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San Mateo tech taking off
On the heels of recent news that SurveyMonkey will swing into Bay Meadows for its new home, there’s a buzz about San Mateo as the next center of growth and innovation. Whether it’s the reality TV show about wanna-be entrepreneurs at Draper University or the new tech stars whose businesses are booming, all eyes are on San Mateo for the next darlings of the industry.
So, what are the next companies here that might be everyday names or become their own verb, such as Google or Uber?
You’ve heard of GoPro. You’re all over Marketo. SolarCity is an international name. Even Alien Vault and RingCentral are landing on “fastest-growing” lists faster than you can say Forbes.
But San Mateo is bursting at the seams with a number of other startups and innovators that just might be ringing the opening bell of the stock exchange in a few years. Watch for these up and coming tech companies:
SnapLogic, leader in enterprise cloud and big data integration, funded by leading venture investors, including Andreessen Horowitz. Based in downtown San Mateo.
- 2 West Fifth Avenue San Mateo, CA94402 United States
- Founded 2006
- 51-200 employees
EdgeSpring, a rapidly growing Business Intelligence platform, acquired by Salesforce, but still based in San Mateo. Started with backing from Kleiner Perkins and Lightspeed Venture Partners
- 703 South B Street San Mateo, CA94401 United States
- Founded 2010
- 11-50 employees
Rafter, Inc., the first online textbook rental site – near Park Place, Bay Meadows, phase I
- 1200 Park Place Suite 250 San Mateo, CA 94403 United States
- 51-200 employees
- Founded 2006
SugarSync, Allows you to backup your existing file structure – unlike some of the other names you’ve heard of in the cloud computing vertical. SugarSync currently has millions of users worldwide
- 1810 Gateway Dr. Suite 200 San Mateo, CA 94404 United States
- Founded 2004
- 51-200 employees
Backblaze, online backup for a nominal monthly fee – a stone’s throw from Draper University.
- 500 Ben Franklin Ct. San Mateo,California 94401 United States
- Founded 2007
- 11-50 employees
Neo4j – the world’s leading graph database that even has its own conference in San Francisco this fall, GraphConnect, Enterprise Applications Innovating with Data. Sounds pretty relevant!
- 111 E 5th Ave San Mateo, CA94401 United States
- 51-200 employees
- Founded 2007
Looking for a great place to ride? Bay Meadows and the surrounding San Mateo area are bike friendly and offer many different paths to ride and sights to see. We even have a convenient bike map that you can download here, so you can decide exactly where to ride. Some resident favorites include the Bay Trail as well as Coyote Point Park!