AI Venture Challenge
Think You’ve Got the Next Big Idea in AI?
The annual AI Venture Challenge invites undergraduate students enrolled at Baylor to team up and pitch bold, tech-driven solutions to real consumer problems. The competition seeks to uncover the next generation of entrepreneurs who can integrate AI tools such as chatbots, facial recognition and digital assistants into viable business ideas that meet market demand.
Competition Format
The format of the competition will take place over two rounds:
- Teams of one to three students will submit an online executive summary submission.
- After submissions are reviewed, the top 10 teams will give an in-person pitch presentation to a panel of leading executives.
- Cash prizes totaling $5,000 will be awarded to the top three finishers. Winners receive up to $3,000 (scholarships may be awarded in place of cash prizes based on the student's cost of attendance at the time of competition).
2026 Application Details & Deadlines
- The application opens Sept. 1, 2026, and closes Sept. 30, 2026, at 11:59pm.
- Any undergraduate Baylor student can apply.
- Finalists will present before a panel Oct. 20, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the Foster Campus for Business and Innovation (Hankamer School of Business).
- For additional information, please contact Dr. Lee Grumbles at Lee_Grumbles@baylor.edu.
Check back soon for the application link!
