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 13 STEM Education 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 STEM Education Companies & Startups (San Francisco, California)
CodeHS
CodeHS is a comprehensive platform for helping high schools teach computer science.
Founder(s): Jeremy Keeshin, Zach Galant
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Developer Platform, E-Learning, EdTech, Education, Information Technology, Secondary Education, Software, STEM Education
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Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media provides information and education to help kids and families thrive in a world of media and technology.
Founder(s): Jim Steyer, Lawrence Wilkinson, Linda Burch
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, EdTech, Education, Government, Non Profit, Politics, STEM Education
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Prisms of Reality
Prisms of Reality is a STEM education platform that utilizes virtual reality.
Founder(s): Anurupa Ganguly
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Learning, STEM Education, Virtual Reality
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GSV Ventures
GSV Ventures is a venture firm investing company.
Founder(s): Deborah Quazzo
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Big Data, Continuing Education, EdTech, Education, Higher Education, Primary Education, STEM Education, Venture Capital, Virtual Workforce, Vocational Education
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Qualified
Qualified is the most effective platform for evaluating and training world-class engineers.
Founder(s): Jake Hoffner, Nathan Doctor
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Developer Platform, Skill Assessment, STEM Education, Training
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Lifeliqe
The first K-12 science curricula enhanced with interactive 3D models.NGSS and Common Core aligned. Extended with AR,VR and Mixed Reality.
Founder(s): Mark Andersen, Ondrej Homola
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: 3D Technology, Augmented Reality, E-Learning, EBooks, Education, Life Science, STEM Education, Virtual Reality
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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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METI International
Non-profit research institute dedicated to messaging extraterrestrial intelligence.
Founder(s): Douglas Vakoch
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Education, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Information Technology, Life Science, STEM Education
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Koantum
Interactive E-Learning Platform for K-5 Science Lessons
Founder(s): Ahmad Kiarostami, Rashin M. Taheri
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: EdTech, STEM Education, Web Apps
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Scholars.Shop
Helping students fund their education through unique mission driven scholarships and crowdfunding.
Founder(s): Samantha Stuber
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Continuing Education, Crowdfunding, Education, Higher Education, STEM Education, Vocational Education
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Lux Science, Inc
The future of STEM is immersive. Lux Science combines a plot-driven video game with hands-on science kits to make learning fun.
Founder(s): Ashish Basuray, Roman Kazantsev
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: EdTech, Education, Edutainment, STEM Education
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Lick-Wilmerding
Lick-Wilmerding develops the head, heart, and hands of highly motivated students from all walks of life.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Education, Higher Education, Secondary Education, STEM Education
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Advancing Women in Product
Providing training and career advancement opportunities for women in product.
Founder(s): Nancy Wang
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Employment, Non Profit, STEM Education
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