When the Innovation Crossroads Leadership Council gathered at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) recently, the members received updates from most of the participants in the 2022 and 2023 cohorts.Dan Miller, Director of the program, noted that the 38 start-ups that are either alumni or current participants have raised $176.1 million in outside funding and 14 of the 25 who are officially alumni have elected to remain in the region after completing the program. The primary purpose of the meeting of the Leadership Council was to provide input about 12 finalists for the 2024 cohort.