TVL Info Sessions

Would you like to learn more about Texas Venture Labs’ programs? TVL is hosting several information sessions this semester where UT grad students, faculty and staff can learn more.   Interested in earning course credit while gaining valuable experience working with startup companies? Attend one of our upcoming TVL Practicum info sessions. TVL Practicum Info […]

Upcoming Opportunities and Ecosystem Events

Austin Climate Hub is hosting “Why Invest in Climate-Tech Now?”, a panel discussion featuring leading Austin-based climate-tech founders and investors, on Thursday, February 22 in RRH 4.408. Networking happy hour begins at 5:30 PM, and the panel discussion starts at 6:15 PM. Register here. Texas Venture Labs and the Global Sustainability Leadership Institute are co-hosting […]

January 2024 Alumni News

UnaliWear’s Kanega Watch was recently named the best “wearable, on-the-go” medical alert system by the New York Times. UnaliWear was part of the Spring 2021 TVL Accelerator cohort. TVL Accelerator alumni company Xeris Biopharma has entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement for Amgen to use Xeris’ XeriJect technology to deliver a subcutaneous medication to […]

Upcoming Opportunities and Ecosystem Events

Applications are now open for the 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition on April 4-6. Graduate student entrepreneurs who meet the competition’s eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply. Applications are due January 31. An informational webinar for applicants will be held on January 10. The Global Sustainability Leadership Institute is accepting applications for its fifth annual […]

December Alumni News

Outmore Living, winners of the Fall 2022 TVL Investment Competition, have launched their first line of outdoor heated furniture. The Salerno Collection is available for pre-order now on Outmore Living’s newly designed website. Mesocano Foods (formerly Algo Dulce), a TVL Accelerator alumni company founded by three UT grads, was recently featured in the Daily Texan. […]

Tano Pharmaceuticals is the Fall 2023 TVLIC Texas Champion!

Congratulations to Tano Pharmaceuticals, the Fall 2023 TVLIC Texas Champion! The Fall 2023 Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition was held on Friday, December 8 featuring the top graduate student startups on the UT campus. Twenty-five companies competed in five Semifinal rounds in the morning with the winners advancing to the Finals in Crum Auditorium in the […]

Upcoming Opportunities

The application deadline for the Spring 2024 TVL Energy Ventures Practicum course has been extended to December 15. The TVL Energy Ventures Practicum brings together cross-disciplinary teams of graduate students to develop essential skills, capabilities, and connections for creating ventures in the dynamic energy sector. The primary objectives of the class include providing a robust […]

November Alumni News

Wilder Systems, a robotics company that uses automation for aircraft manufacture and maintenance, raised a $7.5M seed round led by Star Castle Ventures. Wilder Systems was the Spring 2018 Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition Champion and is an alumni of the Spring 2019 TVL Accelerator cohort. You can read more HERE. Grounded has announced the […]