The startup scene in United States

The Innovation Space lists its facility at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington. The facility advertises more than 90 labs and 130,000 square feet for science startups. [Claim 28569; Claim 28570]

The Innovation Space lists The First Fund, Early Stage Growth Grant, Spark Factory, and Science Inc. among its programs, including funding, lab access, mentoring, and accelerator support; its page does not establish an open application window. [Claim 28574] The organization links visitors to a tour-scheduling page, but appointment availability was not verified. [Claim 28575]

Technical.ly reports that CM Materials founder Aminul Mehedi brought the company to Delaware through the Innovation Space, where it accessed University of Delaware testing equipment and hired university engineers and interns. [Claim 28576] Delaware Business Times identifies Chartline Capital Partners as a Wilmington-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 and co-founded by Ben du Pont. [Claim 28577]

StartupBlink's 2026 Ecosystem Index dashboard ranks Wilmington #65 globally, #22 in the United States, and #25 in North America, and reports 3.9% annual growth and a five-place global-rank decline. These are publisher-defined index measures. [Claim 28578] The same dashboard ranks Fintech #55 globally and reports Software & Data as 46.4% of its listed startups. [Claim 28579]