Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs has had the honor of working with some of the most promising innovators and founders throughout Texas since we launched the TVL Accelerator in 2010. We are excited to begin working with these 14 up-and-coming startups in the next couple of weeks and connect them with our graduate students in the TVL Practicum course and the TVL Startup Fellows program. Over the few months that follow, those students will provide high-impact consulting and market research that will help the accelerator companies take the next big step in their journey.
We are proud to announce the Spring 2023 TVL Accelerator cohort and look forward to working with them this semester!
Cacti aims to disrupt the way chronic pain and addiction are treated by using patented ML drug discovery tools invented by our founders at Harvard Medical School to advance FDA-approved medicines inspired by psychedelic cacti. We are combining next generation psychoplastigens with psychotherapeutic modalities to address the central drivers of chronic pain in the brain.
Card.io is a gamified movement app taking boring cardio & transforming it into a fun, social, addictive game of team turf war. Users can join or form teams with their favorite friends and communities, claiming & stealing turf around their city for their team through any outdoor walking, running, or biking.
Code Galaxy Our students learn basic to advanced coding and technology skills, giving them 21st century tools for creative expression. Our online classes and camps, with virtual instruction from our teachers, provide a collaborative and inclusive environment to launch your child ahead with the skills needed in the age of technology.
Dataholm is an open multi-source of truth “Master Listing System” disrupting the need for the MLS by democratizing the residential real estate data built on Blockchain. Starting with the FSBIO marketplace, eventually eliminating the need for Real Estate Agents and the antiquated MLS.
Daybird We’re formulating a new category called skinwear: makeup and skincare hybrid products that benefit to help you show up for your day, just as you are.
Developmate aggregates real estate development data and distills this information through analytics, visualizations, and action reports to help development and investment professionals speed up and derisk capital allocation.
Electra is a premium powder electrolyte drink company founded by former Procter & Gamble sales exec, UT NCAA basketball and WNBA Champion Houston Comet, Fran Harris. Electra stands out from other sport drinks because it is “better for you,” as most sports drinks are full of sugar, calories and artificial ingredients.
Grounded is a team of SpaceX/Tesla engineers whose purpose is to give people the freedom to live, work and explore anywhere. They are starting with a fully electric camper van and then expanding to more purpose-built, long-range electric recreational vehicles (aerodynamic when driving; expand when parked; solar panel wings), as well as modern remote work glampgrounds.
HITMKR is a platform that connects producers with artists who need instrumentals and music production, and helps audio engineers work and collaborate with others more effectively.
Kaizen Clean Energy, a manufacturer of hydrogen generators licensed from Element 1, is developing integrated solutions for electric vehicle (EV) charging, hydrogen fueling, and distributed power for the grid and critical assets. KCE offers it’s mobile microgrid to customers through an Energy as a Service contract, which eliminates large capital expenses and provides customers with the flexibility to scale with energy needs over time.
ModTex is a design and process driven company that looks to fabricate the highest performance, best designed buildings in the modular industry at the most competitive cost. A key to their projected factory efficiency and building performance will be the utilization of magnesium oxide clad SIPS (structural insulated panels) as their building envelope.
The mission of Nexus Build is to build the most beautiful and innovative homes in the world, without compromise. Nexus is a next generation home builder backed by and partnering with several of the region’s top residential developers and builders. We apply a unique stack of robotics, proprietary materials, machine learning and novel building systems to residential construction. Two exciting projects will be announced publicly in late 2023.
Pachamama Fermented Foods offers fermented plant based dips, such as fermented hummus. Their products aim to provide highly digestible and gut nourishing food. Not only do their products help reduce gas and bloating caused from beans, but it is also packed with flavor and is more bio-available.
Retna Bio is a biotechnology company leveraging nature’s sensors to address unmet needs in high-throughput chemical screening. Retna sensors are protein-based fluorogenic reagents tailored to recognize small molecule targets. Unlike chromatography, Retna sensors can be scaled to screen thousands to millions of enzyme or strain variants in a single day.