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 77 Consumer Reviews 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 Consumer Reviews Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Broadly
Broadly is a mobile-first communications platform that ensures that your business looks great online.
Founder(s): Assaf Arkin, Josh Melick
Location: Oakland, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Consumer Reviews, Messaging, Mobile Apps, Reputation, SEO, Small and Medium Businesses, Social Media
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Thematic
Thematic is a customer insights platform
Founder(s): Alyona Medelyan, Nathan Holmberg
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Customer Service, Text Analytics
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Revioly
Revioly is a shopping platform that adds intelligence and trust to the online shopping experience.
Founder(s): Farbod Rohani, Humberto De las Casas, Reza Lavasani
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Coupons, E-Commerce, Information Technology, Marketing, Marketplace
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Capiche
We’re on a mission to end information asymmetry in business software.
Founder(s): Austin Smith
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Communities, Consumer Reviews, Content, Internet, News, Price Comparison, Social Network
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Connectivity
Customer intelligence and engagement solutions
Founder(s): Ask Bjørn Hansen, Emad Fanous, Erron Silverstein
Location: Burbank, California, United States
Industries: Big Data, Business Intelligence, Consumer Reviews, Enterprise Software, Internet, Local, Marketing Automation, Mobile, Reputation, Search Engine
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Thanx
Guest engagement that delights!
Founder(s): Aaron Newton, Darren Cheng, Zachary Goldstein
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, CRM, E-Commerce, Information Technology, Loyalty Programs, Mobile
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Simmer
Simmer is a food review app that aims to bring high quality reviews for every dish on the menu.
Founder(s): Richard Wu, Vaibhav Verma
Location: Tustin, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Consumer Reviews, Food and Beverage, Mobile Apps, Restaurants
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Luvocracy
Luvocracy is a social marketplace allowing individuals to buy products recommended by their friends.
Founder(s): Nathan Stoll, Roger Barnett
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace
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SupporTrends
SupporTrends is leveraging proprietary text-to-structured data technology to provide quantitative insight into large volumes of data.
Founder(s): Jason Casamina, Oliver Rowen
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Consumer Research, Consumer Reviews, Customer Service, Information Technology, Software
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WikiReviews
WikiReviews is an online platform that helps people find, create, and read reviews of local and nationwide businesses, products, and movies.
Founder(s): Sunil Wagle
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Online Portals, Service Industry
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RankPeek Inc
RankPeek is a web application that allows marketers to track their product reviews and rating across multiple e-tailers.
Founder(s): Muhammad Huzaifa, Muhammad Jehanzaib
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Brand Marketing, Consumer, Consumer Reviews, E-Commerce
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Chatmeter
Chatmeter helps multi-location brands monitor their online reviews and social media, optimize online listings and local SEO.
Founder(s): Collin Holmes
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Consumer Reviews, Enterprise Software, Local Business, Location Based Services, Reputation, SEO, Software
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Dealer Pinch, Inc.
Dealerpinch.com is a new car-buying platform, connecting in-market customers anonymously to dealerships on a level playing field.
Founder(s): Mark Wishard, Raj Joshi
Location: Sherman Oaks, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Consumer Reviews, Customer Service, Sales
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BestReviews
BestReviews is a review website that publishes in-depth reviews of consumer products.
Founder(s): Ben Faw, Denis Grosz, Momchil Filev
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Information Technology, Internet, Online Portals
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Party Earth
Party Earth is a global media and entertainment company providing reviews of social venues and events in U.S. and European cities.
Founder(s): Sam Altman
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Events, Media and Entertainment, Music
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TagDat Inc.
TagDat is an emoji-based local reviews app.
Founder(s): Jinyuan Li
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Location Based Services, Mobile Apps
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Swaggable
Swaggable helps brands drive real reviews and recommendations via social product sampling.
Founder(s): Adnan Aziz, Faisal Zahid, Tanai Kamat
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, E-Commerce, Social Media Marketing
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Delighted
Delighted is the easiest and most beautiful way to measure customer happiness. Are your customers delighted?
Founder(s): Caleb Elston, Mark Dodwell, Mike Gowen
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Business Development, Consumer Reviews, CRM
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Reclip.It
Reclip.It is a social discovery site helping users save money by matching list items with digital coupons and weekly ads from retail stores.
Founder(s): Cheryl Sew Hoy, Jhony Fung
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Consumer Reviews, Coupons, Social
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Sitejabber
Sitejabber helps online consumers find trustworthy businesses and avoid scams.
Founder(s): Jeremy Gin, Michael Lai, Rodney Gin
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, E-Commerce, Internet, Marketing, Reputation, Small and Medium Businesses
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Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is a platform aggregating movie reviews from the web, and classifying good and bad reviews.
Founder(s): Patrick Lee, Senh Duong, Stephen Wang
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Film, Media and Entertainment
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Foodja
Foodja lets you view and upload restaurant food before you order.
Founder(s): Steve Sprinkle
Location: Costa Mesa, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Food and Beverage, Restaurants
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Threadloom
Product discovery, Shopping, Search, Newsletters
Founder(s): Greg Hecht, Paul Lee
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Browser Extensions, Consumer Reviews, Email Marketing, Information Services, Internet, Shopping
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BLING BEVERLY HILLS
BLING BEVERLY HILLS BREAKING JEWELRY NEWS, ENTERTAINMENT AND SHOPPING
Founder(s): Charles Stewart, Jack Abramov
Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Digital Entertainment, E-Commerce, Jewelry, Media and Entertainment, News
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GatherUp
GatherUp is a customer experience and online review engine that enables insights, empowers marketing, and converts customers.
Founder(s): Don Campbell, Thomas Hasch
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Consumer Reviews, E-Commerce, Internet, Marketing
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Review Wave
Review Wave is best in class patient engagement for chiropractors, dentists, audiologists, optometrists & more…
Founder(s): Matt Prados
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Consumer Reviews, Health Care
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Fluther
Fluther is a question-and-answer social community providing solutions to users’ inquiries on any topic.
Founder(s): Andrew McClain, Ben Finkel
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Communities, Consumer Reviews, Social
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BrandRep
BrandRep is a Google Certified Partner and leading provider of digital marketing solutions for SMEs in North America.
Founder(s): Chad Ruskey
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Brand Marketing, Consumer Reviews, Digital Marketing, Lead Generation, Lead Management, Local, Local Advertising, Marketing, Marketing Automation, Search Engine, SEO, Social Media
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CHICWISH
CHICWISH traces its beginnings back to the original idea: wish to cater to the young generation with a distinct sense
Founder(s): Garlok Leung
Location: Tustin, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Fashion, Sales, Shoes
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Reviewshake
One home for all your online reviews
Founder(s): Philip Kallberg
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, E-Commerce, Mobile, SaaS
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Palm
Palm is a mobile products company enabling people to better manage their lives on the go.
Founder(s): Dennis Miloseski, Howard Nuk, Jeff Hawkins
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Information Technology, Mobile, Mobile Devices, News, Online Portals
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QuickCarl
QuickCarl is the Developer of a video chatting application intended to connect homeowners with home service professionals.
Founder(s): Todd Forsman
Location: La Jolla, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Software
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Cazarme
Cazarme provides an essential natural language processing tool to help Product Managers, UX Researchers, and companies.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Consumer Reviews, Software, UX Design
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Consumer Fusion
Reputation Management Company
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Location: Solana Beach, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Local Advertising, Marketing, Reputation, SaaS, SEO, Social Media, Software
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Unrolled
Unrolled is an information provider company for a living compendium of personal and public cannabis knowledge.
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Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Cannabis, Consumer Reviews, E-Commerce Platforms, Mobile Apps
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YINC
YINC leverages Blockchain technology to transform the service-to-hire industry for consumers & real estate mgmt companies.
Founder(s): Jonathan B. Handler
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Blockchain, Building Maintenance, Construction, Consumer Reviews, Cryptocurrency, Property Management, Real Estate, Service Industry
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Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity
Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity provide straightforward, technical information about new products and emerging technologies.
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Location: Redwood City, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Electronics, Consumer Reviews, Electronics, Journalism
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Kamptive, Inc.
Kamptive is a secure online platform for parents to find, book, and manage the activities of their children.
Founder(s): Bobby Bindra, Karan Aujla
Location: Larkspur, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Computing, Consumer Reviews, E-Commerce Platforms, Private Social Networking
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LaunchHear
LaunchHear enables bloggers to get early review copies of new products.
Founder(s): Alex Krupp, Allan Young
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Blogging Platforms, Consumer, Consumer Reviews
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StickyGuide
StickyGuide is a leading Cannabis Ratings and Review website, serving over 3.5 Million visitors a year and growing.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews
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B2Brev
Yelp for small business reviews
Founder(s): Dannie Chu, Jay Moon
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Business Development, Consumer Reviews, E-Commerce, Information Technology
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TOP – That One Place
TOP – That One Place – is a peer-to-peer recommendation, reminder and live streaming mobile app.
Founder(s): Katie Stippec, Michael Ramey
Location: Valley Village, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Restaurants, Search Engine, Small and Medium Businesses, Social, Social Media, Social Network, Video Streaming
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Deadcellzones.com
Crowdsouced Cell Phone Reception Reviews
Founder(s): Jeff Cohn
Location: Manhattan Beach, California, United States
Industries: Business Intelligence, Consumer Reviews, Crowdsourcing, Data Visualization, Geospatial, Mapping Services, Mobile, Public Safety, Telecommunications, Wireless
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HASH LYVE
HASH LYVE is a video media platform that offers its users with a wide range of apps, hardware, and software services.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Video
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CliqUp
Cliqup provides one word reviews for products, movies and vacation rentals
Founder(s): Suresh Muppala
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, E-Commerce, Product Research
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Syndicated Maps
Crowdsourcing Public Safety Data
Founder(s): Jeff Cohn
Location: Manhattan Beach, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Business Information Systems, Business Intelligence, Consumer Reviews, Geospatial, Internet, Telecommunications, Transportation
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GRN – Global Review Network
GRN – Global Review Network is the world’s largest review network for products.
Founder(s): Luke Peng
Location: Redwood City, California, United States
Industries: Brand Marketing, Consumer Reviews, Marketing
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Electric Car Insider
Electric Car Insider provides a complete suit of bespoke EV educational products that help promote EV adoption.
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Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Electric Vehicle, Publishing
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Campaign Workhub
Simplify Your Email Campaign Review and Approvals
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Email, Marketing
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Intelligent Systems Source
A new resource that gives you the power to compare, review and even purchase embedded computing products intelligently.
Founder(s):
Location: San Clemente, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Information Technology, Internet
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OfferAge
Offerage is a digital marketplace for offers & coupons.Our mission is to connect consumers with local & international businesses.
Founder(s): MD.Faizul Kabir
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Coupons, Gift Card, Marketplace, Price Comparison
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Razorpedia
Razorpedia is a free online consumer review and price discovery tool for shaving products.
Founder(s): Brian Borton
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, E-Commerce, Retail, Shopping
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SearchReviews
SearchReviews is web review database of product reviews and product summaries by real everyday shoppers and consumers.
Founder(s): Ankesh Kumar
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Database, E-Commerce, Web Browsers
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Gayot
Gayot is a professional guidance company that specializes in reviews on dining, drinks, hotels, travel, events, cars, and more.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Guides, Professional Services
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Oomea
Oomea is a restaurant review platform that allows diners to try new cuisines, learn about cultures, and share their experiences.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Local, Restaurants
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TOTTRA
TOTTRA is a digital labeling company that translates international customer.
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Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Communities, Consumer Reviews, Internet
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ThumbThrone
ThumbThrone is a news and information site.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews
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Fadviews
Spoiler free, categorical rating system for film and TV shows
Founder(s): Arthur Panganiban, Mark Kulawik
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Media and Entertainment, Social Network
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iloveinns
iloveinns is an online platform for bed and breakfast reviews and vacation rental directory.
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Location: Dana Point, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, E-Commerce, Internet, Travel Accommodations
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Squawkbox
Online Reviews
Founder(s): Bobby Dunn, Lawrence Wisne
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Online Portals, Web Browsers
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Autobody Review
AutoBody-Review provides information and reviews on all auto body shops listed on the website.
Founder(s):
Location: Chino, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Consumer Reviews, Online Portals
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Jotly
Jotly is a rating app.
Founder(s):
Location: Pleasanton, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Consumer Reviews
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ratingCount.com
ratingCount.com is a provider of ratings and reviews.
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Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Internet, Online Portals
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OttoLikes Labs
Interest Curation Engine: OttoLikes’ first product VouchTree aims to be a centralized product recommendation service based on a user’s
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Customer Service, Enterprise Software
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NorCal Valuation
NorCal Valuation provides machinery and equipment appraisals and appraisal reviews.
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Location: Winters, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Industrial, Service Industry
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WP Business Reviews
WP Business Reviews is a review platform that showcase your reviews so you can promote your best customer experience.
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Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Blogging Platforms, Consumer Reviews, Customer Service
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Eliew Inc.
A new platform where costumers can review places in a dual rated reviewing method (for products it offers, for services)
Founder(s): Eldor Tashpulatov
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews
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Credit Card 321
Credit Card 321 provides articles publications and information services about credit cards, repair, purchase, and scores.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Research, Consumer Reviews, Credit, Financial Services
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iPhone Apps Review Online
iPhone Apps Review Online provides iPhone app reviews based on testing and experience.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, iOS, Mobile Apps
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FASHIONLY
Get fashion feedback in seconds
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Fashion, Mobile Apps
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DinnerBroker
DinnerBroker strives to make fine dining restaurants more accessible to price-sensitive consumers.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Reservations, Restaurants
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MyListo
MyListo offering a Facebook application that provides product reviews from your friends.
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Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Consumer Reviews
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TroopScore
TroopScore is a health care recommendation, ratings and review site for the military community.
Founder(s): Aaron Sanders
Location: Vallejo, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Health Care, Information Services, Military
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Ace Freight Service
Ace Freight Service is a consumer services company located in Wilmington.
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Location: Wilmington, California, United States
Industries: Consumer, Consumer Goods, Consumer Reviews
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uGetHeard
uGetHeard is a complaint resolution website that enables consumers to post complaints for businesses to resolve.
Founder(s): Ronald Hildebrandt
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, E-Commerce, Information Technology, Internet, Marketing, Online Portals, Software
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LifeMap Communications
LifeMap Communications provide the most innovative information guidance system that will enable people to obtain the specific information.
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Location: Walnut Creek, California, United States
Industries: Communications Infrastructure, Consumer Reviews, Information Services
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Birdeye
Birdeye is an all-in-one Experience Marketing platform for multi-location businesses.
Founder(s): Naveen Gupta, Neeraj Gupta
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Customer Service, Lead Generation, Marketing, SaaS
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