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 49 Gift 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 Gift Companies & Startups (San Francisco, California)
Merchbar
Merchbar is an operator of an online marketplace used to be used for selling music band merchandise.
Founder(s): Edward Aten, John Hecker
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Gift Card, Marketplace, Music
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Lolli and Pops
Lolli and Pops is a retail company that offers candies, gifts, and confections.
Founder(s): Sid Gupta
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Confectionery, E-Commerce, Gift, Retail
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BloomThat
BloomThat offers next and same day flower delivery service.
Founder(s): Chad Powell, David Bladow, Matthew Schwab
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Flowers, Gift, Logistics, Mobile
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Pinrose
We make scented treasures. Using synesthesia, we help you find which of our scents are best for you.
Founder(s): Christine Luby, Erika Shumate
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Goods, Fashion, Gift
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Tremendous
Tremendous is to help businesses incentivize anyone in the world, easily and instantly.
Founder(s): Nicolas Baum
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Gift Card, Mobile Payments, Payments
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Bouxtie
Bouxtie allows you to instantly send a personalized digital gift cards.
Founder(s): Renato Libric
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, B2B, B2C, E-Commerce, Employee Benefits, Gift Card
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Evergram
Evergram allows people to easily create and send meaningful keepsake communications into the future.
Founder(s): Duncan Seay, Jeff Caden, Jeffrey Caden
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Digital Media, Gift Card, Messaging, Mobile, Video
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Cardpool
Cardpool is a gift card exchange service for individuals to buy, sell and trade their new or pre-owned gift cards.
Founder(s): Anson Tsai, Timothy Wong
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Gift Card
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Giftly
Giftly is a mobile app enabling its users to send their friends digital gift cards from any establishment.
Founder(s): Timothy Bentley
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Gift Card, Gift Exchange, Gift Registry
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Luvtap
Luvtap is an enterprise platform that lets companies send thoughtful gifts from iconic retailers to employees and clients via text message.
Founder(s): David Batstone
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Gift Exchange, Retail
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Gratci
Gratci is a web-based platform that helps the process of gifting on web and mobile.
Founder(s): Benjamin Flajnik, Liz heinlein
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Gift Card
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Embee Mobile
Embee Mobile is a crowdsourcing PaaS and global community where members perform tasks for customers and are compensated in mobile airtime.
Founder(s): Anand Ramanathan, Eric Chan, Russell Tillitt
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Gift Card, Mobile
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GiveMini
GiveMini is an innovative new platform for progressive giving.
Founder(s): Joel Aguero
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Gift, Politics
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43Layers
43Layers is a marketplace where you can design your own custom gifts, decor and accessories.
Founder(s): BJ Terry, Emerson Knapp, TJ Ross
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Gift, Marketplace
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Lisa Says Gah
Lisa Says Gah is a online shopping, and fashion industry firm.
Founder(s): Lisa Buhler
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Delivery, Fashion, Gift Card, Retail, Shopping
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Knack
Knack allows users to register for gifts tailored to their interests.
Founder(s): Fred McFerran, Jonathan Shriver-Blake
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Gift, Small and Medium Businesses
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Della.com
Della.com a wedding gift registry and gift-giving company.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Gift, Gift Registry, Internet
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Karma
Karma Automotive is a social gifting app.
Founder(s): Ben Lewis, Lee Linden
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Gift, Mobile, Social
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Enclosed
[ENCLOSED] delivers a gift-giving experience like no other. They send a monthly gift of lingerie or panties, custom selected for the woman you love – or yourself!
Founder(s): Antonia Townsend
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Gift Card, Lifestyle, Lingerie, Subscription Service
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VoucherCart
VoucherCart offers businesses to create, promote, and sell gift cards, vouchers, tickets for the products via online web solutions.
Founder(s): Douglas MacLennan
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Business Development, E-Commerce, Gift Card, Online Portals
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Giftiki
Giftiki is a social commerce platform and a collaborative gifting engine that enables users to contribute toward a collective fund.
Founder(s): Bryan Jowers, Justin Stanislaw
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Collaboration, E-Commerce, Gift, Social Media
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TinyB chocolate
TinyB chocolate is the maker of a wide variety of chocolate that is suitable for every occasion and festival.
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Location: South San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Gift
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Chirply
Chirply is a crowdsourced design marketplace that helps brands create inspiring products to enhance the user engagement.
Founder(s): Gagan Palrecha, Neel Palrecha
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Art, E-Commerce, Events, Gift Card, Social Media
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JustGive
Destation for Online Charitable Giving
Founder(s): Kendall Webb
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Charity, Gift Card, Non Profit
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Egreetings
Egreetings Network, Inc. helps you say more and give more to the important people in your life.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Events, Gift Card, Messaging
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chit-chaat
The newest greeting card company showcasing holidays & events that mainstream card companies don’t.
Founder(s): Zoya Khan
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Gift Card, Retail
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Karmalot
Karmalot is an application used to send and receive giftcards & gifts with Facebook friends.
Founder(s): Amir Razmara, Zeo Solomon
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Android, Apps, Gift Card, iOS, Mobile, Social Media, Web Development
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Kudos Trading Co.
Kudos Trading Co. enables mobile phone users to easily spread good in the world by sending Kudos.
Founder(s): Jennifer C. King, Timothy C. Fredel
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Coupons, Developer Tools, E-Commerce, Gift Card, Mobile
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myTab
The more you save and are gifted cash (friends & family) to buy online products, we negotiate exclusive deals.
Founder(s): Heddi Cundle
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, E-Commerce, Gift Card, Humanitarian, Social Media, Travel
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FutureGift
The e-commerce platform for time-delaying the arrival of orders.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Gift, Online Portals
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IWISH
IWISH is dealing with online toys sales.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Children, E-Commerce, Gift, Toys
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Give.it
Give.it is on a mission to change the face of online gifting.
Founder(s): Erwin van Kralingen, Filip Mertens
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Gift, Social Media Marketing
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BravoGifts.com
BravoGifts is an online platform that provides corporate incentive programs and business gift-giving solutions.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Gift, Internet, Online Forums
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Plumfare
Plumfare is a social gifting mobile app and website providing a solution for sending fast, easy, and thoughtful gifts and experiences.
Founder(s): Tali Rapaport
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Gift Card, Hospitality, iOS, Mobile, Restaurants, Social Media, Software
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Givatude
Giving, Sharing, Gifting Platform
Founder(s): Joydeep Kamdar, Rishad Patel
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, E-Commerce, Gift Exchange, Mobile
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Paper Anniversary
Paper Anniversary is an online store that provides personalized gifting products.
Founder(s): Anna V.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Gift, Retail, Wedding
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BlindGift.com
BlindGift.com is an e-commerce company enabling online shoppers to send gifts using just the recipient’s e-mail address.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Gift Card
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Maps International
Maps International is a map making service that also manufactures personalized products.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Gift, Online Portals, Retail
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Bella Fiora
Bella Fiora is a design studio that provides roses, tulips, lilies, orchids, and floral products for weddings and events.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Flowers, Gift
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The Cable Car Store
The Cable Car Store offers old fashioned customer service.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Gift
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Yadav Diamonds and Jewelry
Yadav Diamonds and Jewelry is a custom-made jewelry shop.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Goods, Gift, Jewelry, Lifestyle
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Soothi
Soothi makes containers of creativity for your greatest inspirations, aspirations, & ideas.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Gift, Retail
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Brocl
Brocl.com (“Brocl”) offers cashback service.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Customer Service, Gift, Internet
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KWICKEYE
Social, universal kids/baby wishlists
Founder(s): Gayathri Santhanam
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Gift Card
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Heather Brown Art
Heather Brown Art is a gift and art nature lover, vegan, ocean admirer, animal lover.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Art, Gift
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Another Dancing Bear Productions
Another Dancing Bear Productions is an e-commerce company for gifts and bags.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Gift, Shopping
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Nufunk.com
Nufunk.com – Swap out & Share your “Greatest Hits” Mix Tape Collections with Friends. Get your Funk On!
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Digital Entertainment, Gift Exchange, Music
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Gift Smrt, Inc
Find the perfect gift for your loved one.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, E-Commerce, Gift Exchange
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eGiftable
eGiftable is the preferred digital gifting and incentives partner for local retailers.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Gift Card
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