- LifeB – Harding University
- Nat Gas Solution – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
- Practical Homecare Device – John Brown University
Graduate Innovation Finalists
- EverClean Coating Solutions, LLC – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
- HomeDx – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
- Iso Labs – Harding University
Undergraduate Agriculture Finalists
- ARAquaFarm, LLC – Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
- Catch-22 – University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- Smart Feeder – Harding University
- Smart Soil – John Brown University
Undergraduate Semi-Finalists
- 50/50 One Eighty – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
- Aerial Advantage Photography Services – Henderson State University
- AgWell, Inc. – Harding University
- Catch-22 – University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- eScout – Ouachita Baptist University
- Innovative Medical Sensor Tech – Harding University
- MedBase – Harding University
- Practical Homecare Devices – John Brown University
- Smart Feeder – Harding University
- Smart Soil – John Brown University
- Stuffed Burritos – Ouachita Baptist University
- TrustedWills.com – Ouachita Baptist University
Graduate Finalists
- EverClean Coating Solutions, LLC – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
- HomeDx – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
- Iso Labs – Harding University
- MitoGene, LLC – University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- ParadigMed, LLC – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
- Picasolar – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
The 2013 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Chairman-level sponsors for the competition are Arkansas Business; Delta Plastics; The McLarty Companies; and Talk Business. Arkansas Capital Corporation Group (ACCG) is a privately held group of for-profit and non-profit corporations dedicated to improving the lives of Arkansans. ACCG and its affiliate companies empower entrepreneurs by providing capital to businesses through its capital availability programs and advocating for entrepreneurs through capital, educational and technological improvements. ACCG serves as the platform from which new opportunities are launched and today includes eight affiliates including Arkansas Capital Corporation (ACC), Six Bridges Capital Corporation (6BCC), Arkansas Capital Relending Corporation (ACRC), Arkansas Economic Acceleration Foundation (AEAF), Diamond State Ventures (DSV), Heartland Renaissance Fund (HRF), Connect Arkansas, and Pine State Capital (PSC). The Arkansas Economic Acceleration Foundation (AEAF), established in 1999, is a private 501(c)3 non-profit corporation dedicated to education-based initiatives that promote and foster the development of innovation and entrepreneurship within Arkansas. With broad support from the state’s business community, AEAF’s purpose is to nurture people and ideas to generate future Arkansas entrepreneurs. AEAF established and now manages the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup, a collegiate business plan competition, as well as business plan competitions for grades 5-8 via the Youth Entrepreneur Showcase (Y.E.S.) and grades 9-12 through the Youth Entrepreneur Showcase 2.0 (Y.E.S. 2.0).