Texas Venture Labs

University fund · UT Austin · Austin

A university-based, non-equity accelerator at The University of Texas at Austin that connects Texas-based startups with cross-functional teams of graduate students for consulting projects.

About

Founded in 2010, Texas Venture Labs is a university-based, non-equity accelerator at The University of Texas at Austin. Operating as a university fund in Austin, the organization connects Texas-based startups with cross-functional teams of four to six graduate students for ten-week consulting projects. They support ventures across SaaS, healthtech, and climate-energy, maintaining a balanced intake of early-stage companies and businesses that have already raised several million dollars.

What they run

Texas Venture Labs hosts gatherings in Austin, with four total events spanning general sessions, a meetup, and pitch nights. Their core recurring programming includes the TVL Investment Competition, which has run for two editions. Looking forward on their calendar, their next scheduled event is an upcoming TVL Investment Competition pitch night taking place in Austin on December 11, 2026.

Who attends

The crowd centers on Texas-based startup founders operating at the seed and Series A stages, including those bootstrapping with little outside capital as well as teams that have secured millions in funding. Attendees include entrepreneurs building in SaaS, healthtech, and climate-energy. Given the organization's structure and pitch nights, these gatherings also bring together cross-functional graduate students from UT Austin alongside the university startup ecosystem.

https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/centers-initiatives/brumley-institute/

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