The LaunchPad at UT Austin

The LaunchPad at UT Austin is an entrepreneurship hub that helps undergraduate and graduate students of all majors explore and navigate entrepreneurship on the 40 Acres. We help students along their entire entrepreneurial journey - Explore, Ideate, Create, and Scale. We offer physical coworking space (FAC 101D), open door mentorship, resource navigation, and experiential learning through our 5 Signature Programs: Entrepreneurial Mindset Bootcamp, StartUP Grants ($500-$5K), Gap Year Founder’s (paid 9-month program for alumni), Bridge Venture Fellowship (paid opportunity to learn about venture capital), and our SEAL summer accelerator. A proud member of the global Blackstone LaunchPad Network of 46+ campuses across the U.S. & Ireland, we also offer students exclusive access to Blackstone LaunchPad-specific events, funding & programs.