Contacts: Samantha Harris, McCombs School of Business, 512-471-6747, [email protected], or Ann Whitt, Texas Venture Labs, 512-232-6597, [email protected]
Texas Venture Labs Hosts Venture Expo at The University of Texas at Austin, May 6
Newswise — AUSTIN, Texas — Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs (TVL) will host Venture Expo on Friday, May 6 at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
Venture Expo is a daylong showcase of “Investor-Ready” startups from UT Austin and Central Texas. The event will feature the Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition (TVLIC) finals and TVL Accelerator company presentations. Attendance typically ranges between 300-400 investors, entrepreneurs, and students.
The TVLIC finals will take place in the morning, five teams comprised of UT Austin graduate students will pitch their business plans to a panel of judges consisting of entrepreneurs and investors. Nexus Building Systems, Barkley’s Canine Cuisine, Mednoxa, Kwaddle, and Quick Plan Solutions moved on to the finals by beating out 20 other teams in the semi-finals on Friday, April 29 at UT Austin.
Following the TVLIC finals, TVL Accelerator companies will present their business plans and advertise any vacancies for investors, employees and advisers. Presenting companies will include all current TVL Accelerator members.. The presentations are split into blocks based on their market segment of life sciences, consumer goods and services and technology.
Venture Expo will conclude with a reception where the TVLIC final winners will be announced along with the winners of the Wells Fargo Clean Technology Challenge, Nemec Elevator Challenge and Veterans Award.
WHEN: TVL Investment Competition Finals: 9:00 a.m. – noonVenture Expo• Life Sciences: 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.• Consumer Goods and Services: 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.• Technology: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Reception: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. WHERE: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center 1900 University Avenue Austin, TX 78705 Parking: www.meetattexas.com/page/parking
WHO MAY ATTEND: The event is free and open to the public. To RSVP, visit the Texas Venture Labs website.
BACKGROUND: Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs at UT Austin is a campus-wide initiative to accelerate both student and community startups in taking their business ideas to market. Since 2010, 37 percent of companies that have gone through the TVL Accelerator have raised $384 million in funding.
NOTE TO THE EDITORS: TVL Director and Assistant Director, Rob Adams and Harlan Beverly will have press availability from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. For more information, contact: Samantha Harris at 512-923-4053.
For more information visit the Texas Venture Labs website.
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