TVL Accelerator Information Session
2026-10-12 · 12:00:00
Texas Venture Labs hosts an in-person information session on October 12, 2026, outlining its 12-week, non-equity accelerator program for Austin startup businesses seeking student consulting support.
Want help accelerating your business? Come learn more about this 12-week accelerator program for Austin startup businesses.
Brumley Institute for Graduate Entrepreneurship works across campus - and beyond the 40 Acres - to empower graduate students, alumni, and Austin startups to pursue entrepreneurship, whether that's through launching new ventures, scaling existing businesses, or inspiring innovation within the ecosystem. Our TVL Accelerator is a semester-long engagement lasting ~12 weeks where cross-disciplinary teams of graduate students in our practicum course are matched with our accelerator companies to perform high-value market research to help address 1 or 2 business challenges proposed by their assigned startup clients. Come learn more from the BIG-E staff about this accelerator program! Thank you for your interest in joining the ranks of our collaborating companies!
Founder brief
Who should attend
Austin startup founders across any industry looking to solve key business challenges will find this session useful. It particularly benefits early-stage leaders seeking market research and strategic support from graduate student consulting teams without giving up equity.
What happens
Starting at 12:00, staff from the Brumley Institute for Graduate Entrepreneurship explain how the semester-long accelerator functions. Attendees learn how cross-disciplinary graduate student teams partner with participating startups to tackle one or two specific business challenges through applied research.
Who's in the room
Staff members from BIG-E lead the presentation, meeting alongside local Austin founders and entrepreneurs interested in applying. Participants share an interest in leveraging university talent and ecosystem resources to scale their existing ventures.
How to prepare
Arrive ready to discuss your company's current stage and operational bottlenecks. Think through one or two distinct business or market research challenges graduate student teams could realistically address during a 12-week engagement, and prepare specific questions regarding the cohort timeline.
Organizer: Texas Venture Labs
At a glance
- Tickets
- Free
- Sectors
- Agnostic