This article showcases our top picks for the best San Francisco based Video companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Video industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top San Francisco Video Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Twitch
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Twitch is a social video platform where gamers can broadcast, watch, and talk about video games.
Patreon
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Patreon is an online platform connecting musicians and other artists with their fan base.
Skillz
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Skillz is a marketplace platform for competition-based mobile games.
Niantic
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Niantic builds augmented reality platform for current and future generations of AR hardware.
Discord
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Discord is an online voice, video and text service designed for hanging out with friends and creating communities around shared interests.
Mux
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Mux is a video platform designed to make video streaming and analytics possible for every development team.
SightCall
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SightCall is a live video SaaS enabling visual support for enterprises enriched by Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence insights.
Rewatch
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Rewatch offers a private and secure video channel for teams.
Forte
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We’re building economic technology for games using blockchain.
Jampp
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Jampp is the growth platform of choice for on-demand apps worldwide. We unlock programmatic UA and RTGT to drive incremental performance
GupShup
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Gupshup enables its users to communicate and share their short messages privately and publicly.
Revl
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AI Powered Video Souvenirs as a Service. Full end to end solution for roller coasters, skydive drop zones, race tracks, and zip lines.
PicsArt
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PicsArt is an all-in-one photo & video editing app, powered by a creative community of more than 150M+ monthly active users and influencers.
Bitmovin
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Bitmovin is a multimedia technology company providing adaptive streaming video infrastructure for global digital media companies.
Samba TV
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Samba uses data and analytics to improve TV on any screen.
Crunchyroll
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Crunchyroll is a video service provider for Japanese animated productions and Asian media services.
AccessBell
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AccessBell is a Video Conferencing for Enterprise Workflows.
Rally
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Rally provides a blockchain platform for the development of video streaming and gaming apps.
Glu Mobile
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Glu Mobile is a technology platform developing entertainment-focused freemium games for smartphones and tablet devices.
mmhmm
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mmhmm is a virtual camera application used to create virtual rooms, backdrops, and presentations during video conferencing calls.
Vungle
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Vungle transforms how people discover and experience apps that delivers the highest value users through engaging video ads.
ON24
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ON24 provides webcasting, lead generation, and virtual event solutions to achieve performance requirements of companies.
Houseparty
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Houseparty is a face-to-face social network that brings empathy to online communication.
Wickr
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Wickr is a free top-secret messaging app allowing its users to send and receive top-secret messages, pictures, videos, audios, and files.
Loom
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Loom is a work communication tool that enables its users to get a message across instantly shareable videos.
Streamlabs
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Streamlabs offers streaming software, alerts, donations, and a suite of tools for streamers looking to increase viewer engagement.
Reelgood
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Reelgood provides a complete guide to online streaming content.
Introvoke
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Introvoke is an embeddable solution allowing organizations to turn their virtual programs into digital stages with plug-and-play components.
nWay
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nWay develops and publishes online mobile multiplayer games.
CloudApp
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CloudApp is a video and media sharing platform for organizations, enabling anyone to quickly create, upload and manage visual content.
Sitka
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Sitka is a customizable video software platform that connects primary care providers to the virtual specialty provider network.
Kamcord
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Kamcord is a social media platform allowing its users to post and interact through video content.
NinthDecimal
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NinthDecimal is the marketing platform powered by location data.
Shyft
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Shyft transforms the moving and relocation industry by introducing technology, customer service, and lead management solutions.
vidIQ
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vidIQ is a YouTube audience development and management suite that provides applications and solutions for marketers.
Remotion
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Remotion is a video calling platform designed for remote teams to collaborate through live video chats.
Jamm
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Jamm is a lightweight, spontaneous voice and video collaboration app for remote teams.
Lowkey
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The home for watching and creating short gaming videos
Luma
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Luma provides a platform for people to host virtual classes, record live shows, educate, and find their communities via Zoom.
CodeCombat
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CodeCombat creates game-based computer science programs that engage and captivate students as they learn to type real code.
KIXEYE
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KIXEYE is an independent game developer responsible for titles like Desktop Defender, Backyard Monsters, Battle Pirates and War Commander.
Chatterbug
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Chatterbug building a new way to help you master language skills through adaptive courses.
Ribbon
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Ribbon is a one-stop-shop online platform for live and recorded events that provides services such as Zoom integrations and email marketing.
Ustream
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Ustream provides a live interactive broadcast platform.
The Sandbox
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The Sandbox is a decentralized gaming platform leveraging non-fungible tokens and #blockchain technology to empower creators.
Pocket Worlds
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Pocket Worlds operates as a mobile gaming company.
Reduct
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Reduct is an AI-powered cloud video platform that aims to allow for richer human communication.
Chocolate
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Chocolate is a global mobile video advertising firm. We offer two core products – Chocolate Marketplace and Chocolate Ad Mediation.
Nifty Games
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Nifty Games is building the most fun quick session head to head sports experiences on mobile.
EdPuzzle
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EdPuzzle is a video-editing tool with analytics for classroom.
Invisible AI
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Invisible AI is a next-generation computer vision company.
Rosebud AI
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Rosebud AI uses deep learning to create photos and videos of virtual models for brand advertising and entertainment.
Prism Skylabs
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Prism is a cloud-based video intelligence platform that transforms video cameras into powerful business tools.
Caavo
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Caavo is an entertainment obsessed hardware and software company
Shop LIT Live
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Shop LIT Live is a live streaming platform that connects brands and merchants to consumers through immersive shopping experiences.
Tenor Inc
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Tenor’s GIF search engine helps you find the perfect GIFs to express your thoughts and feelings in mobile messaging conversations.
Gfycat
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Gfycat is GIF hosting platform that allows users to create, discover, and share GIFs through their mobile phones and computers.
Scoutible
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Scoutible is a video game-based hiring platform.
Viki
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Viki is a prime-time entertainment to new audiences and unlocks new markets and revenue opportunities for content owners.
BrightTALK
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BrightTALK provides videos and webinars for professionals and their communities.
Headroom
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Headroom is a virtual meeting interface that empowers people to do what they do best – form relationships, think creatively, solve problems.
ForeVR
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ForeVR is a gaming company dedicated to bringing VR to the masses.
Speach
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SPEACH is an enterprise video platform that enable organizations to easily capture, manage and distribute on-demand video tutorial.
Be my eyes
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Be My Eyes is an app that connects blind people with normal sighted volunteers to provide help via live video streaming on smartphones.
Zuddl
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Zuddl is an online platform to host conference, one-on-one networking meetings, webinars and digital spaces for your unique event solutions.
Virool
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Virool is a programmatic video marketing platform.
ChannelMeter
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ChannelMeter is a software platform for online video analytics and influencer management for creator networks, brands, and agencies.
ChefsFeed
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Expert-powered food and drink discovery, inspiration, and experiences.
Pixowl
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Pixowl is working to build a big entertainment family brand on mobile.
Vivid Vision
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Vivid Vision uses cutting edge technology to create unique vision tests and treatments.
Rylo
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Rylo is a consumer electronic company that is behind of a powerful little 360° camera that shoots larger-than-life video.
Penrose Studios
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Penrose is a group of artists, engineers and storytellers pushing the boundaries of virtual and augmented reality.
Vyrill
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Vyrill’s AI platform offers user generated video – discovery, intelligence, licensing, and content marketing tools for social commerce.
SAY Media
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SAY Media is a digital media company that provides a technology platform and media services for brands to engage with their audiences.
Ryu Games
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Changing the way people make and play mobile games
Vidible
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Vidible is a multi-platform, programmatic video exchange platform for discovering and distributing video content.
4DReplay
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4DReplay provides time-slicing videos that showcase any-time, any-angle highlights with an unprecedented level of detail.
Heroes Jobs
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Heroes Jobs is a mobile application that helps streamlines recruitment by connecting job seekers with employers through video messaging.
Round Finance Inc.
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Building an aggregator of digital assets and experiences
Visually
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Visually is the content creation platform that enables businesses to connect with their audiences through premium visual content
Darby Smart
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Watch and shop your favorite brands and product on Darby
Vectorly
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AI filters to enhance & upscale video in real-time on users’ devices
Verbling
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Verbling is an e-learning platform that offers language lessons with professional teachers with the use of video chat.
Azarus
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Azarus is a new game challenge network that allows Gamers and Streamers to engage with each other in unprecedented ways.
Latent Space
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Latent Space is a developer of virtual reality technology intended to offer a fully artificial intelligence rendered 3D engine.
Knock Knock
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Maker of Frictionless Games and Technologies
Tagove
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Tagove is a live chat software for website and mobile apps with Video chat, Remote co browsing, Chatbots, and Profile management tools.
Zaption
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Zaption’s publishing platform turns passive video into active learning experiences.
Hearo.Live – Multiplayer TV
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Hearo is Multiplayer TV. Turn your passive stream into a buzzing, live, social event.
Foundation
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Foundation is a monthly video series interviewing influential founders in the tech community.
Tensil
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Tensil develops a collaborative creation space intended to create videos together.
Virgo Surgical Video Solutions
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Virgo Surgical Video Solutions is a startup working on cloud video and AI for colonoscopies and other GI endoscopy.
The H Hub
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The H Hub is a community of 40,000 photographers and videographers. They make content for growing Food & Beverage brands.
Kanopy
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Kanopy is a operator of online video streaming platform intended to democratize meaningful film and television.