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 21 Universities 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 Universities Companies & Startups (San Francisco, California)
CYPHER LEARNING
CYPHER LEARNING is a company that specializes in providing learning platforms for schools, businesses, and entrepreneurs around the world.
Founder(s): Graham Glass
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Learning, Education, Software, Universities
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StudySoup
StudySoup is an exchange where students can upload or download class notes.
Founder(s): Jeff Silverman, Sieva Kozinsky
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Content, Education, Marketplace, Publishing, Universities
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Work4
Work4 offers a recruitment app that allows companies to find, engage and recruit individuals via Facebook.
Founder(s): Gautier Machelon, Matt Brown, Matthew Brown, Stéphane Le Viet
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Career Planning, Human Resources, Recruiting, Social Media, Social Recruiting, Software, Universities
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Empowerly
Empowerly is a platform for personalized college and career guidance
Founder(s): Changxiao Xie, Hanmei Wu
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Education, Higher Education, Information Technology, Internet, Universities
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Sesh
Vanford, Inc. is the company behind Sesh, a mobile app that instantly connects students with peer tutors at their same university!
Founder(s): Daniel Rossett
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Education, Mobile Apps, Universities
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Wiselike
The Q&A Platform For Professionals
Founder(s): Darius Salehipour, David Oliveros, Kyu Lee
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Career Planning, Content, Education, Professional Networking, Q&A, Universities
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EntryWire
We’re building a university-specific job platform for students/alumni interested in startup jobs.
Founder(s): Jai Prasad, Kendall Cole
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Professional Services, Recruiting, Universities
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Liveboard – Interactive whiteboard
LiveBoard – Interactive whiteboard for online tutoring
Founder(s): Grigori Eyramjyan, Tigran Barseghyan, Yerem Khalatyan
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Collaboration, E-Learning, Education, Universities
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HBCU.vc
HBCU.vc is a not-for-profit organization connecting and equipping the next generation of black and brown tech innovators and investors.
Founder(s): Hadiyah Mujhid
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Non Profit, Universities, Venture Capital
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Abroadler
Social network for study abroad students.
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Location: South San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Education, Social Network, Universities
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Fanbase
Fanbase is an online crowdsourced almanac of professional and college athletes.
Founder(s): Nirav Tolia, Prakash Janakiraman, Sarah Leary, Victor Echevarria
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Crowdsourcing, Universities, Web Hosting
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CollegeWikis
CollegeWikis is a group messaging and information platform for students.
Founder(s): Joe DiPasquale
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Developer Tools, Education, Information Technology, Messaging, Social Media, Universities
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SFSU Cesar Chavez Student Center
Cesar Chavez Student Center is a non-profit auxiliary organization and an internationally recognized higher education institution.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Education, Higher Education, Non Profit, Universities
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Hutster
Helping students sublet their apartments
Founder(s): Sean Crowe, Thomas Gorczynski
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Education, Marketplace, Real Estate, Universities
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Geotrio
Geotrio is company which provides courier clothing pick-up, laundry, and dry cleaning services.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Audio, iOS, Mobile, Tourism, Travel, Universities
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uRoomates.com
College Roommate Matching Service
Founder(s): Stacy Phillippe, Trent Mervine
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Market Research, Private Social Networking, Social Media, Universities
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Virtual Chapter
Salesforce for College Campuses.
Founder(s): Josh Green, Josh Green, Robert Maylack
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Computing, Finance, Internet, Universities
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CollegeTimes
CollegeTimes hosts an online database of colleges and universities around the world.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Education, Universities
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URx
URx is a university recruiting community that helps companies in recruiting.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Communities, Higher Education, Recruiting, Universities
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CampusRecess
CampusRecess is a provider of gaming and entertainment services to on-campus university students.
Founder(s): Adam Nerland, Kyle Pretsch
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Education, Gaming, Universities
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Essayvictory.biz
Custom writing and editing company for students
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Content, Professional Services, Universities
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