Longhorn StartupBild is a smart document management software for the life-sciences industry
The Longhorn Startup Lab is an intensive project-based course in the Spring semester that identifies student entrepreneurs who are building scalable technology companies and gets them real course credit for working on their startups while still in school. These students receive weekly one-on-one mentoring sessions with successful entrepreneurs and free coworking memberships at Capital Factory. The semester culminates in a Demo Day where the students present their companies to the Austin community.
Bild is a smart document management software for the life-sciences industry
MVP launched on April 1st
3 beta testers
$220k in the pipeline
An AI phone agent for consumers.
You interact with CallBuddy like chatGPT. You give it a task and a phone number, and it will call for you, talking to the agent (or their AI) just like you would. Or, if you just want to talk to a real person, Cal...
ClipStack is a one-stop shop for content creators to produce videos seamlessly with integrated content organization, creator-to-team collaboration, and efficient data storage. Our mission is to empower creators to focus on their craft by streamlin...
Partnered with a channel network with 10M+ Subscribers
ducki is a personalized ai tutor that learns how you learn.
- how does it work? you have a conversation with ducki (voice or text), and explain what you've learned. that's it.
- why are students teaching? teaching others is the best way to le...
- interviewed w/ YCombinator
- accepted @Antler's 2025 Residency
- accepted @buildspace
- 15 beta users
The world's first AI-native virtual data room (VDR) platform.
At Fynopsis, we address the high cost of clunky virtual data room (VDR) services. We're building the world's first AI-native document management and sharing platform, serving custome...
- First Place Meta Llama Impact Hackathon, demo'd at Meta HQ
- Plug and Play
- Multiple interested users
- YC W25 top 10% application
We create connections between various data points in esports in order to give in depth analytics beyond the typical data sheets. By utilizing AI, we can parse through millions of statistics and generate patterns and trends that can empower profess...
Acquired Grid.gg as live data provider.
InternNest is a dynamic platform tailored to help interns seamlessly find housing, compatible roommates, and exciting local activities. Through a unique roommate matching questionnaire and customizable housing filters, InternNest ensures interns c...
InternNest is gaining strong traction. We’re currently participating in two startup accelerators, which are helping us develop and refine our platform. So far, over 100 interns have pre-registered, showing a clear interest in what we offer. We’ve also onboarded 5 companies that are already using our service to help their interns with housing and roommate matching. Additionally, we have local apartments in various cities and partnerships with universities, giving interns access to verified housing spaces. More companies are reaching out and showing great interest in partnering with us. This early success highlights the demand for a dedicated solution to the common challenges interns face when relocating.
Panacea is a personal AI health navigator that helps patients navigate care outside of the hospital. We believe focusing on patient-centered healthcare by dually bring value to patients and clinicians. Panacea uses conversational AI to resource ma...
Funding:
Harkey Fellowship Grant ($2500)
Kendra Scott End of Year Pitch Competition Winner ($2500)
2025 UT SEED Competition Winner, Best Pitch, Audience Choice Award ($9000)
Longhorn Startup Lab Cohort ($1000)
2024 Sell Your Impact Pitch Winner ($1000)
Partnership with 4 non profits
30 pilot users (Breast cancer patients)
Spice-A-Bowl brings global flavors to your kitchen with all-in-one spice cards!
Each blister pack contains perfectly measured, authentic spices—ready to pop into your pot. No mess, no stress. With a variety of global cuisines, each kit includes...
80+ products sold!
100+ customers on the product launch waitlist!
150+ customer engagement!
Capital Factory Longhorn Startup Lab + UT Austin Forty Acres Founders + Social Entrepreneurship Learning Lab
TouchDrive is creating a dual-sensor system that detects drivers' blood alcohol levels non-invasively to prevent drunk driving and being drunk in the workplace, using a camera and touch-based sensor.
Gained significant traction with Samsara's Head of Development, engaged with numerous pilots, and attracted interest from the medical tech airline Aircare1, as well as safety officers from PepsiCo and J.B. Hunt.
YongBros is a 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...
- Slime Mine, a game we’ve released in 2023, successfully validated our model, generating over $80,000 in revenue with 7.2M plays.
- We’ve established a 50+ contractor network of top developers, artists, and marketers to ensure fast, high-quality game production.
- Strong relationships with influencers and content creators gained from previous projects ensure our games gain high visibility and engagement.
