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Idaho College Students Vie For $100K In Startup Funding

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Students at the 2018 Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge.

The 2019 Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge invites teams from Idaho's colleges and universities to compete for $100,000 of seed money for a tech startup. Six of seven Boise State teams have advanced to the finals of this competition and Idaho Matters talks with Ryan Vasso, associate director of Boise State's Venture College, about the challenge and competing Boise State students Brett Burns and Isaac Jaynes.

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