Welcome to StartupTree

The University of Texas at Austin's StartupTree is currently managed by The LaunchPad at UT Austin. "The LaunchPad" is an entrepreneurship hub that helps undergrad and graduate students of all majors and backgrounds navigate and explore entrepreneurship at UT Austin. We help students along their entire entrepreneurial journey (Explore, Ideate, Create, and Scale) by providing open door mentorship, experiential learning, coworking space, and help navigating resources on campus and in Austin. We also deliver 5 signature programs addressing gaps on campus including: Entrepreneurial Mindset Bootcamp, StartUP Grants, Gap Year Founders, Bridge Venture Fellowship, and 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.