Thinking of starting a venture? Want a jump start on getting going or raising venture capital? Continue the tradition of great UT Austin MBA lead start-ups that trace their fundraising directly to the Texas Moot Corp Competition. Intent to Compete forms due Dec. 19.
The Texas Moot Corp Competition is open to all graduate level University of Texas students. The Texas Semifinals will be Feb. 4, 2009, and the top finishers will move to the finals on Feb. 18, 2009. The winner will represent UT Austin in the Global Moot Corp Competition.
Recent competitors in the Texas Competition include MacuCLEAR (2007, funded by Regent Technologies), eVapt (2007, funded by Applied Reasoning), Phurnace Software (2006, funded by Lone Star Ventures), Bigfoot Networks (2005, funded by Venio Capital Partners), uShip (2004, funded by Benchmark Capital) and Halsa Pharmaceuticals (2001, funded by Texas Emerging Technology Fund). If you want to play, you need to get in the game!
For an Intent to Compete form, contact Ann Whitt at Ann.Whitt@mccombs.utexas.edu or 512-232-6597.
For more information, visit the Texas Moot Corp Web site or contact Rob Adams at Rob.Adams@mccombs.utexas.edu for more information.
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