2026 Honoree impact
From early-stage innovators to heavyweights, the awards recognize middle-market businesses that are creating quality jobs, investing in local talent, strengthening regional supply chains, and contributing to a more competitive and inclusive economy.
13K+
San Diegans employed in FY 2024-25
50+
distinct industries, spanning nine sectors
$6B+
cumulative economic impact
Honorees THROUGH THE YEARS
Each year, EDC invites nominations from across the region’s business community. Top companies are selected by a panel of business experts in their respective categories based on their business performance, regional economic impact, and commitment to San Diego.
See each years’ top San Diego companies and honorees:
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2026
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2025
2026
TOP HONOREES
Honorees
Acadia Pharmaceuticals • Ace Relocation • Aeromutable Corporation • Alpha Die Cutting
Airspace Technologies • ALOHA Collection • American Lithium Energy Corp • American Specialty Health
Aquasend • AquaPoro • Bitchin’ Sauce • Blenders Eyewear • BUBS Naturals • C3 Risk & Insurance • Cadre AI
Carbon by Design • CARI Health • Chakra Techworks • CircuCare • Clearspeed • CleverMade • Cloudbeds
Commonlands • Conekt.ai • Cooler Heads • COYOTAS • Cultura • Cymbiotika • Dojo Health • Drata
DSS Games • Ecolux Goods SPC • Element Biosciences • Eventship • Evolution Affairs • Fighter’s Market
Fisher House Southern California • GALT Aerospace • GANMI Corporation • Gear Hugger
GelTech Labs • Gilman Construction Media • Golf District Greystone Medical Technologies
Honest Medical • IZOLA • J Entertainment & Media Group • Jimbo’s • Kanbar Digital • Kato Medical • Kiakahi
La Jolla Labs • LevitZacks • LigronBio • Los Cuernos • Marine Group Boat Works • Mostra Coffee
My Village Innovations • NEET®SHEETS • OmnigeniQ • Optima Office • PACHA • PARKIT • PKF San Diego
PT Motion Works • REEF Lifestyle • Sapient Logic • Scientist.com • Seasats • Selk’bag • Senior Tech Connect
Snake Oil Venues • SOCi • Solely International • SOLV Energy • Southwest Equity Partners • Splitero
Strategic Logistics & Defense Services • Suja Life • Surface Tech • Tag-N-Trac • Taylor Guitars
TCWGlobal • The Sweet & Savory Collective • TransformaBio • Trust & Will • UNIGRID • Valudor
Velo Aviation • Vesica AI • VetsEZ • WestAir • Westcoat • Wildfire Systems
2025
TOP HONOREES
Honorees
ALOHA Collection • Arcturus Therapeutics • ASML • Avocado Queen • Bancroft Construction Services
Burger Construction • C3 Risk & Insurance • Center for Sustainable Energy • CFO Hub • CleverMade
Cloud Water Filters • Cloudbeds • Conekt.ai • COYOTAS • Cultura • Dip studio • DSS Games
Element Biosciences • Endeavor Bank Evans Hotels • Flagship Cruise and Events • Gaia Medical Institute
GALT Aerospace • Gear Hugger • Ignite Media Group • Innoflight • Jimbo’s • Kenney Signs • Kiakahi
LENZ Therapeutics • Loopholes • Marine Group Boat Works • MindNumbers • Natilus • Nucleus Biologics
Pleno • Point Predictive • PSYONIC • RayzeBio • Rylee + Cru • San Diego FC • Seasats • Seismic
Selk’bag • Seraphina Therapeutics • Show Imaging • Sipwell Wine Co. • Snake Oil Cocktail Company
Sunday Golf • Tag-N-Trac • Tom Watson • TOOTRiS • Trovata • UNIGRID
Watkins Wellness • We are Human Kind • Wildfire Systems
Stay in touch
Nominations for 2026 are now closed. Whether in life sciences or consumer goods, we seek nominations for:
- Early-stage innovators with revenues of at least $5M
- Rising stars demonstrating staying power within the marketplace with revenues greater than $20M+
- Established heavyweights committed to staying in San Diego with revenues of $100M+
- Startups and pre-revenue companies with a breakthrough product or platform
All nominees must be headquartered in San Diego and have been in business for at least two years.
Questions?
Bree Burris
Sr. Director, Communications & Community Engagement