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Indexed programs

10

8 currently active

Top direct funding

Direct funding available

Equity

Mixed equity terms

Program mix

5

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10 programs indexed

  • Alzheimer's Gamma Frequency Therapeutic Device

    Texas A&M Ideas Challenge 2020 1st place (Julia Felder, Carmen Gaas).

  • Arrow Analytics

    Aggie PITCH Spring 2025 1st place ($6,000).

  • Bat City Apparel

    Startup Aggieland venture.

  • Battalion Threads

    Startup Aggieland venture.

  • Dig World

    Founded by Jacob Robinson '11; Aggie 100 honoree; featured at Entrepreneurship Summit 2025.

  • ElastaScan

    Aggie PITCH 2024 1st place current students ($7,500).

  • Endpoint Security Inc

    Aggie PITCH 2023 1st place former students ($7,500).

  • HeyEVA

    Aggie PITCH Spring 2025 2nd place ($4,000) and People's Choice ($1,500).

  • IntuSense

    Medical technology startup; Aggie PITCH Fall 2025 2nd place ($4,000).

  • SomaTech

    Aggie PITCH Fall 2025 1st place ($6,000) and People's Choice winner.

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Known Startups and Winners

  • SomaTech — Aggie PITCH Fall 2025 1st Place ($6,000); People's Choice
  • IntuSense — Aggie PITCH Fall 2025 2nd Place ($4,000)
  • Arrow Analytics — Aggie PITCH Spring 2025 1st Place ($6,000)
  • HeyEVA — Aggie PITCH Spring 2025 2nd Place ($4,000); People's Choice ($1,500)
  • ElastaScan — Aggie PITCH 2024 1st Place Current Students ($7,500)
  • Endpoint Security Inc — Aggie PITCH 2023 1st Place Former Students ($7,500)
  • Dig World — Founded by Jacob Robinson '11; Aggie 100 honoree; featured at Entrepreneurship Summit 2025
  • Battalion Threads / Bat City Apparel — Startup Aggieland ventures
  • Alzheimer's Gamma Frequency Therapeutic Device — Ideas Challenge 2020 1st Place (Julia Felder, Carmen Gaas)
More about this ecosystem

Ecosystem Overview

  • Central hub: McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship (Office of the Provost since June 2025) — 30+ programs/year, 3,000+ students, $10M Artie McFerrin endowment
  • Incubator: Startup Aggieland — Explore/Pursue/Launch phases, Startup Runway pre-accelerator, Business Incubator at Research Park
  • Pitch competitions: Aggie PITCH (McFerrin Cup, ~$30K prizes, university-wide), Ideas Challenge (spring, formerly Raymond Ideas Challenge), MBA Venture Challenge
  • Training: Blackstone LaunchPad (Koldus Building Suite 105, $3M Blackstone grant 2016), EBV (veterans with disabilities, free three-phase bootcamp)
  • Alumni recognition: Aggie 100 (100 fastest-growing Aggie businesses since 2005)
  • University-wide events: Texas A&M Entrepreneurship Summit (inaugural November 2025)
  • Expansion: First AVP for Entrepreneurship recruiting; Mays CAEI launched 2026 as complementary business-school hub
  • No dedicated student equity venture fund identified

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