The Rist AI Cup is an entrepreneurship competition jointly hosted by the Rist DifferenceMaker Institute at UMass Lowell and the Rist Family Foundation Institute for Entrepreneurship at Florida Gulf Coast University. The competition brings together student entrepreneurs from both universities to pitch innovative AI-integrated business ventures, receive feedback from industry experts, and compete for $10,000 in prize funding. The initiative fosters innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurial learning across both institutions.