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 56 Celebrity 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 Celebrity Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Celebrands
Celebrands specializes in celebrity consumer brands.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Brand Marketing, Celebrity
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FamePick
FamePick provides digital creators with business tools to land brand deals and manage their paid content projects from pitch to payment.
Founder(s): Eric So, Henry Oh
Location: Redwood City, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Celebrity, Content Creators, Digital Marketing, Facebook, Marketing
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MovieLaLa
MovieLaLa is a social network enabling movie fans to discover upcoming movies through their friends and favorite stars.
Founder(s): Dana Loberg, Sahin Boydas
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Film
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Prizeo
Prizeo is a platform for celebrities to raise funds for charitable causes by offering rewards and exciting experiences to donors.
Founder(s): Andrej Pancik, Bryan Baum, Leo Seigal
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Charity, Non Profit
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Hang w/
Hang w/ empowers users to stream and broadcast live high-quality video to other phones using their standard wireless service.
Founder(s): Andrew Maltin, Dave Swartz
Location: Fountain Valley, California, United States
Industries: Android, Celebrity, iOS, Mobile, Photography, Social Media, Software, Video, Video Streaming
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Yowie
Yowie is an online platform that enables individuals to video chat with friends and celebrities in groups.
Founder(s): Jamie Snider, Jay Snider
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Information Technology, Messaging, Real Time, Video, Video Chat
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Yapert
Yapert operates MyFvs, a pop culture portal for millennials.
Founder(s): Michael W. Young, Phil Kelly, Rick Cooper
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Mobile, Music, News, Photo Sharing, Social Media, Sports, Video
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Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays is a media and entertainment platform that provides celebrity profiles.
Founder(s): Evan Britton
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Internet, Social, Social Media
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BluBond
BluBond is a platform where the purchasing power of the world’s tastemakers is turned into acts of giving back.
Founder(s): Raha Jamalian-Hershey
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Charity, E-Commerce, Fashion
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The Shade Room
The Shade Room is a media company that offers celebrity and entertainment news on an hourly basis.
Founder(s): Angelica Nwandu
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Internet, Media and Entertainment
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Funny Or Die
Funny Or Die is a comedy video website that maintains quality user generated content by keeping only the videos with high ratings.
Founder(s): Adam McKay, Chris Henchy, Judd Apatow, Randy Adams, Will Ferrell
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Celebrity, Video, Video Streaming
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Digital Media Management
Digital Media Management helps Hollywood’s biggest brands navigate social media channels, activate fan bases and secure brand partnerships
Founder(s): Luigi Picarazzi
Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States
Industries: Brand Marketing, Celebrity, Digital Media, Film, Social Media Marketing
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CRAVE Global
CRAVE Global is a full-service celebrity platform that represents celebrities, influencers, sports, and entertainment properties in China.
Founder(s): Charles Kim
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Consumer, Media and Entertainment
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The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter is an online platform, providing entertainment news, reviews, videos, and analysis for its users.
Founder(s): William R. Wilkerson
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Events, Film, Law Enforcement, Music, News, Photography, Video
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TipTalk Inc.
TipTalk is a messaging platform, connecting users to professionals, experts, and stars.
Founder(s): Zachary Melamed
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Messaging
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Swagsy
Swagsy is a social e-commerce platform that enables users to discover sales on products recommended by friends, experts, and celebrities.
Founder(s): Miron Lulic
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, E-Commerce, Group Buying, Shopping, Social Media
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Bellinity
Bellinity is a portal for connecting fans with Influencers.
Founder(s): Chelsea Penner
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Career Planning, Celebrity, Internet, Social Media
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MeFeedia
MeFeedia is a media search website featuring videos, TV shows, movies and music.
Founder(s): Peter Van Dijck
Location: Burbank, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Apps, Celebrity, Digital Media, Ediscovery, Jewelry, Mobile, Music, News, Video
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FanSnap
FanSnap is a live event ticket search engine providing ticket marketplaces and broker ticket sites.
Founder(s): Andy Payne, Mark Towfiq, Mike Janes, Rishi Garg
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Concerts, E-Commerce, Online Portals, Photography, Search Engine, Sports, Theatre, Ticketing, Vertical Search
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Helena
Helena is an organization of thirty global influencers who work together to achieve positive world impact.
Founder(s): Henry Elkus
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity
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Looptify
Looptify is a marketplace for messaging and exclusive brands for celebrities, influencers, musicians, and professional athletes.
Founder(s): Nathaniel Llorando
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Marketplace
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KCON
KCON is a Korean pop culture convention and music festival held annually in more than 7 different countries, co-founded by Koreaboo & CJ E&M
Founder(s): Flowsion Shekar, Omega Chen
Location: Manhattan Beach, California, United States
Industries: Beauty, Celebrity, Concerts, Fashion, Media and Entertainment, Music
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ARO Entertainment
ARO Entertainment manages and distributes the World’s largest celebrity brands in the World’s largest fan economy in China.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Brand Marketing, Celebrity, E-Commerce, Media and Entertainment, Retail Technology
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Velvet Ropes
Celebrity Home Map – Celebrity Hot Spot Locator – Celebrity Sightings
Founder(s): Aleks Drogobetski, Tucker Simmons
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Google, Mapping Services
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PicApp
Picapp is a widget which online publishers can use to transform static images into a user engaging visual experience.
Founder(s): Dror Ginzberg, Eyal Gura
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Blogging Platforms, Celebrity, Content, News, Photography, Sports
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HUZO
HUZO is a social network platform enabling people to stay connected with celebrities and participate in entertainment communities.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Charity, Humanitarian, Music, Social Media, Video Games
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Dirt
Dirt is an online web-based portal that offers user-generated content related to the celebrity and entertainment spaces.
Founder(s): Andy C. Jacob
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Content, Music, Online Portals
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TLK Fusion
TLK Fusion delivers Award Winning client-centric marketing strategies that make your business work harder
Founder(s): Ken Collis
Location: California City, California, United States
Industries: Brand Marketing, Celebrity, Digital Marketing, Marketing
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SWAVY (merged)
Follow your favorite celebrity fashion! Find out who’s wearing what and where to get it.
Founder(s): Alexandra Porath
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Celebrity, E-Commerce, Fashion, Shopping
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Wikiake
Media and entertainment platform that provides worldwide famous people & company profiles.
Founder(s): Daniel Mark
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Digital Entertainment, Internet, Media and Entertainment, Social, Social Media
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Six Beats Of Separation
► Celebrities of all walks share their favorite songs for their favorite charities, via photos and video interviews. A 501(c)(3) org.
Founder(s): Jason Joseph
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Art, Celebrity, Charity, Digital Media, Media and Entertainment, Music, Non Profit, Publishing
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MYMAG
MYMAG is magazine created by tastemakers
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Career Planning, Celebrity, Content, Logistics, News
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MovieChat
MovieChat is the leading social media platform and community for movie fans. The company was founded following the closure of IMDb’s forums.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Communities, Film, Media and Entertainment, Online Forums, Social Media, TV
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Dotspotter
Dotspotter was an all in one Celebrity and Pop Culture junction where Britney and Angelina obsessed fans could get the latest updates on
Founder(s): Anthony Soohoo
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Messaging
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American Superstar Magazine
American Superstar Magazine is an entertainment publication that posts articles focused on young and new artists.
Founder(s): Jeff Ferrantino
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Lifestyle, Music, News, Publishing, Web Development
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Daily Fill
Daily Fill is a celebrity gossip blog created by Slingshot Labs and wholly owned and operated by News Corp.
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Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Blogging Platforms, Celebrity, Messaging
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Instyle Jackets
Are you looking for the best website to update your wardrobe with the newest and the trendiest collection of the season?
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Location: Venice, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, E-Commerce, Fashion
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famebook
famebook is a media startup that provides a platform for amalgamate celebrity, fame, and brand content.
Founder(s): Jan Simmonds
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Brand Marketing, Celebrity, Venture Capital
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Celebrity Footage
The CelebrityFootage™ series spans all of the top stars on the red carpet at award ceremonies, film premieres and charitable benefits.
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Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Charity, Events
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Apprats
Apprats creates apps that allow its members to engage their audience by personalizing and customizing their content on social networks.
Founder(s): Charlene Kuperstein, Ryan Moriarty
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Celebrity, News, Video Streaming
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FlipGloss
FlipGloss enables premium publishers and advertisers to create and distribute interactive, magazine-style content packages.
Founder(s): Christopher Shattuck, Kerry Trainor, Mike Randall, Robyn VanTol
Location: Venice, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Fashion, Lifestyle
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Gydget
Gydget provides marketing solutions that enable bands, sports teams, and celebrities to reach fans via social networks.
Founder(s): Eric Hansen, Gerardo Capiel
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Celebrity, Marketing, Social Network
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CelebritiesFans
CelebritiesFans provides an online database of celebrity contact information, pictures, fan mail addresses.
Founder(s): Ohad Rosen, Yuval Weinbaum
Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Photography, Sports
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eStar
eStar a celebrity website.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity
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HeroCat LLC
Brand identity company for “Tara the Hero Cat.” Tara is a feline pet who saved her human brother, Jeremy Triantafilo, from a dog attack.
Founder(s): Ron Hashim
Location: Bakersfield, California, United States
Industries: Brand Marketing, Celebrity, Pet
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The Giving Back Fund
GBF is the philanthropic resource for athletes & entertainers.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Charity, Non Profit, Sports
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Imagine Experience
Creator and provider of unique experiences that help businesses engage their important people.
Founder(s): Bill McCoy
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Lifestyle, Sports, Travel
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Me2Media
Mobile Face Replacement App
Founder(s): Dennis Fountaine
Location: Los Gatos, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Celebrity, Mobile
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Generositrend
Cloud and mobile based ‘social giving’ platform linking celebrities & their fans with charities.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Charity, Mobile
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Celebrity Merchandise
Celebrity Merchandise is a portal that provides celebrities information.
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Location: Sherman Oaks, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Information Services, Media and Entertainment
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Star Taggers
Star Taggers: Selfies with Celebrities! Star Taggers is the only social network dedicated to showcasing your cherished Selfie with a celebr
Founder(s): Diana Morgan, Nick Morgan
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Photo Sharing, Photography
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ThumzApp
The Social Opinions Network for Millennials
Founder(s): Adnan Boz, Lily Boz, Ozgur Soner, Tuncay Buyukoglu
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Lifestyle, Media and Entertainment, Mobile, Mobile Apps, News, Politics, Social Media, Sports
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Dick or Bro
celebrity voting
Founder(s): Lisa Eisenpresser
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Social, Social Media
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Bravo Realty
A Full Service Real Estate Company
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Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States
Industries: Celebrity, Lifestyle, Real Estate
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Talk to a Celeb
Celebrities and Social Bookmarking
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Industries: Blogging Platforms, Celebrity, Music, News, Publishing, Social Media
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StyleQ
StyleQ
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Celebrity, TV
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