East Bay Innovation Awards
The East Bay Innovation Awards returns to the Oakland Scottish Rite Center on Thursday, March 27, 2025. For over a decade, the annual awards ceremony has showcased outstanding companies and organizations from Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
Learn more about our 2025 Finalists and Legacy Awardees below.
Tickets for the 12th annual awards ceremony are sold out!
Hosted by Gia Vang
We are thrilled to welcome back Emmy Award-winning journalist, NBC Bay Area news anchor, and reporter Gia Vang as event host for the 2025 award ceremony.
Meet the Finalists
Our 2025 program received over 100 applications across four competitive award categories: Catalyst, Community Impact, Manufacturing, and Technology. Groups of industry experts narrowed the nominations down to 22 finalists who will be celebrated at the Oakland Scottish Rite Center on March 27, 2025. Read the press release.
Join us for a fun-filled evening presented by PG&E where the awardees will be revealed.
The East Bay is a world-class leader when it comes to innovation and entrepreneurship. 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. The annual awards ceremony showcases outstanding organizations that embrace innovation in manufacturing, products, services, design, and information.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Past Finalists
Past East Bay Innovation Award finalists include Tesla, Impossible Foods, Prime Roots, and 10x Genomics to name a few. Our Legacy Award is given out to entities and organizations that have been part of the fabric of the East Bay community. Past winners include Cal State East Bay, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, and the Port of Oakland. Browse the list of our cutting-edge companies and organizations over the years:
10X Genomics
4D Molecular Therapeutics
Abbott Diabetes Care
Adept Technology
Aduro Biotech
AEye
AEye, Inc.
Alphabet Energy
Ambi Robotics
Applied Silver
Applied Spectra
Ardelyx
ARRIS Composites
ARTogether
aspera
ATUM
AXIS Dance Company
Back To The Roots
Bakar Labs
Bayer
Bayer Healthcare
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Berkeley Skydeck
Beyond Lucid Technologies
Bionova Scientific
Biotech Partners
Bishop-Wisecarver
Black Cultural Zone
Blossom Foods
Blue Bottle Coffee
Boehringer Ingelheim
Bolt Threads
Build It Green
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS)
Buildings IOT
C3Nano
California State University – East Bay
Calliduc Cloud
Captricity
Media & News
Sponsors & Partners
Presenting
Diamond
Platinum
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Partner
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