2026 Finalist in Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation's Reinventing Delaware

Sindri Materials Corp. was selected as a finalist in the Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation’s Reinventing Delaware program!

 

We’ve been genuinely impressed with how this program is run. Each stage has delivered real value, starting with the dinner and continuing through the structured ideation/scoping work. As an entrepreneur, I don’t take time-intensive programs lightly, and Reinventing Delaware has consistently respected that with meaningful outputs.

 

Huge shoutout to Lynn Roberts and the team at the Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation. The motivations here feel unusually aligned with ours: high-integrity support for entrepreneurs, a clear-eyed view of what’s missing in today’s solutions, and a bias toward execution (not just enthusiasm).

 

And Catherine Lindroth (Cat) deserves a special shoutout. In a few hours during the idea stage, she was able to absorb genuinely complex technical context, find the connective tissue, and help us articulate a sharper path forward. That mix of deep listening + real-time synthesis is rare.

 

Now we’re entering the finalist phase and beginning work with North Star Strategies. We’ve already started early conversations with Tracy Morgan, and we’re excited to keep building momentum over the next 5-6 months.

 

For Sindri, this finalist phase connects directly to what we’re building: an Advanced Manufacturing Hub in Delaware. Shared infrastructure to help scientists and startups move breakthrough materials into real products, while anchoring a high-wage innovation ecosystem here in the state.