Longhorn-Founded Favorites
Each gift in the TVLIC Fall 2025 gift bags given to selected judges and advisory board members comes from a company founded by our UT alumni- a celebration of entrepreneurship and a way for us to all support their journey.
Bawi Agua Fresca
Founded by Victor Guardiola, B.S. in Communication Studies, 2020
Victor Guardiola is the founder and CEO of Bawi. Born in Monterrey, Mexico, and raised in South Texas, Victor grew up surrounded by agua fresca and the sense of community it created. With Bawi, he’s reimagining those flavors for a new generation, creating a drink that celebrates Latino heritage while also introducing aguas frescas to new audiences in a better-for-you way.
Product: The refreshing beverage comes in flavors -El Limón, La Piña, La Maracuyá, and La Guayaba.
drinkbawi.com | @drinkbawi
Diablo Huma BBQ Sauce
Founded by Andre Sandoval, MSTC, 2026
A technologist by trade and entrepreneur by calling, Andre is the kind of person who prototypes ideas and is not scared to get his hands dirty. He has the heart of a maker, the soul of a mentor, and the brain of a strategist, someone who can create a bbq sauce recipe from scratch, architect an ai chatbot, rebuild a Land Cruiser, all with equal clarity.
Product: 2oz travel size bottle of their original, award winning flavor of bbq sauce.
diablohumabbq.com | @diablohumabbq
Poncho Outdoors Outfitters
Founded by Clayton Spencer, BBA, 2003
Clay had a previous life as a fishing guide in Alaska. And while he loved the feeling he got from taking others deep into the backcountry, he couldn’t stand the fishing shirts available at the time. So when he returned to civilization, he set out to find a better way. He got to work making the sport apparel he wanted to wear when he was out doing what he loved. Performance, comfort, and fit — in styles you’d actually want to wear every day.
Product: High quality, stylish baseball hat
ponchooutdoors.com | @poncho_outdoors
Tano Skincare
Founded by Sean Finney, MBA, 2024
Sean is Founder & CEO of Tano Skincare, a skincare brand rooted in natural discovery and built for results. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a former military officer with 7 years of global leadership experience before earning his MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. His journey into skincare began with a childhood injury treated with banana sap, a moment that would inspire a patented ingredient at the core of Tano’s formulations. Frustrated by an industry driven by trends, Sean set out to build something better: clean products backed by science and designed with purpose.
Product: Mini version of Age Well Face Cream, a clean, clinically validated formula powered by patented banana sap extract. Proven to boost collagen production and improve skin barrier function, its anti-aging without irritation.
tanoskincare.com | @tanoskincare | @tanoskin (TikTok)