Startup Texas Quality of Life Ventures 2023

August 10, 2023 · eBridge Center, Brownsville

Seven businesses from the Startup Texas Quality of Life Ventures cohort closed out the program at Demo Day 2023, competing for $40,000, $20,000 or $10,000 in seed funding. Startup Texas is a seed fund and accelerator program by BCIC and the UTRGV Entrepreneurship & Commercialization Center.

Award winners

The oversized checks at Demo Day went to TXQ Rubs, La Pale and f10 Casting & Management.

Photos

Overhead view of a packed room with attendees and judges seated at long tables as a pitch takes place

A founder pitches on stage beside a Pitch Network Startup banner while seated attendees watch

Two event hosts stand on stage in front of a red Startup Texas star sign, one holding a microphone

A founder in a blue suit presents beside a slide listing microgreen products and services

A presenter gestures on the red-carpeted stage next to a Pitch Network Startup banner

A founder presents a business model slide on stage while judges and attendees watch from long tables

Judges at the panel table smile and applaud during the pitch competition

Audience members applaud from their seats during the event

Guests mingle and talk with drinks in hand at the networking reception

A winner holds an oversized $10,000 check on stage while the emcee speaks into a microphone

Winning teams line up on stage holding three oversized prize checks

Two people hold an oversized $40,000 first-place check in front of a Startup Texas backdrop

Want to pitch at the next one? See the current Startup Texas tracks and apply.