Partners Craig Sherman and John Brust contributed to the Seattle case study featured in the newly released 2025 Advancing Regional Innovation Economies Report, a metro-level analysis of where inclusive entrepreneurship is accelerating across the country, and why.

Published by JPMorgan Chase and Nasdaq, in partnership with Penn State and Heartland Forward, the report presents a founder-informed view of the structural conditions that shape opportunity: capital access, university and applied-learning pipelines, domestic and international talent flows, and pro-entrepreneurship policy environments.

This year’s report includes:

• A national ranking of the top 20 metros for venture-aspiring founders
• A deeper look at how capital + education + relocation + policy work as a system
• Eight metro case studies with replicable models for growth
• A five-part structural playbook that communities can immediately put to use

Click here to download the report.