Big News: Our latest cohorts of The Lab + The Accelerator at ICA kicked off yesterday!

These founders built their companies with creativity, vision, and hustle. Now with the help of ICA, they will learn tested growth strategies, connect with our expert advisor network, and — when the time is right — have access to our flexible, founder-friendly equity capital.

The entrepreneur journey is never easy, and it's important to celebrate milestones along the way. Join us in welcoming these 18 businesses to the ICA community!

Meet the Founders

‍Ayaba Wines
Jerry Bailey | www.ayabawines.com
Ayaba Wines is a winery based in Oakland, CA focusing on small batch-craft sangrias and fruit infused wines and a platform  highlighting  powerful, beautiful, and ambitious Black Queens throughout history. 🌱

Brownstone Shared Housing
Christina Lennox & James Stallworth | brownstone.live
On Brownstone Shared Housing’s online platform, people can rent a sleeping pod monthly for a fraction of traditional rent. 🧱

COBA
Peter Lee | www.coba.coffee
COBA reimagines the cafe experience rethinking coffee and tea into a convenient bar. 🧱

Cole+Jade
Brandy Beazley and ​​Nicole Farrar | cole-jade.com
Cole+Jade makes plant-based, all-natural face and body products by hand in Oakland, CA. 🌱

Formosa Chocolates
Kimberly Yang | www.formosachocolates.com
Influenced by Taiwanese hospitality and gift-giving traditions, Formosa Chocolates proudly handcrafts luxury chocolates in small batches in Oakland, CA. 🌱

Happy Moose Juice
Ryan Armistead | www.happymoose.com
Happy Moose Juice is a line of juices and wellness shots made with heirloom produce — sourced from the cosmetically imperfect harvests from the fields of our farm partners. 🧱

Karter L’Rose Home
Onyx Sawyers-Ammons | klrose.com
Karter L’Rose Home is a natural home fragrance company on a mission to tell stories through fragrance, and is executed by creating elevated scent blends inspired by women of color. 🌱

Marcus Alexander
Marcus A. Thomas | www.marcus-alexander.com
Marcus Alexander, is a boutique footwear company, with global aspirations. We fuse tradition and innovation to create gutsy, sophisticated, tech-infused footwear that is rooted in everyday utility. 🧱

Mayday Hauling
David Denson | www.instagram.com/maydayhauling
Mayday Hauling is a junk collection service serving the San Francisco Bay Area. We are  professional, efficient, experienced and love what we do. 🌱

Pillar Cowork and Childcare
Amirh Davis | pillarcowork.com
Currently located in Lafayette, CA, Pillar Cowork’s offerings enhance productivity and work-life balance by providing workspace and business amenities including high-quality childcare for working parents. 🧱

Pound Bizness
Reggie Borders and Nicole Felix-Borders | poundbizness.com
Pound Bizness LLC is a Black and women-owned gourmet artisan baking company specializing in pound cakes reminiscent of time spent with grandma and gives an alternative to commercially made desserts. 🌱

Renegade Running
Victor Diaz | renegade-running.com
Renegade Running is a retail store and community of runners in Oakland, CA. Let's run together. 🧱

Reuschelle's Cheesecakes
Victor Harris | www.reuschelles.com
Based out of Hayward, CA, Reuschelle's Cheesecakes come in 20 made-to-order regular and seasonal gourmet flavors, ranging from the simple to the sublime. 🌱

Rize Up
Azikiwee Anderson | rizeupsourdough.com
Rize Up wants to share our love of delicious, thoughtfully baked breads made with naturally leavened, organic, and sustainable high-quality ingredients. 🧱

Skin By Maisha
Maisha Pulliam | skinbymaisha.com
During your wellness journey, Skin by Maisha is here to help you gain and maintain healthy, beautiful skin. 🧱

Tha MF’n Vegan
Bria Hutson | www.thamfnvegan.com
Tha MF’n Vegan is an allergy-friendly, plant-based food and meat alternative company. We specialize in making the healthy delicious, because we know that you don’t have to compromise taste for nutritional value. 🌱

‍Volcano Kimchi
Aruna Lee | www.volcanokimchi.com
Volcano Kimchi is a San Francisco-based maker of vegan and organic kimchi, gluten-free sauces and other Korean-inspired fermented food products. 🌱

Ziva Naseer
Dominique Waters | zivanaseer.com
Ziva Naseer is a unique handmade purse brand established in Abu Dhabi, now operating in California. We use a traditional mosaic technique to mold and craft our bags with care. 🌱

🌱 = Lab at ICA, for seed-stage, high-potential companies
🧱 = Accelerator at ICA, for growth-stage, established companies