The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in San Diego, California. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to:

1. Revenue potential
2. Leadership team
3. Brand/product traction
4. Competitive landscape

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1. SmartDrive Systems

Founded: 2004

“Connected vehicles, autonomous driving, IoT, predictive analytics — it’s clear that the transportation industry is experiencing a once-in-a-generation transformation and will continue to be one of the hottest spaces in technology for well into the future. As the pioneer in bringing video analytics to transportation, SmartDrive’s unmatched expertise in understanding driving performance, insights related to risk, and the necessary data to inform solutions across freight, transit and personal vehicles puts the company at the very heart of this transformation.”

2. Kyriba Corporation

Founded: 2000

“Kyriba is the global leader in cloud treasury solutions, delivering Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) treasury technology to corporate CFOs and Treasurers. Thousands of global organizations use Kyriba to deliver global cash visibility, improve financial controls, and increase productivity across their cash and liquidity, payments, supply chain finance and risk management operations.”

3. PatientSafe Solutions

Founded: 2002

“PatientSafe Solutions helps care teams communicate and work together reliably and efficiently through a mobile platform that unites clinical communication with workflows in one application, on one device. PatientTouch delivers secure messages, voice calls, critical alerts and nurse calls to a unified inbox prioritized for each care team member. The platform extends to include clinical workflows like rounding, specimen collection, sepsis and nursing documentation. Deeply integrated with the EMR, clinical, and directory systems, PatientTouch provides real-time patient, clinical and care team context for more efficient care collaboration and decision making. For more than a decade, PatientTouch has helped clinicians both in and outside the hospital streamline care delivery, increase quality and lower costs.”

4. Brain Corporation

Founded: 2009

“Brain Corp is a software technology company specializing in the development of intelligent, autonomous systems. Brain Corp’s A.I. technology represents the next generation of artificial brains for self-driving vehicles (SDVs). We’re building brains for robots, and turning today’s manually-operated machines into tomorrow’s autonomous solutions.”

5. Ingenu

Founded: 2008

“Ingenu™ is building the Machine Network™, the world’s largest IoT network dedicated to LPWA (low-power, wide-area) connectivity for machines. Operating on universal spectrum, the company’s RPMA® technology is a proven standard for connecting Internet of Things (IoT) devices around the world. The Machine Network will have further reach, global range and longer lasting battery life than any existing network. Ingenu is led by a highly experienced team, including veterans from Verizon, T-Mobile, and Qualcomm.”

6. Tealium

Founded: 2008

“Tealium revolutionizes today’s digital businesses with a universal approach to managing the ever-increasing flows of customer data – spanning web, mobile, offline and Internet of Things devices. With the power to unify customer data into a single source of truth, combined with a turnkey integration ecosystem supporting more than 1,000 vendors and technologies, Tealium’s Universal Data Hub enables organizations to leverage real-time data to create richer, more personalized digital experiences across every channel.”

7. Seismic

Founded: 2010

“Seismic is the leading global marketing and sales enablement solution, improving close rates and delivering larger deals for sales while increasing marketing’s impact on the bottom line. Large enterprises use Seismic to increase sales productivity through the automatic distribution of relevant information and personalized content to reps for any buyer interaction. Powerful content controls and visibility into usage ensures brand integrity and reduces risk. Seismic’s machine learning and analytics capabilities continuously improves the entire enablement process for large enterprises, increasing the ROI of sales content and tying it directly to revenue.”

8. Classy

Founded: 2006

“Classy is a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising tools for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Since 2011, fundraising on the Classy platform has doubled each year—resulting in thousands of nonprofits collectively raising over half a billion dollars. Based in San Diego, CA, Classy is trusted by organizations of all sizes, from the fastest-growing nonprofits like Team Rubicon and The Trevor Project, to some of the world’s largest social organizations, such as Acumen Fund, Robin Hood Foundation, and Shriners Hospital for Children. Classy also hosts the annual Classy Awards to spotlight the innovative work nonprofits are implementing around the globe. Backed by prominent technology investors, including JMI Equity, Mithril, Salesforce Ventures, and Bullpen Capital, Classy has raised $53 million to-date in growth capital.”

9. Certona

Founded: 2004

“Certona is the market-leading AI-powered personalization solutions provider for the world’s largest brands and retailers. Trusted by over 600 leading e-commerce sites, the company’s personalization platform is the highest performing personalization engine in the industry. Certona has been selected as the Personalization Leader for the Internet Retailer Top 500 for the last 9 consecutive years. Personalize Anytime Anywhere!”

10. Scientist.com

Founded: 2007

“Scientist.com is the world’s largest online research marketplace. The marketplace simplifies research outsourcing, saves time and money and provides access to innovative technologies while maintaining full compliance with internal procurement policies. Current clients include large and small pharmaceutical companies, government institutes, biotechnology companies, academic researchers and citizen scientists. Scientist’s mission is to empower and connect scientists worldwide.”