The TVL Accelerator connects innovative startups from across Texas with multi-disciplinary teams of graduate students in our unique campus-wide course, the TVL Practicum. These incredible startup ventures are able to leverage the high-impact consulting and market research conducted by their student teams to take their businesses to the next level. Our TVL Accelerator alumni companies represent a diverse […]
TVL Alumni Spotlight: Molly Oshinski
We are highlighting Molly Oshinski, CEO of Pickle System, as our Alumni Spotlight of the month! See below to hear more about her experience with TVL. What is Pickle System? Pickle System provides animated video models teaching a variety of skills including menstrual care, hand washing, and shoe tying to individuals with autism and developmental disabilities. […]
July 2023: Alumni News!
Alumni News Outmore Living, Fall 2022 TVLIC Texas Champions, closed their Seed Round with over $1M raised, oversubscribing the round beyond their original fundraising goal. They were also featured in this Amazon podcast mini-series “This is Small Business: Next Generation.” Griö (formerly NwaBebe), Spring 2021 TVL Accelerator alumni, was selected as a Semi-Finalist for […]
July 2023: Ecosystem Events
Ecosystem Events KS WELI is hiring for a Partnerships Support Assistant Intern who will support and coordinate KS WELI’s engagement efforts, foster strategic partnerships on campus and abroad, and create opportunities for the KS WELI community to engage with peers and institutions around the world. Please email kswelinstitute@austin.utexas.edu for any questions. Join the KS […]
June 2023: Ecosystem Events and Alumni News!
Ecosystem Events Global Sustainability Leadership Institute’s (GSLI) Longhorn Impact Fellowship at Texas (LIFT) program is now accepting applications for the Fall 2023 cohort. LIFT pairs student consultants with companies and nonprofits to help solve sustainability-related challenges, and all UT Austin juniors, seniors, and graduate students are eligible to apply. Applications are open until July 17. […]
TVL Alumni Spotlight: Snarr3D
We are highlighting Snarr3D as our Alumni Spotlight of the month! We spoke with co-founders (and brothers!) Patrick and Scott Snarr to hear more about their experience at McCombs and TVL, and the story of Snarr3D What is Snarr3D? Snarr3D offers high-performance golf putters with aesthetic features made possible through 3D printing. In manipulating […]
Welcome 2023 – 2024 TVL Startup Fellows Cohorts!
JBTVL is proud to announce and welcome the 2023 – 2024 TVL Startup Fellows cohorts! Summer 2023 Cohort Branson Berger – TVL Founder in Residence (FIR) Fellow Justo Echazarreta – TVL Founder in Residence (FIR) Fellow Sean Finney – TVL Founder in Residence (FIR) Fellow Tom Schmidt – TVL Venture Capital Fellow […]
Fall 2023 TVL Accelerator Apps Are Due July 9!
JBTVL is accepting startup company applications for the TVL Accelerator’s Fall 2023 cohort. We are looking for early and growth stage startups (pre-revenue and post-revenue) that will benefit from leveraging our highly talented grad students and UT Austin resources to address important questions they have about their business with market validation, pricing and competitor research, […]
TVL Alumni Spotlight: Tano Pharmaceuticals
We are highlighting Tano Pharmaceuticals as our Alumni Spotlight of the month! We spoke with co-founders Branson Berger and Sean Finney to hear more about their experience at McCombs and TVL, and the story of Tano Pharmaceuticals. What is Tano Pharmaceuticals? Tano Pharmaceuticals is developing a compact and effective first-aid solution for extreme outdoor enthusiasts. […]
Hamperapp is the Spring 2023 TVLIC Texas Champion!
Congratulations to Hamperapp, the Spring 2023 TVLIC Texas Champion! The Spring 2023 Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition was held on Friday, April 28 featuring the top graduate student startups on the UT campus. Twenty companies competed in four Semifinal rounds in the morning with the winners advancing to the Finals at the Crum Auditorium in […]