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 15 Vertical Search 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 Vertical Search Companies & Startups (California, United States)
mom.life
Mom.life is the app for modern moms – an inclusive community, content hub and peer support platform
Founder(s): Andrey Soloviev, Dee Anna McPherson, Sergey Shenderov
Location: Redwood City, California, United States
Industries: Messaging, Millennials, Parenting, Photo Sharing, Private Social Networking, Vertical Search
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Pinecone
Similarity Search as a Service
Founder(s): Edo Liberty
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Database, Product Search, Productivity Tools, Semantic Search, Software, Vertical Search, Visual Search
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Weedguide
Artificial Intelligence Driven Vertical Search Engine Platform for Cannabis
Founder(s): Claudio Canive, Eric Petersen, Gaston Gonzalez, Todd DiRoberto
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Cannabis, Machine Learning, Search Engine, Vertical Search
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Conference Hound
Conference Hound is a global conference discovery platform that facilitates information on conferences held in cities across the US.
Founder(s): Bruce Carlisle, Jay Hung
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Ediscovery, Events, Vertical Search
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iZSearch
iZSearch is a search engine that does not retain or share any of its users personal information.
Founder(s):
Location: Carlsbad, California, United States
Industries: Internet, Search Engine, Software, Vertical Search
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Nakkeb
Nakkeb is an innovative software company working in areas such as: Data-mining, Enterprise search, Vertical search, Search Algorithms
Founder(s): Amer Jundi
Location: Westminster, California, United States
Industries: Big Data, Data Mining, Software, Vertical Search
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The Players Guide
A location-based search engine for googling players during live games.
Founder(s): D. Frank White
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Location Based Services, Sports, Vertical Search
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hyperDart
Mobile search and navigation app
Founder(s): Vikas Sehgal
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Search Engine, Semantic Search, Vertical Search
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FanSnap
FanSnap is a live event ticket search engine providing ticket marketplaces and broker ticket sites.
Founder(s): Andy Payne, Mark Towfiq, Mike Janes, Rishi Garg
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Concerts, E-Commerce, Online Portals, Photography, Search Engine, Sports, Theatre, Ticketing, Vertical Search
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Industrial Interface
Industrial Sourcing for Engineers
Founder(s): Chris Powell, Derek Adesso, T. Brian Jones, Travis Leleu
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Enterprise Software, Health Care, Manufacturing, Vertical Search
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NOZA
OZA is, a non-profit tech platform, converts unstructured and semi-structured data from the web into industry-specific relational databases.
Founder(s): Craig Harris
Location: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Industries: Humanitarian, Non Profit, Vertical Search
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Loop Network
Loop is an open network for Knowledge Economy built using block chain and machine learning.
Founder(s): Khalid Razzaq
Location: Pleasanton, California, United States
Industries: Blockchain, Machine Learning, Vertical Search
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SIPR
SIPR is a marketing & PR agency, serving life science & tech start-up and emerging companies with a broad range of communication services
Founder(s):
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Consulting, Hardware, Information Technology, Life Science, Publishing, Search Engine, Travel, Vertical Search, Wireless
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MusiciansHUB
Musician marketplace and community.
Founder(s): Leif Welch
Location: Pleasant Hill, California, United States
Industries: Music, Search Engine, Vertical Search
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Algolia
Algolia is the Search-as-a-Service platform that enables companies to deliver fast and relevant digital experiences that drive real results.
Founder(s): Julien Lemoine, Nicolas Dessaigne
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Computing, Search Engine, Semantic Search, Vertical Search
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