13 Companies That Left California in 2025

ByHenry O'Loughlin
Companies Leaving California

Research by Buildremote

2025 was a significant year for corporate departures from California. At least 13 companies have relocated from California that year. Below are 5 of them, with details on where they went and the scale of the relocation.

  • Major League Cricket

    Moved to: TexasWhen: 4/24/2025Employees: 67

    “Major League Cricket is moving its headquarters from San Francisco to Grand Prairie as part of its plans to grow the sport in the U.S.”

  • Cognigy

    Moved to: TexasWhen: 4/16/2025Employees: 272

    “Düsseldorf, Germany-based Cognigy—a global leader in customer service automation using agentic AI—has relocated its U.S. headquarters from San Francisco to the Dallas suburb of Plano.”

  • Cupix Inc.

    Moved to: TexasWhen: 4/6/2025Employees: 30

    “Cupix Inc., whose U.S. headquarters was in Silicon Valley, is now in Williamson County, about 25 miles north of Austin.”

  • ESPN (LA Sportscenter only*)

    Moved to: ConnecticutWhen: 3/26/2025Employees: 230

    “The network will be moving its Los Angeles-based SportsCenter back to its Bristol, Connecticut headquarters. Los Angeles-based soccer programming will also be impacted by the move, but ESPN’s NBA shows…”

  • Realtor.com

    Moved to: TexasWhen: 2/6/2025Employees: 3,000

    “Austin and Texas offer a strong and growing talent pool, a powerhouse economy with unparalleled housing growth, affordability of living only matched by its aspirational lifestyle, expansive tech and academic…”

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Methodology

This list was compiled by Buildremote through primary research, tracking corporate announcements, press releases, SEC filings, and news reports of companies that have relocated their headquarters or significant operations out of California since 2020. We record the company name, destination state, approximate date of move, number of employees affected, and the original source of the announcement.

A company is included when it publicly announces or confirms a headquarters relocation or major operational move out of California. Branch openings and partial relocations are noted as such.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many companies left California in 2025?

Buildremote tracks at least 13 companies that publicly announced or confirmed a relocation out of California in 2025.

Where does this data come from?

All data is compiled by Buildremote through primary research — corporate announcements, press releases, news reports, and SEC filings. Each entry includes a source link.

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Yes. The complete Companies Leaving California database is available for download. It includes every company, destination, date, employee count, and source. Get the full database here.

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Last updated: April 22, 2026

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