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 37 CivicTech 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 CivicTech Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Smarking
Smarking turns parking data into instant actionable insights.
Founder(s): Maokai Lin, Wen Sang
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Parking, Predictive Analytics, Software
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Esri
Esri is the global market leader in GIS, pioneering problem solving to help you see what others can’t. We build ArcGIS.
Founder(s): Jack Dangermond
Location: Redlands, California, United States
Industries: 3D Technology, Analytics, Big Data, CivicTech, Data Visualization, Internet of Things, Mapping Services, Software
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MixR
B2B community building platform on a mission to address lack of belonging at work and create healthier, happier & more productive workforces
Founder(s): Cécile Moulard, Dominique Lejade
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Communities, Employee Benefits, Human Resources, Software, Wellness
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GlobeIn
GlobeIn empowers artisans around the world by helping them access the global marketplace.
Founder(s): Liza Moiseeva, Ruzabuburuza Yeah, Vladimir Ermakov
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, E-Commerce, Marketplace, Social
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LaunchPoint EPS
LaunchPoint EPS develops advanced electric and hybrid-electric propulsion and power generation systems for the aerospace industry.
Founder(s): Brad Paden, Dave Paden, Mike Ricci
Location: Goleta, California, United States
Industries: Aerospace, CivicTech, Energy, GovTech
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Change.org
Change.org is social change platform with over 150 million users worldwide.
Founder(s): Ben Rattray, Mark Dimas, Rajiv Gupta
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Internet, Non Profit
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RideAlong
RideAlong is a software tool that gives patrol officers key information about people with mental illness.
Founder(s): Katherine Nammacher, Meredith Hitchcock
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, GovTech, Information Technology, Internet, Law Enforcement, Software
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Be Heard
Send official messages to government representatives as a VERIFIED constituent.
Founder(s): Aidan McCarty, Liam McCarty
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Government, GovTech, Politics, Social Entrepreneurship
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IPS Group, Inc.
IPS Group globally delivers smart parking city tech within an Internet of Things framework.
Founder(s): David W. King
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Parking, Telecommunications, Wireless
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DMV.org
DMV.org: The DMV Organized. Our mission is to bring Joy & Delight to the DMV experience nationwide.
Founder(s): Raj Lahoti
Location: Encinitas, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, CivicTech, GovTech, Mobile, Transportation
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Oversight Board
Ensuring respect for free expression through independent judgment.
Founder(s):
Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Communities, Consulting, Education, Information Technology, Internet, Non Profit, Social Media
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Citilabs, Inc.
Citilabs, Inc. is a technology company which develops software and analyzes data related to the movement of people and goods.
Founder(s):
Location: Sacramento, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, CivicTech, Smart Building, Software, Transportation
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Vidaloop
GovTech Company Working to Modernize Voting
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, GovTech
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Foresight Institute
Foresight Institute is a think tank and public interest organization focused on transformative future technologies.
Founder(s):
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Biotechnology, CivicTech, Social
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Working Wardrobes
Working Wardrobes do everything in our power to help men, women, young adults and veterans overcome difficult challenges.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Ana, California, United States
Industries: Career Planning, CivicTech, Customer Service
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PoliScribe
The Operating System for Government
Founder(s): Greg Bybee, Jian Dong
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, CRM, Email, GovTech, SaaS, Software
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Civic Links
Civic Links is a social service company helping those in need navigate and access relevant government benefits and support.
Founder(s): Kara Duggan
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Government, GovTech, Social Assistance, Software
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Beacon
Beacon builds tools to help people discover opportunities for impact in their own backyards and beyond.
Founder(s): Rose Jackson, Tom Chavez, Vivek Vaidya
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Funding Platform, Mobile Apps, Politics, Software
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Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation is a nonprofit firm that helps teachers and students with civic engagement programs and materials.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Education, Non Profit, Social
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LawMaker
LawMaker empowers Americans to propose new laws, build coalitions, and engage their elected officials to advocate for change.
Founder(s): Amit Thakkar
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Crowdsourcing, Government, GovTech, Legal, Politics, Web Apps
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The Galecia Group
The Galecia Group primarily focuses on supporting libraries with materials handling, delivery, civic technology, optimization and RFID.
Founder(s):
Location: Petaluma, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Procurement, RFID
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SKA Design
SKA Design provides the Environmental Graphic Design Services.
Founder(s):
Location: South Pasadena, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Graphic Design, Hospitality
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Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency
atcaa is a non-profit organization providing prevention programs, resourceful classes & helpful assistance to residents of Amador & Tuolumne
Founder(s):
Location: Sonora, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Non Profit
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Collective Impact
Collective Impact is a community for civic and social responsibility programs.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Communities, Non Profit, Personal Development
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San Francisco Civic Center
San Francisco Civic Center is a special assessment district conceived and organized by a group of concerned Civic Center property owners.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Social
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R&A
R&A provides equipment, products and services for civil-military simulation, training and analysis across the world.
Founder(s): Dr. R. Jay Roland, Ellen F. Roland
Location: Monterey, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Field Support, Military, National Security, Software, Training
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Civvy
Civvy is an app designed to help Americans be politically engaged and understand their place in civics.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Apps, CivicTech, Politics, Software
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Mapson Engineering
Mapson Engineering provided edge Precision Graphic solutions not found elsewhere.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Ana, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Image Recognition
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Stover Engineering
Stover Engineering is a full-service civil engineering firm serving public and private clients in California and Oregon.
Founder(s):
Location: Crescent City, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Civil Engineering, Real Estate
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Marina Chamber of Commerce
Marina Chamber of Commerce is an advancement of the commercial, economic, industrial, professional, cultural, environmental & civic welfare.
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Location: Marina, California, United States
Industries: Business Development, CivicTech, Commercial Real Estate, Communities, Real Estate
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CrossPollinators
The CrossPollinators is an open-source digital platform.
Founder(s): Crystal Huang
Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Communities, Location Based Services, Open Source
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Ccisco
CCISCO is a civic and social organization service-based company.
Founder(s):
Location: Martinez, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Communities, Education, Internet
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Say Yay
Mobile App, SaaS, Civic Solutions
Founder(s): Bonnie Cook, Kerry McCracken, Rost Misyutin
Location: Oakland, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, GovTech, Mobile Apps, Politics
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O’Brien Law
O’Brien Law renders employment law, litigation, legal and civil services.
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Location: Petaluma, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Law Enforcement, Legal
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Mustard Square
Mustard Square deals with SaaS and custom digital products development on asset management, site surveys & tech support.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Asset Management, CivicTech, SaaS, Software
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Code for San Francisco
Code for San Francisco is an all volunteer run community organization
Founder(s): Allen Meyers
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Social Media
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Nextdoor
Nextdoor is the neighborhood network.
Founder(s): Adam Ginsburg, David Wiesen, Madison Bell, Nirav Tolia, Prakash Janakiraman, Sarah Leary
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: CivicTech, Communities, Internet, Mobile Apps, Private Social Networking, Social Media, Social News
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