Three St. Tammany entrepreneurs this month edged out more than 70 applicants to claim spots in The Launchpad, a “Shark Tank”-style competition where they pitched the potential of their growing businesses to investors from across the region.

The Launchpad competition, held Aug. 6 at the North Star Theater and Cultural Center in Mandeville, earned each of the three finalists both funding and exposure.

WSPR, a panic button and sensor technology company, won the competition, along with $3,000. Runners-up Alexco Media, an AI-generated film company, and Whatgradewillitget.com , which analyzes sports trading cards, received $1,000 each.

The Launchpad pitch competition is part of the St. Tammany Economic Development Corporation’s three-year pilot program called STartUP Northshore, a mentorshi

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