List of start-up Tech/Web companies in San Francisco-Bay Area?

Wanted to have a list of local start-up tech/web companies that our hot or worth mentioning and our located in San Francisco or Bay Area. One site/company per answer Include the address/location if you know it!

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feel free to expand to this :)

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http://townhog.com/

About TownHog

TownHog connects fantastic deals to people and their friends!

TownHog is the latest creation by Dotblu, Inc. Dotblu is a San Francisco based company founded in 2007 and backed by Silicon Valley veterans and venture fund D. E. Shaw.

Our address: Dotblu, Inc. 360 Ritch Street, Suite 205 San Francisco, CA 94107

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answered 01 Feb '10, 21:09

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simplestar

Simple Star, Inc. develops and distributes software products and services. The company provides PhotoShow, a photo platform that is used to organize and edit digital photos and video clips into multimedia photo shows. Simple Star, Inc. was formerly known as Noize Play, Inc. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in San Francisco, California. As of April 24, 2008, Simple Star, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Sonic Solutions (NasdaqNM:SNIC).

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answered 02 Feb '10, 00:08

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2	WIRED Magazine 520 Third Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 link This answer is marked "community wiki". answered 18 Feb '10, 20:51 ashbury ♦♦ 5.4k●1●6●20 accept rate: 23% wikified 07 Mar '11, 10:37

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Trulia - founded in 2005 in San Francisco, is a real estate search company comprised of a seasoned team of technologists, real estate experts, marketing gurus and business leaders focused on developing innovative search technology to create the most direct, informed links possible between real estate professionals and consumers.

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2	Everyone's favorite torrent app, Bit Torrent, is based here. If you're on Howard Street, stop on by and say hello. link This answer is marked "community wiki". answered 07 Apr '10, 17:06 Mr. W ♦♦ 4.1k●4●21 accept rate: 25% edited yesterday ashbury ♦♦ 5.4k●1●6●20

2	Pandora - Pandora Media, Inc., 2101 Webster Street, Suite 1650 Oakland, CA 94612. link This answer is marked "community wiki". answered 20 Apr '10, 18:36 ashbury ♦♦ 5.4k●1●6●20 accept rate: 23% wikified 07 Mar '11, 10:37

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Y Combinator is a new kind of venture firm specializing in funding early stage startups. We help startups through what is for many the hardest step, from idea to company.

We invest mostly in software and web services. And because we are ourselves technology people, we prefer groups with a lot of technical depth. We care more about how smart you are than how old you are, and more about the quality of your ideas than whether you have a formal business plan.

located in Palo Alto

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answered 28 Apr '10, 23:03

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LaLa- use to be a online music streaming service, but was recently bought by Apple Inc. for around $193 million in December of 09. Hopefully we will be able to our iTunes library streamed over the web! Located in Palo Alto

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Steve Jobs strikes again!

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Xobni is a San Francisco-based startup, created in 2006. We offer a unique and intelligent way to manage and search your contacts and email through Outlook and on the BlackBerry - because we believe that people spend too much time searching unsuccessfully for conversations, attachments, and other important information in their inboxes.

539 Bryant St San Francisco, CA 94107

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answered 04 May '10, 21:44

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Zendesk - they offer web based app for on demand helpdesk support.

410 Townsend St San Francisco CA 94107

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answered 12 May '10, 20:52

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their platform is awesome!

(13 May '10, 07:56) ashbury ♦♦

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