Another strong year for Los Angeles’ burgeoning tech space. 2017 was even stronger if you look north to Santa Barbara and south to Orange County. In the greater Los Angeles area, more than 20 companies made the fast 500, exhibiting as much as 5,577% growth in Los Angeles and more than 13,000% growth up north in Santa Barbara. Los Angeles – combined with Santa Barbara and Irvine – represents nearly 10% of the North American list, demonstrating a continued ability to innovate and disrupt industries—from the digital content to software and biotech to energy tech.
Los Angeles Rank
1.
ServiceTitan
North America
30
Growth %
5,577
City
Glendale
Sector
Software
CEO
Ara Mahdessian
2.
Gimbal
North American Rank
34
Growth %
5,285
City
Santa Monica
Sector
Digital Content/Media/Entertainment
CEO
Rob Enrich
3.
FabFitFun
North American Rank
41
Growth %
4,140
City
Los Angeles
Sector
Digital Content/Media/Entertainment
CEO
Daniel & Micheal Brouhim
4.
Brighter
North American Rank
103
Growth %
1,344
City
Santa Monica
Sector
Software
CEO
Jake Winebaum
5.
MomentFeed
North American Rank
110
Growth %
1,247
City
Santa Monica
Sector
Software
CEO
Robert Blatt
6.
SRAX*
North American Rank
123
Growth %
948
Sector
Digital Content/Media/Entertainment
CEO
Chris Miglino
7.
Ranker
North American Rank
133
Growth %
858
Sector
Digital Content/Media/Ent.
CEO
Clark Benson
8.
Xencor, Inc.*
North American Rank
145
Growth %
761
City
Monrovia
Sector
Biotechnology/Pharma
9.
InviteManager
North American Rank
169
Growth %
635
Sector
Software
CEO
Tony Knopp
10.
TixTrack, Inc.
North American Rank
188
Growth %
568
City
Santa Monica
Sector
Digital Content/Media/Entertainment
CEO
Steven Sunshine
11.
MobileCause
North American Rank
194
Growth %
542
City
Calabasas
Sector
Software
CEO
Sean MacNeil
12.
Scorpion
North American Rank
207
Growth %
494
City
Valencia
Sector
Digital Content/Media/Entertainment
CEO
Rustin Kretz
13.
GumGum
North American Rank
214
Growth %
459
City
Santa Monica
Sector
Digital Content/Media/Ent.
CEO
Ophir Tanz
14.
ZipRecruiter
North American Rank
231
Growth %
418
City
Santa Monica
Sector
Software
CEO
Ian Siegel
15.
AXS Group LLC
North American Rank
261
Growth %
348
City
Los Angeles
Sector
Digital Content/Media/Entertainment
CEO
Bryan Perez
16.
Factual
North American Rank
276
Growth %
331
City
Los Angeles
Sector
Software
CEO
Gil Elbaz
17.
NantHealth
North American Rank
304
Growth %
276
City
Culver City
Sector
Software
CEO
Patrick Soon-Shiong
18.
Rubicon Project*
North American Rank
346
Growth %
232
City
Los Angeles
Sector
Software
CEO
Frank Addante
19.
BlackLine*
North American Rank
357
Growth %
225
City
Woodland Hills
Sector
Software
CEO
Therese Tucker
20.
EcoSense Lighting
North American Rank
421
Growth %
182
City
Los Angeles
Sector
Energy Technology
CEO
Mark Reynoso
21.
Second Sight
North American Rank
465
Growth %
155
City
Sylmar
Sector
Medical Devices
CEO
Will McGuire
* Denotes publicly traded company
