Alabama HBCU founders win $20,000 at 2026 pitch event
The Alabama Collective and Digitalundivided awarded $20,000 to 51 HBCU founders from 10 Alabama institutions on October 29, where Internably won $4,000 and FuelTrip took second.
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Student Founders
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Student Founders
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