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 […]
New TVL Startup Fellows Program Launches
New Program for Graduate Students and Alumni Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs is proud to announce the launch of a new initiative aimed at providing graduate students and graduate alumni from the University of Texas with experience in a variety of industries and functions while allowing them to build their expertise and networks in their […]
TVLIC 101: Competition Info & Pitch Tips, April 2
The bi-annual Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) is open to all UT System Graduate Students and currently accepting applications for this Spring’s event. TVLIC simulates the real-world process of raising venture capital. Pitch your startup to a group of investors to win cash prizes and services! Apply now to compete in the Friday, May […]
Fall TVL Practicum Recruiting and Info Sessions
Join the Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs team for an info session on our TVL Practicum. Learn how graduate students participating in this elective can earn course credit while getting hands-on experience with our TVL Accelerator startups, expand their knowledge base and their networks, and become strong leaders in their future careers. The TVL Practicum Class is a cross-campus […]
Welcome the Spring 2021 TVL Accelerator Cohort
Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs is proud to announce our Spring 2021 TVL Accelerator companies! Every Spring and Fall semester, JBTVL has the honor of working with some of the most innovative startups from across Texas in our TVL Accelerator. Participating companies will be working with multi-disciplinary teams of graduate students in our TVL Practicum […]
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 […]