Oakland Startups List
Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Oakland.
Jared Hanson
Investor
Lead Engineer at @nodeprime. Previously Founding Engineer at Aspera (acq. by @ibm). Ongoing open source developer.
http://www.backdrifter.com/
Scott
co-founder at SolSource, early at OpenTable, RMG, PracticeFusion, E la Carte
Zach Hanna
Uptime
http://hannacabana.wordpress.com
Sam Reader
CEO of @INFIN3D Motion Picture Technology, 3D Production & Sound.
Darlene Ayers-Johnson
Currently the principal of Ayers-Johnson and Associates, a consulting firm specializing in public relations for both community and governmental organizations.
http://dayersjohnson.wordpress.com/
eric stromberg
Seasoned tech/infrastructure exec, currently consulting in the bitcoin space, launching SF Bitcoins and advising to Armory Technologies, Inc. Looking for addtional bitcoin ventures.
Joseph De Wolk
Most comfortable out of my comfort zone. Managing Director @annika-linden-centre, President Director @inspirasia-foundation. @obama-for-america & @dasra alum.
Ron Griffiths
Seasoned creative with skills in UX, advetising, brand development — designing lasting brand stories that engage audiences and bridge gaps (sometimes chasms).
Leigh Rowan
President @monsoon-company, building the future of interaction and commerce. First company at age 12. Proud TEDster / Summit family member. Let's do great work.
Vidya Spandana
Investor
Founder, Principal at Neppalli
Peter Secor
Investor
Angel Investor, @university-of-california-berkeley
Shaun Tai
Executive Director at Oakland Digital (ODALC.org). M.A, B.S, B.A | eMarketeer, creative strategist, and tech philanthropist. More shauntai.com and @shaun-tai.
http://www.odalc.org
Michael McAllen
His company has produced corporate meetings & media for Oracle, HP, Yahoo, PepsiCo, Sanofi, Siemens Medical Solutions, Genzyme, Restoration Hardware, Gap, Avon
Clem Bason
CEO of Dealbase. Former President of Hotwire. Worked at McKinsey, Gap Inc., and Accenture. Haas MBA 2000
Brian Brown
Investor
Founder, Stealth Startup
Anup Murarka
Worked at @apple, @adobe-systems • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
Andrea Steves
http://designlessbetter.com
Ryan Merket
Investor
@appstores.com (acquired by InMobi), Ping.fm (acquired by @seesmic),Partner Engineer at @facebook, Product guy with UI/UX and coding chops.
Andrew Erbeau
Ambitious, innovative, and dedicated electrical engineer. Product Development Engineer and RF Design Engineer at AT&T.
Molly Maloof
Physician technologist working in Biotechnology and Digital Health.
Mike Caprio
Software engineer @Askdotcom. Global Mentor @spaceapps, Alumni, Judge, Conductor @TheStartupBus.
http://mikecap.squarespace.com
Mark Gartland
Founder @minimash; Creative Director @google; Advisor @streamwize ; Digital Content Evangelist
http://blog.markgartland.com
Zennie Abraham [LION] - toplinked.com
Founder @sports-business-simulations, @zennie62media • Studied at @university-of-california-berkeley, @university-of-texas-arlington
http://zennie62blog.com/
Namane Mohlabane
Community organizer, educator and CA Wellness Foundation Fellow out of high school. Serial Entrepreneur in various verticals of music & entertainment industry
Zach Larson
Investor
CEO of Threadbare Games. Previously co-founder and CPO of @sidereel, acquired by Rovi. Product, Technology, Teams. Lean and LeanUX advocate. Giant nerd.
http://zachlarson.org