Berkeley, United States: innovation profile

Berkeley is number 143 in the 311 Innovation Cities Index, with an innovation score of 40. It is home to 10 R&D labs, 18 startups and 6 investors in the 311 Institute directories.

Part of the 311 Innovation Cities Index (311institute.com). Last updated 7 October 2026.

Startups

• Atbash Labs
• Azalea Robotics
• Berkeley Compute
• Capture6
• Channing Street Copper Co
• EditPep
• Insamo
• Kipsi Software
• Lmca
• MeltPlan
• Narada AI
• Onyx Bio
• Perlumi Chemicals
• Practivated
• Renasant Bio
• Roger Labs
• Terranova Systems
• Type Five

Investors

• Base Venture
• Berkeley Skydeck Fund
• BSF
• BSF
• The House Fund
• Voleon Group

R&D labs

Energy Biosciences Institute, Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Stanford University, Universities in United States, University of California Institute of Transportation Studies, US Department of Energy.