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 Diving 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 Diving Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Maloo
Malo’o is the industry leader in vehicle mounted drying racks that serve a necessary function with an eye for style.
Founder(s): Phil Kelly
Location: Solana Beach, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Goods, Diving, Outdoors
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Professional Association of Diving Instructors
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) is a recreational diving membership and diver training organization.
Founder(s): John J. Cronin, Ralph D. Erickson
Location: Santa Margarita, California, United States
Industries: Diving
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AquaThings
The first global online marketplace for Action Water Sports (Diving, Surfing, Paddle Boarding, recreational vehicles, etc.).
Founder(s): Faramarz Farhoodi
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Adventure Travel, Boating, Diving, E-Commerce, Machine Learning, Marketplace, Sporting Goods, Sports, Surfing, Training
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Recify Software
Provides shopping basket, events, rentals, online education, donation, and consignment sales for recreational, church, nonprofit markets.
Founder(s): Andrew Georgitsis, Jeff Seckendorf
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Diving, Non Profit, Software
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Scuba San Diego
Scuba San Diego offers scuba diving, snorkeling, and night kayaking tours.
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Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Adventure Travel, Diving, Training
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BlooSee
BlooSee is a company that maps the ocean, and helps sea lovers discuss different ocean experiences.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Diving, iOS
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The Coffee Locator
Web developer at jeyjoo.com, SEO and photographer. Mad for scuba diving, South East Asian travel, film and spicy food.
Founder(s): Mike Fitzpatrick
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Coffee, Diving, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Travel
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Waves Project
Waves Project is a non-profit organization that offers scuba diving opportunities to wounded American veterans.
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Location: Temecula, California, United States
Industries: Diving, Non Profit, Sports, Swimming
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SLIDE
An online marketplace to find and book offline lessons conducted by trusted people.
Founder(s): Jeff Buettin
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Diving, E-Commerce, Skill Assessment
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Truth Aquatics
Truth Aquatics provides recreational diving expeditions as well as kayaking and standup paddle boarding activities.
Founder(s): Roy Hauser
Location: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Industries: Diving, Leisure, Water
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FishEye Scuba
FishEye Scuba is a scuba diving company that offers services like group lessons, air fills, equipment sales, diving events, and others.
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Location: Granite Bay, California, United States
Industries: Diving, Recreation, Sports
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