Watch Startup Pitches at TVLIC on Dec. 4

The Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) is designed to mimic the real-world process of raising venture capital. Graduate students from the University of Texas at Austin present their ideas for new businesses and receive invaluable feedback from entrepreneurs and investors. Many TVLIC competitors go on to launch their businesses. Successful competitors have included uShip, […]

TVLIC Pitch Tips

The Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) provides a platform for students to pitch their startup ideas to a panel of investors and entrepreneurs to gain valuable feedback and cash prizes. The competition is open to any UT graduate student. To help prepare students to compete in TVLIC, we have put together a video titled TVLIC 101: Competition […]

Oxymoron Ink Wins TVLIC

Oxymoron Ink won first place in the first ever virtual 2020 Spring Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) on May 8, 2020. Because of COVID-19, the competition was conducted over Zoom. Millions of people around the world are interested in tattoos, but avoid them because they know they might regret their decision later in life. […]