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title: 2024 Blue Hen 17&43 Most Promising Ventures
description: Discover the 2024 Blue Hen 17&43 Most Promising Venture Award winners from the University of Delaware, showcasing innovation, growth, and social impact.
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# 2024 Blue Hen 17&43 Winners

University of Delaware Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics and Horn Entrepreneurship are proud to announce the seventeen 2024 Blue Hen 17&43 Most Promising Venture Award winners. Recipients were selected based on revenue, growth, innovation and social impact.

**Archie**

Founded by Dustin Parker, ‘11

 

**Ascend Legacy Academy**

Founded by Chanel Gaither, MPA ‘13

 

**Bonafyde Official, Inc.**

Founded by Nicholai Williamson, '25

 

**Brame**

Founded by Annabelle Brame, ‘24 

 

**CFO Flex Consulting**

Founded by Jennifer Rowland, ‘90 

**Daphne Rae Creative**

Founded by Daphne Vantine, ‘18 

 

**Main Line Studios**

Co-Founded by Stacey Grant, ‘91

 

**Mental Health Literacy Collaborative** **(MHLC)**

CEO, Anne Slease, ‘03 

 

**Nitro BioSciences**

Co-Founded by Neil Butler, PhD ‘23 

**PCOnline**

CEO, Charles Zhang, ‘21 

 

**Stemmer**

Founded by Sam Goetz, ‘21 

 

**Tom’s Refurb**

founded by Tom Stauffer, ‘23 

 

**Transfer Mortgage**

Co-Founder, Dean Sheaffer, ‘12 

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