2026 Blue Hen 17&43 Awards
Fastest Growing identifies the companies currently achieving the highest rates of revenue growth, based solely on financial performance.
Most Promising identifies the companies most likely to become future market leaders, regardless of current revenue.
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Fastest Growing
Most Promising
Applicant
First Name
Last Name
Title/Position
Email Address
Phone Number
Relationship to the venture (founder, employee, advisor, investor, etc.)
Company/Venture Name.
Founding Date (Month/year)
Business Address - Street Address
City
State
Zip
Website URL
Company LinkedIn Page
Number of Blue Hen Leaders (Founders, Owners, and Chief Executives)
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1
2
3
4
5
Company Overview
Number of current employees
Previous year employees
Customer growth over past year (percentage)
Describe the primary drivers of your revenue growth.
What strategies enabled this growth?
What evidence supports the sustainability of future growth?
Venture Information
Industry Sector
Biotechnology
Healthcare
Artificial Intelligence
Manufacturing
CleanTech
Consumer Products
Software
Other
Revenue Qualification
Most Recent Fiscal Year Revenue
Previous Year Fiscal Revenue
Two Years Prior Fiscal Revenue
Percentage of Revenue that is recurring
Company Overview
What problem are you solving
Describe your solution and key innovation
What is the target market size
Estimated market size
Describe your competitive advantage
Traction and Validation
Number of customers/users (if applicable)
Key partnerships, pilots or strategic relationships
Notable achievements over the past 24 months
Funding raised to date
Leader 1 Information
First Name
Last Name
Class Year
Phone
Email
Role (check all that apply)
Founder
Owner
Executive
Assistant First Name (if applicable)
Assistant Last Name (if applicable)
Assistant Email (if applicable)
Assistant Phone (if applicable)
Leader 2 Information
First Name
Last Name
Class Year
Phone
Email
Role (check all that apply)
Founder
Owner
Executive
Assistant First Name (if applicable)
Assistant Last Name (if applicable)
Assistant Email (if applicable)
Assistant Phone (if applicable)
Leader 3 Information
First Name
Last Name
Class Year
Phone
Email
Role (check all that apply)
Founder
Owner
Executive
Assistant First Name (if applicable)
Assistant Last Name (if applicable)
Assistant Email (if applicable)
Assistant Phone (if applicable)
Leader 4 Information
First Name
Last Name
Class Year
Phone
Email
Role (check all that apply)
Founder
Owner
Executive
Assistant First Name (if applicable)
Assistant Last Name (if applicable)
Assistant Email (if applicable)
Assistant Phone (if applicable)
Supporting Materials
Company logo (high resolution)
Photos to team, products or operations
Video Pitch or company video (2-3 minute max), select file type
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File Upload
URL Link
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URL
Contact Information