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Mosqitter wins $20,000 Venture Idol grand prize
The mosquito-control company wins the audience vote at Ben Franklin Northeast’s 2026 pitch competition.
Mosqitter won the $20,000 Venture Idol Grand Prize at Ben Franklin TechVentures in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on May 7, 2026. Co-founder and CEO Anastasiia Romanova presented the company’s chemical-free mosquito-control technology.
The competition, hosted by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania, combined live startup pitches with audience voting and judging. Mosqitter took the grand prize, while Hydron Desalination received the separate $5,000 Judges’ Choice Award.