Fall continues to bring a wave of opportunities to connect, learn, and grow within our vibrant community. Whether you’re a returning student or new to our program, there’s something for everyone this season. Here’s a roundup of upcoming events you won’t want to miss! Information Sessions for Practicum and Energy Ventures TVL is prepared to […]
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August 2024 Ecosystem Events
Texas Venture Labs is gearing up for a dynamic fall semester designed to invigorate and inspire. We want to highlight some other events in our UT McCombs ecosystem that we are excited about! We are hosting the first Startup Coffee Connect of the semester with HKEC on September 12th, the perfect opportunity to start your day […]
July 2024 Upcoming Opportunities
Texas Venture Labs has supported the startup ecosystem in Texas since 2010 through the TVL Accelerator program. We are now expanding our offerings, thanks to the Wells Fargo Foundation, to include our small business community. This Summer, we are offering two opportunities to support our community! The TVL Accelerator presents a remarkable chance for Texas […]
Meet the 2024-25 TVL Startup Fellows!
Rishi Dubey – TVL Commercialization Fellow Rishi Dubey is a dedicated technologist and graduate student at the Cockrell School of Engineering, where he specializes in Operations Research, supported by a strong foundation in Industrial Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi. Throughout his career, Rishi has demonstrated a commitment to leveraging technology to solve real-world […]
Spring 2024 TVLIC Semifinalists and Pitch Schedule with updated results
UPDATE: The results are in, and NovaBuild is the Spring 2024 TVLIC Texas Champion! Click HERE for the full results from the competition. Thirty companies have been selected to compete at the Spring 2024 Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition Semifinals on Friday, December 8 starting at 9 AM. The times and room numbers where […]
RSVP for the Spring 2024 TVL Investment Competition
The Spring 2024 Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) will be happening on Friday, May 3 in Robert B. Rowling Hall on the University of Texas campus. This competition offers an invaluable opportunity for graduate students from UT System schools to pitch their startup ideas to a panel of investors and entrepreneurs. Past participants, such […]
TVL Upcoming Opportunities
APPLY NOW FOR TVL INVESTMENT COMPETITION The Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition awards more than $100,000 each year in prizes and in-kind support during its fall and spring competitions, where graduate students from the University of Texas System present their business ventures to simulate the experience of pitching to investors. Apply by April 21 to […]
April 2024 Alumni News
Fall 2023 TVLIC champs Tano Pharmaceuticals were named a Top 10 Finalist at Baylor University’s 2024 New Venture Competition. Tano received honorable mention and placed second in the Elevator Pitch competition which was decided by audience vote. Tano also debuted its line of face creams and lotions at UT’s Student Founder Fest during SXSW, and […]
Upcoming Opportunities and Ecosystem Events
The McCombs Graduate Entrepreneurship Society’s Meeting of the Minds is a monthly meetup for UT graduate student entrepreneurs that features a presentation by a student-run business along with networking and collaboration opportunities. The next Meeting of the Minds is happening on Wednesday, January 31 from noon to 1 PM at Texas Venture Labs, RRH 1.354. […]
TVL Spotlight: Max Meeks
Max Meeks is a 2024 MBA candidate at Texas McCombs, concentrating in entrepreneurship and venture capital. Max is passionate about transforming the built environment into more efficient and sustainable real estate assets, especially as it relates to reducing the industry’s overall carbon footprint. His favorite class in the program thus far has been TVL’s Energy […]