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Top companies in San Francisco

The world's largest concentration of venture-backed software and AI companies.

Ranked by current headcount across companies headquartered in San Francisco. Refreshed daily.

  1. 1
    Wells Fargo· San Francisco, California, United States
    • 210.3k employees
  2. 2
    Upwork· San Francisco, California, United States
    • Series unknown
    • 170.5k employees
    • Founded 2015
  3. 3
    Uber· San Francisco, California, United States
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 155.6k employees
    • Founded 2009
  4. 4
    Salesforce· San Francisco, California, United States
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 89.4k employees
  5. 5
    DoorDash· San Francisco, California, United States
    • 78.3k employees
    • Founded 2013
  6. 6
    Gap Inc.· San Francisco, California, United States
    • 71.1k employees
    • Founded 1969
  7. 7
    Airbnb· San Francisco, California, United States
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 69.2k employees
    • Founded 2007
  8. 8
    None· San Francisco, California, United States
    • 59.9k employees
    • Founded 1986
  9. 9
    Stealth Startup· San Francisco, California, United States
    • Series A
    • 32.4k employees
    • Founded 2020
  10. 10
    Dignity Health· San Francisco, California, United States
    • 31.9k employees
    • Founded 1986
  11. 11
    N/A· San Francisco, California, United States
    • 29.8k employees
    • Founded 1988
  12. 12
    Old Navy· San Francisco, California, United States
    • 29.3k employees
    • Founded 1994
  13. 13
    Globant· San Francisco, California, United States
    • 28.5k employees
    • Founded 2003
  14. 14
    Outlier· San Francisco, California, United States
    • Series B
    • 27.7k employees
    • Founded 2023
  15. 15
    Lyft· San Francisco, California, United States
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 27.7k employees
    • Founded 2012
  16. 16
    Instacart· San Francisco, California, United States
    • Private equity
    • 24.3k employees
    • Founded 2012
  17. 17
    University of California, San Francisco· San Francisco, California, United States
    • Grant
    • 21.5k employees
  18. 18
    Genentech· South San Francisco, California, United States
    • Series A
    • 18.1k employees
    • Founded 1976
  19. 19
    Rodan + Fields· San Francisco, California, United States
    • undisclosed
    • 18k employees
    • Founded 2000
  20. 20
    Twitch· San Francisco, California, United States
    • Series C
    • 17.5k employees
    • Founded 2011
  21. 21
    Levi Strauss & Co.· San Francisco, California, United States
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 16.8k employees
  22. 22
    Autodesk· San Francisco, California, United States
    • Post-IPO debt
    • 15.6k employees
    • Founded 1982
  23. 23
    Williams-Sonoma, Inc.· San Francisco, California, United States
    • Post-IPO equity
    • 15.4k employees
    • Founded 1956
  24. 24
    Databricks· San Francisco, California, United States
    • Debt
    • 14.9k employees
    • Founded 2013
  25. 25
    Stripe· South San Francisco, California, United States
    • Secondary
    • 14.7k employees
    • Founded 2010

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