Thank you to all those who applied to our Spring 2023 Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition! Below are the 20 companies that were chosen to compete at our Semi-Finals happening on April, 28 starting at 9 AM. We have also included the times and room numbers where each team will be presenting.
Division I – RRH 3.414
Hamperapp: 9:00 – 9:30 AM
Hamperapp is an online platform that streamlines the laundry and dry cleaning process with convenient pick-up and delivery services. Our strategic partnerships with local operators, combined with our marketing expertise, generate a strong customer base of residential and commercial accounts. With a proven sales and commercial team, we are poised to dominate the laundry service market and expand into other cleaning services. We are revolutionizing the laundry industry with our innovative and customer-centric approach.
Pet Domination, LLC: 9:35 – 10:05 AM
Pet Domination, LLC is a game company that focuses on creating tabletop games that are designed to be easy to learn, fast-paced, and enjoyable for players of all ages. Our debut game, Pet Domination: Kittens vs Corgis, features adorable pet influencers in an exciting battle for followers. With a focus on easy-to-learn gameplay and fast-paced fun, Pet Domination is poised to captivate the gaming market.
FlipFly: 10:10 – 10:40 AM
FlipFly is supporting real estate “flipper” investors with a SaaS platform that drives higher ROI through eco-friendly methods. The customers simulate investment decisions under the AI-driven functions that identify eco-friendly rehab upgrades while connecting with eco-friendly suppliers and contract agencies. The customers could expect a maximum of 50% increase in ROI.
Underdog Supplements: 10:45 – 11:15 AM
Underdog Supplements aims to revolutionize the sports nutrition industry by offering chewable fitness supplements and drive recurring revenue with a DTC subscription-based model. Traditional powder-based supplements in the market lack convenience and customization. We are creating a unique product line that caters to consumers’ specific needs. Our focus is on creating a loyal customer base that provides recurring revenue, zero-party data insights, and organic growth.
Deckhand: 11:20 – 11:50 AM
Deckhand seeks to simplify the buying and selling of boats by integrating mundane and manual tasks into an automated process. Deckhand is a technology product, layered into the existing marketplace, that acts as a backend engine for peer-to-peer boat transactions. We enable the marketplace to operate more efficiently and allow customers to realize their preferred mix of speed/quality/price by offering a digital “brokerage- lite” that provides the value-add attributes of a high-touch brokerage at a fraction of the cost.
Division II – RRH 3.310
Pickle Systems: 9:00 – 9:30 AM
Pickle Systems is a groundbreaking company addressing the critical need for standardized, evidence-based resources to teach daily living skills to individuals with disabilities. Our animated video models offer a comprehensive range of hygiene, community, and domestic skills, empowering caregivers, educators, and practitioners with effective teaching tools. With Pickle Systems, we aim to bridge the gap in resources for individuals with disabilities and revolutionize the way these skills are taught.
Auracy: 9:35 – 10:05 AM
Auracy is a software platform that uses AI to curate video podcast creator episodes into short clips personalized for each member of their audience. Auracy empowers creators with tools to improve the distribution and discovery of their content, whilst creating a community for sharing and discovering a creators top moments within episodes.
Tano Pharmaceuticals: 10:10 – 10:40 AM
Tano Pharmaceuticals is developing a compact and effective first-aid solution for extreme outdoor enthusiasts. Traditional first-aid gear is bulky and heavy, making it challenging to carry while engaging in outdoor activities. Our solution utilizes the healing properties of banana sap to create the first-ever natural multipurpose first-aid and wound treatment products. With our product, adventurers can be better prepared without carrying unnecessary weight.
Nanoscale Fishing: 10:45 – 11:15 AM
Nanoscale Fishing is a deep tech company creating environmentally sustainable materials to replace toxic chemicals used in the manufacturing of consumer sport fishing products. Nanoscale Fishing’s new material platform is entirely biocompatible, biodegradable, and is the first sustainable product offering in this industry. It is the first sustainable option in the industry, offering products that are 3x stronger and 90% brighter, with an 80% reduction in raw material costs.
Quickbite: 11:20 – 11:50 AM
Quickbite is partnering with established restaurants and giving them access to a portfolio of popular digital food brands. Utilizing these brands/recipes to increase delivery sales and maximize kitchen efficiency during non-peak restaurant hours.
Division III – RRH 5.402
negotiate-ai: 9:00 – 9:30 AM
negotiate-ai is a game-changing AI-powered contract negotiation and management solution, designed for specific industries. Our cutting-edge technology revolutionizes the way contracts are negotiated, vastly improving timing, transparency, and contract terms. Say goodbye to cumbersome and inefficient contract processes with negotiate-ai.
cacao.tax: 9:35 – 10:05 AM
cacao.tax is disrupting the travel retail industry by providing international travelers with a seamless E-Commerce alternative for Duty-Free shopping. Our innovative platform offers an unlimited catalogue of products at actual Duty-Free prices, eliminating the limitations of limited item offerings at airports. Leveraging custom tax-and-trade law software, cacao.tax automates the Texas Sales-Tax refund process, integrating it into our streamlined delivery process.
Groove Crew: 10:10 – 10:40 AM
Groove Crew is a pioneering volunteer management software tailored for festivals and events, catering to all scales. Our B2B solution also doubles as a volunteer marketplace and community, seamlessly connecting music festivals with competent and dependable volunteers. Groove Crew will streamline your event planning process and create a vibrant community of volunteers for unforgettable festival experiences.
FlipFlop: 10:45 – 11:15 AM
FlipFlop is a groundbreaking storage solution that transforms the traditional storage model. Our innovative platform enables customers to offset storage costs by renting out their items to others in the local community. With our seamless peer-to-peer renting platform, we streamline the process of renting and tracking items in our secure warehouse. Customers can earn passive income while others gain easy access to high-value items without having to purchase them.
FlarexES: 11:20 – 11:50 AM
FlarexES (Flare Environmental Solutions) is a low-carbon methane mitigation and utilization firm looking to revolutionize how oil and gas operators think about flared natural gas. While much of the focus on emissions reductions is on carbon dioxide (and for good reason), methane is a much more potent greenhouse gas in terms of global warming potential. We here at FlarexES set out to try and solve this problem by taking the gas that would have been flared by oil and gas providers and turning it into hydrogen with limited carbon footprint.
Division IV – RRH 5.408
STEM Muse: 9:00 – 9:30 AM
Companies are scrambling to increase the 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 individualized 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.
Trinity Tube: 9:35 – 10:05 AM
Trinity Tube is a next-generation solution for neonatal vital sign monitoring. Our multifunction feeding tube includes wireless vital sign monitoring, providing quantified metrics of work of breathing through sensors embedded in the feeding tube. This eliminates the need for irritant skin-mounted sensors and offers a more comfortable solution for infants born extremely prematurely. Trinity tube’s advances in clinical vital sign monitoring have the potential to improve survival and long-term outcomes for this vulnerable population.
Ralli: 10:10 – 10:40 AM
Ralli is a new social fitness platform that connects users with potential training partners based on their fitness goals, preferred workouts, and location. Our app allows users to customize their search for races (e.g. triathlons), age, and gender, resulting in more meaningful matches. Whether it’s running, cycling, swimming, or triathlon, Ralli is the ultimate resource for finding training partners or accountability buddies.
Longhorn Life Sciences: 10:45 – 11:15 AM
Longhorn Life Sciences Inc. is a MedTech company developing needs-driven solutions to improve patient experience and outcomes. Surgical infections are a major clinical issue, that impacts the healthcare space, patient recovery and diminishes hospital revenues. Our product, the “Infection Detective”, enables early and objective detection of post-operative infections to reduce the subjective burden on patients to accurately report their symptoms and enable intervention.
Green Credit Exchange: 11:20 – 11:50 AM
Green Credit Exchange expands access to clean-energy financing by connecting renewable energy projects with impact-minded companies that wish to purchase those projects’ tax credits. We de-risk the purchase and sale of tax credits by providing energy advisory services, tax expertise, professional due-diligence, and by confirming regulatory compliance. The end result is a low-risk transaction that allows companies to support clean energy while also reducing their own tax liability.
Make sure to join us for the Spring 2023 Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition happening on Friday, April 28 to support student entrepreneurship at UT Austin! Hook ’em Horns!