The JBTVL Accelerator is a zero cost, zero equity program that collaborates with Texas-based startups who want to work with graduate student consultants for up to 300 hours of high impact business consulting over the course of a 14-week semester. We accept applications from both pre-revenue and post-revenue companies who have a working prototype or […]
Author: Texas Venture Labs
Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs (TVL) is a McCombs School of Business Center of Excellence created to foster entrepreneurship for graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin. TVL offers programs including courses, competitions, and access to the startup community in Austin, Texas. TVL connects students from the Texas MBA and MSTC programs to graduate students from across campus to encourage innovation and commercialization.
Oxymoron Ink Wins TVLIC
Oxymoron Ink won first place in the first ever virtual 2020 Spring Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) on May 8, 2020. Because of COVID-19, the competition was conducted over Zoom. Millions of people around the world are interested in tattoos, but avoid them because they know they might regret their decision later in life. […]
TVLIC Info Session on April 23
Join JBTVL virtually on Thursday, April 23 from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm, where we’ll be discussing our upcoming virtual pitch competition, the Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition. This session will cover how to apply, what the virtual format is going to look like, and some best practices for pitching virtually. We’ll also share some […]
TVLIC Going Online for May 8 Competition
This semester, Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs will be holding our biannual Investment Competition (TVLIC) online. This virtual competition will offer a unique opportunity for graduate students from any UT System school to pitch their startup ideas to a panel of investors and entrepreneurs. Past participants, such as the founders of uShip, BeatBox Beverages and […]
Veteran Austin entrepreneur Mellie Price Tapped to Lead New Business/Medical Partnership
Health Startups Have New Home for Growth, Opportunity at UT Austin Veteran Austin entrepreneur Mellie Price tapped to lead new business/medical partnership AUSTIN, Texas – Health product innovators and entrepreneurs in the Texas capital are getting a leg up thanks to a new partnership at The University of Texas at Austin between the Jon Brumley […]
ShaadiBox wins Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition
AUSTIN, Texas – Three members of the McCombs MBA Class of 2019, Pallavi Nair, Yukti Gangwani and Jamal Olatunde, earned first place for their online retail platform, ShaadiBox, during the Spring 2019 Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) held on May 10, 2019 at Robert Rowling Hall. ShaadiBox solves a difficult problem that Indian-American brides […]
2019 Spring Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition Winners Announced
ShaadiBox earned first place and the $10,000 award in JBTVL’s Spring 2019 Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) on May 10, 2019. As Texas Champion, ShaadiBox also won the priceless opportunity to close the Nasdaq in New York City and advising from the Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs staff. ShaadiBox solves a challenging and complex […]
Connect with Early Stage Startups from Central Texas at Venture Expo
Join us for the biannual Texas Venture Labs Venture Expo and meet our 14 Accelerator companies and other up and coming startups from Central Texas. Our keynote speaker will be whurley, founder and CEO of Strangeworks. A lifelong entrepreneur, whurley has been using systems theory and open source to create innovative technologies for his entire […]
Pitch Your Startup at TVLIC
UT Austin graduate students are invited to compete for $28,000 in cash prizes and the priceless opportunity to close the Nasdaq Market in New York City. The Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition simulates the real world process of raising venture capital and is open to graduate student ventures. Applicants are invited to schedule private pitch […]
Locoal wins Wells Fargo Clean Tech Award at TVLIC
Locoal won the Wells Fargo Clean Tech Award at the Fall 2018 Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) on November 30, 2018. Locoal provides a solution for the ongoing waste generated from commercial development, utilizing it for clean energy and production of biochar, a byproduct with numerous applications for food security. The unique technology converts […]