Innovation ecosystem is related to the formation of networks for collaboration and sharing of knowledge and structures. Thus, the objective of this research is to prospect in the scientific literature for strategic actors that integrate innovation ecosystems. It is bibliographical research, carried out from the survey and analysis of theoretical references about the object of study. Furthermore, it is qualitative in terms of approach and exploratory in terms of purpose. The survey of scientific production was carried out in the SCOPUS database, from the application of filters and temporal delimitation. Fifteen scientific articles were selected and analyzed according to the following elements: year of publication;