2026 State of the Innovation Ecosystem

Our annual report gathers the data behind the 2150 thesis: where talent is forming, where capital is flowing, and where the gaps between the two remain widest.

This year’s edition tracks the growth of cohort-based founder development, the rise of AI-native companies from non-traditional ecosystems, and the institutional partnerships accelerating commercialization.

The headline finding is consistent with what we see on the ground every day: the supply of talent far outstrips the infrastructure built to support it. Closing that gap is the defining opportunity of the decade.