Every year, we honor the most promising individuals, companies and initiatives in the Delaware tech scene at the Delaware Innovation Awards. This year, we’ve amassed nominations for 13 different categories and we couldn’t be more proud of our community.
Check the list below and cast your vote for the best and brightest of Delaware’s innovation ecosystem. Then join us at Delaware Innovation Week’s Innovation Celebration event on Nov. 18 to see who won.
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1. Entrepreneur of the Year:
- Nick Barba/Kevin Kriss of COAKT
- Amira Idris of Vibrating Therapeutic Apparel
- Vijaya Rao of DeliveryCircle
- Bryan Tracy of White Dog Labs
- Greg Star of Carvertise
2. Sciences Group of the Year:
- Greenhill Pharmacy
- MySherpa
- White Dog Labs
3. Tech Startup of the Year:
4. Technologist of the Year:
- Tariq Hook of Zip Code Wilmington
- David Ginzberg of Open Data Delaware
- Pauline Himics of First Ascent Design
- Darrick Hayman of DLHcad, LLC
- Aiyani Martin of Bank of America
5. Tech Business of the Year:
6. Innovative Corporate of the Year:
7. Tech Mission Org of the Year:
- Open Data Delaware
- Zip Code Wilmington
- Girl Develop It Wilmington
- Delaware Division of Libraries
- The Challenge Group
8. Dev Product of the Year:
- Open Data Portal
- Counsl
- Geoswap
- SafestWay
- TenantU
9. Design/Dev Firm of the Year:
- First Ascent Design
- The Barn Creative
- Squatch Creative
- Möbius New Media
- Delaware Government Information Center
10. Colocation Community of the Year:
11. Indie Video Game of the Year:
- haberdashery by Jeff Fisher
- Blind Blades by Heavy Key Studios
- Fourth Barrier by Matt Sharp Momoji Studios
12. Innovative Creative Group of the Year:
13. Tech Meetup of the Year:
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