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 33 eSports 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 eSports Companies & Startups (San Francisco, California)
Juked
Juked is social network bringing esports fans together around their shared passions
Founder(s): Ben Goldhaber, Chris Chan
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: eSports
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Lowkey
The home for watching and creating short gaming videos
Founder(s): Jesse Zhang, Vili Vaananen
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Casual Games, eSports, Gaming, Mobile, Video Games
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Frameplay
Frameplay is truly the in-game advertising leader, enabling intrinsic advertising within video game environments.
Founder(s): Eric Rossi, Jonathon Troughton
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Analytics, Brand Marketing, Digital Marketing, Digital Media, eSports, Gaming, Video Games
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The Meta
Esports training software
Founder(s): Chris Olson, Duncan Haberly, Garrett Krutilla, Jay Brown
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: eSports, Machine Learning, Video Games
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Ryu Games
Changing the way people make and play mobile games
Founder(s): Ross Krasner, Wyatt Mufson
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Developer Platform, eSports, Gaming, Media and Entertainment, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Mobile Payments, Social Network, Software, Video Games
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Opera Event
Influencer Infrastructure for Social Media
Founder(s): Brandon Byrne
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Digital Media, eSports, Gaming, Social Media
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Zengaming
Zengaming is a professional and competitive network for gamers.
Founder(s): Jimi Gecelter, Or Praiss, Shai Gecelter
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: eSports, Gaming, Video Games
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ReadyUp
ReadyUp is the interactive event platform that fuels vibrant game communities by making it easier to find, follow, and join in the action.
Founder(s): Johnathan Wendel, Roderick Alemania, Sean Allen
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Casual Games, Console Games, eSports, Event Promotion, Events, Online Games, PC Games, Serious Games, Video Games
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VULCUN
The largest prize pools in Fantasy eSports
Founder(s): Ali Moiz, Murtaza Hussain
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: eSports, Fantasy Sports, Gaming, Video Games
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Hearo.Live – Multiplayer TV
Hearo is Multiplayer TV. Turn your passive stream into a buzzing, live, social event.
Founder(s): Dwight K., Edward Lerner
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Communities, eSports, Events, Online Games, Social Media, Sports, Video Streaming
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BITKRAFT Ventures
BITKRAFT Ventures is an early-stage investment platform for gaming, esports, and interactive media.
Founder(s): Jens Hilgers, Malte Barth, Markus Fuhrmann, Scott Rupp
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Digital Entertainment, eSports, Venture Capital, Video Games, Virtual Reality
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ZAR
Zar develops AI coaching platforms for esport gamers
Founder(s): Jean-Baptiste Reyt, Raphaël von Aarburg, Tom Wiltberger
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, eSports, Gaming, Sports
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Smash.gg
Smash.gg provides software to improve the Smash experience for streamers, players, tournament attendees, and spectators.
Founder(s): Evan Seguin, Nathan Welch, Richard Klein, Shantanu Talapatra
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Computer, eSports, Internet, Software
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Camelot.ai
Camelot is a platform where everyone can join the world of sports betting.
Founder(s): Jesse Zhang, Matthew Huang, Melissa Yu
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Casual Games, eSports, Gaming, Mobile, PC Games, Video Streaming
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Sidelines
Sidelines lets users follow their favorite teams and share opinions, photos, videos, and articles with their friends and other fans.
Founder(s): Arka Ray, Marios Assiotis
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Content Marketing, eSports, Social Network, Sports
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4D Sight
Deep video monetization platform.
Founder(s): Erhan Ciris
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, eSports, Gaming
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Preediction
Preediction is a talk show network that provides opinionated analysis around any favorite esports.
Founder(s): Aron Glatzer
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Content, eSports, Media and Entertainment
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GameWorks, Inc.
Full entertainment and dining experience for millennials, teens and families. Esports & video game play venues with restaurants in USA.
Founder(s): Skip Paul
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: eSports, Food and Beverage, Gaming, Location Based Services
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Onside Sports
Onside Sports is a mobile Social Network for Sports Bettors.
Founder(s): Diego Canoso
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, eSports, Sports
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Mischief
Mischief is a marketing platform that creates tools to help video gaming content streamers engage their audience and be discovered.
Founder(s): Chase Croft
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: eSports, Gaming, Marketing Automation, Video Games
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Twickle
Software for esports teams and Twitch streamers to manage their fans, analytics, and sponsorships.
Founder(s): Bharat Batra, Jake Browne
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Content Creators, eSports, Information Technology, SaaS, Software
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Reddy & Co
Global Emerging Tech Scale-Up Growth, Expansion, and Capital Advisory
Founder(s): Kevin Reddy
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: CleanTech, Data Visualization, EdTech, eSports, InsurTech, Intelligent Systems, Internet of Things, Semantic Web
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ESEA US
ESEA US is a competitive video gaming community in North America.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: eSports, Gaming, Video Games
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Gankstars
Gankstars is a multi-platform competitive esports organization and media company.
Founder(s): Alex Novosad
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: eSports, Fantasy Sports, Gaming
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Elys Game Technology
Elys Game Technology delivers a true state-of-the-art betting platform, capable of processing any type of digital game content.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Casino, eSports, Fantasy Sports, Gambling
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LeagueCoaching.GG
Marketplace for coaching in League of Legends.
Founder(s): Joshua Hilton
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: eSports, Marketplace, Online Games, PC Games
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Fancite
A Social Sports Magazine
Founder(s): Asheesh Birla, Sunil Sadasivan
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Content, eSports, Publishing
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Skillz
Skillz is a marketplace platform for competition-based mobile games.
Founder(s): Andrew Paradise, Casey Chafkin
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Developer Platform, eSports, Software, Video Games
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Footbalistic
Footbalistic offered an online database about football games, teams, leagues, competitions and players.
Founder(s): Cyril Fluck, Manuel Guerzoni, Stephane Delbecque
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: American Football, Database, eSports, Gaming, Internet, Sports, Video Games
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3D Bike Fit
3D Bike Fit is a sports company located in San Francisco.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: eSports, Leisure, Sports
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Essential Explorer
Essential Explorer aims to be the Skillshare of adventure sports for women, by women.
Founder(s): Kristina Frost
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: eSports, Fitness, Sports
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Forte
Forte is an economic technology for games that powers NFTs and rich token economies.
Founder(s): Brett Seyler, Josh Williams, Kent Wakeford, Kevin Chou, Mahesh Vellanki
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Blockchain, Developer Platform, eSports, Gaming, Video Games
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Skillz
Skillz is a marketplace platform for competition-based mobile games.
Founder(s): Andrew Paradise, Casey Chafkin
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Developer Platform, eSports, Software, Video Games
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