Yes SF Top Innovators

Babylon creates remotely managed indoor vertical farms, giving businesses and communities a convenient supply of ultra-fresh produce.

Alexander Olesen, Co-Founder, Babylon Micro-Farms

Rainstick has created a shower appliance that saves 80% of water and energy while doubling the water flow rate.

Alisha McFetridge CEO & Co-Founder, RainStick Shower

Butlr senses workplace occupancy through body heat and AI, letting businesses optimize their office planning and energy use without capturing any identities.

Honghao Deng, CEO & Co-Founder, Butlr Technologies Inc.

Posh Electric has created home battery packs for mobile clean power storage to support off-grid living and energy autonomy and replace harmful diesel generators.

Wesley Zheng, Founder & CEO, POSH Electric

Zauben combines green roofs with solar panels and hydroponics, which absorb 10 times more water than ordinary green roofs and are 66% lighter.

Zachary Smith, CEO & Co-Founder, Zauben

Taro AI maps and monitors trees and infrastructure for a fraction of the time and cost, leveraging automated imagery and computer vision.

Cynthia Wu, CEO & Co-Founder, Taro AI

Washbox is a closed-loop system for washing tools and construction equipment, cutting water use while keeping harmful chemicals out of the environment.

Andrew Crimston, Founder & CEO, Washbox

Urban Machine uses robots to collect and recycle waste wood. It recovers wood from demolition projects by removing nails with an AI-powered pincer.

Eric Law, CEO & Co-Founder, Urban Machine

Sun Ice Energy stores solar power using a special material that freezes and melts according to when the energy is needed.

Jaques Mouchet, Founder, Sun Ice Energy

Michael Saddler, Co-Founder, Sun Ice Energy

Flower Turbines are quiet, bird-friendly wind-catchers with an innovative tulip shape. They start at lower wind speeds for smaller power needs such as an e-bike charging station.

Dr. Daniel Farb, CEO, Flower Turbines

itselectric uses spare energy from buildings to power kerbside EV chargers. Its affordable network opens EVs to those who don’t have a driveway or garage to charge them in.

Tiya Gordon, COO & Co-Founder, it’s electric

Bluumbio promote and protect biodiversity while renewing natural landscapes by identifying enzymes found in nature, like fungi, tropical trees and bacteria. 

Katherine French, CEO & Founder, Bluumbio