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 26 Virtual World 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 Virtual World Companies & Startups (California, United States)
LetsMod
LetsMod Decentralizes Creativity in Metaverse
Founder(s): Amir Zarkesh, Shahin Hedayat, Shaya Zarkesh, Yahya Tabesh, Zohre Elahian
Location: Saratoga, California, United States
Industries: Virtual World
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Spaces
SPACES designs VR, AR and MR experiences for theme parks, retail, and other public locations worldwide.
Founder(s): Brad Herman, Shiraz Akmal
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Augmented Reality, Computer, Software, Virtual Reality, Virtual World
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HYPOTHETIC
Hypothetic builds technology and tools to benefit 3D creators.
Founder(s): Jason Crawford, Pablo Wiedemann, Simon Wiedemann, Talmaj Marinč
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: 3D Technology, Blockchain, Content Creators, Social Media, Software, Video Games, Virtual World
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Teleporter
Teleporter is the World of Gamers in VR that brings us together in one digital place for all the ways gamers get together.
Founder(s): Aslan Yerdelen, Dilara Kececi
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Gaming, Social Network, Software, Video Games, Virtual Reality, Virtual World
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Stan World
Stan World is a Fandom Party Metaverse where fans can party & earn, 24/7.
Founder(s): Aidan Lee, Peter Jung
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: 3D Technology, Communities, Digital Entertainment, Social Network, Virtual World
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SpaceVR
SpaceVR is a virtual reality (VR) experience in zero gravity floatation, delivering cinematic, virtual space, therapy and super learning.
Founder(s): Ryan Holmes
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Content Creators, Space Travel, Therapeutics, Virtual Reality, Virtual World
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Linden Lab
Linden Lab creates platforms that allow people to create, share, and monetize their own virtual experiences.
Founder(s): Philip Rosedale
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Mobile, Mobile Apps, PC Games, Virtual Reality, Virtual World
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Virbela
Virbela builds virtual worlds for remote work, learning, and events. Come explore with us at www.virbela.com and book a tour.
Founder(s): Alex Howland
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: E-Learning, Events, Software, Virtual World
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Highrise
Highrise is a creative mobile community where people create avatars, express themselves, and make friends.
Founder(s): Anton Bernstein, Jimmy Xu
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Communities, Information Technology, MMO Games, Social, Social Network, Virtual World
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Disney Interactive
Disney Interactive develops and distributes multi-platform video games.
Founder(s): Walt Disney
Location: Glendale, California, United States
Industries: Gaming, Video Games, Virtual World, Web Development
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VRCHIVE
The best way to discover VR content with the largest VR creator network.
Founder(s): Evan Young, Jesse Thompson, Ka’i Kau
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Photo Sharing, Virtual Reality, Virtual World
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There
There is an online virtual world where individuals can explore, meet friends and play games.
Founder(s): Jeffrey Ventrella, Tim Nufire, Will Harvey
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Online Games, Teenagers, Virtual World
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Rixty
Rixty, an online payment system, allows users to spend money on online games, virtual worlds and other types of digital content.
Founder(s): Don Ferguson, Ted Sorom
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Gaming, Video Games, Virtual World
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Evolver
Evolver provides a central portal to design, manage and transport 3D digital avatars across applications.
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Location: Aliso Viejo, California, United States
Industries: Animation, Gaming, Product Design, Software, Virtual World
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Six Degrees Games
Six Degrees Games is a video game and virtual world publisher.
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Location: Marina Del Rey, California, United States
Industries: Publishing, Video Games, Virtual World
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Animax Entertainment
Animax Entertainment is a creative technology studio that produces original games and virtual worlds on social networks.
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Location: Van Nuys, California, United States
Industries: Gaming, Social Network, Virtual World
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Worlize
Worlize is a user-generated social gaming platform for social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and OpenSocial.
Founder(s): Brian McKelvey
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Social Network, Virtual Goods, Virtual World
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Scavenger
Augmented reality treasure hunts for rewards
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Android, Apps, Augmented Reality, Gaming, iOS, Video Games, Virtual World
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Numedeon
Numedeon creates virtual worlds such as Whyville, an educational virtual world for children ages 8 to 15.
Founder(s): Mark Dinan
Location: Brea, California, United States
Industries: Children, Education, Internet, Virtual World
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Moodru
Virtual Reality health technology
Founder(s): Tony Burton
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Augmented Reality, Health Care, mHealth, Psychology, Software, Therapeutics, Virtual Reality, Virtual World
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Fluid Entertainment
Fluid Entertainment is an independent children’s interactive entertainment developer.
Founder(s): Scott Matthews
Location: Mill Valley, California, United States
Industries: Children, Gaming, Virtual World
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Workplace Technologies Research
Workplace Technologies Research creates virtual worlds to provide risk-free rehearsal and training spaces for all types of situations.
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Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Information Technology, Virtual World
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Gather
Gather is a video chat platform designed to make virtual interactions more human.
Founder(s): Alex Chen, Kumail Jaffer, Nathan Foss, Phillip Wang
Location: San Bruno, California, United States
Industries: Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Virtual World, Virtualization
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Get Virtual Assistants
Get Virtual Assistants helps busy professionals with their dedicated, shared, virtual assistants services.
Founder(s): James Maxel
Location: Fresno, California, United States
Industries: Customer Service, Office Administration, Outsourcing, Photo Editing, SEO, Staffing Agency, Translation Service, Virtual Assistant, Virtual Workforce, Virtual World
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Beelya
Beelya (pronounced beel-yuh) creates and distributes authentic, licensed sports collectibles across social networks and virtual worlds.
Founder(s): Mark Faggiano, Ryan Thompson
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Social Network, Sports, Virtual World
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NextHuddle
NextHuddle is a digital networking platform that enables to engage in conferences, seminars, classrooms, and boot camps online.
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Location: Newark, California, United States
Industries: Events, Meeting Software, Video Conferencing, Virtual World
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