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Local high school students take AI startup to $1 million national pitch challenge
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Alliance Academy for Innovation rising senior Harswarup Bathe Balaji (left) and Denmark rising senior Soumith Kondamadugula give their vctryprep presentation at the 2026 Mott Challenge Finals held June 15-16 in Flint, Michigan. Photos courtesy of Ryan Garza/Courtney Simpson
The students walked away with cash, connections and lessons they plan to put to work.