UTSA Draper Data Science
Business Plan Competition
Eight Teams. Three Countries. One Competition.
Friday, April 18, 2025
The 2025 Draper Data Science Business Plan Competition will occur on Friday, April 18, 2025, at the UTSA School of Data Science in downtown San Antonio. Now in its third year, the competition empowers student entrepreneurs to develop data-driven startups that tackle real-world challenges.
This year’s event brings together an international group of student innovators from Canada, Mexico, and the United States, competing for up to $100,000 in prizes. Finalists will pitch their ventures live during the one-day event, showcasing how data science can drive innovation and impact across industries.
The 2025 Finalists:
- AdaptEase – Toronto Metropolitan University (Canada)
- CLINIKIA – Universidad Panamericana – Aguascalientes (Mexico)
- CrossJobs – Toronto Metropolitan University (Canada)
- MedIQ LLC – Rice University (USA)
- Neural Precision Solutions – Angelo State University (USA)
- Perflection AI – Carnegie Mellon University (USA)
- SMAI – UTSA and UT Health San Antonio (USA)
- SURV AI – UTSA (USA)
This event is made possible by a generous donation from venture capitalist Timothy Draper and his wife, Melissa Parker Draper. The competition gives students a platform to turn bold ideas into actionable ventures grounded in data science. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Check out the schedule of events.
“Data science will drive the greatest transformations of the next few decades. Business plan competitions tend to encourage and attract those people who are going to make those transformations. Melissa and I have found these competitions to be a magnet for progress and change.”
