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 11 Alumni companies in California, United States. 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 Alumni Companies & Startups (California, United States)
PeopleGrove
Connect every student and professional with the mentors, advisers and network needed to realize their full potential.
Founder(s): Adam Saven, Reilly Davis
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advice, Alumni, Education, Human Resources, Professional Networking
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Almabase
Empowering colleges to build thriving alumni fraternities
Founder(s): Kalyan Varma, Srihari Maneru
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Alumni, Education, Professional Networking, SaaS
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alumniEX
alumniEX is an Alumni Experience Platform to enable organizations to manage, connect and engage with their former employees.
Founder(s): James Sinclair
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Alumni, Artificial Intelligence, Human Resources, Recruiting, SaaS
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EnterpriseAlumni
EnterpriseAlumni is the market leading Alumni & Retiree management platform for enterprises to manage and engage their Corporate Alumni.
Founder(s): Emma Sinclair, James Sinclair
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Alumni, Collaboration, Communities, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet, Recruiting, SaaS, Search Engine
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BrightCrowd
Connected and Engaged Alumni Networks
Founder(s): Andreas Zoellner, T.J. Duane
Location: Redwood City, California, United States
Industries: Alumni, Collaboration, Professional Networking, Software, Universities
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Polljoy
Polljoy is an innovative, creative platform that is architected natively for mobile developers.
Founder(s): Antony Man
Location: California City, California, United States
Industries: Alumni, Android, Apps, Internet of Things, iOS
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Affinity Circles
Affinity Circles provides social networking software for alumni and trade organizations, helping members locate career opportunities.
Founder(s): Tyson Hendricksen
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Alumni, Career Planning, Social Recruiting, Software
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CueBack
CueBack is an application that uses AI and a reimagination of alumni engagement.
Founder(s):
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Alumni, Education, Information Technology, Universities
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Alum.ni
Alum.ni is disrupting how communities of trust engage online.
Founder(s): Edoe Cohen, Ori Weiss, Pauline Cohen Vorms
Location: Oakland, California, United States
Industries: Alumni, College Recruiting
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Softprofiles
Softprofiles is a platform that helps higher education institutions manage and guide students from enrollment to job placement.
Founder(s): Moussa Dao
Location: Redwood City, California, United States
Industries: Alumni, Cloud Computing, Collaboration, Education, Social Media, Universities
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Harvard Business School Association of Orange County
The Harvard Business School Association of Orange County (HBSAOC) is one of 116 alumni clubs of the Harvard Business School
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Location: Costa Mesa, California, United States
Industries: Alumni, Association, Communities, Professional Networking
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