Students from across U.S. come to Pasadena for ‘Shark Tank’-like competition

More than 1,600 students from 430 schools across the country descended upon Pasadena on Tuesday to compete in a version of “Shark Tank.”
Jade Mullin, 18, from South Pasadena High School, pitches his team’s business, iKomo, during the Virtual Enterprises’ Los Angeles Regional Conference and Exhibition at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. More than 1,600 students from around the state gathered to show off their virtual businesses