Oakland, United States: innovation profile

Oakland is number 110 in the 311 Innovation Cities Index, with an innovation score of 49. It is home to 3 R&D labs, 18 startups, 10 investors and 4 of the world's largest companies in the 311 Institute directories.

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

Largest companies

• Pg&e Corp (#329)
• Block, Inc. (#334)
• The Clorox Company (#977)
• e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (#2421)

Startups

• Bezi
• Charge Robotics
• Dinya DNA
• ElastiFlow
• KarmaSuite
• Midstream Health
• Noya
• Ocergy
• Oncade
• Promaxo Holdings
• Roofstock
• Savus
• SirenOpt
• Sonalasense
• Sutro Software
• Tempero Bio
• Thrive AI Health
• Truthset

Investors

• Aditum Bio
• Authentic Ventures Investment
• Better Ventures Central
• Castle Creek Launchpad
• Claremont Creek Ventures
• Creative Ventures
• Kapor Capital
• Launchpad Capital
• National Venture Development
• Powerhouse Ventures

R&D labs

Breakthrough Institute, Center for Environmental Health, Eureka Scientific.