At Best Startup California we track over 300,000 Californian startups and over 1,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 101 Association companies in San Francisco, California. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Association Companies & Startups (San Francisco, California)
Eventbrite
Eventbrite develops an online platform that lets users find and create events.
Founder(s): Julia Hartz, Kevin Hartz, Renaud Visage
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Event Management, Events, Internet
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Beyond12
Beyond 12 is increasing the number of low-income, first-generation, and historically under-represented students who graduate from college.
Founder(s): Alexandra Bernadotte
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Education, Non Profit, Training, Underserved Children
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Revel
Revel is a marketplace for women over 50 to host and attend small, local gatherings on topics of their choice.
Founder(s): Alexa Wahr, Lisa Marrone
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Marketplace, Women’s
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ManageCasa
The leading intuitive, interactive and automated software for property managers, associations and landlords.
Founder(s): Debe K.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Accounting, Association, Building Maintenance, Computer, Document Management, Enterprise Software, Finance, Mobile, Payments, Software
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University of California, San Francisco
Director of the Lab for Advanced Cytometry (LAC) and the Sony Biotechnology Center at UCSF in the Department of Laboratory Medicine
Founder(s): Hugh Toland
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Biotechnology, Education, Medical, Pharmaceutical
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South Park Commons
South Park Commons brings together talented people to share ideas, explore directions, and realize the opportunities that’ll get you there.
Founder(s): Ruchi Sanghvi
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities
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All Raise
All Raise is a nonprofit on a mission to accelerate the success of female founders and funders to build a more prosperous equitable future.
Founder(s): Jenny Lefcourt, Jess Lee, Sarah Tavel, Stacey Bishop
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Financial Services, Management Consulting, Non Profit, Women’s
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Startup Grind
Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs.
Founder(s): Casper Sermsuksan, Derek Andersen, Endri Mataj, Spencer Nielsen
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Education, Event Management, Events
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Vets In Tech
VetinTech supports our current and returning veterans by connecting them to the national technology ecosystem.
Founder(s): Katherine Webster
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Education, Information Technology
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WITHIN
Karma-Inspired Peer Mentorship for Professionals
Founder(s): Kavita Shah, Rohan Shah
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Mobile, Professional Networking
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Hamilton Families
Hamilton Families is San Francisco’s leading service.
Founder(s): Kyriell Noon
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Health Care
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Meed
Meed is a platform where young professionals learn, network, and find opportunities to build a career.
Founder(s): Ravi Vadrevu, Viswa Mani Kiran Peddinti
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Education, Human Resources, Internet, Social Network
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Wikimedia Endowment
Wikimedia Endowment is a fund supporting Wikipedia.
Founder(s): Jimmy Wales
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Financial Services, Non Profit
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CX-Ray
Self-awareness for today’s brain-powered enterprises
Founder(s): David Szabo, Peter Hari, Zsombor Paróczi
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Human Resources, Non Profit, Performing Arts, Private Social Networking, Software
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UpMetrics
UpMetrics provides tools and services for operators and funders to analyze, interpret, and learn from data to make informed decisions.
Founder(s): Drew Payne, Mark Saltzburg
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Information Technology, Leisure, Non Profit, Robotics, Software
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TerraPass
TerraPass is the brainchild of Dr. Karl Ulrich at the University of Pennsylvania.
Founder(s): Karan Girotra, Karl Ulrich, Tom Arnold
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Consulting, Education, Finance, Health Care, Natural Resources, Non Profit
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Latino Nonprofit Accelerator
LCF inspires philanthropy, invests in Latino communities, and leads transformative solutions for change.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Business Development, Financial Services, Non Profit
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HSBC Venture Capital Coverage Group
Oversees relationships with the venture capital community and connects their portfolio companies to the right people at HSBC.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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Circle of Moms
Circle of Moms is a parenting social network for mothers to share stories, problems, and tips of motherhood.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Events, Mobile, Parenting, SNS, Social Media
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SFMOMA
SFMOMA is the museum on the West Coast devoted to modern and contemporary art.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Art, Association, Education, Non Profit, Photography
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Girls in Tech
Girls in Tech (GIT) is a non-profit focused on the engagement, education and empowerment of girls and women passionate about technology.
Founder(s): Adriana Gascoigne
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, EdTech, Education, Enterprise Software, Women’s
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Technologies.org
Technologies.org is a collaborative research tool maintained and supported by team of market analysts.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association
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The Boardlist
The Boardlist facilitates the placement of qualified women leaders on the boards of private and public-tech companies.
Founder(s): Sukhinder Singh
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Information Technology, Marketplace, Women’s
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OpenJS Foundation
OpenJS Foundation specializes in the development of open-source infrastructure projects.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Developer Platform, Developer Tools, Non Profit, Software, Web Development
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Landmark Worldwide
Landmark Worldwide Programs are designed with the view of inculcating a sense of happiness and fulfillment among individuals & communities.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Education
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CMX
CMX is advancing the community industry and helping community professionals thrive.
Founder(s): David Spinks
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Information Technology, Internet, Non Profit, Professional Services, Service Industry
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WordPress Foundation
The WordPress Foundation is a charitable organization
Founder(s): Matt Mullenweg
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Charity, Non Profit, Open Source, Publishing
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Butlr
We are betaworks for non-profits and edu
Founder(s): Andre Gabriel
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, EdTech, Education, Non Profit, Software
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Irrational Labs
We’re a nonprofit that applies behavioral economics findings to product, marketing, and organizational design problems.
Founder(s): Kristen Berman
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Non Profit, Product Design, Web Design
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Partnership Leaders
Partnership Leaders is a partnership industry association.
Founder(s): Asher Mathew, Chris Samila, Tai Rattigan
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Professional Services
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VoteAmerica
VoteAmerica is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization which empowers voters with open source technology and trusted election information.
Founder(s): Debra Cleaver
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Government, Information Services, Non Profit, Software
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SY Partners
SY Partners provides training and support for corporate leaders to maximize work efficiency and leadership.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Consulting, Education, Non Profit
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Hack Temple
We help successful global founders get a brain share of Silicon Valley to scale their business locally or launch in the U.S. market
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association
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SMART
SMART provides highly motivated, financially-disadvantaged students with access to educational opportunities and social support services.
Founder(s): Roger Lee
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Education, Non Profit
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Products That Count
A forum for product makers, data-minded thinkers and innovators
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Information Technology, Software
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OrgOrg
OrgOrg is a community of people who work in a field sometimes known as business/people operations.
Founder(s): Kim Rohrer
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Business Development, Communities
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Talio Technology
Enterprise Onboarding and Training Reimagined
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Education
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DO Venture Partners
DO Venture Partners is an investment firm.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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California Life Sciences Association
California Life Sciences Association (CLSA) is the leading voice for California’s life sciences sector.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Health Care
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Climate Works
Climate change threatens ecosystems, societies, and economies.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association
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Brooklands Capital Strategies
Brooklands Capital Strategies is a fundraising advisory partner for alternative asset managers and companies at all stages of growth.
Founder(s): Daniel Carroll, Jamie Gates
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Consulting, Legal, Venture Capital
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Jivaro Professional Headhunters
Jivaro Professional Headhunters is a talent acquisition firm
Founder(s): Josh Bear
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Employment, Human Resources, Recruiting, Staffing Agency
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Global Fund for Women
Stand With Women. Stand With Us.
Founder(s): Anne Firth Murray, Frances Kissling, Laura Lederer
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Lifestyle, Social News, Women’s
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Via Licensing
Via Licensing is a group of IP specialists focused on administering licensing programs on behalf of third-party companies and organizations.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Legal
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The James Irvine Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation is an organization that provides grants to working families and young adults.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Non Profit
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Thiel Fellowship
The Thiel Fellowship gives $100,000 to young people who want to build new things instead of sitting in a classroom.
Founder(s): Diwank Singh Tomer, Peter Thiel
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association
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Purchaser Business Group on Health
PBGH’s Member organizations — private employers and public agencies — are the most powerful voice for consumers and patients in the U.S
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Consulting, Education, Health Care, Health Insurance, Wellness
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LoBue & Majdalany Association Management
LoBue & Majdalany Association Management specializes in financial planning, marketing programs, consulting, and legal support services.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Financial Services, Legal, Management Consulting, Non Profit
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Medicines360
Medicines360 is a provider of women’s health products collaborating with international reproductive health organizations.
Founder(s): Victoria Hale
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Fitness, Health Care
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Code for America Brigade
A national network of “civic hackers” innovating government & community.
Founder(s): Jennifer Pahlka
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Government, Information Technology
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Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
A vibrant, connected, and enduring Jewish community that is a force for good locally, in Israel, and around the world.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Non Profit
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San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
It is a department of the City and County of San Francisco that provides retail drinking water and wastewater services.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Water
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Persian Women In Tech
Persian Women In Tech supports Iranian women in Tech/STEM from all across the Globe’s landscape.
Founder(s): Sepideh Nasiri
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Digital Media, Non Profit, Social Entrepreneurship, STEM Education
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Urban Sprouts
The mission of Urban Spouts is to plant the seeds of social equity to build healthy and thriving neighborhoods through community.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Agriculture, Association, Communities, Education, Food and Beverage, Health Care, Non Profit
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Eggsurance
Eggsurance is a community for proactive women who want to ensure they have the option of having children, just not right now.
Founder(s): Brigitte Adams
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Children, Communities, Health Care, Medical, Women’s
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Frank
Frank is a public facing transparent ledger.
Founder(s): Alex Bystrov, David and Daniil Liberman, Masha Liberman
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Association, Financial Services
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Startup Basecamp
The first destination for global entrepreneurs entering the Silicon Valley ecosystem.
Founder(s): Guillaume de Dorlodot, Maria Scarzella Thorpe
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Collaboration, Communities, Coworking, Education, Events, Hospitality, Hotel, Training, Travel
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Cellular Agriculture Society
International Nonprofit Advancing Cellular Agriculture
Founder(s): Kristopher Gasteratos
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Association, Biotechnology, Non Profit
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Eos Neuroscience, Inc.
Eos Neuroscience, Inc. is organization providing solution for the neurotherapeutics.
Founder(s): Alan Horsager
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Biotechnology, Information Technology, Non Profit
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Thngs Co.
Thngs is an online service for the storage of all objects in digital form.
Founder(s): Andrew Kuznetsov, Dima Dewinn, Maxim Zuev
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: 3D Printing, Association, Education, Market Research, Presentations, Recreation
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Meritage Group LP
Meritage Group LP is a privately owned hedge fund sponsor formed in November 2006 and is based in San Francisco, California.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association
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Berkeley Wireless Research Center
BWRC is an established leader in university-industry-government research partnerships resulting from pioneering wireless system-on-a-chip
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Computer, Government
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Persian Tech Entrepreneurs
PTE is a non-profit organization that fosters growth and innovation.
Founder(s): Julia Rasooly, Shobeir Shobeiri
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Non Profit, Social Media
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UniversalGiving
UG award-winning nonprofit organization whose vision is to “Create a World Where Giving & Volunteering Are a Natural Part of Everyday Life.
Founder(s): Pamela Hawley
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association
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Science & Technology Advisory Council (STAC) Silicon Valley
Non-profit focused on holistic entrepreneurship globally
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association
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International Council of Ophthalmology
The ICO works with our partners to preserve and restore vision for people around the world.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association
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Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Consulting, Legal
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Connectxglobal
ConnectX is a global marketplace that connects talents with businesses to scale quicker and faster.
Founder(s): Bacely YoroBi
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Education, Information Technology, Marketplace, Non Profit
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GoodLabs
Point of Sale & eCommerce Donations
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Charity, E-Commerce, Impact Investing, Non Profit, Point of Sale
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San Francisco Department of Public Health
San Francisco Department of Public Health.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Government, Health Care, Medical, Non Profit
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FileMap
FileMap is an alternative file manager for visual thinkers.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Asset Management, Association, Collaboration, Software
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DMARC
DMARC is a technical specification created by a group of organizations that want to help reduce the potential for email-based abuse.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Internet
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Sara & Evan Williams Foundation
Sara & Evan Williams Foundation
Founder(s): Sara M. Williams, Đệ Phan
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Non Profit
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Calorie Secrets
Calorie Secrets provides researched-based articles on weight loss, nutrition, dieting, and healthy living.
Founder(s): Alex Chris
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Fitness, Health Care, Non Profit, Nutrition, Personal Health
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Scary Cow Productions
Scary Cow is a crowdsourced film incubator
Founder(s): Jager McConnell
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Film, Incubators, Non Profit
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Purpose Project
Purpose Project helps both children and adults in developing skills such as self-awareness, self-direction, and community impact.
Founder(s): Minnie Bredouw
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Education, Non Profit
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AgileVentures
Agile Ventures is a non-profit organization dedicated to crowdsourced learning and project development
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Education
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Public Policy Institute of California
Public Policy Institute of California is dedicated to informing and improving public policy through objective, nonpartisan research.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Information Services, Non Profit
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Open Mainframe Project
The Open Mainframe Project intends to increase collaboration across the mainframe community and to developed shared tool sets and resources.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Education, Robotics
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San Francisco Apartment Association – SFAA
The San Francisco Apartment Association, a nonprofit organization, educates San Francisco housing owners about rental property management.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities
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Ayusa
Ayusa Global Youth Exchange is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing the next generation of global leaders and world citizens.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Non Profit
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Smith Patten
Professional Attorney in San Francisco
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Consulting, Government, Legal
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Parlay House
Parlay House is an inclusive organization for women built on the knowledge that through shared experiences.
Founder(s): Anne Devereux
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Non Profit
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Schaffer&Combs
A creates growth for mission-driven organizations that possess the vision and ambition to make genuine change.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Consulting
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Indiaspora
Transforming the success of Indian Americans into meaningful impact worldwide.
Founder(s): M.R. Rangaswami
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Non Profit
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Mission Asset Fund
A nonprofit organization on a mission to create a fair financial marketplace for hardworking families.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Financial Services
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AIASF
AIASF is offering professional development and networking opportunities as well as public forums, tours, lectures, and gallery exhibitions.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Social Media
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Present Company
With Present women can rally around interests they care about in their local communities.
Founder(s): Janete Perez
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Communities, Health Care, Non Profit
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Mission Economic Development Agency
Mission Economic Development Agency aims to increase the quality of life for low- and moderate-income neighborhood residents.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Building Material, Communities, Financial Services, Non Profit, Real Estate
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Jewish Senior Living Group
Jewish Senior Living Group is an innovative and growing network serving senior adults and their families across the Bay Area.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Assisted Living, Association, Health Care, Nursing and Residential Care
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La Boulangerie de San Francisco
La Boulangerie de San Francisco.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Internet, Non Profit
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Rest
Rest is a small San Francisco-based design studio dedicated to the art of elegant storage and organization.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Product Design
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Autodesk Foundation
Autodesk Foundation is the first foundation to focus investment exclusively on the people and organizations using design for impact.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association
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HomeStay
HomeStay was started by a team of physicians and consumer protection experts to help Americans stay in their homes for as long as possible
Founder(s): Jeremy Gin, Rodney Gin
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Consumer, Government, Health Care, National Security
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San Francisco Public Defender’s Office
San Francisco Public Defender’s Office is a law firm based in San Francisco.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Consulting, Non Profit
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San Francisco treasurer tax collector
The Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector serves as the banker, tax collector, collection agent, and investment officer for the CCSF.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Banking, Government
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African Entrepreneur Collective
AEC is a business accelerator for young, growth-oriented entrepreneurs in Africa to create jobs for the unemployed in their communities.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, B2B, Communities, Small and Medium Businesses
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Startup100 Finland
Media which tracks the Hottest Startups from Finland
Founder(s): Juhani Polkko
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Information Services, Market Research, Marketing
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Automotive Grade Linux
Automotive Grade Linux is an open community for developers and automotive companies that focuses on building in-vehicle software systems.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Automotive, Open Source, Software
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Children’s Council of San Francisco
NPO for under served K-12 grade students in San Francisco Bay Area.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association
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MedTech Women
Networking group to promote women leaders in healthcare
Founder(s): Amy Belt Raimundo, Deborah Kilpatrick
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Association, Health Care
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