New Hampshire is built on connections. Unlike other states, our business leaders and government officials are highly accessible and extremely supportive of new businesses – especially tech startups.
This competition enables any entrepreneur or innovator that has started or is planning to launch a tech business in New Hampshire to compete for a chance at making the Ultimate New Hampshire Connection – an hour long meeting with the Governor of New Hampshire, members of the Live Free and Start Advisory Council, and tech and industry leaders hand selected to discuss how they can help accelerate your growth.
Nowhere else but New Hampshire are tech startups afforded the opportunity to access such a vast network of experts. The rules are simple. The results are transformative.
Program
Live Free and Start is committed to growing New Hampshire’s tech ecosystem and will reach out to each applicant individually to offer support regardless if they are selected as the winner.
Qualifications
- Applicant must be a NH resident or the startup must be headquartered in NH.
- Applicant must be an owner or founder.
- Startups must be for-profit.
- Have been in existence for less than 3 years.
- Have raised under $200k in funding or generated under $200k in past year revenue.
Learn about our 2016 Winner
- Check out the News & Media coverage
- View photos of 2016 Winner, Cubby Notes, meeting with Governor Hassan
- Check out Co-Founder, Dave Coffin’s Innovator of the Week story.
- See what Cubby Notes is up to just 8 months after winning the Ultimate New Hampshire Connection! [Hint: it involves a new product launch, among other achievements]
2015 Winner
- Check out the News & Media coverage
- View photos of 2015 Winner, PickUp Patrol, meeting with Governor Hassan
- Read co-founder Maria Edvalson’s reflections on PickUpPatrol’s successful year!
