The University of National and World Economy (UNWE) organized the Best Student Startup of UNWE 2025 competition on April 3, 2025, marking its 105th anniversary. This event, now in its second year, brought together 13 teams in the final round.

The competition was supported by the Ministry of Innovation and Growth, the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE), the Fund of Funds, the Executive Agency for the Promotion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, and Innovation Capital. The BSE's representative, Snezhana Yotinska, Senior Expert at the Corporate Development Directorate, was part of the jury panel.

Nexaai, a team that developed an AI-based business analytics platform, won first place. The team received cash prizes from UNWE's Rector. Additionally, the Bulgarian Stock Exchange invited the winning team to join the sixth edition of their accelerator program, beamUp lab.

For more details, interested parties can visit https://shorturl.at/sTWMU.