Where Innovation Meets Impact

Innovation Hub | Workforce Development | Hardware Accelerator

Welcome to Humanmade

Join our community! We bring together makers and fabricators of all types - from entrepreneurs to hobbyists, teachers to artists, inventors to explorers and more. We provide a wide range of industrial workshops where members can take training courses and use all of our equipment to build or make almost anything. Across 13,000 square feet we have a: Woodshop, Metal Shop, Digital Fabrication Shop, Textiles Shop, Electronics Shop, Event space, and open workbench area for assembly. With our team of skilled technicians and instructors, we are here to advise, instruct and support our creative community in many ways. We offer three core programs at our facility: an intensive manufacturing skills training program, a hardware accelerator for startups, and individual memberships. Learn more about these programs below, then come for a visit to see the space and meet the people of Humanmade!

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Become a member

Start using the workshops and join our community as a monthly member.

Equipment training

Learn more about our equipment and training courses.

Accelerate your startup

Are you an entrepreneur, startup or innovator? Are you ready to take your hardware project to the next stage?

Humanmade’s Hardware Accelerator program provides free membership, workspace, equipment access and training, business support, mentorship and more. Our unique accelerator is part of a network of innovation spaces supported by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA). We want to see your idea grow into a technology that will improve our world, without taking any equity.

Join our community of entrepreneurs!

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Workforce training

Our Next Generation Manufacturing Training (NGMT) program is San Francisco's first advanced manufacturing workforce program. We support low-income Bay Area residents with the technical trainings and soft skill development to become the workforce of the future. Our 12-week program is designed to up-skill individuals with no prior experience, so they can grow their careers in our expanding manufacturing industry.  Our programs focus on both digital fabrication (3D printing, laser cutters) and CNC machining, building a strong foundation in 3D modeling software. Our graduates bring incredible enthusiasm and skill to their future employers.

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Job seekers

Our unique 12-week program is designed to give you the skills for modern manufacturing careers. Get the support you need to learn and grow.

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Employers

Our Next Generation Manufacturing Training program connects you with the skilled, job-ready talent you need.

Group events & workshops

Humanmade isn’t just about industrial equipment, we also believe in nurturing your creative spirit and building a community of innovative individuals by offering project-based workshops, team building experiences, and community events.

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Project Workshops

Our project-based workshops are a great way to get started with Humanmade or to expand your creative skills. Individuals or groups can sign-up for these courses and go home with an exciting new project.

Teams & Groups

Humanmade can host and lead unique, hands-on, team building experiences for larger groups. We work closely with clients to develop a project and process that support your goals.

Donations, volunteering, partnerships

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Humanmade is a registered 501c3 non-profit organization and, with your support, we create life-changing impact for people in our community.

Please considering making a tax deductible donation! We also accept limited donations of equipment, materials, and creative supplies that can support all of our creative and educational programming.

Volunteers are a valuable part of our community and support our programming from instructing courses to managing events.

Partnerships are an invaluable aspect of our community, supporting users with an extended ecosystem of resources and opportunities. Let’s work together!