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 Freemium 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 Freemium Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Chartcube
Mobile data analytics, reporting, and collaboration for data-driven teams
Founder(s): Deepak Alur, Pankaj Tibrewal
Location: Burlingame, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Collaboration, Data Visualization, Freemium, Mobile
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Glu Mobile
Glu Mobile is a technology platform developing entertainment-focused freemium games for smartphones and tablet devices.
Founder(s): Kristian Segerstrale, Scott Orr
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Freemium, Gaming, Mobile, Online Games, Video Games
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Vindicia
Vindicia offers comprehensive subscription management solutions that help businesses acquire and retain more customers.
Founder(s): Brett Thomas, Gene Hoffman, Mark Elrod
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Billing, CRM, E-Commerce, Freemium, Payments, SaaS, Software, Subscription Service, Transaction Processing
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Playmous
Playmous is a game development company focusing on Android platforms.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Android, Freemium, iOS, Mobile
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Bunchcut
Better rich media collaboration at work
Founder(s): Alex du Preez, Jan Pickard, Nat du Preez
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Collaboration, Freemium, Photo Sharing, SaaS
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Gala-Net
First Free-to-play gaming Portal
Founder(s): Jikhan Jung
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Freemium, Gaming, Internet, Mobile, Online Portals, Software
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Exchango
give and get free stuff
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Collaborative Consumption, Freemium, Recycling, Social Media
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AdoptMeApp & SponsorMeApp powered by Kachingle
AdoptMeApp enables animal welfare organizations to increase adoptions & save more lives.
Founder(s): Cynthia Typaldos, Frank Spies
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Charity, Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing, Freemium, Mobile Payments, Non Profit, Payments, Social Media, Software
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5 Dollars or Less
5 Dollars or Less presents consumers with current deal news on low-cost sale items and free stuff.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Coupons, Freemium
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Doubloon
Doubloon provides open API cross-platform tools for virtual economy creators to determine optimal pricing for virtual goods.
Founder(s): Chad Maue
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Freemium, Payments, Virtual Goods
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Litfy
Litfy lets readers read fiction free, share and interact! Litfy combines social reading and e-books into one with social- and reading/study
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Education, Freemium, Journalism, Publishing
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