Record $2.267 Million Awarded at 2025 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, B2B SaaS Company Takes First

Published on June 23, 2025

At the 2025 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), Rayni—a B2B SaaS company providing AI-powered support for lab scientists—claimed first place and the largest share of a record-setting $2.267 million prize pool. Hosted by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, this year’s NVC awarded over $2.2 million to ten finalist startups, making it the largest university-based business plan competition in the world and spotlighting a diverse range of cutting-edge ventures across technology, healthcare, energy, and more.

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