Recently Funded Startups in California (Sep-2025)
Last Updated: 2-Sep-2025
California continues to be a powerhouse in the global startup ecosystem, attracting a diverse range of innovators and entrepreneurs. With a rich blend of talent, resources, and a supportive network, the state nurtures an environment where startups can thrive. As of September 2025, California is home to nearly 8,000 tracked startups, highlighting the vibrancy and potential for growth in various sectors.
Funding plays a crucial role in transforming innovative ideas into scalable businesses, and this year has seen impressive activity in California’s startup scene. So far in 2025, over $34 billion has been raised across diverse industries, underscoring investors’ confidence in the state as a hub for technological advancement. Key sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, and Financial Services are seeing substantial funding, reflecting emerging trends and consumer demands.
Funding Highlights
- Total number of startups tracked: 7921
- Number of startups that raised funding last year: 1971
- Number of startups that raised funding this year: 1058
- Total funding raised this year so far in USD: $34,235,448,700
- Largest deal: Safe Superintelligence, Series Unknown, $2,000,000,000
- Top industries by funding amount (in USD):
- 1. Artificial Intelligence (AI), $8,987,382,800
- 2. Biotechnology, $5,014,425,000
- 3. Financial Services, $4,710,200,000
- Top industries by number of deals this year:
- 1. Artificial Intelligence (AI), 332 deals
- 2. Biotechnology, 98 deals
- 3. Financial Services, 73 deals
Full List of Recently Funded Startups in California
| Company | Country | State | Round | Amount | Date | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Victor | United States | California | Series Unknown | $750K | 2025-08-28 | Food and Beverage |
| FriendliAI | United States | California | Seed | $20M | 2025-08-28 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Portal to Bitcoin | United States | California | Series A | $50M | 2025-08-28 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
| Okika Devices Corporation | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-28 | Consumer Electronics |
| Unlockt Brands | United States | California | Seed | $7.7M | 2025-08-27 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Paloma Learning | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-27 | Apps |
| Enovix | United States | California | Series Unknown | $110.1M | 2025-08-27 | Energy |
| Copper | United States | California | Series A | $28M | 2025-08-27 | Consumer Electronics |
| Rokid | United States | California | Series Unknown | $852.7K | 2025-08-27 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Atomic | United States | California | Series Unknown | $30M | 2025-08-27 | Financial Services |
| QT Imaging | United States | California | Series Unknown | $5M | 2025-08-27 | Health Care |
| Central | United States | California | Seed | $8.6M | 2025-08-27 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Immerse | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-27 | Community and Lifestyle |
| Pure Simple Foods | United States | California | Seed | $1.3M | 2025-08-27 | Food and Beverage |
| Welcome Tech | United States | California | Series Unknown | $7.5M | 2025-08-27 | Community and Lifestyle |
| EnergyAid | United States | California | Series Unknown | $250K | 2025-08-26 | Energy |
| DTE Materials | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-26 | Manufacturing |
| Debut | United States | California | Series Unknown | $20M | 2025-08-26 | Biotechnology |
| Numerai | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-26 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Kiavi | United States | California | Series Unknown | $400M | 2025-08-26 | Financial Services |
| Assort Health | United States | California | Series B | $50M | 2025-08-26 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Lineage Cell Therapeutics | United States | California | Series Unknown | $12M | 2025-08-26 | Biotechnology |
| Enzinc | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-26 | Energy |
| Sleep.ai | United States | California | Series Unknown | $5.5M | 2025-08-26 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Payment Labs | United States | California | Seed | $3.3M | 2025-08-26 | Financial Services |
| Aurasell | United States | California | Seed | $30M | 2025-08-26 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Splight Tech | United States | California | Series Unknown | $12.4M | 2025-08-26 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| QYOU Media | United States | California | Series Unknown | $750K | 2025-08-25 | Internet Services |
| Barti | United States | California | Series A | $12M | 2025-08-25 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Greptile | United States | California | Series Unknown | $41.4M | 2025-08-22 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| FleetHD | United States | California | Series Unknown | $2.2M | 2025-08-22 | Professional Services |
| Labs | United States | California | Series Unknown | $35M | 2025-08-22 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| California Cultured | United States | California | Series A | Undisclosed | 2025-08-22 | Agriculture and Farming |
| Oway | United States | California | Seed | $4M | 2025-08-22 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| UpKeep | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-22 | Financial Services |
| Cuts Clothing | United States | California | Series Unknown | $1.5M | 2025-08-22 | Clothing and Apparel |
| Amotions AI | United States | California | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-08-22 | Technology |
| Dreamliner Luxury Coaches | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-22 | Transportation |
| PMGC Holdings | United States | California | Series Unknown | $1.7M | 2025-08-22 | Biotechnology |
| Domino Data Lab | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-21 | Apps |
| Vector | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-21 | Software |
| Agenda Hero | United States | California | Seed | $5.6M | 2025-08-21 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| CLIKA | United States | California | Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-08-21 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| OneCrew Software | United States | California | Series A | $7.5M | 2025-08-20 | Information Technology |
| Bullish | United States | California | Series Unknown | $21.2M | 2025-08-20 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
| Zed Industries | United States | California | Series B | $32.4M | 2025-08-20 | Apps |
| Develop Health | United States | California | Series A | $14.3M | 2025-08-20 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| SRE.ai | United States | California | Seed | $7.2M | 2025-08-20 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Astro Mechanica | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-20 | Science and Engineering |
| Pylon | United States | California | Series B | $31M | 2025-08-20 | Information Technology |
| Wellth | United States | California | Series C | $36M | 2025-08-20 | Health Care |
| Capienda Biotech | United States | California | Series Unknown | $329K | 2025-08-20 | Biotechnology |
| The Better Meat Co. | United States | California | Series A | $31M | 2025-08-19 | Biotechnology |
| o1.exchange | United States | California | Seed | $3M | 2025-08-19 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
| Casca | United States | California | Series A | $29M | 2025-08-19 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Velo3D | United States | California | Series Unknown | $17.5M | 2025-08-19 | Hardware |
| Functionize | United States | California | Series B | $41M | 2025-08-19 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Convoke | United States | California | Seed | $8.6M | 2025-08-19 | Professional Services |
| Trethera | United States | California | Series Unknown | $3M | 2025-08-19 | Biotechnology |
| Medallion | United States | California | Series Unknown | $43M | 2025-08-18 | Health Care |
| Luna Diabetes | United States | California | Series A | $23.6M | 2025-08-18 | Health Care |
| MiChamba | United States | California | Seed | $1.8M | 2025-08-18 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Lettuce Financial | United States | California | Series Unknown | $3M | 2025-08-18 | Financial Services |
| Vital Lyfe | United States | California | Series Unknown | $18.1M | 2025-08-18 | Manufacturing |
| Nullspace Inc. | United States | California | Seed | $2.5M | 2025-08-18 | Consumer Electronics |
| Paradigm | United States | California | Seed | $5M | 2025-08-18 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Kriya Therapeutics | United States | California | Series C | $313.3M | 2025-08-15 | Biotechnology |
| Birdstop | United States | California | Series Unknown | $4.6M | 2025-08-15 | Technology |
| Air Space Intelligence | United States | California | Series Unknown | $350K | 2025-08-15 | Science and Engineering |
| OSEM | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-14 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Cache | United States | California | Series A | $12.5M | 2025-08-14 | Financial Services |
| Helium | United States | California | Seed | $5.4M | 2025-08-14 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Bolt | United States | California | Series Unknown | $4.3M | 2025-08-14 | Biotechnology |
| AuraChat.Ai | United States | California | Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-08-14 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Create | United States | California | Series A | $5.5M | 2025-08-14 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Mesh | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-14 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
| Cognition | United States | California | Series C | $500M | 2025-08-14 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Ceresti Health | United States | California | Series Unknown | $11.7M | 2025-08-13 | Health Care |
| Hyphen | United States | California | Series B | $25M | 2025-08-13 | Food and Beverage |
| Matic | United States | California | Series Unknown | $77.3M | 2025-08-13 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Refold (formerly Cobalt) | United States | California | Seed | $6.5M | 2025-08-13 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| LawPro.ai | United States | California | Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-08-13 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Spike AI | United States | California | Pre-Seed | $1.9M | 2025-08-13 | Software Development |
| Spirair | United States | California | Series Unknown | $12.8M | 2025-08-12 | Health Care |
| Dashtoon | United States | California | Series A | $13M | 2025-08-12 | Consumer Goods |
| Jump | United States | California | Series A | $23M | 2025-08-12 | Information Technology |
| Aether Fuels | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-11 | Energy |
| Northbeam | United States | California | Series Unknown | $15M | 2025-08-11 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Tahoe Therapeutics | United States | California | Series Unknown | $30M | 2025-08-11 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Equillium | United States | California | Series Unknown | $30M | 2025-08-11 | Biotechnology |
| BBOT | United States | California | Series Unknown | $261M | 2025-08-11 | Biotechnology |
| Ampaire | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-11 | Energy |
| Amaze Software | United States | California | Series Unknown | $6M | 2025-08-11 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Armata Pharmaceuticals | United States | California | Series Unknown | $15M | 2025-08-11 | Biotechnology |
| SetPoint Medical | United States | California | Series D | $115M | 2025-08-11 | Biotechnology |
| Heron Therapeutics | United States | California | Series Unknown | $145M | 2025-08-08 | Biotechnology |
| SmartWheels | United States | California | Seed | $263K | 2025-08-08 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Orbital Operations | United States | California | Seed | $8.8M | 2025-08-07 | Manufacturing |
| August Health | United States | California | Series B | $29M | 2025-08-07 | Health Care |
| Decart | United States | California | Series B | $100M | 2025-08-07 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Geltor | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-07 | Biotechnology |
| BlindPay | United States | California | Seed | $3.3M | 2025-08-07 | Financial Services |
| Snail Games | United States | California | Series Unknown | $4.5M | 2025-08-07 | Gaming |
| Clearinghouse Community Development Financial Institution | United States | California | Series Unknown | $35M | 2025-08-07 | Financial Services |
| aTyr Pharma | United States | California | Series Unknown | $30.7M | 2025-08-07 | Biotechnology |
| OneSkin | United States | California | Series A | $20M | 2025-08-06 | Biotechnology |
| IQHQ | United States | California | Series Unknown | $170M | 2025-08-06 | Financial Services |
| Belite Bio | United States | California | Series Unknown | $15M | 2025-08-06 | Biotechnology |
| Rillet | United States | California | Series B | $70M | 2025-08-06 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Docyt | United States | California | Series B | $12M | 2025-08-06 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Fullpower-AI | United States | California | Series C | $25M | 2025-08-06 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Freenome | United States | California | Series Unknown | $50M | 2025-08-06 | Biotechnology |
| Endex | United States | California | Series Unknown | $14M | 2025-08-06 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Snappt | United States | California | Series Unknown | $50M | 2025-08-05 | Artificial Intelligence |
| BeatBread | United States | California | Series Unknown | $124M | 2025-08-05 | Media and Entertainment |
| Olarry | United States | California | Series A | $10M | 2025-08-05 | Financial Services |
| Mission Bio | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-05 | Biotechnology |
| Lyric | United States | California | Series B | $43.5M | 2025-08-05 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Apple iSports | United States | California | Series Unknown | $25M | 2025-08-05 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Brimstone | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-04 | Energy |
| Terviva | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-04 | Agriculture and Farming |
| Plume Network | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-04 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
| VERB Technology Company | United States | California | Series Unknown | $780M | 2025-08-04 | Information Technology |
| Cornami | United States | California | Series Unknown | $1.4M | 2025-08-04 | Artificial Intelligence |
| Neurvona | United States | California | Pre-Seed | $600K | 2025-08-03 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Lumen Energy | United States | California | Series Unknown | $2.3M | 2025-08-02 | Energy |
| SiMa.ai | United States | California | Series C | $85M | 2025-08-01 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| AssetHub | United States | California | Seed | $2M | 2025-08-01 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| AnnieCannons | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-01 | Software Development |
| Vertical Bar | United States | California | Series Unknown | $1.1M | 2025-08-01 | Information Technology |
| Merso | United States | California | Seed | $3M | 2025-08-01 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
| Mirvie | United States | California | Series Unknown | $23.7M | 2025-08-01 | Biotechnology |
| Ambercycle | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-07-29 | Clothing and Apparel |
| NeOnc Technologies | United States | California | Series Unknown | $50M | 2025-07-29 | Biotechnology |
| Reach Security | United States | California | Series A | $10M | 2025-07-29 | Information Technology |
| 180 Life Sciences | United States | California | Series Unknown | $425M | 2025-07-29 | Biotechnology |
| Maui Imaging | United States | California | Series D | $14M | 2025-07-29 | Biotechnology |
| Sparrow | United States | California | Series B | $35M | 2025-07-29 | Administrative Services |
| Natel Energy | United States | California | Series Unknown | $15.4M | 2025-07-29 | Energy |
| Car IQ | United States | California | Series Unknown | $8M | 2025-07-29 | Financial Services |
| Arbital Health | United States | California | Series B | $31M | 2025-07-29 | Health Care |
| Geolava | United States | California | Seed | $4.3M | 2025-07-29 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| LTZ Therapeutics | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-07-29 | Biotechnology |
| Hightouch | United States | California | Series C | $10M | 2025-07-29 | Information Technology |
| Ambience Healthcare | United States | California | Series C | $243M | 2025-07-29 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Prophet Security | United States | California | Series A | $30M | 2025-07-29 | Consumer Electronics |
| lakeFS | United States | California | Series B | $20M | 2025-07-29 | Data and Analytics |
| Aeva | United States | California | Series Unknown | $50M | 2025-07-29 | Hardware |
| [cafeteria] | United States | California | Series Unknown | $3M | 2025-07-28 | Community and Lifestyle |
| Salient | United States | California | Series A | $60M | 2025-07-28 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| FOSSA | United States | California | Series Unknown | $5.1M | 2025-07-28 | Professional Services |
| Qualigen | United States | California | Series Unknown | $4.5M | 2025-07-28 | Biotechnology |
| Nature’s Miracle | United States | California | Series Unknown | $678.3K | 2025-07-28 | Agriculture and Farming |
| Tippsy | United States | California | Series A | Undisclosed | 2025-07-28 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Gagnon-Kennedy Vineyards | United States | California | Series Unknown | $300K | 2025-07-28 | Food and Beverage |
| Aptitude Medical Systems | United States | California | Series Unknown | $9M | 2025-07-28 | Biotechnology |
| Julius AI | United States | California | Seed | $10M | 2025-07-28 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Inmagene Biopharmaceuticals | United States | California | Series Unknown | $75M | 2025-07-25 | Biotechnology |
| Yoshiharu | United States | California | Series Unknown | $6M | 2025-07-25 | Food and Beverage |
| Agrani Labs | United States | California | Seed | $7.3M | 2025-07-25 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Mem0 | United States | California | Series Unknown | $23.9M | 2025-07-24 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Rocksalt | United States | California | Seed | $3.5M | 2025-07-24 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Memories.ai | United States | California | Seed | $8M | 2025-07-24 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Roadzen | United States | California | Series Unknown | $2.3M | 2025-07-24 | Financial Services |
| Trovata | United States | California | Series B | $9M | 2025-07-24 | Financial Services |
| Armada | United States | California | Series Unknown | $131M | 2025-07-24 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Courtyard | United States | California | Series A | $30M | 2025-07-24 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
| Juvena Therapeutics | United States | California | Series Unknown | $30.5M | 2025-07-24 | Biotechnology |
| Palisade Bio | United States | California | Series Unknown | $3.9M | 2025-07-23 | Biotechnology |
| Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company | United States | California | Seed | $15M | 2025-07-23 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Deep Isolation | United States | California | Series Unknown | $33M | 2025-07-23 | Energy |
| Monarch Tractor | United States | California | Series Unknown | $16.9K | 2025-07-23 | Agriculture and Farming |
| EVgo | United States | California | Series Unknown | $225M | 2025-07-23 | Energy |
| You.com | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-07-23 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Swift Navigation | United States | California | Series E | $50M | 2025-07-23 | Hardware |
| Ashby | United States | California | Series D | $50M | 2025-07-22 | Administrative Services |
| Nudge | United States | California | Series A | $100M | 2025-07-22 | Biotechnology |
| Issio Solutions | United States | California | Series Unknown | $996.4K | 2025-07-22 | Data and Analytics |
| Journify | United States | California | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-07-22 | Commerce and Shopping |
| GaiaNet | United States | California | Series A | $10M | 2025-07-22 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Kadence | United States | California | Series A | $20M | 2025-07-22 | Administrative Services |
| Questflow | United States | California | Seed | $6.5M | 2025-07-22 | Software |
| Cooler Heads | United States | California | Series A | $11M | 2025-07-22 | Biotechnology |
| Scrunch AI | United States | California | Series A | $15M | 2025-07-22 | Information Technology |
| OpenLaw | United States | California | Seed | $3.5M | 2025-07-22 | Administrative Services |
| Nevoya | United States | California | Seed | $9.3M | 2025-07-22 | Transportation |
| Charta Health | United States | California | Series A | $22M | 2025-07-22 | Health Care |
| Reka AI | United States | California | Series B | $110M | 2025-07-22 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Delve | United States | California | Series A | $32M | 2025-07-22 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Qpoint | United States | California | Seed | $9.4M | 2025-07-21 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Berri Fit | United States | California | Series Unknown | $1000K | 2025-07-21 | Food and Beverage |
| Alix | United States | California | Series A | $20M | 2025-07-21 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| BrightAI | United States | California | Series A | $51M | 2025-07-18 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Alt | United States | California | Series Unknown | $40M | 2025-07-18 | Commerce and Shopping |
| theklicker | United States | California | Series B | $1M | 2025-07-18 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Boulevard | United States | California | Series D | $80M | 2025-07-17 | Internet Services |
| StrongestLayer | United States | California | Seed | $5.2M | 2025-07-17 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Hadrian | United States | California | Series Unknown | $150M | 2025-07-17 | Manufacturing |
| Tandem PV | United States | California | Series Unknown | $4M | 2025-07-17 | Energy |
| GigaIO | United States | California | Series B | $21M | 2025-07-17 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Where can I find recently funded startups in California, United States?
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Q2. How many startups in California, United States were funded this year and how much did they raise?
1058 startups in California, United States raised funding this year so far, totaling $34,235,448,700.
Q3. Which industries are trending among recently funded startups in California, United States?
Top industries by funding are Artificial Intelligence ($8,987,382,800), Biotechnology ($5,014,425,000) and Financial Services ($4,710,200,000); by deal count the leaders are AI (332 deals), Biotechnology (98 deals) and Financial Services (73 deals).
Q4. How can I connect with these startups in California, United States?
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Q5. What were the biggest funding highlights in California, United States this year?
Major highlights: total startups tracked in the region 7,921; 1,058 funded this year; largest deal Safe Superintelligence (Series Unknown) $2,000,000,000.
