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, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
JBTVL and Plexus Technology Opens Nasdaq Aug. 31
Every year, the winner of the Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition has the opportunity to visit the the Nasdaq Stock Market with the JBTVL team. This is the 18th year we will be participating in a bell ceremony and normally we would be in New York City for the event, but this year, we will […]
JBTVL Accelerator Info Session on July 7
Join us for an introduction to our unique approach and learn how Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs (JBTVL) can help your company reach the next milestone. Pre-Revenue and Post-Revenue companies looking for specific expertise: don’t miss this information session. We will discuss our various programs with a focus on how we engage with early-stage ventures, […]
Startups apply by July 12 for JBTVL Accelerator
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 […]
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. […]
Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition Schedule of Spring 2020 Competitors
Semifinals – May 8, 2020 Division I 9:00 AM – Empire Learning Real estate professionals are required to complete continuing education (CE) in order to renew their license. At Empire Learning, we make CE easy. We are the highest rated online provider in the nation, providing a seamless user experience in 11 states. John Wheeler, […]
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 […]