Fast Company judges recognized these four companies for creating innovation opportunities for all workers.
Winner: Pinterest
San Francisco
For more than a decade, the visual discovery platform has been running an annual Makeathon, encouraging employees to collaborate on new projects in a judged showcase: Last year, 60% of the winning projects were led by women. Pinterest also offers an 18-month leadership development program for promising employees with diverse backgrounds and makes annual investments as part of its Elevates program into emerging women-owned businesses.
Finalists:
Bobbie, San Francisco
GAF Energy, San Jose
Shockwave Medical, Santa Clara, CA
This story is part of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators 2023. Explore the full list of companies that are leading incubators of internal innovation talent.








