Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs invites you to join us next Friday, December 9 starting at 9:00 am for the Fall 2022 Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) at Robert B. Rowling Hall. Ever since its early days when it was known as Moot Corp, TVLIC has been renowned as one of the premier entrepreneurship pitch competitions. In our Fall 2022 event, there will be 15 teams of UT grad students competing in three divisions for cash awards, mentorship, accelerator support, startup toolkits and plenty of bragging rights!
RSVP today: bit.ly/TVLIC22f
TVLIC is designed to mimic the real-world process of raising venture capital. Many TVLIC competitors go on to launch their businesses, while some take the tremendously valuable feedback they receive from the esteemed panels of judge in order to accelerate their careers beyond entrepreneurship.
Schedule of Events:
Division I – RRH 5.402
9:00 AM: Pike Robotics
For owners of petrochemical storage tanks who experience difficulty inspecting roof seals, Pike Robotics provides a next-gen robotic solution that can perform EPA mandated inspections while the tank is still in-service. This long-awaited alternative to confined space manned entry inspections guarantees the safety of facility personnel and helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Labor and equipment costs are also reduced by a factor of 5 due to a much simpler inspection approach. Connor Crawford, M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, 2022; Frank Regal, M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, 2023
9:35 AM: Multi AI, Inc.
Multi AI provides a first-of-a-kind command and control AI that allows the human operator to manage large volumes of vehicles without having to micromanage each. Key applications include on-the-fly replanning of logistic vehicles and large-scale deployment of drones and human personnel. Alexander Nettekoven, Mechanical Engineering, PhD, 2022
10:10 AM: VMachine
For 90% of the cosmetics manufacturers in China experiencing high defect rates and low efficiency in operation & production, VMachine provides solutions that replace the low-value but essential workers that are in shortage and raise the margin in manufacturing. VMachine accomplishes this as the only company in China that offers the Defect Inspection Machine (DIM) for universal use in all kinds of cosmetic factories as well as the Packing & Placement Machine (PPM) for specialized types like pressed powder and nail polishing. Ye Chen, MSTC Program, McCombs School of Business, 2023
10:45 AM: Auracy
Auracy builds software tools for video-content creators to curate and share their created content as short-clips personalized with their community. Zohayb Shaikh, MSTC Program, McCombs School of Business, 2023
11:20 AM: Outmore Living
For consumers and businesses that are trying to stay warm outdoors beyond the hot summer months, Outmore Living provides battery powered heated outdoor furniture products, enabling year-round comfort. Kevin Jeffrey Long, MBA, McCombs School of Business, 2023
Division II – RRH 5.420
8:45 AM: cacao.tax
Applying Duty-Free regulations to create a Tax-Free digital store for international travelers, first in Texas, then Nationwide. Jose Maria Yrigoyen, MBA, McCombs School of Business, 2024
9: 20 AM: TheiaFit
TheiaFit is prescription eyeglasses fitting and ordering service which improves consistency of fitting while significantly reducing ordering time and cost. Used by optometry practices and eyeglasses retailers, our service enables the frame measurement, selection, and adjustments to be performed virtually, without the physical presence of the customer. TheiaFit enables unprecedented precision of frame fit, significantly reduces optician tasking, and improves sale capture rate. Parker Mays, MBA, McCombs School of Business, 2024
9:55 AM: FlipFly
Our company provides an all-in-one platform for real estate investors to increase their Return On Investment(ROI). We estimate real-time repair costs, customize leads, create a marketplace of trusted professionals to support, manage construction processes, and help list the property. Parechay Mathode, MSTC Program, McCombs School of Business, 2023
10:30 AM Odemy
Odemy is Nigeria’s leading ed-tech platform that provides access to affordable e-learning experience for k-12 children in low- and middle-income communities across Nigeria in order to improve their learning outcomes and STEM proficiency. Abayomi Sofolahan, MBA, McCombs School of Business, 2024
11:05 AM: STEM Muse
Companies are scrambling to increase their recruitment and retention of women in STEM roles. At STEM Muse, we patch the leaky pipeline by providing individualized support and a direct route to careers for women in STEM higher education through our network and innovative, facilitated mentorship program. We connect students with women more advanced in their careers to enhance the recruitment, retention, and ultimately, the success of women in STEM. Sophia M Sanchez, PhD in Neuroscience, 2023; Damla Cinoglu, PhD in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, 2025
11:40 AM: Hamperapp Technologies
We have an online platform where customers can order their laundry or dry-cleaning service picked up and delivered. We partner with local operators to provide the service under the Hamperapp brand. Our Marketing expertise generates residential and commercial accounts, and we have a sales and commercial team. We will expand in more cleaning services after we dominate the laundry service market. Jorge Rodriguez, MBA, McCombs School of Business, 2023
Division III – RRH 3.414
9:00 AM: Tano Pharmaceuticals
Tano Pharmaceuticals provides natural, sustainably sourced, and effective wound care products to improve patient experience beyond current offerings at a better price. Our solution is a novel formulation that will reduce bleeding time by 27% in any wound, reduce closure time of diabetic ulcers by 30-40% and reduce normal wound healing time by 28% over current treatments while utilizing what is currently agricultural waste to better serve wound care patients. Sean Finney, MBA, McCombs School of Business, 2024; Branson Berger, MBA, McCombs School of Business, 2024
9:35 AM: Glucemia
Glucemia is a bilingual (Spanish) direct-to-consumer health company that provides diabetes diagnosis and care management. Glucemia sells at-home glucose testing kits, as well as a Spanish language lab scheduler available via a mobile optimized website and app. Jesse Davison, M.A. Design in Health, College of Fine Art’s School of Design and Creative Technologies and Dell Medical School
10:10 AM: Longhorn Life Sciences Inc.
Longhorn Life Sciences Inc. is a MedTech company developing needs-driven solutions to improve patient experience and outcomes. Our product, the “Infection Detective”, enables early and objective detection of post-operative surgical site infections to reduce the subjective burden on patients to accurately report their symptoms and enable intervention. Surgical infections are a major clinical issue, and our product will disrupt the healthcare space and result in improved patient outcomes and increased hospital revenues. Miles Massidda, PhD, Biomedical Engineering, 2023; James Clarke, PhD, Physics, 2024
10:45AM: Pickle Systems
Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA), special educators, caregivers of individuals with autism and developmental disabilities, and insurance companies spend a lot of time and money creating materials and providing therapy to teach daily living skills (i.e., menstrual care, toothbrushing). Pickle Systems provide video-models demonstrating step-by-step instructions on completing daily living skills, image-based visual-aids, data collection, graphics, progress tracking and connectivity across customers. Molly Oshinski, PhD, Special Education, 2023
11:20 AM Trinity Tube
Infants born extremely prematurely present significant clinical and population health challenges. Advances in clinical vital sign monitoring can potentially drive improvements in survival and long-term outcomes in this vulnerable population. Our company provides a multifunction feeding tube that provides wireless vital sign monitoring and quantified metrics of work of breathing by sensors embedded in a feeding tube indwelling inside the esophagus and stomach instead of using irritant skin-mounted sensors. Trinity tube is the next-generation solution for neonatal vital sign monitoring. Iman Salafian, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, 2025
The public is welcome to watch these aspiring entrepreneurs pitch their ventures. We can’t wait to see you in the audience!