Best Places for Entrepreneurs to Find Office Space, Incubators, Accelerators in Oakland & Berkeley!
Eastbay Co-working spaces, Incubators/Accelerators
The most critical resource to founders in the Bay Area during the entrepreneurial journey is co-working space… so we have taken the time to curate local offices to help grow and scale your startup.
CoWorking Spaces
Impact Hub — (Oakland)
Member-based co-working space and event venue for entrepreneurs creating positive impact. https://oakland.impacthub.net/
Port Workspaces — (Oakland)
Offers the right kind of space for your growing business, when and where you need it. http://portworkspaces.com/
QB3 — (Oakland)
Affiliated incubators offer rental lab space at five locations that span 40,000 sq. ft of space, with over 80 resident companies.
The Gate — (Oakland)
An innovative hub in the East Bay for tech and artisanal entrepreneurs, makers, creators and visionaries to collaborate, invent, work and manufacture. http://thegate510.com/
Incubators
Kapor Center Innovation Lab “iLab” — (Oakland)
Kapor Center accelerator geared towards assisting growth stage companies.
Powerhouse — (Berkeley)
An Oakland based co-working space and seed fund that houses and invests in entrepreneurs building software-enabled solutions for the clean energy industry. http://powerhouse.fund/#landing
The Batchery — (Berkeley)
A Berkeley-based global incubator for seed stage entrepreneurs ready to take their startup to the next level. https://batchery.com/
The House — (Berkeley)
Builds foundations for great businesses with a support platform providing founders at all stages with what they need, when they need it. Works with exceptional founders to build the next generation of Berkeley’s top startups through an affiliated venture fund (The House Fund), accelerator program (The House Residency), and student community. https://thehouse.build/
Accelerator
SkyDeck - (Berkeley)
Combines the consulting know-how of traditional accelerators with the vast resources of its research university. http://skydeck.berkeley.edu/
Berkeley Ventures — (Berkeley)
Brings together experts from multiple industries and sectors. You will receive the strategy, product, and operational answers you need to help your business thrive. Advisors include expert CEO’s, investment bankers, and venture capitalists to help grow your business. http://www.berkeleyventures.com/
Social Impact Ventures/Propeller - (Oakland)
Provides hands-on interim executive management and advisory services to social enterprises, corporations, investors and funders. Launching Propeller to accelerate black founders, entrepreneurs and business owners. Applies real world experience and operating and capital market expertise to businesses and revenue models we think have potential to scale and catalyze change. https://www.socialimpactventures.com/accelerator/
Techstars - (Oakland)
Offers 3 month accelerator program that can feed into investment from Techstars Venture Capital Fund.
