LinkedIn Top Startups 2024: The 10 companies on the rise in Los Angeles
Today, we’re introducing the inaugural list of Top Startups in Los Angeles, a look at the 10 emerging companies you should know now in the greater LA area.?
These companies aren't just growing fast locally and garnering attention from investors and jobseekers — they’re also building innovative solutions that are shaping the future of their industries. Locally-based Summer Fridays , a direct-to-consumer clean skincare and makeup brand, claimed the No. 1 spot. It's followed by health and wellness companies like like Bloom Nutrition , creator-focused startups like Spotter , and e-commerce platforms like Ghost 's digital B2B marketplace.
The list is built on exclusive LinkedIn data across four key pillars: employee growth; jobseeker interest; member engagement within the company and its employees; and how well these startups have pulled talent from LinkedIn Top Companies . While these are the same pillars used for our U.S. Top Startups list , the methodology slightly differs, reflecting activity at the local city level vs. the country (you can read more at the bottom of this article). To be eligible, companies must be headquartered in the U.S., fully independent, privately held, have 30 or more full-time employees in the city and be 7 years old or younger.?
Here are this year’s 10 Top Startups in Los Angeles — and join the conversation using #LinkedInTopStartups .
All headcounts are provided by the companies, unless marked with an asterisk. Those headcounts are from LinkedIn data. All are rounded to the nearest five.
1. Summer Fridays
Full-time headcount in Los Angeles: 40* | Headquarters: Los Angeles | Year founded: 2018 | Founders: Marianna Hewitt , Lauren Gores Ireland | Most common skills: Influencer Marketing, Product Development, Social Media Marketing | Most common job titles: Marketing Manager, Product Marketing Specialist, Graphic Designer | Largest job functions: Marketing, Arts and Design, Operations?
2. Anduril Industries
Full-time headcount in Los Angeles: 2,120 | Headquarters: Costa Mesa, Calif. | Year founded: 2017 | Founders: Palmer Luckey , Brian Schimpf , Matt Grimm , Trae Stephens , Joseph Chen | Most common skills: Composites, MATLAB, Aircraft Maintenance | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Mechanical Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Information Technology??
3. Bloom Nutrition
Full-time headcount in Los Angeles: 35 | Headquarters: Venice, Calif. | Year founded: 2019 | Founders: Mari Llewellyn , Greg LaVecchia | Most common skills: Social Media Marketing, Brand Design, Advertising Campaigns | Most common job titles: Graphic Designer, Influencer Marketing Coordinator, Brand Designer | Largest job functions: Marketing, Sales, Administrative?
4. Spotter
Full-time headcount in Los Angeles: 140 | Headquarters: Los Angeles | Year founded: 2019 | Founder: Aaron DeBevoise | Most common skills: Mobile Applications, Machine Learning, User Experience (UX) | Most common job titles: Content Manager, Analytics Manager, Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Business Development, Media and Communication?
5. Second Dinner
Full-time headcount in Los Angeles: 50 | Headquarters: Irvine, Calif. | Year founded: 2019 | Founders: Ben Brode , Hamilton Chu , Jomaro Kindred , Yong Woo | Most common skills: Unity, Game Development, Video Games | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Product Manager, Game Designer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Arts and Design, Product Management?
6. VAST
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Full-time headcount in Los Angeles: 500 | Headquarters: Long Beach, Calif. | Year founded: 2021 | Founder: Jed McCaleb | Most common skills: Thermal Engineering, MATLAB, 3D Printing | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Test Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Information Technology?
7. Finfare
Full-time headcount in Los Angeles: 110* | Headquarters: Irvine, Calif. | Year founded: 2021 | Founder: Wayne Lin | Most common skills: SQL, Mobile Applications, Design Thinking | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Product Manager, Frontend Developer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Product Management, Operations??
8. Ghost
Full-time headcount in Los Angeles: 50 | Headquarters: Los Angeles | Year founded: 2021 | Founders: Josh Kaplan , Dee Murthy | Most common skills: Merchandising, Event Management, Social Media Marketing | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Merchandise Director, Business Development Specialist | Largest job functions: Business Development, Sales, Operations??
9. Placer.ai
Full-time headcount in Los Angeles: 35 | Headquarters: Santa Cruz, Calif. | Year founded: 2018 | Founders: Noam Ben-Zvi , Zohar Bar-Yehuda , Ohed Fossfeld , Ofir Lemel | Most common skills: Account Planning, Software as a Service (SaaS), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) | Most common job titles: Business Development Representative, Customer Experience Manager, Account Executive | Largest job functions: Sales, Customer Success and Support, Product Management
10. Whatnot
Full-time headcount in Los Angeles: 90 | Headquarters: Culver City, Calif. | Year founded: 2019 | Founders: Grant LaFontaine , Logan Head | Most common skills: Mobile Applications, User Experience (UX), Product Development | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Designer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Marketing, Business Development??
You can check out the Top Startups in the U.S. here , as well as the Top Startups in Austin , Boston , Chicago , Dallas , Denver , New York City , San Francisco , Seattle and Washington, D.C .
Methodology
LinkedIn measures startups based on four pillars: employment growth, engagement, job interest and attraction of top talent. Employment growth is measured as percentage headcount increase in the city over methodology time frame, which must be a minimum of 5%. Engagement looks at non-employee views and follows of the company’s LinkedIn page among members in the city, as well as how many non-employees are viewing employees at that startup. Job interest counts the rate at which people are viewing and applying to jobs at the company in the city, including both paid and unpaid postings. Attraction of top talent measures how many employees in the city the startup has recruited away from any global LinkedIn Top Company, as a percentage of the startup’s total workforce. Data is normalized across all eligible startups. The methodology time frame is July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
To be eligible, companies must be fully independent, privately held, have 30 or more full-time employees in the city, be 7 years old or younger and be headquartered in the country on whose list they appear. We exclude all staffing firms, think tanks, venture capital firms, law firms, management and IT consulting firms, nonprofits and philanthropy, accelerators and government-owned entities. Startups who have laid off 10% or more of their workforce based on corporate announcements or public, reliable sources between July 1, 2023 and the list launch, are not eligible. These decisions are made by the LinkedIn News team based on company statements and/or reputable news outlets.
About company insights
*Company insights were sourced from LinkedIn Talent Insights . Data reflects aggregated public member data from active LinkedIn profiles in the relevant metropolitan area and includes full-time employee profiles associated with the company on LinkedIn. We exclude members who identify as part-time or contractors. Headcounts are provided by the companies directly, unless otherwise noted with an asterisk. Those headcounts are based on LinkedIn data. All insights reflect a 12-month time period looking back from July 2024. Skills data was derived from measuring the most frequent skills among a company’s employees. Most common job titles represent the occupations that are most common within each company. Largest job function measures the function area most prevalent within each company.
Methodology and insights by: LinkedIn's Economic Graph team
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1 周Great list of Los Angeles start ups. We were honored to have VAST's Chad M. speak @ LAX TechRecruit Conference 24 in June. Even the hiring is NEXT LEVEL! Looking forward to 2025!!
Awesome, I needed this list to figure out what my next gig will be ??
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1 个月It's fascinating to see how diverse the top startups in Los Angeles are, ranging from innovative skincare brands like Summer Fridays to companies at the forefront of defense tech like Anduril Industries. There's an incredible innovation and entrepreneurial spirit in LA, and it's so rewarding to be part of it. #LinkedInTopStartups #LAinnovation