
Mentoring Entrepreneurs @ UT Austin
The Blackstone LaunchPads powered by Techstars are campus-based entrepreneurship programs developed as part of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Initiative and is supported by Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed. The Blackstone LaunchPad at UT was founded in 2017, enabled by a generous grant from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation.


Minimizing Ambiguity
Blackstone LaunchPad is a program that helps students of all backgrounds navigate the UT entrepreneurship ecosystem. Think of us as the Google Maps for everything entrepreneurship on campus and in Austin. Blackstone LaunchPad at The University of Texas at Austin believes that entrepreneurship is for everyone. The LaunchPad is a centralized, cross-curricular, accessible hub for entrepreneurship on campus. We offer students, faculty, and staff a variety of resources at all stages of idea and venture development.