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Twelve University of Colorado research teams competed for a combined $1.6 million in startup funding grants in this year’s Lab Venture Challenge (LVC). Judges from CU’s entrepreneurial network heard Shark Tank-style pitches across two nights at the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder, one for innovations in biosciences and another for physical sciences and engineering. 

The faces and the ideas may be different, but the dreams and possibilities are still the same as the Gene T. Aman Pirate Challenge enters its 10th year. Round one of the three-round pitch competition housed within East Carolina University’s Miller School of Entrepreneurship identified 15 semifinalists, a step closer to glory.

Businesses have poured millions into AI tools over the past two years, yet most are still waiting to see a  return on their investment. Sebastien Marchon, CEO of expense management platform Rydoo, explores  how this gap has less to do with the tech itself and more about how confident employees feel using it.