The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Hayward, 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

Additionally, all companies must be independent (unacquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.

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1. Kinestral Technologies

Founded: 2010

“Imagine a window that gently wakes you up each morning. It was tinted dark during the night to give you privacy and to block out street lights so you can sleep soundly – and when it‘s time, it slowly clears to let in daylight.

Imagine walking into your office with floor-to-ceiling windows that block the glare but not the view that you worked so hard to earn. Imagine working in a room that has so much natural light that you don‘t need artificial lighting. And imagine commanding your interior wall to tint when you need a little privacy.”

2. ElectrIQ Power

Founded: 2014

“ElectrIQ Power is an energy storage, monitoring, and management company based in Palo Alto, CA. We specialize in providing all-in-one solutions for reducing home energy costs while using renewable energy.”

3. Omnivore

Founded: 2013

“Omnivore empowers restaurant brands to digitize their guest and operational experience in a meaningful and sustainable way. We deliver an end-to-end suite of solutions built on data and insights that help optimize the essential elements of the digital restaurant experience; online ordering, pay at table, 3rd party delivery, reservations, loyalty, inventory, labor and analytics. All of these solutions completely integrate into the restaurant POS system for operational efficiency, future agility and leveraging of data.”