Innovation Grant Awardees

Meet The Awardees

Through the California Office of Small Business Advocates (CalOSBA), and California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank), these candidates were looking for funding for the purpose of establishing proof of concept, initial research and development activities, prototype and initial product development, and other early-stage pre-commercialization activities.

Ryo Chijiiwa
Founder, Ponderosa.ai

Keeping wildfire small with AI-enabled suppression drone swarms.

Diana Eastman
Founder, Solir Thermeshade

Solir is advancing window technology with Thermeshade - an innovative solar control system.

Jeff Grief
Founder, Plumas Wood Fiber

Producing horticultural potting substrate from forest biomass.

Scott Holman
Founder, Red Line Safety

Building Technology that saves firefighter lives, improves incident command operations and protects communities.

Joel White
Founder, Real Good Soil

Crafted from responsibly thinned forest biomass and living microbiology. Real Good Soil is our hand-finished compost and biochar blend built to revive tired ground, hold water, and bring back the worms.

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