Venture Center
The Venture Center serves students, faculty, and the broader Southeast Texas community to build economic prosperity through entrepreneurship.
Students:
The Venture Center works with partners across campus to create and deliver innovative programs to support student entrepreneurs. Through pitch competitions, courses, seed funding, student organizations, Entrepreneur Club, Venture Fellows Program, and mentorship, The Venture Center is creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem in which students can start, build, and grow their ventures.
Faculty:
The faculty at Â鶹ÊÓƵ are working on cutting edge research that has the potential to shape industries, impact local communities, and lead to economic transformation throughout the region. The Venture Center works with faculty to secure external funding and to find commercial applications for their research.
Southeast Texas Community:
The Venture Center does not stop at the campus’s edge. We partner with government and nonprofit organizations to bring the support, funding, and expertise that’s needed to make Southeast Texas a hub of entrepreneurial activity. Through one-on-one mentorship, pitch competitions, a start up incubator, and workspace, we are open to anyone with entrepreneurial aspirations in Southeast Texas.
Are you a student with a business idea?
Submit your idea and pitch it to investors at Cardinal Ideas on Thursday, November 12th.
Want to help build the next big idea?
Every contribution helps students, researchers, and entrepreneurs take root and grow.
Newsletter
Discover our upcoming programs and events, as well as entrepreneurial resources for the LU community.
Mission
Our mission is to leverage the technologies, expertise and infrastructure of Â鶹ÊÓƵ's research centers. The Venture Center works intimately with regional development organizations and businesses to expand market opportunities and enhance the region's economic capacity.
Vision
The Venture Center enables those we serve to build the life they want where they are. We empower individuals and teams to develop ventures that lead to economic impact for themselves and their communities.