Ecosystem Events
Global Sustainability Leadership Institute’s (GSLI) Longhorn Impact Fellowship at Texas (LIFT) program is now accepting applications for the Fall 2023 cohort. LIFT pairs student consultants with companies and nonprofits to help solve sustainability-related challenges, and all UT Austin juniors, seniors, and graduate students are eligible to apply. Applications are open until July 17. Apply here, or reach out to GSLI at GSLI@mccombs.utexas.edu with any questions.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s Center for Innovation and Commercialization is hosting Kara Lara, University Marketing & Communication (UMC’s) Social Media Marketing Director, and Jesica Gonzalez, the visionary Graphic Designer, for “Breaking the Noise: Strategies for Social Media Success,” as part of their Entrepreneurship Speaker Series. The Lunch n’ Learn event will be held Wednesday, June 21, from 12:30 to 1:30 PM in Room 133 or via Zoom if you’re unable to attend in-person. Register and get more information here.
The Austin Startup Ecosystem Summit will be held on Thursday, June 29 from 4 to 7:30 PM in Robert B. Rowling Hall on the UT Austin campus. The event, hosted by The LaunchPad at UT Austin, is designed to bring together startup companies, community leaders and policy makers to foster a better, stronger, and more connected startup community in Austin. Register and get more information here.
Alumni News
TVL Alumni companies BeatBox Beverages and Desert Door were both featured in the inaugural Longhorn 100, presenting the 100 fastest growing Longhorn businesses in 2023. Both companies were previous competitors in the Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC). BeatBox Beverages also was in the Spring 2014 and Spring 2016 TVL Accelerators.
James Clarke, co-founder of Longhorn Life Sciences, was awarded the T.T. & W.F. Chao Chairman’s Award from the Texas Business Hall of Fame. Longhorn Life Sciences was the 2nd place winner of the Fall 2022 Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition and the winner of the Health Innovation Award in the Spring 2023 TVLIC.
Elite Sweets’ high-protein, low-sugar donuts will be available in over 1,000 select 7-Eleven stores starting in July where they will be testing for an opportunity to get a nationwide rollout in 2024 in over 10,000 7-Eleven stores. Elite Sweets, which also can be purchased at select Gold’s Gym locations, was part of the Fall 2019 TVL Accelerator cohort.
Lukas Simianer, CEO and founder of Clusiv (formerly RavensEye), was recently profiled in Texas CEO Magazine. RavensEye was part of the Spring 2021 TVL Accelerator cohort.