Helping founders find community and connections
Annual pitch competition for New Castle County entrepreneurs offering $10,000+ in funding, services, and prizes to early-stage businesses.
Six-month investment accelerator investing up to $100K in high-growth startups with focus on under-resourced entrepreneurs through intensive programming and investor access.
Learn more →Eight-week hybrid accelerator for mission-driven fintech startups focused on improving financial health for low-to-moderate income populations, based at UD's STAR Campus.
Learn more →Eight-week accelerator focused on marketing, sales, branding, and business planning for small business owners in Dover, housed at DSU's Center for Urban Revitalization and Entrepreneurship.
Learn more →Eight-week hybrid accelerator cohort providing expert-led training in marketing, sales, finance, funding, and operations, culminating in a business plan and pitch deck.
Learn more →Free 6-week venture-creation accelerator for DSU students and technologists to ideate, validate, and build high-growth startups with mentorship and product development support.
Learn more →Free 6-week venture-creation accelerator for DSU students and technologists to ideate, validate, and build high-growth startups with mentorship and product development support.
Learn more →Free 7-week pre-accelerator providing individualized coaching, mentor connections, and investor introductions for early-stage startups, focused on BIPOC and female founders.
Learn more →Free 7-week pre-accelerator providing individualized coaching, mentor connections, and investor introductions for early-stage startups, focused on BIPOC and female founders.
Learn more →IGNOSI is a MedTech-focused incubator and accelerator based in Wilmington, Delaware, supporting inventors building medical technology startups. The program provides state-of-the-art lab infrastructure for prototyping, animal experiments, and engineering, along with business development, legal, and patent law support. IGNOSI offers founder-centered, cohort-based mentoring with tailored investor connections.
Learn more →Annual idea submission and pitch competition that transforms innovative ideas for Delaware's economy through a structured 6-month development process with mentorship and grant funding.
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