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Startups in Mountain View

Companies headquartered in Mountain View, and the founders who built them.

45 companies

GroqPrivate 🦄 Unicorn

Semiconductors · USA · 2016

Jonathan Ross, Douglas Wightman

NuroPrivate 🦄 Unicorn

Robotics · USA · 2016

Dave Ferguson, Jiajun Zhu, David Ferguson, Dave Ferguson Jiajun Zhu

CourseraPublic 🦄 Unicorn

Education · USA · 2012

Andrew Y. Ng, Daphne Koller

AddeparPrivate 🦄 Unicorn

Fintech · USA · 2009

Joe Lonsdale, Jason Mirra

QuoraPrivate 🦄 Unicorn

Media & Entertainment · USA · 2009

Adam D'Angelo, Charlie Cheever

NeevaAcquired

Software & IT · USA · 2019

Sridhar Ramaswamy, Vivek Raghunathan

Kodiak RoboticsPrivate

Logistics & Supply Chain · USA · 2018

SignalPrivate

Media & Entertainment · USA · 2018

Moxie Marlinspike, Brian Acton

Applied IntuitionPrivate

Aerospace & Space · USA · 2017

Qasar Younis, Peter Ludwig, Qasar Younis Peter Ludwig

CodaAcquired

Productivity · USA · 2014

Shishir Mehrotra, Alex DeNeui

ConfluentPublic

Developer Tools · USA · 2014

Jay Kreps, Neha Narkhede, Jun Rao

SentinelOnePublic

Cybersecurity · USA · 2013

Tomer Weingarten, Almog Cohen, Ehud Shamir

Developer Tools · USA · 2012

Shay Banon, Steven Schuurman, Uri Boness, Simon Willnauer

Google BrainDefunct

Artificial Intelligence · USA · 2011

Jeff Dean, Andrew Y. Ng, Greg Corrado

RedisPrivate

Developer Tools · USA · 2011

Ofer Bengal, Yiftach Shoolman, Salvatore Sanfilippo

Kitty HawkDefunct

Aerospace & Space · USA · 2010

Sebastian Thrun

WaymoPrivate

Automotive & Mobility · USA · 2009

Sebastian Thrun, Anthony Levandowski, Chris Urmson

WhatsAppAcquired

Software & IT · USA · 2009

Jan Koum, Brian Acton

Bump TechnologiesAcquired

USA · 2008

David Lieb, Andy Huibers, Jake Mintz

LivongoAcquired

Healthcare · USA · 2008

FriendFeedAcquired

Media & Entertainment · USA · 2007

Bret Taylor, Paul Buchheit, Jim Norris, Sanjeev Singh

PolyvoreAcquired

Retail & E-commerce · USA · 2007

Pasha Sadri, Jianing Hu, Guangwei Yuan, Jess Lee

TrialPayAcquired

Fintech · USA · 2006

LooptAcquired YC S05

Media & Entertainment · USA · 2005 · YC S05

Sam Altman, Nick Sivo

MeeboAcquired

Social · USA · 2005

Seth Sternberg, Elaine Wherry, Sandy Jen

FriendsterDefunct

Social · USA · 2002

Jonathan Abrams

KeyholeAcquired

USA · 2001

Tellme NetworksAcquired

Software & IT · USA · 1999

Mike McCue, Angus Davis

GooglePublic

Software & IT · USA · 1998

Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Lars Rasmussen, Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen, Omar Hamoui

MozillaPrivate

Software & IT · USA · 1998

Brendan Eich, Mitchell Baker, Jamie Zawinski

NetscapeAcquired

Software & IT · USA · 1994

Marc Andreessen, Jim Clark, James H. Clark

IntuitPublic

Fintech · USA · 1983

Scott Cook, Tom Proulx, Thomas Proulx

Silicon GraphicsDefunct

Hardware & Electronics · USA · 1982

Jim Clark, James H. Clark, Abbey Silverstone, Charles Kuta, David J. Brown, Kurt Akeley

Contextual AIPrivate

Artificial Intelligence · USA · 2023

Douwe Kiela, Amanpreet Singh, Douwe Kiela Amanpreet Singh

CodeiumPrivate

Artificial Intelligence · USA · 2021

Varun Mohan, Douglas Chen

Muon SpacePrivate

Aerospace & Space · USA · 2021

Jonny Dyer, Dan McCleese, Reuben Rohrschneider, Pascal Stang, Paul Day

Lunar EnergyPrivate

Energy & Climate · USA · 2020

PlanetScalePrivate

Developer Tools · USA · 2018

Sam Lambert, Jiten Vaidya, Sugu Sougoumarane, Jitendra Vaidya

Aera TechnologyPrivate

Artificial Intelligence · USA · 2017

Gradient VenturesPrivate

Fintech · USA · 2017

Yellowbrick DataPrivate

Data & Analytics · USA · 2014

Neil Carson, Jim Dawson, Mark Brinicombe

BeepiDefunct

Marketplace · USA · 2013

Ale Resnik, Owen Savir

NextstopAcquired

Travel & Hospitality · USA · 2008

Carl Sjogreen, Adrian Graham

NuvoMediaAcquired

Hardware & Electronics · USA · 1997

Martin Eberhard, Marc Tarpenning

SocialNetDefunct

Social · USA · 1997