Humanmade | California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA)

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Our Mission

Humanmade is a nonprofit Innovation Center, Hardware Accelerator, and Workforce Development hub located in the heart of San Francisco’s Design District. Our state-of-the-art facility provides hands-on training in advanced manufacturing, equipping individuals and businesses with the tools, skills, and resources needed to drive technological advancement and economic growth. By fostering creativity and technical expertise, we empower individuals to bring their ideas to life—developing solutions, products, and businesses that shape the future and improve the world around us.

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Located in San Francisco

655 Bryant St.

Counties Served

San Francisco, Oakland, Alameda, San Mateo, Sonoma

Contact Info

info@humanmade.org
415-484-1437

What Innovation
Means to Us

Innovation in California means ensuring creativity and opportunity are accessible to all. At Humanmade, it’s about equipping individuals and small businesses with the tools, training, and support to turn ideas into reality. In our lifetime, the hands once dismissed by society will become the hands that build its most powerful tools, and the Bay Area will be the first region where pathways from poverty to tech careers are the expectation, not the exception.

Meet Our Director

As Founder and Executive Director of Humanmade, Ryan empowers individuals to become the next generation of inventors, designers, and manufacturers by providing access to industry-level training, tools, and facilities. With over a decade of experience managing makerspaces, he has helped thousands of Bay Area residents gain life-changing skills and achieve economic stability. Ryan continues to advance the makerspace model through inclusive, workforce-driven programs that prepare people for meaningful careers in modern manufacturing.

Ryan Spurlock,
Executive Director

3 CalOSBA awarded Innovation Grants,
with more on the way

$100k

PeraWatt Energy Inc.

Commercializes iron-nitride soft magnetic materials from Sandia National Labs for high-frequency power electronics. Their materials show 5x lower core losses at 500kHz, enabling more efficient AI data centers, EV charging, and renewable energy systems.

$50k

WallRise LLC

Designs and manufactures wall-mounted electric sit-stand Murphy desks for space-saving home offices.

$50k

Budbreak Innovations, Inc.

Creates Emma, an autonomous robot that patrols vineyards detecting viral and fungal diseases early.

Industry Sectors Our Hub Serves

Hardware Innovation, and Design

Clean Energy

Robotics

EV Technology

Product Design

Prototyping

Signature Programs We Offer

Next Generation Manufacturing Training (NGMT): A workforce development program providing underserved individuals with hands-on training in advanced manufacturing, preparing them for well-paying careers with local employers.

Hardware Accelerator: California’s only state-recognized Innovation Hub focused on scaling hardware startups, offering specialized support, mentorship, and access to industry-standard equipment.

Together, these programs create a unique ecosystem where individuals gain skills, and startups gain the workforce and resources they need to grow.