Join us next year to see who wins $10,000 + in cash and prizes for their Delaware startup.
Provided by New Castle County Office of Economic Development.
One year membership in the Emerging Enterprise Center Virtual Incubator Program that offers office and conference space, mail and phone services, mentorship, networking and business education.
One year membership that gives your new business networking opportunity, visibility, credibility, training, advocacy, and promotion.
Please check back to see more prizes. If you would like to become a prize partner, please email info@eecincubator.com.
Prize provided WSFS, Delaware Division of Small Business, and more to come!
One year membership that gives your business networking opportunities, visibility, credibility, training, advocacy and promotion.
All eligible applicants have the chance to win $1,000 for their start-up prize provided by SCORE Delaware.
Want to contribute a prize? Please email info@eecincubator.com or call (302) 737-4343. All contributions and sponsorships are tax-deductible.
Swim With the Sharks Pitch Competition is open to for-profit businesses within the New Castle County that has been in business fewer than five (5) years. Entrants MUST have a valid Delaware business license, headquarters and presence in New Castle County, and available to pitch live on October 1, 2025 in Wilmington, Delaware.
Founder and President of DETV 28
#1 Delaware News Station
Associate State Director
Delaware Small Business Development Center
Director of Economic Development
New Castle County (DE) Government
Marketing & Management
Goldey-Beacom College
Director of Innovation
Delaware Prosperity Partnership
Event Program (pdf)
Download2024 winners: Ashlee Cooper, Droneversity won $10,000 Grand Prize, Wanda Guyton, Coffee Rendezbrew won $2,500 Runner-up, and Christopher DiMarco, PhD, Sindri Materials won $1,000 People's Choice Award
2023 winners: The Trash Porters won $10,000 Grand Prize, Droneversity won $1,500 Runner-up, and RestoreMD won $1,000 People's Choice Award
2022 Winners: $10,000 Grand Prize 24HR Trucking; $3,500 Runner-up OmniPotential Energy; $1,000 People's Choice 6NINETY9 Web Design
2021 Grand Prize Winner - Chess Express Kids founded by Jayvon Fairman-Davis.
2020 Grand Prize Winner TRIC Robotics founded by Adam Stager.
2019 Grand Prize Winner Green Grazer Goats founded by Kalyn Butt.
2017 Grand Prize Winner Green Grazer Goats founded by Kalyn Butt.
2016 Grand Prize Winner Vibrating Therapeutic Apparel (Now TheraV) founded by Amira Idris (Now Amira I. Radovic).
2015 Grand Prize Winner Deer Valley Danes founded by Karin Roseman.
2014 Grand Prize Winner NumbersBee founded by Sakthi Vel.
2013 Inaugural Grand Prize Winner PenguinAd (Now Carvertie) founded by Mac Macleod.
Emerging Enterprise Center
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