Texas AI Challenge Hosted by SMU Cox Spears Institute

🚨 RSVP Now: The Texas AI Challenge LIVE Pitch Event is almost here.

📍 SMU Cox | Collins Executive Education Center

🗓️ August 7, 2025

🕕 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

🔗 https://lu.ma/t35bzwwd

We’re bringing together the most ambitious early-stage AI startups in Texas for a high-stakes live pitch competition — hosted at SMU Cox, a campus built to shape entrepreneurial leaders.

The William S. Spears Institute at SMU Cox exists to catalyze the next generation of entrepreneurs and foster a lifelong community of experience, relationships, and resources.

This AI event is where ideas meet capital, future, and momentum.

Speakers:

Emcee - Dustin Logan, CEO of Pro-Forma

Opening Host - Josh Taylor, Executive Director at the SMU Cox Spears Institute

Future of AI Panel:

Trey Bowles, Founder & Managing Director, Bowles Investment Group

Arnold Castro - Asst. Dean for A.I. Mays Business School

David Evans - Managing Partner, Sentiero Ventures

Bennie King - Head of AI, Keurig Dr Pepper

Judges:

Arnold Castro – Assistant Dean of AI, Texas A&M

David Evans – Managing Partner, Sentiero Ventures

Dr. Vishal Ahuja – SMU / TraumaCare.AI

Dr. Mahesh Krishnamurthy – Co-Executive Director, SMU Hart Institute

Pitch Battle: Stay tuned to find out!

Hosted by:

SMU Cox | Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership

DFW Startup Week - Sponsored by Capital One

Sponsored by:

Eagle Venture Lab • 1845 Ventures

Our Pitch Competition Sponsors:

TriNet | Texas AI Association | O'Melveny

Mayra Leadership | AI Venture House | Texas Venture Alliance | Kuali AI Tech Consulting

Our Texas AI Challenge Community Collaborators:

Startup Grind | Plug and Play | Primoria AI | Houston AI | Svyam Ventures | Capital Factory | TechFW

🎟️ RSVP now and witness the future of AI being built in real-time.

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Learn more here: https://texasaichallenge.com/

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