United States innovation ecosystem

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 40,532 innovation ecosystem organizations in the United States, including 10,487 corporate R&D centers, 10,299 research organizations and 6,125 universities and research institutes.

The largest concentrations are in New York, New York (1,450), Washington, DC (1,418) and Chicago, Illinois (732).

The United States scores 68.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 21 of 117 economies.

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40,532 organizations

• Ohio Startup Network
  Network or association
• Ohio State Center for Software Innovation
  Program · Columbus
• Ohio State ERIK Corporate and Foundation Engagement
  Program · Columbus
• Ohio State ERIK Innovation and Strategic Ventures
  University or research institute · Columbus
• Ohio State Innovation District
  Science or technology park · Columbus
• Ohio Third Frontier
  Government or public body · Columbus
• Ohio Third Frontier Commission
  Government or public body · Columbus
• Ohio Third Frontier Pre-Seed/Seed Plus Fund Capitalization Program
  Program
• Ohio Third Frontier Technology Validation and Start-up Fund (TVSF)
  Investor or fund
• Ohio University Center for Entrepreneurship
  University or research institute · Athens
• Ohio University Innovation Center
  Incubator · Athens
• Ohio University Technology Transfer Office
  University or research institute · Athens
• Ohio Venture Capital Gains Deduction
  Program
• OK Catalyst
  Program · Norman
• OK Coders (Techlahoma)
  Company · Oklahoma City
• OkAPEX at Metro Technology Centers
  College or training provider · Oklahoma City
• OkAPEX at Rose State College
  University or research institute · Midwest City
• OkAPEX at Tulsa Technology Center
  College or training provider · Tulsa
• OKC Coffee and Code
  Company · Oklahoma City
• OKC LUGnuts (Linux users)
  Company · Oklahoma City
• OKC WebDevs
  Company · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE)
  Research organization · Stillwater
• Oklahoma APEX Accelerator (OkAPEX, Oklahoma Dept. of Career and Technology Education)
  Accelerator · Stillwater
• Oklahoma Business Incubator Association (OkBIA)
  Incubator · Statewide
• Oklahoma Capital Investment Board (OCIB)
  Investor or fund · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma Christian University College of Engineering and Computer Science
  University or research institute · Edmond
• Oklahoma City Community Foundation
  Investor or fund · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma City Innovation District (OKCID) – Innovation Hall
  Innovation hub · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma City Java User Group
  Company · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma City Open Source Hardware
  Company · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma City Tech Week
  Program · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma City Techlahoma (Meetup umbrella)
  Company · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma City University - Meinders School of Business (entrepreneurship programs)
  University or research institute · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma City University School of Law, Collaborative Clinic: Law Clinic for Business and Innovation
  University or research institute · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma Climatological Survey / Oklahoma Mesonet
  Research organization · Norman
• Oklahoma Clinical and Translational Science Institute (OCTSI)
  Research organization · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma Cyber Innovation Institute (OCII)
  Program · Tulsa
• Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA)
  Government or public body · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma Department of Commerce
  Government or public body · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma Farm Bureau
  Company · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma Game Developers
  Company · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma Innovation Association
  Network or association · Tulsa
• Oklahoma Innovation Institute (OII)
  Program · Closed · Tulsa
• Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance
  Network or association · Tulsa
• Oklahoma Salesforce Community
  Company · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma SBDC at Rose State College
  University or research institute · Midwest City
• Oklahoma Secretary of Science and Innovation
  Government or public body · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund (OCAST, managed by i2E)
  Investor or fund · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma Small Business Development Center network (host: Southeastern Oklahoma State University)
  University or research institute · Durant
• Oklahoma State University - Cowboy Innovations Accelerator
  University or research institute · Stillwater
• Oklahoma State University - Cowboy Technologies, LLC
  University or research institute · Stillwater
• Oklahoma State University - Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) / Cowboy Enterprises
  University or research institute · Stillwater
• Oklahoma State University - School of Entrepreneurship (Spears School of Business)
  University or research institute · Stillwater
• Oklahoma Technology Alliance
  Network or association · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma Venture Forum (OVF)
  Program · Closed · Oklahoma City
• Old Dominion University Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (IIE)
  University or research institute · Norfolk
• Old Dominion University Research Foundation
  University or research institute · Norfolk
• Olney Carnegie Library
  Organization · Olney
• Olympia Theatre
  Science or technology park · Manhattan
• OMC Hydrogen
  Startup · Fort Collins
• OMES Information Services (state CIO office)
  Government or public body · Oklahoma City
• Omni Circle Ignite Pre-Accelerator
  College or training provider · Topeka
• Omni Circle Startup Showcase
  Program · Topeka
• Onca Bio
  Startup
• OncoPlex Diagnostics (United States)
  Corporate R&D · Rockville
• Oncor Electric Delivery (United States)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Dallas
• OnCyte (United States)
  Corporate R&D · Houston
• Ondax (United States)
  Corporate R&D · Closed · Monrovia
• ONE Gas
  Company · Tulsa
• OnlineVisas
  Startup · Norman
• onMain Innovation Hub
  Innovation hub · Dayton
• OnSight
  Startup · Spring Hill
• Open 4 Business
  Program · Des Moines
• Open Cleveland
  Network or association · Cleveland
• Open NeuroTech
  Startup
• Open Works
  Fab lab or makerspace · Planned · Baltimore
• Opera Bioscience
  Startup · Evanston
• Operation Opportunity Foundation
  Research organization · Decatur
• Operations Technology Development NFP
  Research organization · Des Plaines
• Opine AI
  Startup
• OPmobility
  Company · Normal
• Opower
  Company · Closed · Arlington
• Opportunity DeKalb
  Network or association · DeKalb
• Optivia Biotechnology (United States)
  Corporate R&D · Santa Clara
• OptoKhemia Analytical
  Startup · Norman
• OptoSonics (United States)
  Corporate R&D · New Bern
• Oral Roberts University - Stovall Center for Entrepreneurship (SC4E)
  University or research institute · Tulsa
• ORAN Development Co.
  Startup · Arlington
• Oravadra
  Startup
• Orbital Sciences (United States)
  Corporate R&D · Dormant · Dulles
• Orcca Technology (United States)
  Corporate R&D · Edmonds
• Orchard Knob Middle School
  Fab lab or makerspace · Chattanooga
• Ordermatic
  Startup
• OREAD Angel Group
  Investor or fund · Lawrence
• Oregon Health Policy and Research
  Health research · Closed · Salem
• Oregon University System
  University or research institute · Corvallis
• OrganiCore Nuclear
  Startup · Reston
• Origami Space Development
  Startup · Berthoud
• Origin Healthcare
  Startup · Fort Collins
• Original Group Holdings
  Company · Britt
• Orion Labs
  Startup · Nunn
• OrisDX
  Startup
• ORU Angel Network
  Investor or fund · Tulsa
• ORU Stovall Center for Entrepreneurship – The Launch
  Program · Tulsa
• OSF HealthCare (OSF Innovation)
  Corporate R&D · Peoria
• OSF Innovation
  Corporate R&D · Peoria
• OSF Saint Francis Foundation
  Health research · Ludington
• Osmopure Technologies
  Startup · Boulder
• Ossatura Labs
  Startup · Toledo
• OSU Center for Health Sciences (OSU-CHS)
  University or research institute · Tulsa
• OSU Division of the Vice President for Research
  University or research institute · Stillwater
• OSU Ferguson College of Agriculture / Division of Agricultural Sciences
  University or research institute · Stillwater
• OSU Greiner Summer Business Accelerator
  University or research institute · Stillwater
• OSU New Product Development Center (NPDC)
  University or research institute · Stillwater
• OSU Unmanned Systems Research Institute (USRI)
  University or research institute · Stillwater
• OSU-Oklahoma City
  University or research institute · Oklahoma City
• OSU-Tulsa / Helmerich Research Center (formerly HATRC)
  University or research institute · Tulsa
• Oto-Biomechanics LLC
  Startup · Norman
• Otoro Energy
  Startup · Boulder
• OU Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC)
  University or research institute · Norman

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Categories

• Corporate R&D centers in the United States 10,487
• Research organizations in the United States 10,299
• Universities and research institutes in the United States 6,125
• Health research organizations in the United States 4,117
• Government and public bodies in the United States 2,323
• Other organizations in the United States 1,506
• Startups in the United States 1,456
• Companies in the United States 898
• Programs in the United States 707
• Investors and funds in the United States 656
• Networks and associations in the United States 640
• Science and technology parks in the United States 539
• Fab labs and makerspaces in the United States 352
• Innovation hubs in the United States 133
• Accelerators in the United States 116
• Incubators in the United States 110
• Colleges and training providers in the United States 66

Cities

• New York, New York 1,450
• Washington, DC 1,418
• Chicago, Illinois 732
• San Diego, California 485
• Boston, Massachusetts 470
• San Francisco, California 467
• Denver, Colorado 441
• Los Angeles, California 398
• Seattle, Washington 386
• Columbus, Ohio 324
• Boulder, Colorado 323
• Atlanta, Georgia 304
• Houston, Texas 302
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 299
• Cambridge, Massachusetts 295
• Cleveland, Ohio 287
• Arlington, Virginia 275
• Cincinnati, Ohio 274
• Austin, Texas 272
• Des Moines, Iowa 237
• Richmond, Virginia 236
• Baltimore, Maryland 225
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 219
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 218
• Durham, North Carolina 201
• Portland, Oregon 190
• Dallas, Texas 174
• Madison, Wisconsin 172
• Minneapolis, Minnesota 170
• Bethesda, Maryland 168
• St Louis, Missouri 168
• Oakland, California 167
• Tulsa, Oklahoma 166
• Alexandria, Virginia 162
• Indianapolis, Indiana 162
• Rockville, Maryland 161
• Berkeley, California 159
• Ann Arbor, Michigan 154
• Salt Lake City, Utah 154
• Charlottesville, Virginia 152
• Tucson, Arizona 148
• Wichita, Kansas 148
• San Antonio, Texas 141
• Boca Raton, Florida 140
• Albuquerque, New Mexico 137
• San Jose, California 135
• Miami, Florida 134
• Raleigh, North Carolina 133
• West Palm Beach, Florida 131
• Phoenix, Arizona 128
• Ames, Iowa 125
• Dayton, Ohio 125
• Saint Paul, Minnesota 124
• Sacramento, California 123
• Silver Spring, Maryland 121
• Honolulu, Hawaii 119
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin 112
• Colorado Springs, Colorado 111
• Palo Alto, California 108
• Nashville, Tennessee 107
• Brooklyn, New York 106
• Iowa City, Iowa 100
• Irvine, California 97
• Orlando, Florida 88
• Albany, New York 86
• Champaign, Illinois 86
• Fort Collins, Colorado 86
• Reston, Virginia 86
• Waltham, Massachusetts 86
• Anchorage, Alaska 85
• Greeley, Colorado 85
• Lawrence, Kansas 85
• Louisville, Kentucky 85
• Norfolk, Virginia 85
• Tampa, Florida 85
• Charlotte, North Carolina 83
• Norman, Oklahoma 83
• Kansas City, Missouri 82
• Mountain View, California 81
• New Orleans, Louisiana 81
• Fairfax, Virginia 80
• Huntsville, Alabama 79
• Cedar Rapids, Iowa 78
• Overland Park, Kansas 78
• Santa Fe, New Mexico 77
• Topeka, Kansas 77
• Sunnyvale, California 76
• La Jolla, California 75
• Memphis, Tennessee 74
• McLean, Virginia 73
• Omaha, Nebraska 73
• Pasadena, California 73
• Santa Barbara, California 73
• Santa Clara, California 73
• Akron, Ohio 72
• Baton Rouge, Louisiana 72
• Birmingham, Alabama 72
• Rochester, New York 72
• Little Rock, Arkansas 70
• Hartford, Connecticut 69
• Providence, Rhode Island 69
• Lexington, Kentucky 67
• Princeton, New Jersey 66
• Manhattan, Kansas 65
• Las Vegas, Nevada 64
• Blacksburg, Virginia 63
• Detroit, Michigan 63
• Columbia, South Carolina 62
• Texarkana, Texas 61
• Wilmington, Delaware 60
• Aurora, Colorado 59
• Buffalo, New York 59
• Redwood City, California 59
• Tallahassee, Florida 59
• Toledo, Ohio 59
• Gainesville, Florida 58
• Lincoln, Nebraska 58
• New Haven, Connecticut 58
• Fremont, California 57
• Santa Monica, California 57
• Gaithersburg, Maryland 56
• Knoxville, Tennessee 56
• Menlo Park, California 56
• Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 54
• Jacksonville, Florida 54
• Lansing, Michigan 54
• Evanston, Illinois 53
• Ithaca, New York 53
• Columbia, Maryland 52
• Long Beach, California 51
• South San Francisco, California 51
• Carlsbad, California 50
• Springfield, Illinois 50