Tourism
A reason to come downtown
Visitors from around the world step off the plane and into the future — interactive storefronts, street performances, and signature SF experiences.
A San Francisco initiative in formation
Bringing SF's AI boom to the street.
For too long, the innovation San Francisco is famous for has been hidden inside private offices. Innovation Avenue activates the storefront level — turning downtown into a global epicenter where anyone can explore, learn, and shop the future.
Finding our home
We're scouting the right home in San Francisco — at the intersection of tourism, AI hubs, residents, and conferences.
The right block will bring real value to the neighborhood, attract visitors from around the world, and give SF's startups, artists, and creative communities a stage to share what they're building.
Why now
A district designed for four futures at once.
AI Hubs
Where the AI boom meets the street
Frontier labs, startups, and VCs cluster vertically — research upstairs, shipping demos at the sidewalk.
Residents
Value for the people who live here
Free programming, family-friendly weekends, local hiring, and small-business spotlights that make the neighborhood feel alive again.
Conferences
A stage for the world's gatherings
Dreamforce, GDC, AI summits and global delegations get a walkable district built for keynotes, side events, and serendipity.
Explore. Learn. Shop.
Experience zones across the avenue.
Themed storefronts and vertically-integrated buildings let visitors touch the future of climate, food, transport, gaming, AI, health, and the arts — all in one walkable district.
Climate Innovation Hub
Future of Food
Health & Wellness Tech
AI Playground
Space Exploration
Gaming World
Kids Tech Education
Maker & Robotics Lab
SF Music & Arts Tech
Smart Home Center
Future of Transportation
SF Cultural Hub
Programming
A new thing happening every day.
From night markets to founder fireside chats, the calendar is built to draw locals back downtown and give visitors a reason to stay another day.
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Maker workshops & open robotics labs
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Live demos from frontier AI companies
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Founder fireside chats & VC office hours
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Hackathons, prototyping sprints & demo days
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Innovation parades and street festivals
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Night markets with local makers & chefs
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Hands-on kids STEM weekends
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Artist residencies & live mural painting
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Wellness mornings — sound baths, run clubs, biohacking
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Global delegation tours & consulate showcases
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Conference satellite programming
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Music concourse & rooftop sessions
Vertically integrated buildings
An entire industry, stacked floor by floor.
Ground floor / retail
Cutting-edge companies showcase their innovations in interactive storefronts.
Co-working
Hundreds of startups share industry-specific workspace alongside their peers.
Office space
Enterprise leaders, fast-growing startups, and VCs lease full floors in themed buildings.
Who we're building with
A public–private coalition to reinvent downtown.
City entities, building owners, innovation companies, and cultural organizations co-create the avenue together.
Funders & Building Owners
Anchor the initiative, fill ground-floor retail, and shape the next chapter of downtown.
Tech Companies & Startups
Activate a flagship storefront where the public can touch the future you're building.
City & Civic Leaders
Align tourism, economic development, and the AI narrative around one walkable district.
Artists & Communities
Bring SF's music, food, and cultural makers into the daily rhythm of the avenue.
Potential coalition
City entities
- SF Travel
- East Cut CBD
- OEWD
- Chamber of Commerce
- Mayor & Supervisors
Activation partners
- Advance SF
- Vacant to Vibrant
- Cerebral Valley / AI
- Illuminate
- Burning Man Org
Corporate & community
- Building owners
- Innovation companies
- Startups & VCs
- Executive champions
- Industry leaders
Join us in reinventing downtown.
Whether you're a funder, building owner, innovation company, or cultural organizer — we're assembling the coalition now. Tell us how you'd like to contribute.
Michael Seiler · Collective Impact