The startup scene in United States

Fort Collins, Colorado, is identified in a StartupBlink listing. In its September 2026 edition, StartupBlink ranked the city #259 globally and #74 in the United States, using stated inputs of investment, employee count, and quarterly website traffic. These are StartupBlink rankings and methodology, not an independently verified measure of the city’s startup ecosystem. [Claim 48571] [Claim 48579]

CSU STRATA works with CSU faculty, researchers, and staff to move innovations toward market through services including intellectual property evaluation, technical-readiness and product-market-fit work, licensing, team formation, business planning, and funding procurement. STRATA reports that its venture program, established in 2007, has helped launch more than 60 startups based on CSU-owned intellectual property. [Claim 48575] [Claim 48576]

Innosphere reports that since 2013 it has served more than 400 companies, associated with more than 2,000 jobs, $3.6 billion in capital raised, and more than $300 million in client revenue. These are reported cumulative regional portfolio figures, not Fort Collins-only outcomes. [Claim 48573]

StartupBlink describes Madwire as a digital marketing software and services company founded in 2009 and headquartered in Fort Collins. [Claim 48580]