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 89 Embedded Systems 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 Embedded Systems Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Optivolt
Perpetually powering electric machines through shade tolerant solar.
Founder(s): Daniel Kofman, Paul Couston, Rohit Kalyanpur
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Electronic Design Automation (EDA), Electronics, Embedded Systems, Energy, Software
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PreNav
PreNav develops precision drone system for industrial inspection.
Founder(s): Asa Hammond, Naim Busek, Nathan Schuett
Location: San Carlos, California, United States
Industries: Aerospace, Drones, Embedded Systems, Navigation, Robotics, Telecommunications
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PreNav
PreNav develops precision drone system for industrial inspection.
Founder(s): Asa Hammond, Naim Busek, Nathan Schuett
Location: San Carlos, California, United States
Industries: Aerospace, Drones, Embedded Systems, Navigation, Robotics, Telecommunications
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Intrinsic ID
Intrinsic ID is the leading digital authentication company for IoT, using unique IDs to authenticate chips, data and devices.
Founder(s): Daniel Schobben, Pim Tuyls
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Internet of Things, Security
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Virtium
A Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.-based provider of industrial memory and embedded solid state drive products
Founder(s): Chinh Nguyen, Phu Hoang
Location: Santa Margarita, California, United States
Industries: Computer, Embedded Systems, Enterprise Software, Hardware
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Quali
Quali provides cloud platform solutions that increase productivity, cut costs, and optimize infrastructure utilization.
Founder(s): Alex Ackerman, Moshe Moskovitch
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Management, Data Center Automation, Embedded Systems, Enterprise Software, Software, Telecommunications
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krtkl
krtkl provides high-reliability embedded hardware and software solutions for ‘hard’ real-time robotics, sensing, and space applications.
Founder(s): Jamil J. Weatherbee, Russell Bush, Ryan Cousins
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Embedded Systems, Internet of Things, National Security, Network Hardware, Real Time, Satellite Communication, Security, Wireless
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Seriforge
Seriforge is automating carbon fiber fabrication for mass production applications.
Founder(s): Jon Hollander
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: 3D Printing, 3D Technology, Embedded Systems
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Augmental Tech
Augmental Tech develops technology that integrates with the human body that enables to access information without the use of hands.
Founder(s): Corten Singer, Tomas Vega
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Electronics, Embedded Systems, Human Computer Interaction, Wearables
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AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is a semiconductor company that designs and develops graphics units, processors, and media solutions.
Founder(s): Jerry Sanders
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Computing, Embedded Systems, GPU, Hardware, Semiconductor, Software, Virtualization
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Cinder
Cinder designs and manufactures smart cooking appliances that empower people who love food to evolve the way they cook and eat at home.
Founder(s): Eric Norman, Jim Reich
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Cooking, Embedded Systems, Hardware, Software
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Oxide Computer Company
Servers as they should be.
Founder(s): Bryan Cantrill, Jessie Frazelle, Steve Tuck
Location: Emeryville, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Infrastructure, Computer, Embedded Systems, Enterprise, Hardware, Information Technology, Software
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Arynga
Arynga offers vehicle management software solutions allowing users to remotely update and maintain software and firmware related to vhicles.
Founder(s): Barton Shields, Walter J. Buga
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Embedded Systems, Software
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Sortly
Sortly is the leading “mobile centric” inventory platform that is simplifying how businesses and consumers keep track of their stuff.
Founder(s): Dhanush Balachandran
Location: Redwood City, California, United States
Industries: Android, Business Information Systems, Cloud Storage, Collectibles, Consumer Software, Embedded Systems, Home and Garden, iOS, Mobile, Productivity Tools, SaaS, Small and Medium Businesses, Software, Web Apps
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Iron Systems Inc.
OEM Design, Global Integration & Supply
Founder(s): Joey Morris
Location: Fremont, California, United States
Industries: Computer, Embedded Systems, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Software
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Idean
Idean is a global design firm dedicated to building digital products that define brands and designing services for the human experience.
Founder(s): Risto Lähdesmäki
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Brand Marketing, Consumer Research, Embedded Systems, Market Research, Product Design, Software, UX Design, Web Development
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Faststream Technologies
Faststream, a vanguard of technology solutions, specializing in Product & System Engineering with regards to IoT and Semiconductor Design.
Founder(s): Vinay Bansal
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Electronics, Embedded Systems, Hardware, Internet of Things, Semiconductor, Software
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Station Digital Media
Best-in-class consumer experiences.
Founder(s): August Lopez
Location: Long Beach, California, United States
Industries: Android, Embedded Systems, Mobile
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Foresight AI Inc.
Foresight AI is an AI and robotics technology company.
Founder(s): Chang Yuan, Zhaoyi Wei
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Data Services, Computer Vision, Embedded Systems, Machine Learning, Robotics, Sensor, Software
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Premio
Premio is a premier global ODM/OEM service provider in computing technology.
Founder(s): Crystal Wu, Tom Tsao
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Digital Signage, Embedded Systems, Flash Storage, Industrial Automation, Industrial Design, Mechanical Design, Supply Chain Management
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Waverley Software
Waverley is a software engineering firm that provides software development services to companies.
Founder(s): Matt Brown
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Infrastructure, Embedded Systems, Enterprise Software, Mobile, Software, Software Engineering
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Sonics
Sonics supplies on-chip communications solutions for home entertainment, wireless, networking and mobile devices.
Founder(s): Drew Wingard, Grant Pierce
Location: Milpitas, California, United States
Industries: Digital Entertainment, Embedded Systems, Information Technology, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Mobile Devices, Wireless
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SoCtronics
SoCtronics is a customer-focused VLSI design and embedded software service company operating since 2003.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Internet of Things, Outsourcing, Semiconductor, Software Engineering
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Art+Logic
Custom software development firm that designs and develops web apps, media software, desktop apps, embedded systems and more.
Founder(s): Paul Hershenson
Location: Pasadena, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Consulting, Embedded Systems, Enterprise Software, Internet, Internet of Things, Software, Web Development
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Galileo Technology
Galileo Technology is a fabless semiconductor company.
Founder(s): Eyal Waldman
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Electronics, Embedded Systems, Manufacturing, Semiconductor
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Supermicro
Supermicro is a global leader in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology and innovation.
Founder(s): Charles Liang, Sara Liu Liang, Wally Liaw
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Embedded Systems, Manufacturing, Software
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Softnautics
Softnautics is a product engineering solutions company with expertise in VLSI IP and embedded software development.
Founder(s): Rajesh Shah
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Electronics, Embedded Systems, Information Technology, Machine Learning, Software
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Spansion
Spansion is a company works on flash memory solutions.
Founder(s):
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Hardware, Software
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CUBUS Solutions
Online banking sofware for credit unions
Founder(s):
Location: Livermore, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Software
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Verify Energy Inc
We create energy IoT products to help enable the 100% renewable energy grid of the future.
Founder(s):
Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Industries: Communication Hardware, Embedded Systems, Energy, Internet of Things, Renewable Energy
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Palmchip
Palmchip provides outsourced firmware, software, and hardware design services.
Founder(s): Jauher Zaidi
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Computer, Embedded Systems, Hardware, Software
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Boundary Devices
Boundary Devices is a leading global supplier of ARM-based single board computers and System-on-Modules for the general embedded market.
Founder(s):
Location: Lake Forest, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Hardware, Internet of Things
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Amulet Technologies
Amulet Technologies is your source for embedded display products and the best GUI software.
Founder(s):
Location: Campbell, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Electronics, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Internet of Things, Software
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Crimson IT
Crimson IT offers cybersecurity, cloud computing, technical support and embedded systems development services.
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Embedded Systems, IT Management
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Greenliant Systems
By leveraging more than 20 years of solid-state storage design expertise, Greenliant Systems is dedicated to developing energy-efficient,
Founder(s):
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Hardware, Software
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Volentech
Engineering Product Development Services
Founder(s): Yugansh Bansal
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Consulting, Consumer Electronics, Electronic Design Automation (EDA), Electronics, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Software
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Vantron
Vantron Technology is a leading provider of low-power embedded systems.
Founder(s):
Location: Pleasanton, California, United States
Industries: Computer, Embedded Systems, Internet of Things, Manufacturing, Software
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JKI
At JKI we help engineers and scientists build innovative systems fast! Python, LabVIEW, Data Science, AI, ML and more!
Founder(s): Jim Kring
Location: Lafayette, California, United States
Industries: Consulting, CRM, Embedded Systems, Information Technology, Software, Software Engineering, Telecommunications
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Integrated Systems Inc.
Integrated Systems provides software, tools, and engineering services for the embedded systems market.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Software
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Dust Networks
Dust Networks, the leader in standards-based intelligent wireless sensor networking (WSN), provides ultra low-power, highly reliable
Founder(s): Kris Pister, Kristofer Pister
Location: Hayward, California, United States
Industries: Communication Hardware, Electronics, Embedded Systems, Mobile, Telecommunications, Wireless
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Zilog
Zilog is a trusted supplier of application specific, embedded system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for the industrial and consumer markets.
Founder(s): Srikanth Tirumala
Location: Milpitas, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Energy Management
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Satin Technologies
Satin Technologies delivers software solutions for fact-based design quality monitoring.
Founder(s): Michel Tabusse
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Computer, Electronic Design Automation (EDA), Electronics, Embedded Systems, Information Technology, Software
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Cogent Embedded
Cogent Embedded is an automotive company that provides software to the automotive industry.
Founder(s):
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Embedded Systems, Software
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Sviral
SVIRAL, Inc. develops a technology that enables the creation of a new category of applications
Founder(s): Fred Furtek
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Communications Infrastructure, Embedded Systems, Information Technology, Machine Learning, Optical Communication, Software
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ZeroG Wireless
ZeroG develops Wi-Fi chips that enable the 4th age of wireless by using low-power, integrated design and embedded systems.
Founder(s): Thomas H. Lee
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Hardware, Semiconductor, Software, Wireless
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VirtualLogix
VirtualLogix develops and markets virtualization software solutions for connected devices and networks.
Founder(s): Christian Jacquemot, Michel Gien
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: DSP, Embedded Systems, Mobile, Software, Virtualization
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Tag-Connect
Tag-Connect is a simple, compact and secure way of connecting debuggers, programmers and test equipment.
Founder(s):
Location: Burlingame, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Software
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Awit Systems Inc.
Awit Systems Inc. creates social computer networking applications.
Founder(s):
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Internet
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A2e Technologies
A2e Technologies is an electronic design services firm providing custom design and product development services.
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Consulting, Embedded Systems, Hardware, Manufacturing
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Triscend
Triscend Corporation is pioneering the creation of field Configurable System-on-Chip (CSoC) devices and Customizable Microcontrollers.
Founder(s):
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Embedded Systems, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware, Manufacturing, Semiconductor
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AJProTech
AJProTech is an IoT Product Development partner for new Consumer electronics, Internet of Things, Wearable, and Medical Devices
Founder(s): Alex Gudilko
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Electronics, Embedded Systems, Hardware, Industrial Automation, Internet of Things, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Device, Mobile Apps, Product Design, Wearables
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D2M
D2M, Inc. operates as an engineering consultancy company in the United States. It offers industrial design services, such as market
Founder(s):
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Consulting, Embedded Systems
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Sierraware
Sierraware is a digitized security provider for mobile data and desktop app.
Founder(s):
Location: Cupertino, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Hardware, Software, Virtualization
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VaST Systems Technology
VaST Systems Technology builds and markets design tools and intellectual property to support the engineering of mixed-technology systems.
Founder(s):
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Developer Platform, Embedded Systems, Intellectual Property, Software
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ZF Micro Solutions
ZF Micro Solutions is a privately held company founded in 2002 by David L. Feldman, the creator of the PC/104 IEEE standard.
Founder(s):
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Electronics, Embedded Systems, Hardware, Manufacturing
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Encirq Corporation
Encirq Corporation provides data management and data integration solutions for embedded systems.
Founder(s):
Location: Burlingame, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Data Integration, Embedded Systems, Software
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Pactech
Pactech is a manufacturing company that supplies a wide range of cable assemblies and wire harnesses for data centers & networking systems.
Founder(s):
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Data Center, Embedded Systems, Hardware, Manufacturing
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UBM Electronics
Powers the Global Electronics Market
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Electronics, Embedded Systems
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Signum Systems
Signum Systems provides tools for embedded systems development, in-circuit emulators, debuggers and compilers.
Founder(s):
Location: Camarillo, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Software
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Radicand, Inc.
Hardware Product Development & Start-Up Incubator
Founder(s): Gregory Kress
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Incubators, Industrial Design, Mechanical Design, Mechanical Engineering, Product Design
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Reasoning Inc
Reasoning Inc. is a pioneering application service provider (ASP) that specializes in software quality and modernization.
Founder(s):
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Developer Platform, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Enterprise Software, Software
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Antimatter
Antimatter provides systems design, PCBA design, embedded firmware, OS, software, DSP, cloud infrastructure, and CI/test systems.
Founder(s): Jim Baldwin
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer Electronics, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems
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Spectral Solutions
Unmanned Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery
Founder(s):
Location: Davis, California, United States
Industries: Agriculture, Drones, Electric Vehicle, Embedded Systems, Emerging Markets, Natural Resources, Sustainability
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Stratus Engineering
Stratus Engineering is a firm that provides a complete portfolio of electronics, hardware and software for embedded systems.
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Electronics, Embedded Systems, Hardware, Product Design, Software
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TransDimension
TransDimension products will expand on this base, leveraging our expertise in embedded systems connectivity.
Founder(s):
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Enterprise Software, Semiconductor, Software, Wireless
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XOTAR
Autonomous Systems, Supercontrollers
Founder(s): Robert Rossi
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Computer Vision, Drones, Embedded Systems, Robotics
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Altocom
AltoCom develops, markets and licenses intellectual property cores, which provide communications solutions to the embedded systems, remote
Founder(s):
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: Communications Infrastructure, Embedded Systems
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Proceler
Developer of embedded systems designs
Founder(s):
Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Industries: Electronics, Embedded Systems, Software
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HCC Embedded
HCC Embedded experts in securing embedded data.
Founder(s):
Location: Campbell, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Information Services, Information Technology, Software
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Packet Island
Packet Island specializes in network management, telecom, and embedded systems.
Founder(s):
Location: Cupertino, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, SaaS, Software, VoIP
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Broadcom’s Wireless IoT Business
Broadcom’s Wireless IoT Business is a leader in the high-growth consumer IoT market.
Founder(s):
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Internet of Things, Wearables
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Advanced Realtime Systems
Advanced Realtime Systems develops real-time data acquisition and control systems, embedded systems & network communication systems.
Founder(s):
Location: Palm Desert, California, United States
Industries: Data Mining, Embedded Systems, Network Security, Real Time, Software, Telecommunications
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Ledin Engineering
Ledin Engineering engages in the design, development and testing of embedded systems.
Founder(s):
Location: Camarillo, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Information Technology, Software
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Aturma Systems
Aturma Systems is a software company that brings the Internet of Things to embedded systems.
Founder(s):
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Software
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Total Control Solutions
TCS designs and builds embedded and industrial computer and LCD’s for a wide array of applications including industrial automation.
Founder(s):
Location: Corcoran, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Industrial, Test and Measurement, Transportation
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Embedded Systems Technology
Embedded Systems Technology specializes in automotive vehicle engineering, intelligent transportation systems and active safety.
Founder(s):
Location: San Carlos, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Embedded Systems, Intelligent Systems, Public Safety, Transportation
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Sibros
Sibros offers automotive cloud solutions including OTA software updates, data logging, fleet management, and vehicle analytics.
Founder(s): Hemant Sikaria, Mayank Sikaria
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Embedded Systems, Software
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Blunk Microsystems
Blunk Microsystems delivers turnkey packages for embedded applications that run on any 32-bit CPU or DSP architecture.
Founder(s):
Location: Sacramento, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, Information Technology, Software, Wireless
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Eager Consulting
Eager Consulting provides training for software development and productivity tools.
Founder(s):
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Software Engineering, Training
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ProMira Software
Total Phase is a leading provider of embedded systems solutions for engineers all over the world.
Founder(s): Martin Horne
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Software
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Polybus International
Polybus International designs and manufactures remote terminal units, interface modules, mounting and power systems.
Founder(s):
Location: San Lorenzo, California, United States
Industries: Electronics, Embedded Systems, Manufacturing, Transportation
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Melrose Nameplate & Label Co.
Melrose is a medium-sized electronics manufacturer & supplier in USA.
Founder(s): Chris Somers
Location: Hayward, California, United States
Industries: Aerospace, Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Embedded Systems, Industrial Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Space Travel
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Aledyne
Aledyne delivers LabVIEW programming and embedded systems solutions to small and medium sized businesses.
Founder(s):
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Data Center Automation, Embedded Systems, Mechanical Design, Software
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CONCEIVETECH
CONCEIVETECH is an IT company that specializes in all phases of software and hardware development.
Founder(s):
Location: Lake Forest, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Information Technology, Software
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ConvergeX
Intelligent connectivity solutions for the IoT/M2M space using secure embedded systems for service providers & device OEMs
Founder(s): Adrian Hernandez
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Embedded Systems, Internet of Things, Mobile, Wireless
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Micro Digital
Micro Digital offers computer software, real-time system, and consulting services.
Founder(s):
Location: Costa Mesa, California, United States
Industries: Consulting, Embedded Systems, Software
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Pacificware
Pacificware is a organization who provides unique solution to real world engineering applications like medical device, windows application.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Embedded Systems, Hardware, Medical, Software
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Key Systems and Solutions
Key Systems and Solutions specializes in the electronic industry with services in embedded systems design and program management.
Founder(s):
Location: Watsonville, California, United States
Industries: Electronics, Embedded Systems, Technical Support
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SparqEE
SparqEE is a computer and electronic company that provides company time to the innovation cycle.
Founder(s): Christopher Higgins, Joseph Silva
Location: Fullerton, California, United States
Industries: Computer, Consumer Electronics, Embedded Systems
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