ONLY IN
AUSTIN.

Ideas can come from anywhere. But not everywhere can take those ideas from initial spark to market success. At UT Austin, we’ve built Discovery to Impact to provide the world's leading researchers, inventors, entrepreneurs, and investors with everything they need to turn their discoveries into solutions that change the world. That’s why the leaders who are building a better tomorrow are staking their claim at UT Austin today. They know what many of us have known all along:

Some things can only happen in Austin.

For UT Researchers & Innovators

Looking to patent an idea,
test the market,
or find partners?

For Investors & Entrepreneurs

Looking to partner with innovators,
launch startups,
or fund the future?

THE COMPANIES
WE KEEP

Only in Austin do innovators rewrite the rules of what’s possible.

Jurata Thin Film

Revolutionizing the manufacturing, storage, and delivery of vaccines and biologics.

Jurata Thin Film

Contoro Robotics

Autonomous container unloading through AI-powered robots.

Contoro Robotics

Locus Lock

Locus Lock provides reliable, secured-centimeter resolution location data.

Locus Lock

TAU Systems

Using advanced laser technology to shrink particle accelerators from miles to meters.

TAU Systems

NALA Membranes

Advancing water purification through the development of a new class of game-changing chlorine-tolerant membranes for reverse osmosis industrial and municipal wastewater systems.

NALA Membranes

ClearCam

Maximizing surgeons’ skills with an intra-operative lens that keeps vision clear.

ClearCam

Group1

Leading the charge in sustainable, high-performance energy storage solutions.

Group1

Pike Robotics

Developing inspection robots that enhance safety and accuracy while reducing emissions.

Pike Robotics

It all adds up

From intellectual property to partnerships and funding, Discovery to Impact is built to simplify the path from research to real-world impact — startups launched, jobs created, lives saved.

Companies started

1,000

Cumulative jobs created

865

Cumulative amount raised

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Investing in Impact: TAU Systems

Discovery to Impact at The University of Texas at Austin has invested $250,000 through the UT Seed Fund in TAU Systems, a company focused on commercializing the world’s first compact laser-driven particle accelerator.