding: Raised $83.3M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 4 yrs (4.8/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Apr 2026)
News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 47 tracked, 7 types) · -10% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Product: 1 product launch event in 12 mo · 1 published app (51 installs) · Company stage: Public
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 6 partnerships (incl. US banking infrastructure provider serving 100+ banks) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Post IPO$4.2M
- Jun 2023Post IPO$4.1M
- May 2023Post IPO$9M
- Mar 2022Post IPO$22.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Wilmot Advisors, Varana Capital, Las Olas Capital
Tech stack
Atlassian StatuspageCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookie NoticeCore-JsDivi
#12
Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2012 · 131 employees$300Mraised▾
Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2012 · 131 employees
Developer of open-source OLAP database management system and related tools. The company provides solutions for real-time analytics, observability, data warehousing, and machine learning applications. It offers both cloud-based and self-managed deployment options. The company's products include a managed observability stack and an agentic data stack. The database system supports integrations for data ingestion, visualization, and language clients.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 90how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 14%News
top 24%Tech
top 25%Moat
top 26%Market
top 30%Growth
top 30%Funding: Raised $300M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series D (Jan 2026)
News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 18 tracked, 4 types) · +75% YoY · 6 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Tech: 56 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Varnish
Audience (LinkedIn): 143k LinkedIn followers — 3.8% of this cohort's audience · 46 engagements/post (1.7× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series D$400M
- Oct 2025Series C—
- May 2025Series C$350M
- May 2025Conventional Debt$100M
Founders & team
Investors
Coatue, Altimeter Capital, Index Ventures, Yandex, Benchmark, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailAuth0
Funding & investor landscape
$134.1Btotal disclosed funding
2,479companies funded
6,212disclosed rounds
25rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Andy Konwinski
Co-Founder · Databricks
Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji
Co-Founder & SVP of Field Engineering · Databricks
Michael James
Co-Founder · Cerebras
Jean-Philippe Fricker
Co-Founder · Cerebras
Christopher Re
Co-Founder · SambaNova Systems
Jakub Pavlik
Co-Founder & Head Of Engineering · Exaforce
Ankur Singla
Co-Founder & CEO · Exaforce
Frederic Laluyaux
President and CEO · Aera
Anshul Sadana
Founder & CEO · Nexthop AI
Steven Hao
Co-Founder · Cognition
Walden Yan
Co-Founder · Cognition
Haya Odeh
Co-Founder · Replit
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,038,611 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Enterprise Infrastructure coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH IN CALIFORNIA · Networking & Security
How research on Cloud Computing in California is moving
A read on the academic research around Cloud Computing in California — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 468 papers.
UC Berkeley, USC, and Caltech lead California's cloud computing and resource management research across 468 papers, with a cautiously optimistic tone (mean stance 0.49) balancing breakthroughs against concerns.
468 papers · stance +0.49 · 49% breakthrough · 18% concern
top institutions
- University of California, Berkeley74
- University of Southern California65
- California Institute of Technology46
- University of California, Irvine42
- University of California, Los Angeles32
leading researchers
Amr El Abbadi · Divyakant Agrawal · Randy H. Katz · Sudipto Das · Sylvia Ratnasamy · Vinay Chowdary Duvvada
prism intelligence · tone & topics
93% positive · 4% critical tone
Software DevelopmentArtificial IntelligenceComputer ScienceMachine LearningBusinessEnvironment
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Breakthroughs197 · 42%
▲ 39%→42% share
▲1.1× share momentum1 median citations64% since 2021mostly methods-led
Scalability research is surging — papers nearly tripled (8→22) as California cloud computing tackles distributed-system limits.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Scalability8→22
- Operating system2→12
- Point cloud1→9
- Robustness (evolution)1→9
- Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution1→9
Newly emergingResource (disambiguation) 0→10 · Inference 0→6 · Anomaly detection 0→6
Landmark WorldClim 2: new 1‐km spatial resolution climate surfaces for global land areas · 15,995 cites
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Advancements129 · 28%
▼ 28%→27% share
▲1.0× share momentum0 median citations63% since 2021mostly methods-led
Climate modeling and meteorology workflows are newly emerging, signaling cloud infrastructure's expanding role in atmospheric science.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Workflow1→9
- Scheduling (production processes)3→8
- Key (lock)1→6
- Climate model1→5
- Big data1→4
Newly emergingRadiative transfer 0→7 · Meteorology 0→6 · Architecture 0→6
Landmark Heterogeneity and dynamicity of clouds at scale · 1,037 cites
▼
Concerns73 · 16%
▼ 18%→15% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations60% since 2021mostly empirical
Concern signals are cooling overall (18%→15%), but aerosol and big-data issues are quietly intensifying within the shrinking share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Service (business)1→4
- Task (project management)1→4
- Aerosol4→6
- Big data2→4
- Operating system1→3
Newly emergingScale (ratio) 0→4 · Key (lock) 0→3 · Core network 0→3
Landmark Hey, you, get off of my cloud · 2,022 cites
Common questions
How many Enterprise Infrastructure companies are there in California, United States?
Radar tracks 5278 indexable Enterprise Infrastructure companies headquartered in California, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Enterprise Infrastructure companies in California, United States?
The Enterprise Infrastructure companies in California, United States on this list have raised a combined $134.1B in disclosed equity funding across 2479 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Enterprise Infrastructure company in California, United States?
Databricks is the highest-funded Enterprise Infrastructure company in California, United States, with $3.6B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Enterprise Infrastructure companies in California, United States are funded?
2479 of the 5278 Enterprise Infrastructure companies in California, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Enterprise Infrastructure unicorns are there in California, United States?
119 Enterprise Infrastructure companies in California, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in California, United States Enterprise Infrastructure companies?
The most active investors in California, United States Enterprise Infrastructure companies on this list include Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners.
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