The 17 Most Popular SaaS Startups from Santa Monica (2026)

Santa Monica is home to 17 SaaS and AI products actively bought by companies on Cledara, led by Kixie. This ranking is built from real purchasing data — what companies actually pay for, not funding announcements — and updates monthly. Data as of 27 July 2026, 14:42 UTC.

Top SaaS companies from Santa Monica

#ProductCategoryFoundedEmployeesFunding12-mo rank
1KixieSales & Revenue2,01351-200 employees
2DotenvIT & Security2,0132-10 employees-723
3RingIT & Security2,0131,001-5,000 employees$100M - $250M
4QuizizzCollaboration & Productivity2,015201-500 employees
5The FuturPeople Ops & Talent2,01611-50 employees
6SpringVerifyPeople Ops & Talent2,01451-200 employees$1M - $5M
7StudiobinderCollaboration & Productivity2,01411-50 employees
8SpringworksPeople Ops & Talent2,01451-200 employees$1M - $5M
9TaggerMarketing & Growth2,01551-200 employees
10QualarooCustomer Success & Support2,01251-200 employees$5M - $10M
11BunnySales & Revenue2,02111-50 employees
12AllVoicesPeople Ops & Talent2,01751-200 employees$5M - $10M
13WorkastCollaboration & Productivity2,0172-10 employees$1M - $5M
14HabiticaCollaboration & Productivity2,0122-10 employees
15ProProfsPeople Ops & Talent201-500 employees
16SnapchatMarketing & Growth5,001-10,000 employees$250M+
17WaygroundPeople Ops & Talent2,015201-500 employees

Santa Monica startups by size and funding

The largest SaaS company from Santa Monica by headcount is Snapchat (5,001-10,000 employees).

7 of 17 have disclosed funding, topped by Snapchat ($250M+).

The newest entrant is Bunny (founded 2021).

The oldest is Qualaroo (founded 2012); the newest, Bunny (2021).

What Santa Monica startups build

CategoryProducts
People Ops & Talent6
Collaboration & Productivity4
Sales & Revenue2
IT & Security2
Marketing & Growth2
Customer Success & Support1

Santa Monica's SaaS scene skews toward People Ops & Talent — 6 of its 17 tracked companies build people ops & talent software.

Santa Monica vs the United States

Santa Monica accounts for 0% of the 3,460 ranked SaaS products founded in the United States.

Frequently asked questions

What are the biggest SaaS startups in Santa Monica?

Kixie, Dotenv and Ring are the most-used SaaS products founded in Santa Monica, based on real purchasing data from companies on Cledara. Last updated 27 July 2026, 14:42 UTC.

How many SaaS companies are based in Santa Monica?

17 SaaS and AI products founded in Santa Monica are actively bought by companies tracked on Cledara. Aggregators list more registered startups; this ranking counts only products with real, current usage.

Which Santa Monica startups are growing fastest?

Kixie and Ring show the strongest rank gains among Santa Monica-founded products over the last 90 days.

How is this different from other Santa Monica startup lists?

Most lists rank Santa Monica startups by funding raised or valuation. This one ranks them by adoption — how many companies actually pay for each product — measured monthly from Cledara's purchasing data.