Radar · Mobile in San Francisco
Best Mobile Companies in San Francisco, United States
The 454 best Mobile companies in San Francisco, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Fabula.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
454companies tracked
$6.5Bdisclosed funding
9unicorns
183have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · MOBILE × SAN FRANCISCO
Our analysis of 77 Mobile companies
$13.3b in tracked funding; 89% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.
77companies analysed
89%cloud-native stacks
2024funding peak (by rounds)
11unicorns
2015median founding year
1.2Mcombined LinkedIn audience
78%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Mobile companies in San Francisco
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Tech stack | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabula 🦄 VR-based adventure game developer 92Market top 9%Talent top 15%Customers top 21%Funding top 26% All 14 signals ▾Markettop 9% Talenttop 15% Customerstop 21% Fundingtop 26% Partnerstop 28% Globaltop 31% Moattop 31% Fin. healthtop 35% Growthtop 36% Techtop 36% Newstop 41% Producttop 43% Innovationtop 50% Patentsbottom 34% Market: 7,500 employees (top 3% of Gaming) · Revenue ~$5.1B Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 10 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 92/100 | $1.1B | 39 mo ago | 7,500 | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+12 | Jack Dorsey Co-Founder | 2 patents Automated credibility assessment of social media news content | — |
| 2 | Discord 🦄 Provider of a platform for group chats, video, and text communication 80Market top 19%Moat top 20%Patents top 24%Funding top 25% All 12 signals ▾Markettop 19% Moattop 20% Patentstop 24% Fundingtop 25% Techtop 29% Producttop 29% Customerstop 32% Innovationtop 41% Growthtop 42% Talenttop 45% Newstop 49% Globalbottom 42% Market: 614 employees (top 10% of Mobile) · Top-1,000 web property Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 10/10 · IP moat: 38 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $922M | 51 mo ago | 614 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | Gadiel Figueroa Co-Founder | 38 patents AI‑enhanced real‑time messaging, moderation, notifications, and UI for live communication platforms | 3 partnerships |
| 3 | Niantic 🦄 Developer of mobile-based AR games 94Patents top 10%Innovation top 15%AI top 15%Market top 19% All 14 signals ▾Patentstop 10% Innovationtop 15% AItop 15% Markettop 19% Fin. healthtop 20% Techtop 22% Moattop 22% Fundingtop 30% Producttop 36% Globaltop 37% Growthtop 38% Talenttop 44% Customersbottom 40% Newsbottom 36% Patents: 588 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 409 filings since 2022 vs 178 in 2017-21 Innovation: 588 patents (top 4% of patent-holders) · 409 filings since 2022 vs 178 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 94/100 | $573M | 54 mo ago | 733 | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+19 | John Hanke CEO | 588 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 4 | Zynga Casual games developer and publisher for mobile and web platforms 93Customers top 16%Market top 18%Tech top 20%Global top 22% All 13 signals ▾Customerstop 16% Markettop 18% Techtop 20% Globaltop 22% Talenttop 23% Growthtop 24% Patentstop 24% Fundingtop 25% Moattop 29% Fin. healthtop 32% Innovationtop 33% Producttop 40% Newsbottom 29% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.44★ across 28,642,516 ratings (37 apps) · Review volume +1% in 6 mo Market: 501 employees (top 16% of Mobile) · Revenue ~$2.8B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 93/100 | $526M | 66 mo ago | 501 | ContentfulApple iCloud MailNode.js+19 | Eric Schiermeyer Founder | 1,012 patents Mobile game engine architecture, procedural content generation, and location/social virtual item systems | 2 job openings · 1 internship · 1 award |
| 5 | AppsFlyer 🦄 Cloud based mobile marketing analytics and attribution platform 87Market top 24%Tech top 26%News top 26%Moat top 26% All 12 signals ▾Markettop 24% Techtop 26% Newstop 26% Moattop 26% Producttop 28% Innovationtop 29% Growthtop 29% Partnerstop 33% Fundingtop 36% Talenttop 36% Globaltop 37% Customerstop 41% Market: 1,000 employees (top 4% of Mobile) · Top-500,000 web property Tech: 75 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 87/100 | $300M | 66 mo ago | 1,000 1,000 → 1,545 (+55%) | WordPress Block EditorWordPressSentry+49 | Oren Kaniel Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 6 | Kabam 🦄 Game developer and publisher for mobile and web platforms 69Customers top 20%Patents top 24%Moat top 26%Global top 30% All 12 signals ▾Customerstop 20% Patentstop 24% Moattop 26% Globaltop 30% Markettop 33% Fundingtop 34% Talenttop 34% Innovationtop 36% Producttop 36% Techtop 37% Newsbottom 36% Growthbottom 33% Customers: App rating 4.4★ (350,575 reviews) · Review volume +1% in 6 mo Patents: 724 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 180 filings since 2022 vs 359 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $245M | 142 mo ago | 63 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+17 | Holly Liu ex-Co-Founder | 724 patents In-game virtual economies, dynamic content personalization, and multiplayer collaboration systems. | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 7 | RockYou Cross-platform video ad network for games 22Talent top 28%Funding top 33%Market bottom 44%Global bottom 39% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 33% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 27% Growthbottom 10% Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 Funding: Raised $165M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 20 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $165M | 135 mo ago | 57 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Pocket Gems Pioneering mobile games and interactive entertainment experiences for global audiences | $155M | 109 mo ago | 210 210 → 191 (-9%) | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+13 | Harlan Crystal Founder | — | — |
| 9 | Marin Software Provider of a platform for managing and automating paid media campaigns | $101M | 162 mo ago | 299 | WebflowSentryApple iCloud Mail+26 | Christopher Lien Founder | — | — |
| 10 | Clubhouse 🦄 App-based social platform for audio sharing 76Customers top 23%Moat top 26%Talent top 28%Growth top 31% All 10 signals ▾Customerstop 23% Moattop 26% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 31% Fundingtop 33% Techtop 36% Markettop 41% Producttop 46% Globalbottom 45% Newsbottom 32% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.45★ across 590,066 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +1% in 6 mo Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $100M | 62 mo ago | 87 | Cart FunctionalityGhostNode.js+13 | Daniel Yousefian Co-Founder | — | — |
| 11 | N3TWORK Studios Developer of role-playing games incorporating blockchain technology and digital ownership 21Product top 36%Funding top 37%Customers top 39%Tech bottom 45% All 8 signals ▾Producttop 36% Fundingtop 37% Customerstop 39% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 36% Newsbottom 27% Growthbottom 25% Product: 3 published apps (7.8M installs) · Company stage: Acquired Funding: Raised $98.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 13 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $98M | 49 mo ago | 58 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Life360 Mobile app connecting family members and close friends 87Tech top 16%Customers top 19%Funding top 22%News top 24% All 14 signals ▾Techtop 16% Customerstop 19% Fundingtop 22% Newstop 24% Markettop 27% Fin. healthtop 28% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 37% Moattop 38% Producttop 39% AItop 45% Innovationtop 47% Patentstop 49% Globalbottom 39% Tech: 115 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Alb Customers: Play-Store rating 4.43★ across 2,200,377 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +6% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 87/100 | $90M | 12 mo ago | 383 383 → 855 (+123%) | Amazon WebstoreCart FunctionalityContentful+41 | — | 47 patents Context-aware mobile app monitoring, access control, geofence management, and safety alerts | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 13 | FunPlus Developer of interactive entertainment experiences across multiple genres for global users | $87M | 145 mo ago | 22 | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 14 | Slide Self-expressive widget and photo sharing app developer | $78M | 220 mo ago | 125 | — | — | 5 patents Audio/video accessory hardware: mic mounts, cable management, webcam covers, media presentation. | — |
| 15 | Swrve In-app marketing automation platform for mobile apps | $76M | 99 mo ago | 8 | SentryRubyHighcharts+19 | Tornike Onashvili Co-Founder | — | — |
| 16 | NinthDecimal NinthDecimal is the marketing platform powered by location data that build a precise understanding of… 67Moat top 21%Growth top 30%Funding top 33%Market top 45% All 7 signals ▾Moattop 21% Growthtop 30% Fundingtop 33% Markettop 45% Patentsbottom 49% Innovationbottom 46% Globalbottom 39% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 46 patents Growth: Headcount 108 → 133 (+23%) across vintages rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $74M | 69 mo ago | 19 | — | — | 46 patents Geospatial analytics for mobile device location tracking and accuracy assessment | — |
| 17 | ninthdecimal NinthDecimal is the marketing platform powered by location data that build a precise understanding of… 67Moat top 21%Growth top 30%Funding top 33%Market top 45% All 7 signals ▾Moattop 21% Growthtop 30% Fundingtop 33% Markettop 45% Patentsbottom 49% Innovationbottom 46% Globalbottom 39% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 46 patents Growth: Headcount 108 → 133 (+23%) across vintages rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $74M | 69 mo ago | 19 | — | — | 46 patents Geospatial analytics for mobile device location tracking and accuracy assessment | — |
| 18 | Fyusion Developer of 3D image processing technology for consumer applications | $71M | 84 mo ago | 80 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+14 | — | 371 patents Advanced 3D computer vision and synthetic view generation for imaging and analysis | — |
| 19 | Lumosity Developer of web and app-based games for brain training | $67M | 108 mo ago | 52 | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceVarnish+15 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Flurry Mobile app analytics platform empowering app growth through data-driven insights | $63M | 144 mo ago | 122 | DrupalNode.jsPHP+17 | — | 6 patents Mobile app deployment, usage‑based ad targeting, and link‑based service delivery for mobile devices | — |
| 21 | Kong Studios 🦄 Developer and publisher of games | $62M | 57 mo ago | 30 | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | Won Sok Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 22 | Tapjoy Mobile advertising & monetization | $60M | 118 mo ago | 137 | RubyRuby on RailsReact+21 | Tomer Bar-Zeev CEO | 37 patents Incentivized mobile advertising platform for app install acquisition and reward-based user engagement | — |
| 23 | QuizUp Mobile game developer specializing in trivia games | $56M | 132 mo ago | 4,628 | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Volley Developer of voice AI games 45Funding top 24%Moat top 26%Patents top 34%Growth top 35% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Moattop 26% Patentstop 34% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Producttop 40% Innovationtop 42% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 28% Customersbottom 5% Funding: Raised $55.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 12 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $55M | 23 mo ago | — | WebflowContentfulApple iCloud Mail+14 | Max Child Co-Founder & CEO | 12 patents Automated racquet‑sport training systems with AI shot analysis and voice‑controlled interfaces | — |
| 25 | Booyah Digital marketing agency specializing in paid, organic, retail media, and creative | $50M | 193 mo ago | 42 | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — | — | — |
| 26 | SensorTower Provider of digital market insights for mobile apps and advertising | $46M | 73 mo ago | 67 | ContentfulSentryZendesk+23 | Oliver Yeh Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 27 | ToyTalk Mobile games developer | $44M | 122 mo ago | 47 | — | — | 25 patents Interactive synthetic character dialogue and large-scale multi-character animation authoring tools. | — |
| 28 | Smaato Mobile RTB ad exchange and SSP | $40M | 142 mo ago | 300 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+37 | — | — | — |
| 29 | TinyCo Mobile Game developer focusing on mid-core games | $38M | 151 mo ago | 106 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | PlayFirst Mobile Games developer specializing in Casual Games | $38M | 157 mo ago | 51 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Hyphenate AI-powered chatbot for customer support | $36M | 114 mo ago | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Ngmoco Mobile game publisher of casual games | $34M | 190 mo ago | 116 | — | — | 9 patents Bridging high-level language code to native execution via communication protocols | — |
| 33 | iSkoot Mobile VOIP calling service | $32M | 211 mo ago | 11 | — | — | 37 patents Associating callers and callees across networked devices for mobile communication services | — |
| 34 | Playhaven Mobile game monetization platform | $31M | 139 mo ago | 35 | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Bunch Mobile application for video chatting 16Funding top 37%Product top 47%Customers top 50%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 37% Producttop 47% Customerstop 50% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 14% Funding: Raised $27.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 8 yrs (0.4/yr) Product: 3 published apps (4.3M installs) · Company stage: Series A rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $28M | 39 mo ago | 7 | Node.jsparticles.jsReact+8 | Selcuk Atli Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 36 | Cooliris Mobile messaging solution provider for consumers | $28M | 167 mo ago | 17 | — | — | 18 patents Multimedia browsing and sharing interfaces for immersive full-screen and grid-view galleries. | — |
| 37 | Kiip Loyalty platform to reward customers through mobile gaming and apps | $27M | 118 mo ago | 41 | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Skout Mobile dating and people discovery application | $27M | 170 mo ago | 242 | Node.jsZohoRadix UI+23 | — | — | — |
| 39 | Vungle Online ad network platform | $26M | 148 mo ago | 39 | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+17 | — | 93 patents AI-driven personalized in‑app video and AR advertising for mobile devices | — |
| 40 | Apsalar Mobile attribution and analytics | $23M | 126 mo ago | 29 | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Kaizen Ad Video and playable advertising creative platform | $22M | 101 mo ago | 26 | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Triumph Operator of a platform providing skill-based games for cash prizes 27Customers top 31%Funding top 35%Tech top 37%Moat top 38% All 11 signals ▾Customerstop 31% Fundingtop 35% Techtop 37% Moattop 38% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Patentsbottom 42% Innovationbottom 39% Growthbottom 35% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 26% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.56★ across 7,086 ratings (1 apps) Funding: Raised $22.3M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $22M | 37 mo ago | 14 | GitBookApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+14 | Jake Brooks Co-Founder & CEO | 4 patents Enables advanced game matchmaking algorithms and diffusion-bonded superalloy component manufacturing. | — |
| 43 | nWay Developer of multiplayer games across mobile, PC, and console platforms | $20M | 102 mo ago | 47 | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | — | — | — |
| 44 | Drive.fm Developer of casual mobile games | $15M | 81 mo ago | 9 | — | — | 52 patents Precise non-contact tape positioning for magnetic recording systems | — |
| 45 | Squid Games Provider of casual mobile games with heart, offering an immersive and strategic gameplay experience 22Customers top 38%Growth top 45%Funding top 50%Talent bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Customerstop 38% Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 16% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.61★ across 312 ratings (1 apps) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $11M | 26 mo ago | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+17 | Jackie Jin CEO & Founder | — | — |
| 46 | Frameplay In-game advertising platform for advertisers | $8M | 54 mo ago | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | Eric Rossi Co-Founder | 13 patents Targeted advertising delivery within virtual and augmented reality environments | — |
| 47 | Human Computer Video game development studio 32Talent top 38%Funding top 44%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 44% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $7.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $8M | 16 mo ago | — | — | Eliot Weisberg Co-Founder | — | 2 launchs |
| 48 | Fluently AI-powered speaking coach for calls 78Growth top 12%Customers top 22%Tech top 32%Talent top 38% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 12% Customerstop 22% Techtop 32% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 43% AItop 45% Moattop 48% Marketbottom 44% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · App-install growth +500% YoY Customers: Play-Store rating 4.83★ across 31,481 ratings (1 apps) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $2M | 23 mo ago | — | TurbopackSentryNode.js+23 | Yurii Rebryk Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 49 | Fuse Developer of mobile-based core games 22Moat top 32%Patents top 36%Talent top 38%Innovation top 40% All 9 signals ▾Moattop 32% Patentstop 36% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 40% Fundingtop 45% Producttop 47% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 21% Customersbottom 3% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 48 patents Patents: 48 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 23 filings since 2022 vs 25 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $2M | 13 mo ago | 12 | — | Yavuz Topcuoglu Co-Founder | 48 patents Portable sanitation and temperature-controlled container systems with illumination features | — |
| 50 | Echo Chunk Developer of an AI-based puzzle games 35AI top 45%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 44%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 44% Globalbottom 25% AI: Product described with: ai-based Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $1M | 23 mo ago | — | — | Sami Ramly Founder | — | — |
Top 12 Mobile companies in San Francisco
#1
Public · San Francisco, California · founded 2008 · 383 employees$89.7Mraised▾
Public · San Francisco, California · founded 2008 · 383 employees
Mobile app connecting family members and close friends. It enables users to view the location of their family members on a map, communicate with them, and receive alerts. Users can organise their friends by creating circles. The application offers real-time GPS tracking and driving info of the family members. It also provides a paid premium version with additional features. The app is available for Android and iOS.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 87how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 16%Customers
top 19%Funding
top 22%News
top 24%Market
top 27%Fin. health
top 28%Tech: 115 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Alb · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.43★ across 2,200,377 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +6% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 17% of tracked companies
Funding: Raised $89.7M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 18 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jun 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 34k LinkedIn followers — 2.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Ultra) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Post IPO$320M
- Jun 2021Post IPO$2.1M
- Dec 2017Series C$18.5M
- May 2014Series C$50M
Investors
Bryant Stibel, DCM Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Fontinalis Partners, Seraph Group, 500 Global
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdaAddthisAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity Service
#2
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2016$55Mraised▾
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2016
Developer of voice AI games. It develops games for platforms like Amazon Alexa, smartphones, and connected TVs. The company focuses on developing fun voice-controlled games such as song quiz, jeopardy, the price is right, wheel of fortune, popcorn tycoon, and many more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 24%Moat
top 26%Patents
top 34%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Product
top 40%Funding: Raised $55.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series C (Jul 2024)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 12 patents · Soonicorn
Patents: 12 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 11 filings since 2022 vs 1 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Series C$55M
Founders & team
Investors
Lightspeed Venture Partners, M12, General Catalyst, BITKRAFT Ventures, Y Combinator, Alexa Fund
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareContentfulGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#3
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2024$7.8Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2024
Video game development studio. It develops various categories of games. It develops games for iOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PS5, Xbox.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Funding
top 44%Global
bottom 25%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $7.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Jan 2025)
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
Audience (LinkedIn): 612 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Series A$7.8M
Founders & team
#4
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2023 · 12 employees$2Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2023 · 12 employees
Developer of mobile-based core games. The game developed by the company includes "Poggies Unleashed" a multiplayer duel and battle royale game for mobile play with a variety of game modes. It generates revenue through in-game ads.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 32%Patents
top 36%Talent
top 38%Innovation
top 40%Funding
top 45%Product
top 47%Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 48 patents
Patents: 48 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 23 filings since 2022 vs 25 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding rounds
- May 2025Series A$7M
- Jun 2023Seed$2M
Founders & team
Investors
NFX, Lakestar, Griffin Gaming Partners, Actera Group
#5
Fabula 🦄Unfunded · San Francisco, California · founded 2015 · 7500 employees$1.1Braised▾
Fabula 🦄
Unfunded · San Francisco, California · founded 2015 · 7500 employees
Fabula is a VR-based adventure game developer. Published their flagship game "Tunnel" - the psychological adventure game for Oculus Rift, on Indie DB platform, which is an independent game site. Yet to launch their website. Founder also owns VR content developer and device manufacturer company, VR-AR Lab.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 92how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 9%Talent
top 15%Customers
top 21%Funding
top 26%Partners
top 28%Global
top 31%Market: 7,500 employees (top 3% of Gaming) · Revenue ~$5.1B · Top-50,000 web property
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 10 named leaders on record · 33 leadership moves in 12 mo
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.33★ across 723,832 ratings (630 apps) · Review volume +2% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 3% of tracked companies
Founders & team
Investors
Elon Musk, ARK Investment Management, Silver Lake, DFJ Growth, Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Alwaleed Bin Talal
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#6
Discord 🦄Series I · San Francisco, California · founded 2012 · 614 employees$922.3Mraised▾
Discord 🦄
Series I · San Francisco, California · founded 2012 · 614 employees
Provider of a platform for group chats, video, and text communication. It allows users to create communities for various interests and activities. The platform offers features such as custom emojis, soundboard effects, and screen sharing. It supports multiple devices, enabling users to stay connected across different platforms.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 19%Moat
top 20%Patents
top 24%Funding
top 25%Tech
top 29%Product
top 29%Market: 614 employees (top 10% of Mobile) · Top-1,000 web property · Unicorn (valued $15.0B)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 10/10 · IP moat: 38 patents · Decacorn
Patents: 38 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 38 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Audience (LinkedIn): 482k LinkedIn followers — 39.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 partnerships (incl. Facepunch Studios) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2022Series I—
- Sep 2021Series I$500M
- May 2021Series H—
- Nov 2020Series H$100M
Founders & team
Investors
Sony, Tencent, Benchmark, Greylock Partners, Spark Capital, YouWeb
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-Js
#7
Niantic 🦄Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2011 · 733 employees$572.8Mraised▾
Niantic 🦄
Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2011 · 733 employees
Developer of mobile-based AR games. It designs and develops multiple augmented reality-based games. Its games are available on the Google Play Store and Apple store for download.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 94how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 10%Innovation
top 15%AI
top 15%Market
top 19%Fin. health
top 20%Tech
top 22%Patents: 588 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 409 filings since 2022 vs 178 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 588 patents (top 4% of patent-holders) · 409 filings since 2022 vs 178 in 2017-21
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Funding rounds
- Nov 2021Series D$300M
- Jan 2019Series C$245M
- Nov 2017Series B$200M
- Feb 2016Series A$5M
Founders & team
Investors
Coatue, Google, Nintendo, Pokémon, Fuji Television, Alsop Louie Partners
Tech stack
AngularAngularjsApple Icloud MailApple Sign-InCore-JsDiscourse
#8
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2023$2.5Mraised▾
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2023
AI-powered speaking coach for calls. It provides feedback on day-to-day calls to help with accents, grammar, and communication skills.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 12%Customers
top 22%Tech
top 32%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 43%AI
top 45%Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · App-install growth +500% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.83★ across 31,481 ratings (1 apps)
Tech: 35 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Observability: Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024Seed$2M
- Jan 2024Seed$500K
Founders & team
Investors
Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, SID Venture Partners
Tech stack
AmplitudeApplovinBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-Js
#9
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2007 · 501 employees$525.6Mraised▾
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2007 · 501 employees
Casual games developer and publisher for mobile and web platforms. The games developed by the company inlcude High heels, Cashier 3D, Blob runner 3D, and many more. The games are available for iOS and Android users.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 93how this company ranks against its industry peers
Customers
top 16%Market
top 18%Tech
top 20%Global
top 22%Talent
top 23%Growth
top 24%Customers: Play-Store rating 4.44★ across 28,642,516 ratings (37 apps) · Review volume +1% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 5% of tracked companies
Market: 501 employees (top 16% of Mobile) · Revenue ~$2.8B · Top-100,000 web property
Tech: 51 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 312k LinkedIn followers — 25.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Senior Product Manager, Principal Data Analyst
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2020Post IPO$762M
- Jun 2019Post IPO$690M
- Apr 2011Series E$71.8M
- Sep 2010Series D$6.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Union Square Ventures, Foundry, Avalon Ventures, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Google
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud MailAws Certificate Manager
#10
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2024$1.4Mraised▾
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2024
Developer of an AI-based puzzle games. It offers free-to-play, daily puzzle game Echo Chess to play as one color and goal is to capture all the other pieces on the board, navigating way around obstacles.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 44%Global
bottom 25%AI: Product described with: ai-based
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding: Raised $1.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Jul 2024)
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Seed$1.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz
#11
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2020$10.9Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2020
Provider of casual mobile games with heart, offering an immersive and strategic gameplay experience.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Customers
top 38%Growth
top 45%Funding
top 50%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 48%Product
bottom 48%Customers: Play-Store rating 4.61★ across 312 ratings (1 apps)
Funding: Raised $10.9M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2024)
Funding rounds
- Apr 2024Series A$10.9M
Founders & team
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCore-JsGodaddyGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#12
Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2011 · 1000 employees$300Mraised▾
Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2011 · 1000 employees
Cloud based mobile marketing analytics and attribution platform. It allows app developers, brands, and agencies to measure mobile user acquisition across all paid, organic, viral, and social media sources. It provides real-time attribution data, allowing businesses to track user acquisition and measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. It also provides marketing insights for brands to attribute, understand, and engage users through a marketing platform. It helps brands make informed decisions based on reliable data.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 87how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 24%Tech
top 26%News
top 26%Moat
top 26%Product
top 28%Innovation
top 29%Market: 1,000 employees (top 4% of Mobile) · Top-500,000 web property · Unicorn (valued $2.0B)
Tech: 75 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
News: 16 BI events in 12 mo (of 52 tracked, 8 types) · +700% YoY · 6 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 147k LinkedIn followers — 12.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Nov 2020Series D—
- Jan 2020Series D$210M
- Jan 2017Series C$56M
- Jan 2015Series B$20M
Founders & team
Investors
M12, Pitango, Magma Venture Partners, General Atlantic, Qumra Capital, Goldman Sachs
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAosApple Icloud MailAppsflyerAtlassian StatuspageBootstrap
Funding & investor landscape
$6.5Btotal disclosed funding
172companies funded
371disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Y Combinator16 rounds
SV Angel8 rounds
Sequoia Capital7 rounds
Notable founders
Max Child
Co-Founder & CEO · Volley
James Wilsterman
Co-Founder & CTO · Volley
Eliot Weisberg
Co-Founder · Human Computer
Alex Schleifer
Co-Founder · Human Computer
Yavuz Topcuoglu
Co-Founder · Fuse
Yerdan Bostan
Co-Founder · Fuse
Jack Dorsey
Co-Founder · Fabula
Biz Stone
Co-Founder · Fabula
Gadiel Figueroa
Co-Founder · Discord
Stanislav Vishnevskiy
Co-Founder & CTO · Discord
John Hanke
CEO · Niantic
Yurii Rebryk
Co-Founder & CEO · Fluently
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 825,294 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Mobile coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on 5G / 6G Networks is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around 5G / 6G Networks — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 7,631 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 27% → 52% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- The University of Texas at Austin253
- Princeton University249
- Georgia Institute of Technology223
- Concordia University182
- Northeastern University163
leading researchers
H. Vincent Poor · Robert W. Heath · A. Lee Swindlehurst · Athina P. Petropulu · Moeness G. Amin · Zhu Han · Ahmed Alkhateeb · Wei‐Ping Zhu
▲
Breakthroughs3,131 · 41%
▲ 35%→48% share
▲1.4× share momentum5 median citations47% since 2021mostly methods-led
Telecommunications research is surging in Breakthroughs — papers jumped from 14 to 150, signaling rapid foundational discoveries.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Beamforming519→1075
- Telecommunications14→150
- Electronic engineering150→265
- MIMO324→419
- Wireless42→125
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→40 · Computer vision 0→17 · Holography 0→11
Landmark Channel Estimation and Hybrid Precoding for Millimeter Wave Cellular Systems · 2,600 cites
◆
Advancements3,836 · 50%
▼ 54%→45% share
▼0.8× share momentum5 median citations36% since 2021mostly methods-led
Beamforming advancement research intensifies — papers rose from 897 to 971 while Drone and Holography sub-topics newly emerged.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Telecommunications37→139
- Beamforming897→971
- Electronic engineering191→249
- Wireless63→114
- Antenna (radio)96→132
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→21 · Drone 0→14 · Holography 0→12
Landmark Spatially Sparse Precoding in Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems · 3,631 cites
▼
Concerns392 · 5%
▼ 7%→3% share
▼0.4× share momentum4 median citations26% since 2021mostly empirical
Physical layer concern research is rising sharply — papers quintupled from 1 to 5 despite segment's shrinking field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Telecommunications6→11
- Physical layer1→5
- Phased array7→10
- Transmission (telecommunications)5→6
- Channel (broadcasting)6→7
Landmark An Overview of Signal Processing Techniques for Millimeter Wave MIMO Systems · 2,896 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where 5g 6g is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Boston335 · +0.66
San Diego307 · +0.70
New York263 · +0.66
Austin253 · +0.62
Los Angeles248 · +0.68
Atlanta223 · +0.68
SF Bay Area193 · +0.61
Ann Arbor125 · +0.63
Chicago72 · +0.64
Seattle69 · +0.53
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing 5g 6g patents in the United States
United States 5g 6g patent filing is accelerating — 499,540 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by Qualcomm, Intel, Apple; annual filings 46197→46569.
499,540 filings8,000 assigneespeak 53346/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Qualcomm180746
- Intel33869
- Apple32313
- Microsoft18469
- IBM15535
- Google15133
- Interdigital Patent Holdings14784
- Interdigital TECH14160
Common questions
How many Mobile companies are there in San Francisco, United States?
Radar tracks 454 indexable Mobile companies headquartered in San Francisco, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Mobile companies in San Francisco, United States?
The Mobile companies in San Francisco, United States on this list have raised a combined $6.5B in disclosed equity funding across 172 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Mobile company in San Francisco, United States?
Fabula is the highest-funded Mobile company in San Francisco, United States, with $1.1B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Mobile companies in San Francisco, United States are funded?
172 of the 454 Mobile companies in San Francisco, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Mobile unicorns are there in San Francisco, United States?
9 Mobile companies in San Francisco, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in San Francisco, United States Mobile companies?
The most active investors in San Francisco, United States Mobile companies on this list include Google Ventures, Y Combinator, 500 Global, Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital.
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