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Texas Venture Labs

Texas Venture Labs. McCombs School of Business The University of Texas at Austin Company Information Session 5/15/2014. Mission. Accelerate UT and Local S tartups Help raise c apital Bring products to market Develop a growth strategy Transform UT Graduate Students

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Texas Venture Labs

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  1. Texas Venture Labs McCombs School of Business The University of Texas at Austin Company Information Session 5/15/2014

  2. Mission • Accelerate UT and Local Startups • Help raise capital • Bring products to market • Develop a growth strategy • Transform UT Graduate Students • Create and inspire future entrepreneurs and business leaders • Create a Community

  3. What is Texas Venture Labs? Texas Venture Labs New Venture Creation (NVC) Texas Venture Labs Practicum Accenture Venture Partner Program Venture Labs Investment Competition TVL Scholarship Program

  4. Texas Venture Labs Practicum

  5. What is the Texas Venture Labs Practicum? Organization Course Accelerator • Get to know entrepreneurial-minded students from multiple degree programs • Experience Austin entrepreneurial resources and events • Startups partnered with with graduate students from across campus (MBA, Pharmacy, CNS, Engineering and Law) • Create, supervise consulting projects based on real company challenges • Students gain experience and apply your knowledge outside the classroom • Focus on entrepreneurship • Students learn from top professors • Work with local entrepreneurs • Gain skills to help with projects for startups

  6. How does it work?

  7. Company Stages Growth Stage Early Stage • Usually pre-revenue • Typically <$50k raised • At least one full time employee • Typical Projects: • Market research for commercial viability • Target customers for product or service • Go/No go decision for a startup • Some revenue (often <$1M) • Raised some external funding • Typically have at least 1 non-founder on team • Typical Projects • Improved marketing strategy • Competitive analysis and differentiation research • Best practices for sales, marketing, and legal functions.

  8. Project Focus Areas Worked with Admittance Technologies to research three potential applications for their product, ultimately determining that one was viable and two were not. Market Validation Business Model Assessment Examined the marketability of Kin Valley as a social media platform and worked with them to shift to a data-based business model. Financial Analysis Helped Moniker Guitars get their statements in order and analyze the information to validate their pricing model. Funding Guidance Assisted Farmhouse Delivery in identifying their five-year growth potential based on different funding options (VC, Angel, Loans, Bootstrap). Competitive Analysis Looked into competitors and substitutes for Jurify and found they did not provide enough differentiation to gain funding.

  9. TVL in Action Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Fall 2011 Akimbo Digital Harmony Games RayDyne Energy Salient Pharmaceuticals Televero Health Vocal Media Zilker Motors Atonometrics Hurricane Party Hyperware M87 Ovna Medical ThaTrunk Alafair Biosciences eCampusTutors Infochimps Mass Relevance SpectraPhase Xeris Pharmaceuticals

  10. TVL in Action 77 companies • Over 41% funded • Over $203 million raised Spring 2012 Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Escapaide EyeQ Health Information Associates Jurify Nuventix Paybook TeVido Biodevices Unique Influence Clear Technology Systems Enerlyte Gametime Arena Terra Pave Titralyte Vecturalux Admittance Technologies Altogen Labs Carnegie Design Systems Cellular Machines IncentTo Infinite IO Vampire Labs

  11. Company Evaluation What we look for while evaluating companies: • Good fit for TVL • Projects in line with TVL expertise • Students will be interested in the company • Able to provide a good student experience • Willing to work closely with students • Will attend important accelerator events • First day of class, mid-semester update, Venture Expo, etc.

  12. Benefits of the accelerator • 400-500 man hours of multi-disciplinary, talented grad student work • Opportunity to pitch your startup at “Investor ready” Venture Expo • Access to TVL resources and larger Austin-based entrepreneurial community • Wide range of potential projects for most business challenges, not limited to fundraising • TVL takes no money or equity.

  13. Application Process and Timeline • Submit basic company information online • Due: June 15, 2014 • Interview with TVL staff • Rolling interviews • Completed by: June 25, 2014 • Selections communicated: July 1, 2014 • First Day of Class: September 9, 2014 Application Currently Live at bit.ly.com/ApplyTVL2014

  14. Questions? Learn more at http://bit.ly/TVLaccelerator Apply online at http://bit.ly/ApplyTVL2014

  15. Questions? tvl.utexas.edu infoTVL@mccombs.utexas.edu

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