VenturePad — more than just a Coworking Space
VenturePad is a mission-driven coworking space and entrepreneurial hub in downtown San Rafael, built to support founders, teams, and organizations doing meaningful work in Marin County.
OUR MISSION
To create an accessible, professional workspace that supports small businesses, startups, and organizations—while fostering collaboration, sustainability, and positive social impact.
OUR VISION
To serve as a community gathering place for entrepreneurs, nonprofits, public agencies, and academia—driving innovation, launching new ventures, and advancing sustainability-focused initiatives in Marin.
VenturePad Values
Community – without you, we are nothing!
Entrepreneurial spirit and innovation
Sustainability at the core of how we operate
Professional and peer support for members
Productivity for individuals and teams
FUN! Life is too short! Let's enjoy the ride!!
VEnturepad — winner, Small green Business award, city of san rafael 2018
Aspirations:
Launch 15-25 companies/year via the Incubator, and offer startup and scaling business funding.
Model practices that we champion by being a certified Green business.
Launch Marin's first Sustainable Enterprise Conference (happened on Oct 26, 2018!), greenmarin.biz.
Develop community-driven impact initiatives fostering public/private collaboration.
Focuses include:
climate change
clean energy
healthy food and sustainable agriculture
affordable housing
natural resource conservation and land use.
Venturepad’s Sustainability Commitment
Sustainability Scorecard - Walking Our Talk
VenturePad is a registered Benefit Corp, and operates with low environmental impact and high social impact.
As a Zero Waste facility, less than 5% of our waste will go to landfill
We are a Marin Clean Energy Deep Green commercial customer, with 100% of our energy sourced through renewable sources.
We report our carbon footprint and sustainability performance.
Marin’s greenest cowork space, meeting room center & entrepreneurial hub!
