More than 1,500 people voted online in the first ever Delaware Innovation Awards, as part of our inaugural Delaware Innovation Week Presented by 1313 Innovation.
The winners were given an award made by maker collective Barrel of Makers, which 3D printed the awards and featured a variable color light. The #DIW15 closing party was a cocktail party meets networking affair with a local tech exhibit on the side – there were robots and video games and more to play with.
Tech Community Organizer of the Year – Mona Parikh.
Scientist of the Year – Francisco Hernandez, Wilmington Charter High School.
Technologist of the Year – Tariq Hook, lead instructor at new coding program ZipCode Wilmington.
Best Web/Mobile Product of the Year – ConnectHub, the sales coaching tool from InSiteHub.
Design/Dev Firm of the Year – The Archer Group, the Wilmington-based creative agency.
Community Group of the Year – Delaware Libraries, the state division that has expanded 3D printing and STEM literacy to many of its libraries.
Colocation or Incubator Space of the Year – 1313 Innovation, the incubator operated by McConnell Johnson Real Estate.
Social Media Campaign of the Year – #HugACop, the campaign by Newark Police Officers James Spadola and Aaron Olicker to increase community engagement. Watch it below.
Tech Business of the Year – SevOne, fresh off news that their growing Delaware team will stay, though their headquarters are moving to Boston.
Tech Startup of the Year – Carvertise, the sharing economy and advertising company that puts ads on your car founded by Mac Nagaswami and Greg Star.
