The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs on Friday announced the 10 finalists that will compete for one of two $25,000 prizes at the upcoming Top Gun Showcase event.

The Showcase is the capstone event of the center’s Top Gun entrepreneurial-training program, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary. A record 47 companies were selected to participate in the program this year, spread across five regional cohorts in Bangor, Lewiston/Auburn, Portland, Rockland, and Waterville. Only 43 businesses made it through the three-month program, according to Tom Rainey, the center’s executive director.

The 10 finalists were selected at semi-final pitch events held this past week in each of the regions. Each entrepreneur presented a five-minute pitch to a panel of judges followed by a brief question-and-answer period. Scoring was based on presentation, innovation, scalability and feasibility. The judges picked two entrepreneurs from each regional cohort to move on to the final showcase event, which will be held May 23 at the University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall in Portland. Two $25,000 cash prizes are up for grabs, one sponsored by the Maine Technology Institute and another by IDEXX founder David E. Shaw.

Last year, MyBodyModel won the Top Gun Showcase event.

Here are this year’s finalists:

Bangor

Neuright — A biotech company out of the University of Maine that is developing a medical device to more sensitively diagnose neuropathy in its earlier stages. It was founded by Magdalena Blaszkiewicz, a UMaine doctoral candidate, and Kristy Townsend, assistant professor of neurobiology. The company doesn’t have a website yet, but here’s a write up from UMaine.

Vigilance Software — A software company developing emergency notification systems for organizations. The company, which has offices in Bangor and South Portland, was created by existing security company Norris Inc.

Lewiston/Auburn

i-Tell Alert — A Winthrop-based company that’s developed a patented device and wearable alert system to remind elderly patients not to forget their walkers.

My Waffle — A Lewiston-based Belgian waffle maker that plans to open a food truck named Sweet Melissa, according to the Bangor Daily News.

Portland

Hornet Watersports — A Biddeford-based maker of water sports equipment, such as standup paddle board paddles.

Sticky Sweet — A company, founded by a pair of sisters, that bills itself as Portland’s first plant-based ice cream shop. It makes its ice cream without dairy, eggs, gluten, cane sugar, refined sugars, or anything artificial.

Rockland

Affinity Guides — A Camden-based company that is developing its first software product, Boat Show VIP, which is a SaaS product for the yachting industry that “improves customer experience at every interaction and connects sales teams to more qualified prospects.”

Custom Skills Development — A company that provides hiring assessment tools for commercial real estate brokers.

Waterville

Gryffon Ridge Spice Merchants — A local company that sells spices and culinary blends.

MugBuddyCookies, Inc. — A Biddeford-based company that makes special cookies that can be attached to the side of mugs.

Along with the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs, the Top Gun program is supported by the University of Maine, the Lewiston Auburn Economic Growth Council, MaineStream Finance, and the Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation at Thomas College.