Texas veterans win big at Rice University’s veteran-owned business competition

Three veteran-owned businesses were awarded prize money during the 2021 Rice University Veterans Business Battle held in late April. 

During this year’s event, 16 veteran-owned businesses from around the United States pitched their ideas before a panel of investors. Ultimately, five finalists competed for $30,000 in prize money at the seventh-annual pitch competition. 

Austin-based Parasanti, a tech startup that uses data analytics to help famers and ranchers improve production, took first place…