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2026 San Antonio State of Innovation

A regional baseline for growth, investment and action

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The Innovation SATX Consortium

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The next chapter is about broadening that growth

San Antonio has built a large, diverse and growing economy. The challenge before us is not simply to continue that growth, but to broaden it in ways that create greater opportunity, productivity and prosperity for the region.

— The Innovation SATX Consortium

Inside the Report

A first look at the numbers shaping San Antonio’s innovation economy.

  • Innovation Jobs

    55,054

    Up 2.5% from 53,703 in 2024.

    Total jobs across the report’s nine defined innovation-intensive sectors.

  • Active Federal R&D Contracts

    $2.55B

    Active contracts as of September 14th, 2026

    Federal R&D obligations across qualifying active contracts with a primary place of performance in San Antonio. Reflects contract value, not annual expenditures.

  • Venture Capital Investments

    $31M

    Down 78% from $141.05M in 2024.

    Venture funding recorded for regional companies in Crunchbase.

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Supporting SATX Innovation

greater:SATX is a public-private economic development organization supporting San Antonio’s economic growth. As the Consortium’s data partner, it validates the methodology against national best practices and independently verifies the underlying data.

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