TEX Venture Mentoring Service

ATI has assembled Austin’s most accomplished mentors to support startups in the many entrepreneurship programs at UT.
TEXVMS is the Austin Technology Incubator’s mentoring service. It is operated by ATI with the support of the University of Texas System.
TEXVMS is based on the methodology of the MIT Venture Mentoring Service (VMS), which has been used at MIT since 2000 and successfully replicated at over 50 organizations worldwide. The MIT VMS model is based on:
- Team mentoring
- Strict guiding principles / code of ethics
- A community of highly qualified and committed volunteer mentors
- Focus on developing the entrepreneur
- Practical, actionable advice
TEXVMS Mission Statement
TEXVMS is an organization formed to support entrepreneurial activity within the UT Austin community and the Central Texas region and, thereby, to further the educational mission of UT Austin. TEXVMS believes that the active support of entrepreneurial activities improves the education of those in both the UT Austin community, and the Central Texas regional community, strengthens UT Austin’s role as a world leader in innovation and broadens UT Austin’s academic, teaching, research, and public service missions.
Our Mentors

Infinite Composites Technologies

Kandid Communications

Cendea

Director, Strategic & Global Initiatives

Fenwick and West

Applied Research Laboratories, UT Austin

Lone Start Direct

CBRE

High Tech Design Safety

Austin Energy

cxo360

NFP

Blue River Global

Alafair Biosciences


Longhorn Maker Studios, UT Austin

Asha Labs

Stafford Capital Partners

Experian Partner Solutions

KUWARE

Francese Group

Material Applications Research Center, Texas State University

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

Western Peak Investment Advisors

M&J Acquisitions and Consulting

Big Picture Advisors

Cleantech consultant

Neuronetics

CSR Group

ATI Executive Director
Director, Blackstone LaunchPad

Intel Corporation

Herb Kelleher Center, UT Austin

Texas Health CoLab, Dell Medical School

Bouin Capital

Treverity

Dell EMC

SYNQY

RT Vision Labs


Director, Healthcare

Abraxas Technology

Rational Energy

Frost & Sullivan

Relief Financial Consulting

ATI Executive in Residence

American Epilepsy Institute

Viviota

Mediatech Ventures

Tower Commercial

Voltabox of Texas

TeckQuest

Opus Faveo Innovation Development


Petrovic Law

IC² Institute, UT Austin

Radabaugh Law Group


Syzygy Teams

ATI Deputy Director
Director, Ecosystem Development

NS Technology Group

Translational Research Institute


Encendre

Bridge to Market

uStudio

RST Associates

Kolvenier Solutions

XBiotech USA

Office of Technology Commercialization, UT Austin

IdeaSmiths

Longbow Innovations

Dell Medical School, UT Austin

Collaborative Water Resolution

Drug Dynamics Institute, UT Austin

VentureChoice

ATI Executive in Residence

Extol Energy