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We’ve ranked the top 18 Reading Apps 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 Reading Apps Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Lalilo
Lalilo is a literacy web-based app for K-2 teachers willing to differentiate reading instructions.
Founder(s): Amine Mezzour, Benjamin Abdi, Laurent Jolie
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: EdTech, Education, Reading Apps, Training
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feedly
Feedly offers an app that enables readers to connect with the websites and sources about the things they are most passionate.
Founder(s): Arthur Bodolec, Cyril Moutran, Edwin Khodabakchian
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Content, EBooks, Reading Apps
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Madefire
Madefire provides Motion Book Tool that delivers a reimagined collaboration experience for the storytellers and writers behind the stories.
Founder(s): Ben Wolstenholme
Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Industries: Information Technology, Mobile, Reading Apps
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Speechify
Speechify is a mobile and desktop app that allows people with dyslexia and low vision to read out using text to speech voice.
Founder(s): Cliff Weitzman
Location: Kentfield, California, United States
Industries: Information Technology, Reading Apps, Software
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Pulse
Pulse is a news reading app that provides users with news from multiple RSS feeds on a single interface.
Founder(s): Akshay Kothari, Ankit Gupta
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, iOS, News, Reading Apps, Social Network
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Literably
Literably is a K-8 literacy assessment system that sends results to teachers after students read out loud into a device.
Founder(s): Habib Moody, Tyler Borek
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: EdTech, Education, Reading Apps
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Epic Magazine
Epic Magazine brings you extraordinary true stories.
Founder(s): Joshua Davis
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Education, Publishing, Reading Apps
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Goodreads
Goodreads is a mobile and web app that allows its users to find, share, recommend, read, and review the books they like.
Founder(s): Elizabeth Khuri, Otis Chandler
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Communities, EBooks, Reading Apps, Social Media, Social Network
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Plympton
Plympton is a literary studio that innovates in digital publishing.
Founder(s): Jacqueline Chang, Jennifer 8. Lee, Yael Goldstein Love
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Mobile, Publishing, Reading Apps
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Plasmyd
A new way to read, organize and annotate scientific papers in your browser.
Founder(s): Adnan Akil, Kein Wu
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Reading Apps, Search Engine, Web Browsers
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Zensys
Zensys is a developer of the Z-Wave wireless mesh networking technology.
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Location: Fremont, California, United States
Industries: Network Hardware, Reading Apps, Security, Software, Wireless
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Living a Book
Living a Book brings an immersive experience by combining technology and a good read.
Founder(s): Jorge Caballero
Location: Redwood City, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Audio, Reading Apps
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Paperlinks
Paperlinks provides an online platform to design QR codes, build mobile websites, obtain designer codes and track campaign analytics.
Founder(s): Hamilton Chan
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Internet, QR Codes, Reading Apps, Web Design
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Mojoreads
Mojoreads is an online book store where a user can read, annotate, review, rate or purchase books online.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Content Marketing, Digital Media, E-Commerce, Reading Apps
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Mybridge
Find knowledge faster, organize knowledge smarter.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Reading Apps
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Literator
Literator is an EdTech platform that guides K-12 schools in direct instruction and making data-driven decisions.
Founder(s): Jing Jin, Xiaohoa Michelle Ching
Location: Oakland, California, United States
Industries: EdTech, Education, Primary Education, Reading Apps
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Asymmetrica Labs
Asym Spacing is a word-spacing format for web & print that significantly increases reading enjoyment, ad click-throughs, and conversions.
Founder(s): Chris Nicholas, Ken Brownfield
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Developer APIs, Enterprise Software, Reading Apps
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Rally Reader
Rally Reader is an AI-powered e-reading platform for K-12 that distributes, supports, and tracks independent reading.
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Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: E-Learning, Education, Reading Apps
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