Oakland, California – The 12th annual East Bay Innovation Awards will take place at the Oakland Scottish Rite Center on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Often referred to as the “Academy Awards of the East Bay,” the East Bay Innovation Awards is the premier program of its kind that celebrates and honors the extraordinary companies and organizations that contribute to the East Bay’s legacy of innovation. For over a decade, the annual awards ceremony has showcased outstanding companies and organizations from Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
This year, the program received over 100 applications across 4 competitive award categories. Groups of industry experts narrowed the nominations down to 22 finalists. These finalists will join East Bay EDA in March at the Oakland Scottish Rite Center for a fun-filled evening presented by PG&E and hosted by Gia Vang of NBC Bay Area. Tickets are now on sale for the 12th annual awards ceremony featuring entertainment, networking, raffle prizes, and more! Legacy Award and Finalists in the competitive categories are listed below in alphabetical order:
East Bay EDA is pleased to announce the selection of the Alameda County Community Food Bank and the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano as the 2025 Legacy Awardees.
- Catalyst: Activate Berkeley (Berkeley), Oakstop (Oakland), Uptima Entrepreneur Cooperative (Oakland), Youth ALIVE! (Oakland)
- Community Impact: A.B.O. Comix (Oakland), AC Transit (Oakland), Cristo Rey De La Salle East Bay High School (Oakland), Diablo Valley College’s Industrial Automation and Robotics Program (Pleasant Hill), HiiiWAV (Oakland), Opportunity Junction (Antioch), Rebuilding Together East Bay Network (Berkeley), Richmond Community Foundation (Richmond)
- Manufacturing: Argent Materials Inc. (Oakland), Bloom Energy (Fremont), Brimstone (Oakland), Calitho (Concord), Veev (Hayward)
- Product or Technology: AsparaGlue (Berkeley), Coreshell Technologies, Inc. (San Leandro), Endiatx (Hayward), Kairos Power LLC (Alameda), Noya PBC (Oakland)
For more information on finalists and the awards ceremony, contact iawards@eastbayeda.org or (510) 272-6746. Visit our event page for more information.