California
Angel City Lumber
By Margaret Jackson | Jan 02, 2021
Founder Jeff Perry is turning the lumber industry on its head by harvesting trees in the city.
Lotus Elevated
By Brad Smith | Dec 14, 2020
Co-founders Katherine Silva and Camilo Giraldo created the product development firm to provide a better future for a planet running out of resources.
CMTC Q&A: Jim Watson on the Post-Pandemic Recovery
By Jim Watson - CMTC | Dec 14, 2020
Creo
By Gregory Daurer | Dec 14, 2020
Co-founder and CEO Roy Lipski foresees his company's fermentation-based technology supplying cannabinoids on a mass scale to Fortune 500 companies.
Sinto Gourmet
By Glen Martin | Dec 01, 2020
Founder Hyunjoo Albrecht makes kimchi based on her grandmother's recipe, and it's caught on in a big way.
Lalaland Production & Design
By Glen Martin | Dec 01, 2020
Growing from a single sewing machine in 2006, the cut-and-sew contrarian is poised to more than double its workforce in 2021.
Topology
By Glen Martin | Nov 30, 2020
Founder and CEO Eric Varady is rethinking eyeglasses with a model built around customization and domestic manufacturing.
Admiral Maltings
By Eric Peterson | Nov 30, 2020
Co-founder Dave McLean has innovated by fostering the comeback of traditional floor malting to create premium ingredients for brewers and distillers.
Miso Robotics
By Glen Martin | Nov 10, 2020
Co-founder and President James "Buck" Jordan sees a huge opportunity for automation in fast food. His company's Flippy is an aptly named burger-flipping droid.
Smith-Madrone Vineyards & Winery
By Glen Martin | Nov 09, 2020
Managing Partner Stu Smith sees the recent wildfires that have ravaged Napa Valley -- and nearly destroyed his winery -- as both a warning to heed and an opportunity for a better future.
