Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) is now in its 37th year! This Fall’s TVLIC will be held at Robert B. Rowling Hall on Friday, December 3, 2021. This competition offers an invaluable opportunity for graduate students from any UT System school to pitch their startup ideas to a panel of investors and entrepreneurs. Past […]
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The Brumley Institute for Graduate Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at Austin offers courses, programs, and competitions that provide graduate students with a rich, immersive experience in entrepreneurship and corporate innovation. With a focus on real-world, hands-on learning, we equip students with the practical skills, experience, mentorship, and resources needed to build careers in new product development, venture creation, and early-stage companies.
TVL Practicum Info Sessions and Application
Hone the important skills needed to successfully take ideas to market in our unique graduate course, the TVL Practicum. JBTVL will be hosting a series of in-person and virtual info sessions to talk with graduate students interested in entrepreneurship, consulting with startups, building products that solve important market needs, and working in high-growth environments. The […]
JBTVL Welcomes the TVL Startup Fellows
Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs is proud to announce the inaugural cohort of the TVL Startup Fellows Program. Luis Berga (MSTC ’16) is working with KOYA Innovations, a hyper-personal communication platform that empowers meaningful touch points through location-specific messages and gifts. Selina Chen (JD ‘22) is working with dMASS, a social venture that has developed […]
FireTeam Wins 2020 Fall TVLIC
The Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) mimics the real-world process of raising venture capital. Graduate students from the University of Texas System present their ideas for new businesses and receive invaluable feedback from entrepreneurs and investors. Many TVLIC competitors go on to launch their businesses. Successful competitors have included uShip, Ordoro, BeatBox Beverages, Phurnace […]
Texas Startups: Apply by Dec. 6
Is your early-stage startup looking to level up? Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs is currently accepting applications for its Spring ’21 JBTVL Accelerator cohort. JBTVL matches cross-functional teams of UT grad students with pre-revenue and post-revenue startups to help them reach the next milestone. These highly talented teams consult on market validation, competitive analysis, or […]
Watch Startup Pitches at TVLIC on Dec. 4
The Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) is designed to mimic the real-world process of raising venture capital. Graduate students from the University of Texas at Austin present their ideas for new businesses and receive invaluable feedback from entrepreneurs and investors. Many TVLIC competitors go on to launch their businesses. Successful competitors have included uShip, […]
TVLIC Announces Prize Packages for Dec. 4 Competition
The Texas Venture Labs Investment Compeition offers a wealth of prizes and services to its competitors. The E. Craig Nemec Elevator Challenge Awards are given in memory of E. Craig Nemec. Craig began his entrepreneurial pursuits while completing his business degree at UT. Over the next 25 years, he grew it into the commercial real […]
TVLIC Pitch Tips
The Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) provides a platform for students to pitch their startup ideas to a panel of investors and entrepreneurs to gain valuable feedback and cash prizes. The competition is open to any UT graduate student. To help prepare students to compete in TVLIC, we have put together a video titled TVLIC 101: Competition […]
TVLIC 101: Competition Info and Pitch Tips
UT System Graduate Students: Pitch your startup to a group of investors to win cash prizes and services. The Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) simulates the real-world process of raising venture capital. Register to compete in the Friday, December 4, 2020 competition. The deadline to apply is November 15. Early applicants will be eligible […]
Grad Students: Compete with Your Startup
This semester, Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs will be holding our biannual Investment Competition (TVLIC) online on Friday, December 4. This virtual competition will offer a unique opportunity for UT graduate students to pitch their startup ideas to a panel of investors and entrepreneurs. Past participants, such as the founders of uShip, BeatBox Beverages and […]