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 Semantic Web 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 Semantic Web Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Graphiq
Graphiq (formerly FindTheBest) is a data aggregation and visualization company.
Founder(s): Brayton Johnson, Kevin O’Connor, Scott Leonard
Location: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Industries: Big Data, Data Visualization, Market Research, Search Engine, Semantic Web
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Ranker
Attracting more than 30 million monthly unique visitors worldwide, Ranker is the leader in fan-powered rankings on just about everything.
Founder(s): Clark Benson
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Big Data, Data Center, Digital Entertainment, Digital Media, Semantic Web
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ObjectSecurity
Security Automation: Security Policy Automation, Supply Chain Risk Analysis Automation, Vulnerability Assessment & Pentesting Automation
Founder(s): Rudolf Schreiner, Ulrich Lang
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Aerospace, Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Internet of Things, Security, Semantic Web
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Gumbuya
Gumbuya is a full stack cloud platform for building modern digital business applications.
Founder(s): Mark Glikson
Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Internet of Things, Operating Systems, PaaS, SaaS, Semantic Web
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BrightTALK
BrightTALK provides videos and webinars for professionals and their communities.
Founder(s): Dorian Logan, Paul Heald
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, E-Learning, Lead Generation, Semantic Web, Video, Video Streaming
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OOTU
OOTU, Inc. (Outline of the Universe) is a new semantic discovery company
Founder(s): Michael Knapp
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Semantic Web
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Franz Inc.
Franz Inc. provides Knowledge Graph Solutions, Graph Database technologies and Common Lisp based enterprise development tools
Founder(s): John Foderaro, Kevin Layer
Location: Lafayette, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Data Visualization, Database, Enterprise Software, Knowledge Management, Machine Learning, Semantic Search, Semantic Web, Software
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XoomDat LLC
XoomDat’s revolutionary patented technology provides a cost-effective customized real-time search and analytics engine for B2B and B2C
Founder(s): Ousmane Conde
Location: Long Beach, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Machine Learning, Real Time, Search Engine, Semantic Search, Semantic Web
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Adaptive, Inc.
Metadata Management Solutions to the worlds largest Financial Institutions, Government Agencies and Corporates
Founder(s): Pete Rivett, Qayed Shareef
Location: Aliso Viejo, California, United States
Industries: Big Data, Computer, Information Services, Semantic Web, Software
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GetData
GetData is an information technology company that provides data gathering solutions.
Founder(s): Gary Teh
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Big Data, Internet, Semantic Search, Semantic Web
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MeetingBurner
MeetingBurner offers cutting-edge webinar and online meeting software.
Founder(s): John Rydell, Kevin Reeves, Paul Rydell, Rachel Hechter
Location: Ladera Ranch, California, United States
Industries: Meeting Software, Public Relations, Semantic Web, Software
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Radar Networks
Radar Networks makes Twine, an artificially intelligent personal web assistant that organizes information based on an auto-tagging engine.
Founder(s): Nova Spivack
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Big Data, Information Technology, Semantic Web, SEO, Social Media, Software
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Cognition Technologies
Cognition Technologies is a semantic search company developing natural language processing technologies for various types of devices.
Founder(s): Kathleen Dahlgren
Location: Culver City, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Natural Language Processing, Neuroscience, Search Engine, Semantic Web, Software
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Retrevo
Retrevo is a consumer product discovery and eCommerce company recognized by Time Magazine as the Best Shopping Website of 2011.
Founder(s): Jiang Wu, Manish Rathi, Peter Wang, Vipin Jain
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Blogging Platforms, Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Hardware, Search Engine, Semantic Web, Shopping, 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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RHUB Communications
Provider of web conferencing appliance.
Founder(s): John Mao, Lawrence A. Dorie
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Collaboration, Customer Service, Meeting Software, Public Relations, Semantic Web, Video Conferencing
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OpenAmplify
OpenAmplify provides large scale commercial text analysis and natural language processing (NLP) solutions.
Founder(s): Mark Redgrave, Mike Petit
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Semantic Web, Software, Text Analytics
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BayPoint Benefits
BayPoint Benefits provides benefit and human resource solutions customized for mid-sized and large clients.
Founder(s): Brian Hassan
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consulting, Semantic Web, Venture Capital
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BioConference Live
Producer of Online Science Conferences
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Location: Yorba Linda, California, United States
Industries: Biotechnology, Events, Health Diagnostics, Medical, Semantic Web, Video Streaming
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CosNet
CosNet is a SaaS-based platform that develops full-featured web conferencing and webinar software.
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Location: Huntington Beach, California, United States
Industries: SaaS, Semantic Web, Software, Video Conferencing
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CloudTimes
CloudTimes is the premier source for thought leadership and latest news on Cloud Computing.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, News, Semantic Web
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ShoppingNotes
ShoppingNotes is a shopping bookmark site with a price watch engine that uses “semantic web” technology.
Founder(s): Meng-You Yang
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Internet, Semantic Web, Shopping
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Relevad
Relevad is a semantic technology and service company for programmable advertising customers
Founder(s): Brian Flynn, Yakov Kamen, Yury Kamen
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Semantic Web, Text Analytics
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WebinarListings
Online Webinars at Your Fingertips
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Education, Enterprise Software, Internet, Lead Management, Semantic Web, Social Media, Training, Video Streaming
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Slice Rides
Slice rides is an enterprise road travel platform that allows employees to find the easiest way to work and reserve a ride instantly.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Automotive, Enterprise Software, Hospitality, Internet, Logistics, Semantic Web, Software, Tourism, Travel
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Hidentify
Hidentify is a consumer finance company that offers same day loans.
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Location: Lucerne Valley, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, Electronics, Search Engine, Semantic Web, Shopping
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Imindi
Imindi is a thought engine that helps people collect their thoughts and share them with like minded people on the web.
Founder(s): Galen Kaufman
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Semantic Web
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ItemScope
Products database and marketplace
Founder(s): Alexander Farennikov
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Classifieds, E-Commerce, Internet, Lead Generation, Marketplace, Semantic Web
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ADSOVO
ADSOVO provides users with an analytic platform for verifying internet advertising campaigns.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Semantic Web, Software
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WebinarHero
Find Free Webinars & Online Education
Founder(s):
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Education, Semantic Web, Training, Video Conferencing, Video Streaming
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Qitera
Qitera Enterprise™ — smarter every day With Qitera’s Enterprise Intelligence Platform you can unleash the collective knowledge of your
Founder(s): Rene Seeber
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: SaaS, Search Engine, Semantic Web
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Frzzl
FRZZL was an information portal designed to connecting people with the world around them using a linked data architecture. WOMP WOMP
Founder(s): David Tubbs
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Data Visualization, Information Technology, Semantic Search, Semantic Web, Social Network
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Feedego
Feedego is a web news aggregator which determines your preference via subject slider bars. You type some keywords (jazz, linux, microsoft,
Founder(s):
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Semantic Web
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ConferenceSuite
Conference Service Provider
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Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Public Relations, Semantic Web, Video Conferencing
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ITTAGS
Ittags is a semantic web information resource for everybody who follows tech news, blogs, companies and people.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: News, Semantic Web
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Worlds Top Brands
The World’s First Web 3.0 Wiki Style Portal — cool choices, more controls and lots of fun. Built for the community, this new user-friendly
Founder(s):
Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Brand Marketing, Internet, Semantic Web
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Scire
Empower teams to form knowledge bases
Founder(s): Alex Chee, Justin Rosenthal, Vivek Tatineni
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Information Technology, Semantic Web, Social Media, Software
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