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Ceremonial checks are displayed onstage during the Draper Pitch Competition—formerly UT Dallas’ Big Idea Competition—on April 14. [Photo via UT Dallas]

UT Dallas Draper Pitch Competition Awards Record $330K to Student, Alumni Startups

by | Apr 28, 2026
Nine student and alumni teams made the finals in three tracks: undergraduate, graduate student, and alumni. Winning ideas ranged from AI sales coaching to radiation mapping and noninvasive brain drug delivery as the university’s entrepreneurship push continues to scale.
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