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Discovery to Impact brings products to market — simply, succinctly, and with ease. We provide startups with comprehensive entrepreneurial support, from assessing market fit and business plans to building relationships with investors.
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‍If you’re an investor, contact our Business Development team at businessdevelopment@discoveries.utexas.edu for a curated list of startups that reflect your needs.

‍If you’re an entrepreneur who’s interested in creating a startup of your own, reach out to our Business Development team at businessdevelopment@discoveries.utexas.edu, who can help you assess which of our technologies would be the best fit.

MS Pen Technologies

MS Pen Technologies is developing intraoperative tissue sensing and surgical guidance technologies that help surgeons improve outcomes for cancer patients.

Life Sciences

Last Round Raised:

Pre-Seed

Actively Raising:

Yes

Materials Nova, LLC

Materials Nova: Solutions Pushing the Boundaries of Possibility

Physical Sciences

Last Round Raised:

Pre-Seed

Actively Raising:

Yes

Multi AI, Inc.

Providing the most advanced AI solutions for safety and time-critical applications in defense and heavily-regulated industries.

Computer Sciences

Last Round Raised:

Pre-Seed

Actively Raising:

Yes

NALA Membranes

NALA Membranes is the smartest choice for water reuse. Based on patented new materials and a proprietary rapid and clean manufacturing process, the membranes are being commercialized now and being globally deployed for industrial water treatment.

Physical Sciences

Last Round Raised:

Seed

Actively Raising:

Yes

Nanoscale Labs Inc.

Nanoscale Labs is developing the world’s first high-throughput and low-cost nanomanufacturing system.

Physical Sciences

Last Round Raised:

Pre-Seed

Actively Raising:

Yes

Neuralthread

Commercializing cutting-edge electrode technology with high fabrication resolution and device flexibility for neuroscience research.

Life Sciences

Last Round Raised:

Pre-Seed

Actively Raising:

No

Pike Robotics

Pike Robotics makes inspection of critical energy facility infrastructure safer, less costly, and more accurate, helping to reduce emissions.

Physical Sciences

Last Round Raised:

Pre-Seed

Actively Raising:

Yes

Pulsar Health Inc.

We provide a community care platform helping individuals achieve their best health and improving health outcomes.

Computer Sciences

Last Round Raised:

Pre-Seed

Actively Raising:

Yes

Shower Stream

Smart Shower System for Hotels

Physical Sciences

Last Round Raised:

Seed

Actively Raising:

Yes

Tau Systems

TAU Systems is a deep-tech company developing the first compact particle accelerators and specialized X-ray free-electron lasers that combine the capabilities of large accelerators with a small footprint to provide easy and affordable beam-time access for any commercial customer. Led by premier experts in laser-driven particle accelerators, TAU is democratizing access for the progress of semiconductor, space technology, biotechnology, nuclear and more.

Physical Sciences

Last Round Raised:

Seed

Actively Raising:

Yes

Tribo Dynamics Inc.

We have developed a friction reduction technology for Diesels engines that is proven to improve fuel consumption by 7-35% depending on load.

Physical Sciences

Last Round Raised:

Pre-Seed

Actively Raising:

Yes

Turbo Power Semiconductor Inc.

A fabless semiconductor startup innovating energy-efficient chips for solar, EV chargers, traction inverters, and power conversion devices.

Computer Sciences

Last Round Raised:

Pre-Seed

Actively Raising:

Yes

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