The TVL Accelerator connects innovative startups from across Texas with multi-disciplinary teams of graduate students in our unique campus-wide course, the TVL Practicum. These incredible startup ventures are able to leverage the high-impact consulting and market research conducted by their student teams to take their businesses to the next level. Our TVL Accelerator alumni companies represent a diverse range of industries, founders, and technologies which is again reflected in these 12 new portfolio companies. We are proud to announce the Fall 2023 cohort and look forward to working with them this semester!
Boxes is a cutting-edge software and hardware startup focused on developing interactive devices that effortlessly connect customers with their favorite products and brands, providing personalized, immersive, and sustainable shopping experiences.
Founder: Fernando Machin
ContextQA is a low-code, no-code software test automation platform. This single platform allows the creation of UI, API, Performance, Load, and Security testing very easily. Connected with JIRA native app for traceability. ContextQA allows a company to create test automation faster and save 50% on cost. Developers will be able to add software test automation very easily.
Founder: Deep Barot
CultureLancer is an AI-driven career accelerator that equips minority college students with high-quality skills for the modern workforce. The platform connects businesses with top-performing skilled labor, enabling cost-effective and scalable workforce solutions. Using AI and machine learning, CultureLancer revolutionizes workforce development by optimizing talent development.
Founder: Brianna Brazle
The flareAI app helps eCommerce, content, and SaaS sites generate sales from Google Search with AI on autopilot. And it does it without SEO and paid ads. Over the last 12 months, flareAI has helped eCommerce merchants and content site owners generate over $7M in revenue from Google Search.
Founder: Uday Kumar
GoSignify was founded to challenge the antiquated process for hiring professional interpreters. Now, GoSignify empowers users to easily and confidently connect with freelance interpreters specializing in law and consumer health. We’ve additionally made AI-assisted interpretation a reality by outfitting interpreters with real-time translation and custom large language models.
Founder: Seth Hammock
Growify is an omnichannel marketing dashboard that enables businesses to analyze, manage and optimize all of their marketing campaigns in one place. Connect all your marketing platforms to Growify and allow our AI-powered recommendation engine to increase your marketing efficiency! Growify is like Quickbooks for marketing!
Founder: Dan Ben-Nun
InstateMe is an educational consulting company that helps students get in-state tuition at colleges and universities. They offer a comprehensive service that includes expert guidance, customized strategies, and a money-back guarantee. This means that they can help you save money on tuition, attend your dream school, and avoid the hassle of applying for in-state residency on your own.
Founder: Jake Silver
Lewie is a brand that believes natural beauty begins with the smile! Our patented products provide simple solutions with quality ingredients that focus on a healthy smile as a centerpiece to your daily beauty routine.
Founder : Amanda Lewis
Triple Temp Cold Storage, a local startup in Central Texas, is revolutionizing the ‘cold chain’ – the critical system that maintains freshness from production to consumption. Our unique, state-of-the-art facility in Round Rock enhances local 3PL operations, improves food safety, and boosts the local economy.
Founder: Mike Renna
Ventrisense is a medical device startup that is pioneering a noninvasive optical approach to help millions of stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients requiring neurocritical care. With our device, we aim to identify crucial diagnostic information in patients at an early stage, which will result in more efficient treatment and improved outcomes at lower costs.
Founder: Jordan Amadio
Vertikal X is a game-changing platform that accelerates the careers of promising athletes by connecting them with brands, investors, and sponsors who share their passion and want to support their success. Our proprietary VTX score identifies promising athletes who might otherwise be overlooked and provides them with the funding, gear, and resources they need to succeed.
Founder: Jose Carlos Sarmiento
Vodka Fresca is the first fruit juice infused Flavored Vodka inspired by the classic Mexican flavors of Aguas Frescas. Our product is served in a bottle inspired by the classic agua fresca container called a Vitrolero. We are producing the product in San Antonio Texas and launching there as well. Deep Eddy, another Austin brand, pioneered fruit juice infused Flavored Vodka and exited for $400M. We think this category should celebrate our Tex-Mex culture.
Founder: Benjamin Rosen