Small Businesses.
Big Impact.
Let’s champion the independent shops that make our neighborhoods special! The Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest by TechTown allows the community (that’s YOU!) to have a voice in awarding $100K to a local entrepreneur opening a brick-and-mortar business in Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park.
Applications are closed!
Small Businesses.
Big Impact.
Let’s champion the independent shops that make our neighborhoods special! The Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest by TechTown allows the community (that’s YOU!) to have a voice in awarding $100K to a local entrepreneur opening a brick-and-mortar business in Detroit, Hamtramck, or Highland Park.
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The Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest 2025!
Since 2011, Hatch Detroit has helped Detroiters support up-and-coming entrepreneurs. The Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest by TechTown is an innovative contest that asks the community to decide the winner by voting for the business they want to see open in the city.
This year, the grand prize winner will receive $100,000 courtesy of Comerica Bank to help open their doors! The Top 10 finalists receive free consulting and in-kind services from TechTown Detroit.
Whether you’re applying as a business owner or voting for your favorite business idea, your participation will help shape the future of Detroit!
Past Grand Prize Winners
The Power of Hatch Detroit Alumni
50
Hatch Alumni Placing in the Top 10 have Opened Storefronts
500+
Hatch Detroit Businesses Employ Over 500 People
$13 Million
Hatch Detroit Alumni Have Invested Over $13 Million in Economic Development