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Silicon Valley

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companies
60
VC / investor firms
12
universities
140
total firms
182
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AI / Tech
Canva
● San Francisco, CA
Online graphic design platform. HQ: Sydney AU, major US presence San Francisco. General Catalyst + Sequoia. 220M+ users. Raised $250M 2024 at $26B valuation. CEO: Melanie Perkins.
AI / Tech
Geni.com
● San Francisco, CA
San Francisco CA. Online family tree and genealogy platform. Founded by David Sacks (PayPal COO) + others. Acquired by MyHeritage 2012.
1 person
Est. 2006
AI / Tech
Neuralink
● FREMONT, CA
Fremont CA. Brain-computer interface company. Founded by Elon Musk + others 2016. First human patient implanted Jan 2024. Long-term goal: human-AI symbiosis.
1 person
Est. 2016
AI / Tech
Yammer
● San Francisco, CA
San Francisco CA. Enterprise social network. Founded by David Sacks (PayPal COO). Acquired by Microsoft $1.2B 2012. Now Microsoft Viva Engage.
1 person
Est. 2008
AI / Tech
Yelp
● San Francisco, CA
San Francisco CA. Founded 2004 by Jeremy Stoppelman and Russel Simmons (both PayPal alumni). Online reviews platform for local businesses. NYSE: YELP. $1B+ revenue annually.
2 people
Est. 2004
AI / Tech
YouTube
● San Bruno, CA
San Bruno CA. Founded 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim (all PayPal alumni). Acquired by Google $1.65B 2006. Largest video platform globally, 2B+ logged-in users/month. One of most consequential PayPal Mafia exits.
3 people
Est. 2005
AI / Tech
Zip2
● Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto CA. City guide/maps company. Founded 1995 by Elon Musk and Kimbal Musk. Acquired by Compaq $307M 1999. Musk used proceeds to found X.com → PayPal → SpaceX/Tesla.
1 person
Est. 1995