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 20 Oil and Gas 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 Oil and Gas Companies & Startups (San Francisco, California)
PG&E Corporation
PG&E is an investor-owned electric utility with publicly traded stock that is headquartered in the Pacific Gas & Electric Building.
Founder(s): George H. Roe
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas
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Voltus
Voltus provides cash-generating energy products to commercial, institutional, and industrial customers.
Founder(s): Gregg Dixon, Matthew Plante
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Oil and Gas, Power Grid, Smart Building
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Phizzle
The First IoT Solution to Remotely Operate Multi-Vendor Particle Counters in Scientific Data Applications.
Founder(s): Benjamin Davis
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Aerospace, Autonomous Vehicles, Industrial Automation, Oil and Gas, Pharmaceutical, Smart Cities, Telecommunications, Transportation
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Yoshi
Yoshi fills a vehicle’s tank wherever a driver wanted instead of the owner having to stop at a gas station.
Founder(s): Bryan Frist, Dan Hunter, Nick Alexander
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Fuel, Location Based Services, Oil and Gas
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Orbital Sidekick
Orbital Sidekick develops a space-based infrastructure of hyperspectral sensors to provide monitoring services to the energy sector.
Founder(s): Daniel Katz, Tushar Prabhakar
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Aerospace, Internet, Oil and Gas
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Energy Innovation Capital
Energy Innovation Capital invests in venture and growth-stage companies that target large oil, gas, or energy markets.
Founder(s): Jeffrey Clark
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Oil and Gas, Venture Capital
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Nexant
Nexant provides intelligent grid software and clean energy solutions that advance electric power grid and alternative energy services.
Founder(s): Basem Y. Sarandah
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Clean Energy, Energy, Enterprise Software, Oil and Gas, Software
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germain APM
Custom monitoring, analytics and automation software tool to boost UX, in real-time, 24×7. Unlimited support for free.
Founder(s): Yannick Germain
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Banking, Consumer Goods, Finance, Insurance, Oil and Gas, Telecommunications, Transportation
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Chevron Energy Solutions
Chevron Energy Solutions L.P. engages in developing, engineering, and building energy solutions for government, education, and business
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Oil and Gas, Solar
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Trellis Energy
Trellis Energy provides innovative software solutions that help energy companies better manage and operate energy assets.
Founder(s): Rakesh Agrawal
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Oil and Gas
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GeoPetro Resources Company
GeoPetro is an independent oil and natural gas company.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Oil and Gas
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Cambrian Capital L P
Cambrian Capital, L.P. is a specialized investment manager focused on the global energy and natural resources sectors.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Financial Services, Oil and Gas
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Solmentum
Solmentum is a cleantech company that installs solar panels on roofs.
Founder(s): Jasper Platz
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: CleanTech, Energy, Oil and Gas, Solar
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Distributed Resource Ventures
Distributed Resource Ventures is a developer and financier operating at the nexus of energy, water and agriculture.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Electrical Distribution, Energy, Oil and Gas, Waste Management
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Carticipate
Carticipate offers a location-based mobile social network for sharing rides and carpooling.
Founder(s): Steffen Frost
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Mobile, Navigation, Oil and Gas, Ride Sharing, Transportation
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Streamsim Technologies
Streamsim Technologies is an IT firm that deals with streamlined simulation, reservoir surveillance, history matching & sweep optimization.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Oil and Gas, Simulation, Software
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Renewable Fuel Products
Renewable Fuel Products develops a renewable diesel fuel production technology that produces fuel from renewable sources of vegetable oil.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Fuel, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy
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Pirl Technology
Pirl Technology is a energy company that develops next-generation charging technology.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Oil and Gas
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BlackPak
BlackPak develops a natural gas system that delivers fuels to off-road and passenger vehicle markets.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Clean Energy, Oil and Gas, Renewable Energy
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Double AA
Double AA offers petroleum suppliers, petroleum marketers, gas station branding, convenience store operations, and commercial fuels.
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Location: South San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Energy, Oil and Gas
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