At a glance
Indexed programs
10
All currently active
Top direct funding
No direct cash prizes indexed
Equity
Mixed equity terms
Program mix
7
Incubator · Technology Transfer Office · Venture Fund
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10 programs indexed
Pitch Competition
Accelerator
Startups
Post a startupAccordion Health
Healthcare analytics startup; SEAL accelerator alumni; acquired by Evolent Health.
Apptronik
Humanoid robotics company; SEAL and ATI alumni; major Austin robotics venture.
BeatBox Beverages
Beverage brand; TVLIC alumni.
Cove
Event management and ticketing platform; Genesis Startup Fund portfolio.
Elite Sweets
Food brand; SEAL accelerator alumni.
Favor
On-demand delivery startup; SEAL accelerator alumni; acquired by H-E-B.
Flo Recruit
Legal recruiting platform; SEAL accelerator alumni.
Hitch
Long-distance ridesharing; Genesis Startup Fund portfolio company.
Jurata Thin Film Technologies
Biologic delivery technology; first UT Seed Fund investment.
Loman AI
AI restaurant phone agent; Genesis Startup Fund portfolio.
Lynx Laboratories
3D capture technology; SEAL accelerator alumni; acquired by Occipital.
M87
Mobile security startup; SEAL accelerator alumni; acquired by XCOM.
NALA Membranes
Water purification membranes; UT Seed Fund portfolio company.
OctoShop
Shopping browser extension; Genesis Startup Fund portfolio.
Ordoro
E-commerce shipping platform; SEAL and TVLIC alumni.
Phurnace Software
DevOps software; TVLIC alumni.
Qcue
Dynamic pricing software; TVLIC alumni.
uShip
Shipping marketplace; Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition alumni.
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Ecosystem Overview
- McCombs student hub: Herb Kelleher Entrepreneurship Center (HKEC, Director Dr. Steven Gray) — Forty Acres Founders, Freed Family Pitch Competition ($65K), cross-campus founder support
- McCombs graduate hub: Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs / Brumley Institute — TVL Accelerator (380 companies, $2.17B raised), TVLIC pitch competition, Venture Expo
- Undergraduate hub: LaunchPad (Blackstone LaunchPad network) — Innovation Grants ($250–$1.5K), open-door mentorship, SEAL operator
- For-credit accelerator: Longhorn Startup Lab (Joshua Baer/Capital Factory) — spring course, Demo Day 1,000+ attendees, optional $25K Capital Factory investment
- Summer capstone: SEAL (9-week selective accelerator, Decision Day) — Favor/HEB exit, $200M+ alumni raised
- Deep-tech incubator: Austin Technology Incubator (1989, longest active US incubator) — energy, healthcare, mobility, water, circular economy; Apptronik graduate
- Student VC: Genesis Startup Fund — non-dilutive $500–$15K grants, 60+ startups, 100+ student investors, no equity
- Tech transfer: Discovery to Impact — $10M UT Seed Fund (up to $250K/company), 850+ active license agreements, 300 invention disclosures FY2025
- Innovation legacy: IC² Institute (1977, George Kozmetsky) — spawned ATI, $850M+ Austin impact
Known Startups
- Favor — On-demand delivery; SEAL alumni; acquired by HEB
- M87 — Mobile security; SEAL alumni; acquired by XCOM
- Lynx Laboratories — 3D capture; SEAL alumni; acquired by Occipital
- Apptronik — Humanoid robotics; SEAL/ATI alumni; major Austin robotics company
- Accordion Health — Healthcare analytics; SEAL alumni; acquired by Evolent Health
- Ordoro — E-commerce shipping; SEAL/TVLIC alumni
- uShip — Shipping marketplace; TVLIC alumni
- BeatBox Beverages — Beverage brand; TVLIC alumni
- Phurnace Software — DevOps; TVLIC alumni
- Qcue — Dynamic pricing; TVLIC alumni
- Hitch — Long-distance ridesharing; Genesis portfolio
- OctoShop — Shopping browser extension; Genesis portfolio
- Cove — Event management/ticketing; Genesis portfolio
- Loman AI — AI restaurant phone agent; Genesis portfolio
- Flo Recruit — Legal recruiting; SEAL alumni
- Elite Sweets — Food brand; SEAL alumni
- NALA Membranes — Water purification membranes; UT Seed Fund portfolio
- Jurata Thin Film Technologies — Biologic delivery; first UT Seed Fund investment
News & articles
9 articles
University pages(9)
Austin Technology Incubator
Austin Technology Incubator
Official Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) homepage and about pages documenting the longest active US technology incubator, founded 1989 as a unit of Discovery to Impact.
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University of Texas at Austin
Discovery to Impact
Official Discovery to Impact pages documenting UT Austin's research commercialization organization, UT Seed Fund, and licensing operations.
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Genesis Program
Genesis Startup Fund
Official Genesis Startup Fund website documenting UT Austin's student-alumni venture capital experiential learning platform with non-dilutive grants to student founders.
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McCombs School of Business
Herb Kelleher Entrepreneurship Center
Official McCombs entrepreneurship hub page for the Herb Kelleher Entrepreneurship Center (HKEC), UT Austin's central entrepreneurship education and founder support center serving all colleges.
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IC² Institute
IC² Institute
Official IC² Institute homepage and history pages documenting the think-and-do tank founded by George Kozmetsky in 1977 and its role in building Austin's innovation economy.
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UT Austin Computer Science
Longhorn Startup Lab
Official Longhorn Startup Lab program page describing the spring for-credit accelerator course taught by Joshua Baer with Capital Factory integration and Demo Day finale.
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UT Austin LaunchPad
SEAL Accelerator
Official SEAL program page documenting UT Austin's nine-week selective summer capstone accelerator with Decision Day finale, operated by LaunchPad in partnership with ATI.
Read on UT Austin LaunchPad
McCombs School of Business
Texas Venture Labs Accelerator
Official Brumley Institute / Texas Venture Labs page documenting the zero-cost, zero-equity graduate consulting accelerator matching Texas startups with UT graduate student teams.
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McCombs School of Business
Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition
Official Brumley Institute documentation of the Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) and annual Venture Expo for UT System graduate student pitch competition.
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