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FORTY ACRES FOUNDERS ALUMNI
Each 20-strong Cohort of the Forty Acres Founders Pre-Accelerator Program, spends a semester rigorously establishing if a market need existed for their product or service. Some continue their projects with FAF-gained tools and funding, while others are use their entrepreneurial skillsets to develop new ideas.
Our founders have represented colleges across the university, including the McCombs School of Business, Moody College of Communication, Cockrell School of Engineering, and the College of Liberal Arts.
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Avery Neale
FrontRow is a note-taking app that revolutionizes accessibility for visually impaired students. We use cameras installed in the classroom to transport what is written on the board to the student’s FrontRow notes app, so that they can write right next to the professor’s notes.

Stephen Herrera
Pinpoint Irrigation is developing a smart sprinkler system with a revolutionary sprinkler head design that minimizes water waste by dramatically reducing the need for overlapping spray patterns.

Thomas Paveglio
Eden Terraforming Technologies is building engineered soil bacteria which increases heat resistance for climate-vulnerable agriculture. Our solution leverages soil bacteria to deliver targeted heat shock proteins, offering a scalable, eco-friendly approach that protects crops, reduces damage, and ensures resilience against rising temperatures.

Hieu Tran
The right to see is behind a paywall, with one phoropter diagnostic device costing an average of $3500. Here at AllEyes, we have created a low-fidelity MVP that costs a fraction with simulated accuracy and range for 1/10th of the weight. We’re poised to disrupt the phoropter industry, so join us on our mission to tear down paywalls for millions.

Thomas Paveglio
Eden Terraforming Technologies is building engineered soil bacteria which increases heat resistance for climate-vulnerable agriculture. Our solution leverages soil bacteria to deliver targeted heat shock proteins, offering a scalable, eco-friendly approach that protects crops, reduces damage, and ensures resilience against rising temperatures.

Hieu Tran
The right to see is behind a paywall, with one phoropter diagnostic device costing an average of $3500. Here at AllEyes, we have created a low-fidelity MVP that costs a fraction with simulated accuracy and range for 1/10th of the weight. We’re poised to disrupt the phoropter industry, so join us on our mission to tear down paywalls for millions

Ivy Fan
Spice-A-Bowl is a portable, all-in-one spice solution designed to make cooking flavorful and healthy meals accessible for everyone. By offering compact, pre-portioned spice cards curated from global cuisines, Spice-A-Bowl enables users to create healthy and diverse meals at home without the waste and hassle of traditional spice jars.

Vishal Porwal
Streamlining construction with AI-powered answers. Blue Variables leverages proprietary generative language models to provide instant, expert-level insights to architects, engineers, and construction professionals, drastically reducing research time and improving project efficiency.

Meg Steinhart
Snaps are detachable, unisex shoelace accessories used to customize any pair of sneakers. Our company seeks to add a touch of personality to everyday footwear, transforming sneakers from mundane necessities into personal fashion statements with our initial designs.

Anna Buendia
Sensate is addressing the challenge of restlessness and lack of focus in professional settings, where traditional fidget toys are distracting and appear unprofessional. Sensate creates sleek, discreet, and attachable sensory tools that transform fidgeting into a productivity enhancer.

Meg Steinhart
Snaps are detachable, unisex shoelace accessories used to customize any pair of sneakers. Our company seeks to add a touch of personality to everyday footwear, transforming sneakers from mundane necessities into personal fashion statements with our initial designs.

Anna Buendia
Sensate is addressing the challenge of restlessness and lack of focus in professional settings, where traditional fidget toys are distracting and appear unprofessional. Sensate creates sleek, discreet, and attachable sensory tools that transform fidgeting into a productivity enhancer.

Arturo Garcia
Have you ever wanted to train with skilled athletes or experienced trainers but didn’t have the right network? Upscale makes that possible by connecting users to local trainers across various sports and activities. We provide access to private, personalized lessons from expert coaches, helping individuals improve their skills and reach their full potential.

Shreyan Katta
InternNest is a platform dedicated to simplifying the internship experience by addressing three major challenges interns face: finding housing, securing compatible roommates, and discovering activities in their new city. Our innovative roommate matcher uses a detailed questionnaire to pair interns with roommates who best fit their personality and lifestyle.

Katia Lui
V&V is a restaurant concept that focuses on providing delicious and accessible vegan and vegetarian meals, catering to communities with limited plant-based dining options. Inspired by personal experiences, it emphasizes sustainability, health, and ethical eating practices while addressing the challenges of creating a beneficial diet in underserved areas.

Vance Mark
Introducing ZB Cream, our all-natural Hair and Body Moisturizer—a luxurious blend of organic ingredients crafted to nourish and revitalize hair and skin without harsh chemicals. Designed to provide lasting hydration, eliminate frizz, add texture, and promote healthy, luscious hair while doubling as a body cream for silky, smooth skin.

Katia Lui
V&V is a restaurant concept that focuses on providing delicious and accessible vegan and vegetarian meals, catering to communities with limited plant-based dining options. Inspired by personal experiences, it emphasizes sustainability, health, and ethical eating practices while addressing the challenges of creating a beneficial diet in underserved areas.

Vance Mark
Introducing ZB Cream, our all-natural Hair and Body Moisturizer—a luxurious blend of organic ingredients crafted to nourish and revitalize hair and skin without harsh chemicals. Designed to provide lasting hydration, eliminate frizz, add texture, and promote healthy, luscious hair while doubling as a body cream for silky, smooth skin.

Haroon Memon
Synk is a metaverse startup redefining virtual communications with an immersive platform designed for professional and social interactions. Unlike traditional video calls, Synk offers a dynamic 3D plane, customizable avatars, and proximity-based chat to enable natural, free-flowing conversations and serendipitous connections

Kyle Nguyen
ParkNow is a platform that connects drivers in need of convenient parking with businesses offering underutilized parking spaces, such as spots behind their premises. Our solution helps businesses monetize unused parking areas while providing drivers with affordable and accessible parking in high-demand locations.

Hayden Stegall
Meal Panda is a meal prep AI planning service. Recipes are generated using user input and preferences. Ingredients to make the meal are delivered using Instacart. Think Hello Fresh but customizable and cheaper.

Clint Yongoueth
YongBros is a Roblox game development studio turned accelerator, empowering indie and Roblox developers to break through platform saturation by providing funding, mentorship, and access to top-tier talent. We are passionate about helping developers build IP-driven games that captivate players and drive meaningful engagement across all audiences.

Hayden Stegall
Meal Panda is a meal prep AI planning service. Recipes are generated using user input and preferences. Ingredients to make the meal are delivered using Instacart. Think Hello Fresh but customizable and cheaper.

Clint Yongoueth
YongBros is a Roblox game development studio turned accelerator, empowering indie and Roblox developers to break through platform saturation by providing funding, mentorship, and access to top-tier talent. We are passionate about helping developers build IP-driven games that captivate players and drive meaningful engagement across all audiences.

Aakriti Kamal
Cura is an AI-powered solution designed to alleviate the immense challenges faced by family caregivers of mentally ill patients. Cura empowers caregivers to navigate the complexities of care management, ensuring both patients and their families receive the support they deserve.

Ruthvik Jonna
Welcome to Bloom — an online platform for all businesses to upload relevant data/documents, track sustainability metrics, and utilize our trained artificial intelligence model, which provides context specific reports about the company’s climate performance and potential ESG recommendations.

Phillip Baek
BoBo revolutionizes roommate living, turning chore management into a fun, competitive game with a community spirit. Leveraging machine learning, it understands users habits, offering personalized suggestions and rewards, offers a lucrative advertising avenue to businesses targeting the vibrant college demographic.

Brandon Doan
The time it takes to prepare an EEG (electroencephalogram) takes longer than the actual EEG itself. Brandon’s startup is reimagining the prep-tech used for an EEG, meaning hospitals can see more patients, reduce training costs for new EEG technicians, and ultimately make more money.

Phillip Baek
BoBo revolutionizes roommate living, turning chore management into a fun, competitive game with a community spirit. Leveraging machine learning, it understands users habits, offering personalized suggestions and rewards, offers a lucrative advertising avenue to businesses targeting the vibrant college demographic.

Brandon Doan
The time it takes to prepare an EEG (electroencephalogram) takes longer than the actual EEG itself. Brandon’s startup is reimagining the prep-tech used for an EEG, meaning hospitals can see more patients, reduce training costs for new EEG technicians, and ultimately make more money.

Robert Allen
Robert’s startup revitalizes communities by acquiring and repairing distressed homes, then relaxing leasing qualifications for tenants who would otherwise struggle to qualify for a lease due to financial hardship or lack of documentation.

Patty Chow Lomeli
Quicklook revolutionizes code reviews with unparalleled speed and developer-centric design. Using Quicklook, software engineers can easily prioritize, visualize, and compare edits, enabling more informed decisions and clarity in the review process.

Justo Fernando Echazarreta
Transforming your kitchen should be a dream, not a nightmare. Arnovate makes kitchen renovations easy and affordable by simplifying the design interface and standardizing the construction process.

Arianna Fuentes
Roamora is dedicated to simplifying the search process of exploring a new city abroad. We aim to sift through the noise by offering travelers unique spots and hidden gems through a personalized and consolidated search experience.

Justo Fernando Echazarreta
Transforming your kitchen should be a dream, not a nightmare. Arnovate makes kitchen renovations easy and affordable by simplifying the design interface and standardizing the construction process.

Arianna Fuentes
Roamora is dedicated to simplifying the search process of exploring a new city abroad. We aim to sift through the noise by offering travelers unique spots and hidden gems through a personalized and consolidated search experience.

Monica Garza
Freedom Mind is dedicated to transforming mental health care through an innovative and effective 2-part system with multifaceted features and affordability. With a focus on people in poverty in 3rd world countries, it addresses the lack of mental health resources.

Lindsey Gasaway
Healr is the future of mental health care. Unlike the current offerings, Healr’s AIpowered algorithm empowers patients to find the perfect providers for their situation with personalized matches, transparency and insurance compatibility.

Melody Geiger
Merge Conflict Studio is a minority-led video game development company that focuses on centering marginalized perspectives and environmental awareness. We know games can go beyond pure entertainment and help spread motivation to fight for a more environmentally conscious society.

Mahta Ghotbiravandi
Kismeet is a social networking app designed to help you meet people wherever you go. Simply click the check-in option , and you will be shown others who have checked-in to the same spots as you!

Melody Geiger
Merge Conflict Studio is a minority-led video game development company that focuses on centering marginalized perspectives and environmental awareness. We know games can go beyond pure entertainment and help spread motivation to fight for a more environmentally conscious society.

Mahta Ghotbiravandi
Kismeet is a social networking app designed to help you meet people wherever you go. Simply click the check-in option , and you will be shown others who have checked-in to the same spots as you!

Daniel (Sehyun) Kim
Active Prophylaxis helps patients at risk for pressure ulcers with real-time pressure mitigation via a dynamically adjustable mattress system.

Helen Liu
PawPrint allows organizers to connect with volunteers and track volunteers’ requirements, while allowing volunteers to record all their hours in one place, where they can be validated and sent to other places as needed. By connecting users to organizers, a network of passionate volunteers will be free to focus on what really matters.

Ali Merchant
S&B Commerce partners with early stage CPG companies and creates and manages their Amazon storefronts, product listings, and marketing campaigns to help them scale faster.

Ramya Nambala
Athena is using AI to enhance student learning, using new developments in LLM to personalize student learning.

Ali Merchant
S&B Commerce partners with early stage CPG companies and creates and manages their Amazon storefronts, product listings, and marketing campaigns to help them scale faster.

Ramya Nambala
Athena is using AI to enhance student learning, using new developments in LLM to personalize student learning.

Rohan Patel
Thrive Education is a forward-thinking diabetes education startup, aimed at improving health and reducing healthcare costs through a patient-centric platform. We empower diabetic patients through education while also allowing for their physician to monitor their progress and take any necessary steps.

Nicole Sakaue
The startup U aims to connect study abroad and international student with other students in a similar concept as a “dating app”. The subscription to the app would be in a freemium model, and the app would provide also support for language learning connection.

Adrian Storey
Sudden cardiac arrest has been a significant issue for athletes recently. Heart testing for athletes is vital to ensure the safety of each individual. We aim to design a device which will provide vital results for each athletes to promote healthy lifestyles, athletic ability, and test heart life.

Adrian Storey
Sudden cardiac arrest has been a significant issue for athletes recently. Heart testing for athletes is vital to ensure the safety of each individual. We aim to design a device which will provide vital results for each athletes to promote healthy lifestyles, athletic ability, and test heart life.

Chinmay Pingale
Sprout Food Solutions helps restaurant owners optimize and automate the ingredient purchasing process using time series forecasting enabled by PoS data.

Jackson Glunk
Sprout Food Solutions helps restaurant owners optimize and automate the ingredient purchasing process using time series forecasting enabled by PoS data.

Vedant Nair
Clips AI helps marketing teams move faster by automatically repurposing podcasts into social media clips.

Alyssa Le
Locket is a menstrual and sexual health education platform for young adults by young adults; with easy-to-understand, medically-approved content and 1-on-1 support services, Locket is the modern health encyclopedia where menstruators can get their questions answered quickly.

Vedant Nair
Clips AI helps marketing teams move faster by automatically repurposing podcasts into social media clips.

Alyssa Le
Locket is a menstrual and sexual health education platform for young adults by young adults; with easy-to-understand, medically-approved content and 1-on-1 support services, Locket is the modern health encyclopedia where menstruators can get their questions answered quickly.

Paulina Ganem Chee
Locket is a menstrual and sexual health education platform for young adults by young adults; with easy-to-understand, medically-approved content and 1-on-1 support services, Locket is the modern health encyclopedia where menstruators can get their questions answered quickly.

Elliot Zak
MealBuddy is an application that helps families and individuals improve their nutrition by ordering healthy groceries for delivery to cook USDA-approved recipes while tracking their dietary goals.

Jackson Blacklock
ILUI builds touch-first smart fidget devices that enable connection without a screen, phone, or smartwatch. Through tactile prompts/cues, we hope to ease anxiety, help with time management, and provide discrete redirects and rewards for kids with ADHD.

Gabrielle Duhon
A unique platform that uses people’s excess privilege in order to help those who are less fortunate. We promote unity and wellness. By helping ourselves, this empowers us to help others as well.

Jackson Blacklock
ILUI builds touch-first smart fidget devices that enable connection without a screen, phone, or smartwatch. Through tactile prompts/cues, we hope to ease anxiety, help with time management, and provide discrete redirects and rewards for kids with ADHD.

Gabrielle Duhon
A unique platform that uses people’s excess privilege in order to help those who are less fortunate. We promote unity and wellness. By helping ourselves, this empowers us to help others as well.

Som Gupta
EdWorldo is a chrome extension that allows teachers to embed questions onto any public webpage that allows teachers to create one cohesive, interactive assignment, so students can answer questions related to an article with the natural cadence of the writing.

Aditi Kumar
An AI App that allows patients to be able to take a picture of their injuries and upload them to the app to be given immediate consultation.

Tuiana Omurbekova
A go-to app for professional women to connect, learn, and grow their careers through our powerful virtual networking assistant, expert female mentor matching, and a Q&A feature for anonymous peer support and legal advice.

Ryan Perez
Touch Away is an automation hardware technology company that improves individuals’ lives through accessibility and assistance.

Tuiana Omurbekova
A go-to app for professional women to connect, learn, and grow their careers through our powerful virtual networking assistant, expert female mentor matching, and a Q&A feature for anonymous peer support and legal advice.

Ryan Perez
Touch Away is an automation hardware technology company that improves individuals’ lives through accessibility and assistance.

Daniel Petroff
Roffan Tech is a web3 startup that helps provide security services for its customers.

Anjali Bathra Ravikumar
SPOT is a platform to promote menstrual equity by helping women and non-binary individuals find free period supplies in public restrooms.

Srikar Sadhu
Sensibed is a wireless product that prevents the formation of pressure ulcers in spinal cord injury or paralysis patients by alerting nurses when pressure reaches threshold levels.

Abigail Walker
FutureFoods develops bug based alternatives to traditional flours and protein powders used in commercial food and beverage products.

Srikar Sadhu
Sensibed is a wireless product that prevents the formation of pressure ulcers in spinal cord injury or paralysis patients by alerting nurses when pressure reaches threshold levels.

Abigail Walker
FutureFoods develops bug based alternatives to traditional flours and protein powders used in commercial food and beverage products.

Alana Wilcoxson
We're building a SaaS platform that utilizes the blockchain to help solve the wealth generation problem for content creators.

Madeleine Montgomery
The necklace that holds your favorite memories and digital content, accessible with a tap of your phone.

Trenton Balcombe
An online service that empowers churchgoers to find the perfect church in a matter of minutes.

Kavya Sethi
A B2B consulting firm that integrates food production and green spaces for public spaces.

Christopher Wilder
JCN Farms is an indoor vertical farm that aims to use AgTech and sustainable practices to help fight against food insecurities and malnourishment. At JCN Farms, our mission is to bring healthy, affordable, and sustainable superfoods to our local communities.

Kavya Sethi
A B2B consulting firm that integrates food production and green spaces for public spaces.

Christopher Wilder
JCN Farms is an indoor vertical farm that aims to use AgTech and sustainable practices to help fight against food insecurities and malnourishment. At JCN Farms, our mission is to bring healthy, affordable, and sustainable superfoods to our local communities.

Snehaa Arya
A teen wellness program that equips middle school students with mental health coping exercises, resources, and education to help them accept themselves and thrive.

Amaan Dosani
A web application for employee recognition and contactless gratuity. Think what Yelp does for businesses, TipX does for the employees of those businesses.

Eduardo Herrera
Episeo is a new online marketplace connecting you with locals from wherever you wish to go based on your interests, personality, and age, for the purpose of creating a personalized trip that will fit your exact wants and needs.

Axel Jeconiah
Food products infused with microalgae for a healthier and more sustainable future.

Eduardo Herrera
Episeo is a new online marketplace connecting you with locals from wherever you wish to go based on your interests, personality, and age, for the purpose of creating a personalized trip that will fit your exact wants and needs.

Axel Jeconiah
Food products infused with microalgae for a healthier and more sustainable future.

Luis Manuel Leyva
Connect individuals and businesses with unused space and real estate.

Angela Liu
An on-demand service that enlists UT students as couriers to deliver products to other UT students.

Joyance Liao Mendoza
Kelped is a startup that aims to solve climate change by optimizing cattle's diet with seaweed.

Ishan Mistry
Crib is a native application focused on streamlining the student housing process for students and agents.

Joyance Liao Mendoza
Kelped is a startup that aims to solve climate change by optimizing cattle's diet with seaweed.

Ishan Mistry
Crib is a native application focused on streamlining the student housing process for students and agents.

Saavan Patel
Boundless Yoga, was founded as a means to offer classical hatha yoga in its purest form to the community as a tool for health and wellbeing.


David Willson
Building a centralized billing, scheduling, communication, and project management platform to streamline and connect the residential construction community and its processes.

David Willson
Building a centralized billing, scheduling, communication, and project management platform to streamline and connect the residential construction community and its processes.

Diego Balderas Allison
Re:sole is a modular footwear system that allows runners to repair as they wear and consume footwear more sustainably.

Sydney Fischer
ModernTrial is a virtual clinical trial platform with a mission to optimize operations for patients and providers around the world.

Antonio Cardoso De Almedia
Hibachi.ai is AI software that enables intersection infrastructure to become a node of visibility and communication.

Fabrizio Mata
El Maletín allows you to stay informed, entertained and learn more about the business world in 5 minutes or less for free.

Diego Balderas Allison
Re:sole is a modular footwear system that allows runners to repair as they wear and consume footwear more sustainably.

Sydney Fischer
ModernTrial is a virtual clinical trial platform with a mission to optimize operations for patients and providers around the world.

Antonio Cardoso De Almedia
Hibachi.ai is AI software that enables intersection infrastructure to become a node of visibility and communication.

Fabrizio Mata
El Maletín allows you to stay informed, entertained and learn more about the business world in 5 minutes or less for free.

Takshil Chittuluru
A service that streamlines the pet search process for prospective dog owners.

Alexander Herschmann
A platform to connect creative talent to produce high-quality media while allowing people to develop their own skills and personal brand.

Andrew Lee
Platform to connect creative talent to produce high-quality media while allowing people to develop their own skills and personal brand.

Starr Martin
My startup idea is a bracelet that contains hand sanitizer, allowing the user to have sanitizer with them at all times without having to worry about misplacing it.

Andrew Lee
Platform to connect creative talent to produce high-quality media while allowing people to develop their own skills and personal brand.

Starr Martin
My startup idea is a bracelet that contains hand sanitizer, allowing the user to have sanitizer with them at all times without having to worry about misplacing it.

Collin McCloskey
At Terra, we are recirculating local byproduct waste back into the economy through the creation of new products.

Shubhi Nanda
A website designed to help people receive the mental health support they need, but not at the expense of having to go to multiple different sources and also help them navigate the workplace a bit better in terms of stress and mental disabilities.

Eunice Park
appRISE Health's goal is to empower mental healthcare outpatients by providing a measuring platform that helps patients track their treatment progress.


Eunice Park
appRISE Health's goal is to empower mental healthcare outpatients by providing a measuring platform that helps patients track their treatment progress.


Kedar Rathod
A revolutionary initiative aimed at refining the college application process by leveraging centralized domains, professional assurances, and streamlined operations.

Justin Rogers
I aim to reduce the channels of communication between a source and its users via the Internet.


Akash Thakkar
An app called GiveASip that makes donating pocket-sized amounts daily as simple and routine as ordering a cup of coffee.


Akash Thakkar
An app called GiveASip that makes donating pocket-sized amounts daily as simple and routine as ordering a cup of coffee.

Flora Tenille West
A contemporary fashion house, conceptual lifestyle brand, and design studio that showcases sustainably- and ethically-made entry-luxury collections.

Vaishnavi Lakshmanan
boxEDu is an edtech startup focused on increasing accessibility, affordability, and quality of standardized test prep.

Sebastian Brau
The Collector is an autonomous golf ball picker vehicle that simplifies operations and reduces cost for golf courses.

Anel Cuarenta
CajetitaMX aims to provide consumers with an alternative to the traditional confectionary spread ‘cajeta’ and introduce it into the vegan industry.

Tom Smith
Vrify Health believes in providing everyone a safe and affordable way to get the most effective mental health care.

Vaishnavi Lakshmanan
boxEDu is an edtech startup focused on increasing accessibility, affordability, and quality of standardized test prep.

Sebastian Brau
The Collector is an autonomous golf ball picker vehicle that simplifies operations and reduces cost for golf courses.

Anel Cuarenta
CajetitaMX aims to provide consumers with an alternative to the traditional confectionary spread ‘cajeta’ and introduce it into the vegan industry.

Tom Smith
Vrify Health believes in providing everyone a safe and affordable way to get the most effective mental health care.

Johnathan Aguirre
Quantum Frontier aims to close a gap in quantum technologies and knowledge by providing

Tejal Bhika
Musée Beauty is a beauty brand created for the on-the-go person that wants quick-application quality makeup for creative daily wear.

Amaya French
Germ-X disinfects our hands, but it's not intended to disinfect our products. Amaya's startup addresses sterilization of products quickly and with ease.

Nathan Hughes
The Atlas Organization is a platform that encourages interdisciplinary collaboration within the space industry.

Amaya French
Germ-X disinfects our hands, but it's not intended to disinfect our products. Amaya's startup addresses sterilization of products quickly and with ease.

Nathan Hughes
The Atlas Organization is a platform that encourages interdisciplinary collaboration within the space industry.

Chinmayee Kulkarni
An easy-to-use, time-effective, and blockchain-based recruiting platform that allowing users to effectively leverage previous experiences, skills, and references.

Murtaza Neemuchwala
Park Scout is a platform for parking merchants that creates a new market for private parking spaces and allows users to rent them out.

Kim Nwareni
App development is extremely expensive and less than 1% of venture capital-backed founders are black. Thus, Kim's aim is to create a startup that support's minority-created tech.

Jesus Ortiz Palencia
A mechanical pencil that supports three different lead diameters, for artists looking for travel-friendly tools.

Kim Nwareni
App development is extremely expensive and less than 1% of venture capital-backed founders are black. Thus, Kim's aim is to create a startup that support's minority-created tech.

Jesus Ortiz Palencia
A mechanical pencil that supports three different lead diameters, for artists looking for travel-friendly tools.

Said Prasla
A medical device with which hospital patients can learn how to better take care of themselves after they are discharged to lower the rates of readmission.

Ian Rodenbaugh
Germ-X disinfects our hands, but it's not intended to disinfect our products. Amaya's startup addresses sterilization of products quickly and with ease.

Nicole Sun
Prolitfic is a literary platform for writers to improve, find community, and get discovered by readers and publishers.

Nicole Sun
Prolitfic is a literary platform for writers to improve, find community, and get discovered by readers and publishers.
Meet the Founders

Aakriti Kamal
Cura is an AI-powered solution designed to alleviate the immense challenges faced by family caregivers of mentally ill patients. Cura empowers caregivers to navigate the complexities of care management, ensuring both patients and their families receive the support they deserve.

Ruthvik Jonna
Welcome to Bloom — an online platform for all businesses to upload relevant data/documents, track sustainability metrics, and utilize our trained artificial intelligence model, which provides context specific reports about the company’s climate performance and potential ESG recommendations.

Phillip Baek
BoBo revolutionizes roommate living, turning chore management into a fun, competitive game with a community spirit. Leveraging machine learning, it understands users habits, offering personalized suggestions and rewards, offers a lucrative advertising avenue to businesses targeting the vibrant college demographic.

Brandon Doan
The time it takes to prepare an EEG (electroencephalogram) takes longer than the actual EEG itself. Brandon’s startup is reimagining the prep-tech used for an EEG, meaning hospitals can see more patients, reduce training costs for new EEG technicians, and ultimately make more money.

Phillip Baek
BoBo revolutionizes roommate living, turning chore management into a fun, competitive game with a community spirit. Leveraging machine learning, it understands users habits, offering personalized suggestions and rewards, offers a lucrative advertising avenue to businesses targeting the vibrant college demographic.

Brandon Doan
The time it takes to prepare an EEG (electroencephalogram) takes longer than the actual EEG itself. Brandon’s startup is reimagining the prep-tech used for an EEG, meaning hospitals can see more patients, reduce training costs for new EEG technicians, and ultimately make more money.

Robert Allen
Robert’s startup revitalizes communities by acquiring and repairing distressed homes, then relaxing leasing qualifications for tenants who would otherwise struggle to qualify for a lease due to financial hardship or lack of documentation.

Patty Chow Lomeli
Quicklook revolutionizes code reviews with unparalleled speed and developer-centric design. Using Quicklook, software engineers can easily prioritize, visualize, and compare edits, enabling more informed decisions and clarity in the review process.

Justo Fernando Echazarreta
Transforming your kitchen should be a dream, not a nightmare. Arnovate makes kitchen renovations easy and affordable by simplifying the design interface and standardizing the construction process.

Arianna Fuentes
Roamora is dedicated to simplifying the search process of exploring a new city abroad. We aim to sift through the noise by offering travelers unique spots and hidden gems through a personalized and consolidated search experience.

Justo Fernando Echazarreta
Transforming your kitchen should be a dream, not a nightmare. Arnovate makes kitchen renovations easy and affordable by simplifying the design interface and standardizing the construction process.

Arianna Fuentes
Roamora is dedicated to simplifying the search process of exploring a new city abroad. We aim to sift through the noise by offering travelers unique spots and hidden gems through a personalized and consolidated search experience.

Monica Garza
Freedom Mind is dedicated to transforming mental health care through an innovative and effective 2-part system with multifaceted features and affordability. With a focus on people in poverty in 3rd world countries, it addresses the lack of mental health resources.

Lindsey Gasaway
Healr is the future of mental health care. Unlike the current offerings, Healr’s AIpowered algorithm empowers patients to find the perfect providers for their situation with personalized matches, transparency and insurance compatibility.

Melody Geiger
Merge Conflict Studio is a minority-led video game development company that focuses on centering marginalized perspectives and environmental awareness. We know games can go beyond pure entertainment and help spread motivation to fight for a more environmentally conscious society.

Mahta Ghotbiravandi
Kismeet is a social networking app designed to help you meet people wherever you go. Simply click the check-in option , and you will be shown others who have checked-in to the same spots as you!

Melody Geiger
Merge Conflict Studio is a minority-led video game development company that focuses on centering marginalized perspectives and environmental awareness. We know games can go beyond pure entertainment and help spread motivation to fight for a more environmentally conscious society.

Mahta Ghotbiravandi
Kismeet is a social networking app designed to help you meet people wherever you go. Simply click the check-in option , and you will be shown others who have checked-in to the same spots as you!

Daniel (Sehyun) Kim
Active Prophylaxis helps patients at risk for pressure ulcers with real-time pressure mitigation via a dynamically adjustable mattress system.

Helen Liu
PawPrint allows organizers to connect with volunteers and track volunteers’ requirements, while allowing volunteers to record all their hours in one place, where they can be validated and sent to other places as needed. By connecting users to organizers, a network of passionate volunteers will be free to focus on what really matters.

Ali Merchant
S&B Commerce partners with early stage CPG companies and creates and manages their Amazon storefronts, product listings, and marketing campaigns to help them scale faster.

Ramya Nambala
Athena is using AI to enhance student learning, using new developments in LLM to personalize student learning.

Ali Merchant
S&B Commerce partners with early stage CPG companies and creates and manages their Amazon storefronts, product listings, and marketing campaigns to help them scale faster.

Ramya Nambala
Athena is using AI to enhance student learning, using new developments in LLM to personalize student learning.

Rohan Patel
Thrive Education is a forward-thinking diabetes education startup, aimed at improving health and reducing healthcare costs through a patient-centric platform. We empower diabetic patients through education while also allowing for their physician to monitor their progress and take any necessary steps.

Nicole Sakaue
The startup U aims to connect study abroad and international student with other students in a similar concept as a “dating app”. The subscription to the app would be in a freemium model, and the app would provide also support for language learning connection.

Adrian Storey
Sudden cardiac arrest has been a significant issue for athletes recently. Heart testing for athletes is vital to ensure the safety of each individual. We aim to design a device which will provide vital results for each athletes to promote healthy lifestyles, athletic ability, and test heart life.

Adrian Storey
Sudden cardiac arrest has been a significant issue for athletes recently. Heart testing for athletes is vital to ensure the safety of each individual. We aim to design a device which will provide vital results for each athletes to promote healthy lifestyles, athletic ability, and test heart life.

Chinmay Pingale
Sprout Food Solutions helps restaurant owners optimize and automate the ingredient purchasing process using time series forecasting enabled by PoS data.

Jackson Glunk
Sprout Food Solutions helps restaurant owners optimize and automate the ingredient purchasing process using time series forecasting enabled by PoS data.

Vedant Nair
Clips AI helps marketing teams move faster by automatically repurposing podcasts into social media clips.

Alyssa Le
Locket is a menstrual and sexual health education platform for young adults by young adults; with easy-to-understand, medically-approved content and 1-on-1 support services, Locket is the modern health encyclopedia where menstruators can get their questions answered quickly.

Vedant Nair
Clips AI helps marketing teams move faster by automatically repurposing podcasts into social media clips.

Alyssa Le
Locket is a menstrual and sexual health education platform for young adults by young adults; with easy-to-understand, medically-approved content and 1-on-1 support services, Locket is the modern health encyclopedia where menstruators can get their questions answered quickly.

Paulina Ganem Chee
Locket is a menstrual and sexual health education platform for young adults by young adults; with easy-to-understand, medically-approved content and 1-on-1 support services, Locket is the modern health encyclopedia where menstruators can get their questions answered quickly.

Elliot Zak
MealBuddy is an application that helps families and individuals improve their nutrition by ordering healthy groceries for delivery to cook USDA-approved recipes while tracking their dietary goals.

Jackson Blacklock
ILUI builds touch-first smart fidget devices that enable connection without a screen, phone, or smartwatch. Through tactile prompts/cues, we hope to ease anxiety, help with time management, and provide discrete redirects and rewards for kids with ADHD.

Gabrielle Duhon
A unique platform that uses people’s excess privilege in order to help those who are less fortunate. We promote unity and wellness. By helping ourselves, this empowers us to help others as well.

Jackson Blacklock
ILUI builds touch-first smart fidget devices that enable connection without a screen, phone, or smartwatch. Through tactile prompts/cues, we hope to ease anxiety, help with time management, and provide discrete redirects and rewards for kids with ADHD.

Gabrielle Duhon
A unique platform that uses people’s excess privilege in order to help those who are less fortunate. We promote unity and wellness. By helping ourselves, this empowers us to help others as well.

Som Gupta
EdWorldo is a chrome extension that allows teachers to embed questions onto any public webpage that allows teachers to create one cohesive, interactive assignment, so students can answer questions related to an article with the natural cadence of the writing.

Aditi Kumar
An AI App that allows patients to be able to take a picture of their injuries and upload them to the app to be given immediate consultation.

Tuiana Omurbekova
A go-to app for professional women to connect, learn, and grow their careers through our powerful virtual networking assistant, expert female mentor matching, and a Q&A feature for anonymous peer support and legal advice.

Ryan Perez
Touch Away is an automation hardware technology company that improves individuals’ lives through accessibility and assistance.

Tuiana Omurbekova
A go-to app for professional women to connect, learn, and grow their careers through our powerful virtual networking assistant, expert female mentor matching, and a Q&A feature for anonymous peer support and legal advice.

Ryan Perez
Touch Away is an automation hardware technology company that improves individuals’ lives through accessibility and assistance.

Daniel Petroff
Roffan Tech is a web3 startup that helps provide security services for its customers.

Anjali Bathra Ravikumar
SPOT is a platform to promote menstrual equity by helping women and non-binary individuals find free period supplies in public restrooms.

Srikar Sadhu
Sensibed is a wireless product that prevents the formation of pressure ulcers in spinal cord injury or paralysis patients by alerting nurses when pressure reaches threshold levels.

Abigail Walker
FutureFoods develops bug based alternatives to traditional flours and protein powders used in commercial food and beverage products.

Srikar Sadhu
Sensibed is a wireless product that prevents the formation of pressure ulcers in spinal cord injury or paralysis patients by alerting nurses when pressure reaches threshold levels.

Abigail Walker
FutureFoods develops bug based alternatives to traditional flours and protein powders used in commercial food and beverage products.

Alana Wilcoxson
We're building a SaaS platform that utilizes the blockchain to help solve the wealth generation problem for content creators.

Madeleine Montgomery
The necklace that holds your favorite memories and digital content, accessible with a tap of your phone.

Trenton Balcombe
An online service that empowers churchgoers to find the perfect church in a matter of minutes.

Kavya Sethi
A B2B consulting firm that integrates food production and green spaces for public spaces.

Christopher Wilder
JCN Farms is an indoor vertical farm that aims to use AgTech and sustainable practices to help fight against food insecurities and malnourishment. At JCN Farms, our mission is to bring healthy, affordable, and sustainable superfoods to our local communities.

Kavya Sethi
A B2B consulting firm that integrates food production and green spaces for public spaces.

Christopher Wilder
JCN Farms is an indoor vertical farm that aims to use AgTech and sustainable practices to help fight against food insecurities and malnourishment. At JCN Farms, our mission is to bring healthy, affordable, and sustainable superfoods to our local communities.

Snehaa Arya
A teen wellness program that equips middle school students with mental health coping exercises, resources, and education to help them accept themselves and thrive.

Amaan Dosani
A web application for employee recognition and contactless gratuity. Think what Yelp does for businesses, TipX does for the employees of those businesses.

Eduardo Herrera
Episeo is a new online marketplace connecting you with locals from wherever you wish to go based on your interests, personality, and age, for the purpose of creating a personalized trip that will fit your exact wants and needs.

Axel Jeconiah
Food products infused with microalgae for a healthier and more sustainable future.

Eduardo Herrera
Episeo is a new online marketplace connecting you with locals from wherever you wish to go based on your interests, personality, and age, for the purpose of creating a personalized trip that will fit your exact wants and needs.

Axel Jeconiah
Food products infused with microalgae for a healthier and more sustainable future.

Luis Manuel Leyva
Connect individuals and businesses with unused space and real estate.

Angela Liu
An on-demand service that enlists UT students as couriers to deliver products to other UT students.

Joyance Liao Mendoza
Kelped is a startup that aims to solve climate change by optimizing cattle's diet with seaweed.

Ishan Mistry
Crib is a native application focused on streamlining the student housing process for students and agents.

Joyance Liao Mendoza
Kelped is a startup that aims to solve climate change by optimizing cattle's diet with seaweed.

Ishan Mistry
Crib is a native application focused on streamlining the student housing process for students and agents.

Saavan Patel
Boundless Yoga, was founded as a means to offer classical hatha yoga in its purest form to the community as a tool for health and wellbeing.


David Willson
Building a centralized billing, scheduling, communication, and project management platform to streamline and connect the residential construction community and its processes.

David Willson
Building a centralized billing, scheduling, communication, and project management platform to streamline and connect the residential construction community and its processes.

Diego Balderas Allison
Re:sole is a modular footwear system that allows runners to repair as they wear and consume footwear more sustainably.

Sydney Fischer
ModernTrial is a virtual clinical trial platform with a mission to optimize operations for patients and providers around the world.

Antonio Cardoso De Almedia
Hibachi.ai is AI software that enables intersection infrastructure to become a node of visibility and communication.

Fabrizio Mata
El Maletín allows you to stay informed, entertained and learn more about the business world in 5 minutes or less for free.

Diego Balderas Allison
Re:sole is a modular footwear system that allows runners to repair as they wear and consume footwear more sustainably.

Sydney Fischer
ModernTrial is a virtual clinical trial platform with a mission to optimize operations for patients and providers around the world.

Antonio Cardoso De Almedia
Hibachi.ai is AI software that enables intersection infrastructure to become a node of visibility and communication.

Fabrizio Mata
El Maletín allows you to stay informed, entertained and learn more about the business world in 5 minutes or less for free.

Takshil Chittuluru
A service that streamlines the pet search process for prospective dog owners.

Alexander Herschmann
A platform to connect creative talent to produce high-quality media while allowing people to develop their own skills and personal brand.

Andrew Lee
Platform to connect creative talent to produce high-quality media while allowing people to develop their own skills and personal brand.

Starr Martin
My startup idea is a bracelet that contains hand sanitizer, allowing the user to have sanitizer with them at all times without having to worry about misplacing it.

Andrew Lee
Platform to connect creative talent to produce high-quality media while allowing people to develop their own skills and personal brand.

Starr Martin
My startup idea is a bracelet that contains hand sanitizer, allowing the user to have sanitizer with them at all times without having to worry about misplacing it.

Collin McCloskey
At Terra, we are recirculating local byproduct waste back into the economy through the creation of new products.

Shubhi Nanda
A website designed to help people receive the mental health support they need, but not at the expense of having to go to multiple different sources and also help them navigate the workplace a bit better in terms of stress and mental disabilities.

Eunice Park
appRISE Health's goal is to empower mental healthcare outpatients by providing a measuring platform that helps patients track their treatment progress.


Eunice Park
appRISE Health's goal is to empower mental healthcare outpatients by providing a measuring platform that helps patients track their treatment progress.


Kedar Rathod
A revolutionary initiative aimed at refining the college application process by leveraging centralized domains, professional assurances, and streamlined operations.

Justin Rogers
I aim to reduce the channels of communication between a source and its users via the Internet.


Akash Thakkar
An app called GiveASip that makes donating pocket-sized amounts daily as simple and routine as ordering a cup of coffee.


Akash Thakkar
An app called GiveASip that makes donating pocket-sized amounts daily as simple and routine as ordering a cup of coffee.

Flora Tenille West
A contemporary fashion house, conceptual lifestyle brand, and design studio that showcases sustainably- and ethically-made entry-luxury collections.

Vaishnavi Lakshmanan
boxEDu is an edtech startup focused on increasing accessibility, affordability, and quality of standardized test prep.

Sebastian Brau
The Collector is an autonomous golf ball picker vehicle that simplifies operations and reduces cost for golf courses.

Anel Cuarenta
CajetitaMX aims to provide consumers with an alternative to the traditional confectionary spread ‘cajeta’ and introduce it into the vegan industry.

Tom Smith
Vrify Health believes in providing everyone a safe and affordable way to get the most effective mental health care.

Vaishnavi Lakshmanan
boxEDu is an edtech startup focused on increasing accessibility, affordability, and quality of standardized test prep.

Sebastian Brau
The Collector is an autonomous golf ball picker vehicle that simplifies operations and reduces cost for golf courses.

Anel Cuarenta
CajetitaMX aims to provide consumers with an alternative to the traditional confectionary spread ‘cajeta’ and introduce it into the vegan industry.

Tom Smith
Vrify Health believes in providing everyone a safe and affordable way to get the most effective mental health care.

Johnathan Aguirre
Quantum Frontier aims to close a gap in quantum technologies and knowledge by providing

Tejal Bhika
Musée Beauty is a beauty brand created for the on-the-go person that wants quick-application quality makeup for creative daily wear.

Amaya French
Germ-X disinfects our hands, but it's not intended to disinfect our products. Amaya's startup addresses sterilization of products quickly and with ease.

Nathan Hughes
The Atlas Organization is a platform that encourages interdisciplinary collaboration within the space industry.

Amaya French
Germ-X disinfects our hands, but it's not intended to disinfect our products. Amaya's startup addresses sterilization of products quickly and with ease.

Nathan Hughes
The Atlas Organization is a platform that encourages interdisciplinary collaboration within the space industry.

Chinmayee Kulkarni
An easy-to-use, time-effective, and blockchain-based recruiting platform that allowing users to effectively leverage previous experiences, skills, and references.

Murtaza Neemuchwala
Park Scout is a platform for parking merchants that creates a new market for private parking spaces and allows users to rent them out.

Kim Nwareni
App development is extremely expensive and less than 1% of venture capital-backed founders are black. Thus, Kim's aim is to create a startup that support's minority-created tech.

Jesus Ortiz Palencia
A mechanical pencil that supports three different lead diameters, for artists looking for travel-friendly tools.

Kim Nwareni
App development is extremely expensive and less than 1% of venture capital-backed founders are black. Thus, Kim's aim is to create a startup that support's minority-created tech.

Jesus Ortiz Palencia
A mechanical pencil that supports three different lead diameters, for artists looking for travel-friendly tools.

Said Prasla
A medical device with which hospital patients can learn how to better take care of themselves after they are discharged to lower the rates of readmission.

Ian Rodenbaugh
Germ-X disinfects our hands, but it's not intended to disinfect our products. Amaya's startup addresses sterilization of products quickly and with ease.

Nicole Sun
Prolitfic is a literary platform for writers to improve, find community, and get discovered by readers and publishers.

Nicole Sun
Prolitfic is a literary platform for writers to improve, find community, and get discovered by readers and publishers.