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Contents

Quick Look-Up Tables………………………………………………. 1

Incubator Profiles………………………………………………….. Addendum*…………………………………………………………….

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About this Directory

Texas has a strong entrepreneurial spirit that inspires innovative thinking and visionary action. Throughout the state, Texas

business incubators provide entrepreneurs with inexpensive startup environments and a range of administrative,

consulting, and networking services. These incubation programs come in many shapes and sizes and serve a variety of

industry sectors. They are generally managed by economic development agencies, chambers of commerce, local

governments, for-profit businesses, colleges, or universities. This directory relies on the National Business Incubation Association’s (NBIA) definition of business incubators, also referred to as accelerators, which are dedicated to serving

entrepreneurs and startups. The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) are

not included in this definition, since they serve small businesses in all stages of development.

Of the 63 Texas incubators identified in this directory, 60% are focused on high tech fields, with specializations ranging from

biotechnology to telecommunications to aerospace. Among these high tech incubators, nine are solely dedicated to

biotechnology, while two others are solely energy-focused. Many other incubators take a broader approach and work with

clients across industries. These multiple-industry incubators account for 30% of all business incubators in Texas.

In addition to this publication, information about business incubators and other business support services can be obtained

from a range of sources, including local economic development entities, chambers of commerce, city and county

government offices, institutions of higher education, and the U.S. SBA.

*The incubators listed in the Addendum have been added after the initial release of this directory. These entities are not included in the statistics above nor in the Quick Look-Up Tables but will be fully included in the next edition of this directory.

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High Technology-Related Specialization

Incubator Name City

AT&T Foundry - Plano Plano

Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) Austin

Baylor University’s Innovative Business Accelerator (IBA) Waco

Capital Factory Austin

DreamIt Ventures - Austin Austin

Houston Technology Center (HTC) Houston

The Hub of Human Innovation El Paso

Idea Finishing School San Antonio

Innovate El Paso El Paso

Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs (TVL) at UT Austin Austin

North Texas Enterprise Center (NTEC) Frisco

North Texas Regional Center of Innovation & Commercialization Dallas

Pike Powers Commercialization Lab Austin

Research Valley Innovation Center (RVIC) College Station

Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship Houston

Roadrunner Incubator at UTSA San Antonio

San Antonio Clean Energy Incubator (SACEI) San Antonio

STAR Park at Texas State University San Marcos

STARTech Early Ventures Richardson

Startech Foundation San Antonio

SXSW Interactive Accelerator Austin

TECH Fort Worth Fort Worth

Tech Ranch Austin Austin

Tech Wildcatters Dallas

Technology Business Accelerator (TechBA) Austin Austin

Technology Incubator West Houston (TIWH) Katy

TechStudios, LLC Houston

UNT Discovery Park Incubator Denton

UTSA New Venture Incubator (NVI) San Antonio

Venture Development Center (VDC) at UTD Richardson

Arts-Related Specialization

Incubator Name City

Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) - Incubator & Accelerator Programs Houston

McAllen Chamber of Commerce Creative Incubator (McA2) McAllen SXSW Music Accelerator Austin

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Biotechnology-Related Specialization

Incubator Name City

Abilene Life Sciences Accelerator (ALSA) Abilene

BioHouston, Inc. Houston

Biotech Manufacturing Center of Texas (BMC-Texas, Inc.) Athens Biotechnology Commercialization Center (BCC) at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston

InCube Labs, LLC San Antonio

Pipeline at BioCenter Dallas

Texas Life-Science Collaboration Center (TLCC) Georgetown Texas Technology Development Center (T3DC) San Antonio

Emergent Technologies, Inc. Austin

Multiple-Industry Specialization

Incubator Name City

Bill J. Priest Institute of Economic Development - Business Incubation Center (BIC) Dallas

Center of Business Excellence (CBE) Waco

Coastal Bend Business Innovation Center at TAMU Corpus Christi Corpus Christi

Economic Growth Business Incubator (EGBI) Austin

Eden Business Incubator Eden

The Entrepreneur Center of Central Texas Temple

Greater Austin WEN Community Austin

Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - Incubator Program Dallas

IBM Partnerworld Austin, Dallas

Innovation Underground (IU) Bryan

International Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (IIEC) Brownsville

Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MHCC) - MHCC Incubator Program Midland

Mountain View College (MVC) Business Incubator Program Dallas

RampCorp at Texas State University San Marcos, Austin, Dallas, El Paso

Rapid Response Manufacturing Center (RRMC) at UTPA Edinburg

Red River Regional Business Incubator (R3bi) Paris

Silsbee Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) - SEDC Incubator Silsbee

Tyler Area Business Incubator (TABI) Tyler

West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) Enterprise Center Amarillo

Energy-Related Specialization

Incubator Name City

San Antonio Clean Energy Incubator (SACEI) San Antonio

University of Houston Energy Research Park (ERP) Houston

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Location: Abilene Founded: 2010 Website: www.abileneaccelerator.com Specialization: Biotech – Life Science

Services & Facilities: ■ 22,000 sq. ft. building with state-of-the-art conference rooms and support facilities in the base lease; available wet lab space options ranging from 600 – 2,000 sq. ft. ■ Multi-layered security; key equipment and systems backed up by an emergency generator ■ Shared access to advanced equipment in base lease includes: BDFACS Canto II, C.T.I. Elispot Reader, Biotek Mi-croplate reader and handling system, Omega Ultra-LUM multipurpose imaging system, and the SensiQ unit ■ Top quality animal care services available for purchase ■ Access to capital through referral to angel investors and the City of Abilene’s DevelopAbilene program Additional Information: The mission of the Abilene Life Sciences Accelerator (ALSA) is to provide world-class support for early-stage life science entrepreneurs and companies through a continuously improving combination of business development services, facilities, and state of the art laboratory equipment. Functioning under a service ori-ented operating philosophy, ALSA is dedicated to the commercialization of research and is part of a major initiative to build a vibrant biotech industry diversifying the economy of Abilene and the West Texas region. ALSA is the first incubator/accelerator in West Texas dedicated solely to the life sciences.

Abilene Life Sciences Accelerator (ALSA)

Location: Plano Founded: N/A Website: http://developer.att.com/developer/forward.jsp?passedItemId=5300164 Specialization: High Tech – Communications and Information Technology

Services & Facilities: ■ Foundry services are available immediately to all Innovators who join the AT&T Developer Program and then reg-ister with the Foundry ■ AT&T design, technology, and business specialists will work directly with participants at on-site facilities. And once registered, Innovators can access the Foundry Community and its resources. ■ Tools and staffing specialized for developing Innovations for a Business customer Additional Information: The AT&T Foundry facilitates innovation development through a diverse, collaborative community supported by a network of strategic technology companies. This open environment enables a range of in-formation technology (IT) and communications-related innovation that includes Applications, Devices, Cloud Ser-vices, Enabling Technologies, and Operational Support.

AT&T Foundry - Plano

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Location: Austin Founded: 1989 Website: www.ati.utexas.edu Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ Access to professional ATI staff members, contributing students and staff from the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), and a community of advisors, mentors, and investors ■ Access to public and private capital; assistance with the process of applying for Federal grants such as Small Busi-ness Innovation Research (SBIR) awards Additional Information: The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) is a non-profit unit of the IC2 Institute of UT Aus-tin that harnesses business, government, and academic resources to provide strategic counsel, operational guidance, and infrastructure support to its member companies to help them transition from early stage ventures to successful technology businesses. Its focus is on Bioscience, information technology (IT), Wireless Networking and Communi-cations, and Clean Energy. Since its founding, ATI has worked with over 250 companies and helped raise almost $1 billion in investor capital.

Austin Technology Incubator (ATI)

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Location: Waco Founded: January 2013 Website: http://www.baylor.edu/bric Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ The IBA provides a variety of tools to speed a new product or business through the commercialization pipeline ■ A strong alliance between Baylor and its economic development partners in McLennan County will allow the IBA to offer valuable incentives to new or existing high technology business expansion projects

Additional Information: Baylor University’s Innovative Business Accelerator (IBA) is housed in the 330,000 sq. ft. Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative (BRIC) Discovery Park. The IBA is staffed through the Baylor Hank-amer School of Business, rated the #2 university in the nation for entrepreneurship programs in 2012 by Entrepreneur-ship Magazine and Princeton Review. BRIC also hosts: 50,000 sq. ft. Industry Collaboration, 175,000 sq. ft. Univer-sity Graduate Research, 45,000 sq. ft. High Technology Workforce Development, 30,000 sq. ft. Symposia and K-12 STEM Initiatives.

Baylor University’s Innovative Business Accelerator (IBA)

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Location: Dallas Founded: 1990 Website: www.elcentrocollege.edu/BJP/bic.php Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ 30,000 sq. ft. facility that includes conference rooms, office rentals, and weekly cleaning services ■ Access to business counselors who are knowledgeable in a wide range of business topics including: business expan-sion, government contracting, intellectual property (IP) protection, loan requirements, management, marketing, and technological and manufacturing assistance ■ Low-cost and no-cost seminars available year round for training on various aspects of business management Additional Information: The Bill J. Priest Institute of Economic Development Business Incubation Center (BIC) of El Centro College houses small companies, leasing office space to these startups and providing business services to them for up to four years. BIC facilitators are experts in their fields, including bank loan officers, Certified Public Accountants, environmental compliance experts, international trade experts, attorneys, and other professionals.

Bill J. Priest Institute of Economic Development Business Incubation Center (BIC)

Location: Houston Founded: 2001 Website: www.biohouston.org Specialization: Biotech – Life Science

Services & Facilities: ■ Matchmaking services through one-on-one meetings between startups and established pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies ■ BioHouston hosts the annual Texas Life Science Conference, the largest conference of its kind in Texas ■ Extensive collaboration with Biotechnology Commercialization Center (BCC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Additional Information: BioHouston’s goal is to create an environment to stimulate technology transfer and re-search commercialization by working with the leaders of some of the greatest research institutions in the world and interacting with scientists, venture capitalists, public officials, pharmaceutical industry leaders, and the leaders of emerging biotechnology companies. In so doing, economic wealth is generated for the Houston region and Texas, making it a global competitor in life science commercialization.

BioHouston, Inc.

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Location: Houston Founded: 2009 Website: www.uth.tmc.edu/otm/startups/BCC.htm Specialization: Biotech – Life Science

Services & Facilities: ■ 15,000 sq. ft. of combined laboratory, office, and shared space on three adjacent floors dedicated to startups ■ Access to UTHSC-H core laboratory and animal services as well as capital equipment ■ Amenities include conference and meeting rooms, shared business services, and onsite parking, Additional Information: The BCC’s mission is to help commercialize and incubate UTHSC-H and Houston-based life science technologies, while increasing the number of Texas-based companies. The BCC operates in partnership with BioHouston, the Texas BioAlliance, and the Austin Technology Incubator. Located within the heart of the Texas Medical Center in Houston, the BCC provides valuable access to information, collaboration, and expertise. As of Au-gust 31, 2012, 14 companies are members of the BCC, occupying 100% of the available laboratory space.

Biotechnology Commercialization Center (BCC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSC-H)

Location: Athens Founded: 2004 Website: www.bmc-texas.org Specialization: Biotech – Medical Devices

Services & Facilities: ■ Facility is registered with the FDA and ISO13485 certified ■ Medical-grade machine and tooling, injection molding, extrusion and assembly capabilities, and clean rooms ■ Incubator office space for up to 14 companies and 330 employees ■ Assistance with specification R&D, development, engineering, prototypes, marketing, business planning, and more Additional Information: The Biotech Manufacturing Center of Texas (BMC) is the only full-scale manufacturing biotech incubator in the nation. It operates as a non-profit contract manufacturer of medical devices/components, as well as providing startup services for innovators wishing to enter the industry. The BMC has strategic alliances with Texas Manufacturing Assistance Centers, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, and the Automation & Robot-ics Research Institute at The University of Texas at Arlington.

Biotech Manufacturing Center of Texas (BMC)

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Location: Austin Founded: 2009 Website: www.capitalfactory.com Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ Access to mentors, potential co-founders, angel investors and venture capitalists, and programmers for hire ■ Downtown Austin office space ■ Event space that seats 150, where Capital Factory hosts internal and external events Additional Information: Capital Factory’s mission is to identify and nurture capital-efficient technology startups in Austin, Texas. It is focused on assisting tech startups that can become profitable on less than $1 million in funding. Its goal is to help people quit their jobs and become entrepreneurs. At Capital Factory, entrepreneurs are likely to meet or find their co-founder, employee, mentor, press, and investor. Entrepreneurs can sharpen their skills and up their game while surrounded by other entrepreneurs going through the same challenges they are.

Capital Factory, LP

Location: Waco Founded: 2011 Website: www.getbusinesssmart.com Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ Free business counseling, seminars and workshops, business and legal information, and computers with business software ■ Professional office space rentals with full business services ■ A business technology center with Wi-Fi, videoconferencing, fax and copy services, printing/binding, and more Additional Information: The Center for Business Excellence (CBE) is an non-profit organization dedicated to offer-ing entrepreneurs resources to grow and succeed in business. The CBE functions as a division of the Cen-Tex African American Chamber of Commerce (CTAACC) and was established thanks to a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Since education and support at the earliest stage of a business is vital to success, the Center was established so that these businesses can operate without a lot of overhead. CBE services include a Kitchen Entre-preneur Program, designed to train and support local food industry entrepreneurs and businesses.

Center for Business Excellence (CBE) of Central Texas

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Location: Corpus Christi Founded: 2009 Website: www.coastalbendinnovation.com Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ 36,000 sq. ft. facility on a 4.5 acre site with state-of-the-art facilities including offices, workshops, classrooms, and a conference center ■ Full-service incubator with access to university students, faculty, and research resources ■ Access to rental space and flexible leases, shared basic business services and equipment, technology support ser-vices, professional PhD level consulting, student internship programs, coursework modeling and interaction, educa-tional classes, and assistance in obtaining the financing necessary for company growth Additional Information: The Coastal Bend Business Innovation Center’s (CBBIC) main goal is to produce success-ful firms that will leave the program financially viable and freestanding. The Center works closely with the Coastal Bend Council of Governments, U.S. Small Business Administration, Small Business Development Center, and other groups on an annual business plan competition within the Coastal Bend area. As of August 2012, the CBBIC has gen-erated over $3 million dollars in revenue, received grant amounts of $889,701, awarded over 15,000 in scholarships, and CBBIC clients have created 76 full time jobs, 28 part time jobs, and 54 volunteers.

Coastal Bend Business Innovation Center (CBBIC) at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi

Location: Austin Founded: 2012 (in Texas) Website: http://dreamitventures.com Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ Up to $25,000 of seed funding per company ■ One-on-one mentorship with leading entrepreneurs and a weekly speakers series ■ Introductions to angel investors and venture capitalists and an opportunity to pitch to them at Demo Day ■ Collaborative workspace with a community of entrepreneurial peers Additional Information: DreamIt Ventures is a pre-seed stage accelerator with the goal of helping great people with great ideas build great companies. DreamIt was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2007 by three successful technology entrepreneurs who wanted to create the same type of opportunities that they were fortunate to have had themselves for the next wave of entrepreneurs. Since then, DreamIt has launched 80 companies, including: SCVNGR, SeatGeek, Postling, Notehall (acquired by Chegg), CloudMine, Parsely, AppAddictive, TidalLabs, Let’s Gift It, Spling, LearnBop, Easel, ElectNext, MindSnacks, SupplyHog, Take The Interview, and Adaptly.

DreamIt Ventures - Austin

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Location: Austin Founded: 2003 Website: www.egbi.org Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ An 8-week entrepreneurial training course (business & technology tracks), specialized work shops, and bilingual classes ■ Low cost incubation and leases with free business services available for up to six months ■ Free mentoring, bilingual support, and counseling Additional Information: The Economic Growth Business Incubator (EGBI) is a non-profit organization that assists emerging and existing businesses led primarily by historically economically disadvantaged community members of the Greater Austin area. It provides the tools to establish and grow their business through education, business plan assistance, and consulting. The EGBI has a unique approach to entrepreneurial incubation – all-inclusive training, pre-launch education, post-launch support, Spanish support, and office space. Of the 145 individuals that have graduated from EGBI’s program, 60% have established businesses, sustained over 138 jobs, and reported a combined annual revenue of over $5 million in 2011.

Economic Growth Business Incubator (EGBI)

Location: Eden Founded: 2010 Website: http://www.edentexas.com/articles/view/incentives Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ Services include reduced rent with flexible leases for furnished office space, Internet and computer network accessi-bility, free parking, and a conference/training room ■ Provides just-in-time management counseling and referrals to other local business assistance providers and re-sources. Additional Information: The City of Eden Business Incubator (COEBI) is the only business incubator in Concho County. It is entrepreneur-centered with strong relationships with local and area business resources to ensure the suc-cess of promising new ventures. The COEBI was created through a creative partnership with the USDA Re-lending Program, in which a former city building became a business incubator for a textile manufacturer. The City of Eden and the Eden Economic Development Corporation received the 2010 Community Economic Devel-opment Award from the Texas Economic Development Council for their partnership in attracting this textile manufac-turer to Eden.

Eden Business Incubator (COEBI)

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Location: Austin Founded: 2012 Website: www.etibio.com/en/contact Specialization: Biotech – Life Science

Services & Facilities: ■ 2,000 square feet of state-of-the-art wet lab space combined with office space, technology infrastructure, meeting/conference space, technology infrastructure, IT support ■ On-site team of proven experts to assist entrepreneurs with the steps of creating a laboratory, intellectual property expansion, commercialization strategy, business planning, licensing, partnering, marketing, and product development. ■ Periodic boot camps highlighting different aspects of growing startup companies Additional Information: Emergent Technologies, Inc. announced the launch its life sciences incubator in November 2012. The incubator will be housed in its Austin headquarters building and is designed to foster inventors and startup life science and technology companies by assisting with the steps of creating a laboratory, intellectual property expan-sion and product development. Emergent Technologies is a life sciences venture firm founded in 1989. In 2007, it closed on a $27 million Fund IV dedicated to the University of Texas System.

Emergent Technologies, Inc.

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Location: Temple Founded: 2005 Website: www.tec-centex.com Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ Leases 11 furnished offices with business services and on-site CTEC staff support, 24/7 secured access, with shared space including conference rooms, a work area, and kitchen ■ Free business counseling ■ Business training and education opportunities are offered on-site from the Temple College Business and Continuing Education Additional Information: The Entrepreneur Center of Central Texas, formerly known as the Central Texas Entrepre-neur Center and before that as the Temple Business Incubator, is a non-profit community project assisting new busi-nesses to succeed in the City of Temple. It is sponsored by the City of Temple, Temple Economic Development Cor-poration, Temple Chamber of Commerce, Temple College, and Temple College Foundation. The CTEC’s goal is to provide the starting point for a startup company to grow, mature, and ultimately become a viable member of the local business community.

The Entrepreneur Center of Central Texas

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Location: Austin Founded: N/A Website: http://wenbiz.org/community/us/tx/austin/ Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ WEN University offers two formal curriculums, both in person and virtually: a 12 week Rapid Launch (start to reve-nue) and a 6 month Accelerator (double growth) curriculum ■ Access to the global World Entrepreneurs Networks (WEN), with both in person and virtual meetings, speakers, tutorials, and more ■ Local community support, including collaboration, marketing and promotion, and special events ■ Access to seed funding and angel network offering $1,000 to $1,000,000 in funding Additional Information: The Greater Austin WEN Community is the founding chapter of the non-profit organiza-tion, WEN, and a Chamber of Commerce/Economic Development-sponsored group that helps entrepreneurs start and grow their business in the Greater Austin area. As a hands-on group assisting new and young companies grow and connect with the established companies and resources, it is open to anyone interested in starting, buying, operating, selling or growing a business. Attendance and basic membership are free to entrepreneurs, talent, and mentors.

Greater Austin WEN Community

Location: Dallas Founded: 1994 Website: www.gdhcc.com/index.php?src=gendocs&link=incubator_program Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ Operates three Business Assistance Centers in the City of Dallas. ■ Provides conference room space; learning resources; a technology center; office space; basic phone, copy and fax services; and technical assistance from Business Assistance Center counselors ■ Provides one-on-one technical assistance, business counseling, training, seminars, and workshops ■ Marketing and promotion is provided through Chamber communications Additional Information: The Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s (GDHCC) Incubator Program’s ob-jective is to promote entrepreneurship by providing neighborhood businesses services and opportunities for business ownership, economic development, and job growth. The program is targeted towards businesses across many indus-tries that are less than two years old and residents of the City of Dallas.

Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Incubator Program

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Location: Houston Founded: 1993 Website: www.houstonartsalliance.com

Specialization: Arts and Cultural Organizations

Services & Facilities: ■ Incubator residency includes a private office and access to shared business equipment ■ Management services include assistance with annual organizational capacity plans, organizational self-assessments, and financial profile assessments ■ Monthly meetings focus on topics such as clarity of mission, effective leadership, financial viability, goal setting, and sensitivity to constituencies and markets ■ Capacity funding available through the Houston Arts Alliance Additional Information: The Houston Arts Alliance Arts (HAA) Incubator Program is part of the Houston Arts Alli-ance, a non-profit arts organization that exists to enhance the quality of life and tourism in the Houston region by sup-porting and promoting the arts through programs, initiatives, and alliances. The HAA Arts Incubator Program pro-vides incubator residency, management services, and capacity funding to new and emerging arts organizations in the Houston area through its public/private partnership with the City of Houston and with the support of other contribu-tors. Between 1993 and early 2011, over 40 organizations were assisted through the Arts Incubator Program.

Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) Arts Incubator Program

Location: Houston Founded: 1997 Website: www.houstontech.org Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ 50,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of midtown Houston ■ Exposure to capital ■ Extensive network of sector-specific mentors who guide clients towards commercialization Additional Information: Houston Technology Center (HTC), the largest technology business incubator and accelera-tor in Texas, advances the commercialization of emerging technology companies in the greater Houston area. Sup-ported by more than 300 of Houston’s leading corporations and academic institutions, as well as the Greater Houston Partnership, Texas Medical Center, NASA-Johnson Space Center, and the City of Houston, HTC has become Hous-ton’s center of technology entrepreneurship by assisting companies within several key sectors: energy, information technology, life sciences, nanotechnology, and NASA-related technologies. Since 1999, HTC has provided feedback to well over 1,000 companies and coached 250 companies, helping them raise $1 billion in capital and create approxi-mately 3,000 jobs. In 2010, HTC-assisted companies contributed $515.5 million to the Houston economy.

Houston Technology Center (HTC)

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Location: El Paso Founded: 2011 Website: http://hubofhumaninnovation.org Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ Approximately 3,000 sq. ft. of space for resident and affiliate clients, including offices with business services, meet-ing space, a break room, a resource library, and a state-of-the-art conference room ■ One-on-one business support from Hub professional staff ■ Provides business plan assessment, business analysis, management team and board development, investment capital/financing opportunities, business development tools/resources/contacts, seminars/workshops/conferences, and an in-tern pool to work on approved special client projects ■ Offers programs for team mentoring, clean energy partners, and manufacturing partners Additional Information: The Hub of Human Innovations (The Hub) is a technology incubator which nurtures the development of small technology-based businesses in the El Paso community. The Hub’s community goals are to increase jobs, grow and retain companies, accelerate core industry growth, diversity the local economy, and enhance the entrepreneurial climate.

The Hub of Human Innovation

Locations: Austin and Dallas Founded: N/A Website: www.ibm.com/partnerworld Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ Offers online, remote, and face-to-face training and assistance ■ Exclusive local networking and mentoring events; free software; technical support ■ Collaborate with IBM and other Business Partners through its worldwide centers Additional Information: Housed at IBM Innovation Centers in Austin and Dallas, the IBM Partnerworld program helps entrepreneurs build, market and sell high tech solutions. Entrepreneurs can use IBM’s centers to port and test solutions, close deals with clients, and collaborate with IBM, Business Partners, academic leaders, IT professionals and entrepreneurs. IBM Parterworld is a global program available to registered participants and across many indus-tries, including banking, consumer products, insurance, energy, healthcare, life sciences, retail, and transportation.

IBM Partnerworld - Austin & Dallas

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Location: San Antonio Founded: 2009 Website: www.ideafinishingschool.com Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ Office space with a range of business services ■ 3-6 month development programs, including company technology reviews, working up business and marketing plans, and investor presentations ■ Legal, accounting, marketing, and fund raising assistance ■ Access to 16 in-house accredited investors Additional Information: The Idea Finishing School, Inc. (IFS), located in the San Antonio Technology Center, is a Texas corporation made up of a combination of collaborators and investors, functioning primarily as an accelerator. The IFS team of 16 accredited investors also acts on the School’s Advisory Board. The IFS provides assistance to startups across technology-focused industries in exchange for company equity.

Idea Finishing School, Inc. (IFS)

Location: San Antonio Founded: 2010 Website: www.incubelabs.com Specialization: Biotech – Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals

Services & Facilities: ■ 20,000 sq. ft. facility includes wet labs, a machine shop, and two Class 100 clean rooms providing the necessary equipment and facilities for developing life science companies ■ Capabilities include: electronics, mechanical engineering, material science, software/firmware, embedded systems, cell biology, pharmacology, physiology, protein and polymer chemistry, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, implantable devices, remote patient monitoring, as well as clinical development and manufacturing ■ InCube Labs’ venture fund, InCube Ventures, has a diversified portfolio of early, mid and late-stage life sciences companies Additional Information: With operations in California and San Antonio, Texas, InCube Labs is a life sciences re-search lab focused on developing medical breakthroughs that dramatically improve patient outcomes. The company collaborates with universities and entrepreneurs in Texas and around the country to help identify promising innova-tions and bring them to market. In 2010, InCube Labs received $9.2 million through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund and moved three of it most promising young companies from California to Texas: Fe3 Medical Inc., Corhythm Inc., and Neurolink Inc.

InCube Labs, LLC - San Antonio

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Location: El Paso Founded: 2005 Website: www.innovateelpaso.org Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ Provides patent searches and analysis, IP education/consultation, business plan assessment/analysis, technology de-velopment, licensing and commercialization strategy assistance, in-depth due diligence services, and access to private and government funding sources Additional Information: The TransPecos/El Paso Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization) (TPEP RCIC), which does business as Innovate El Paso, is an independent non-profit that serves as an RCIC for the Texas Emerging Technology Fund. Innovate El Paso’s goal is to help develop unique and emerging technologies that will lead to the creation of world-renowned technology companies in the El Paso region. Areas of specialization include Advanced Technologies Manufacturing, Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Information and Computer Technology, Life Science & Biotechnology, Chemical & Petroleum Refining, and Consumer Products.

Innovate El Paso

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Location: Bryan Founded: 2011 Website: http://iu.adventgx.com/ Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ Services include assistance with business formation and planning, financial modeling, mentoring, strategy develop-ment, marketing and creative services, fundraising and technical support, business training and tools, personal and professional development, and the resources of a strong network to grow local businesses ■ IU offers monthly networking luncheons and a quarterly expert panel review ■ Also offers a shared conference room, a collaboration area, a kitchen, and an Innovation Series & Resource Library

Additional Information: The Innovation Underground (IU), operated by AdventGX, is a privately-owned business incubator located in historic downtown Bryan, Texas. AdventGX, a private company located at the Texas A&M Uni-versity Research Park in College Station, started the IU to lend support for local, community-based economic develop-ment and historic preservation while encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation and to meet the need for business incubation at the community level by engaging experienced entrepreneurs in the process of supporting new start ups.

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Location: Austin Founded: 2010 Website: www.mccombs.utexas.edu/Centers/Texas-Venture-Labs.aspx Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ Access to a team of 5-6 graduate students who contribute on average a total of 30 hours per week in areas such as market validation, competitive and financial analysis, and business model assessment ■ Access to a series of lectures delivered by distinguished UT faculty and industry presenters Additional Information: Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs (TVL) at UT Austin is a campus-wide initiative with two missions: to accelerate UT and Central Texas startups and to transform UT graduate students into entrepreneurs and business leaders. TVL works primarily with companies that have a strong tie to the UT System and is focused on healthcare, software, and physical sciences-based companies, as well as being open to other industries. Over the past two years, over 41% of TVL’s companies have gone on to raise an average of $1.3 million per company following participation in the program. TVL is also home to the international Venture Labs Investment Competition (formerly Moot Corp), which has been dubbed the “Super Bowl of Investment Competitions.”

Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs (TVL)

INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER The University of Texas at Brownsvi lle

Location: Brownsville Founded: 2003 Website: www.utb.edu/iiec Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ Serves as an affiliate organization and provider of Kauffman FastTrac® Entrepreneurship Training, which is a prac-tical, hands-on business development program. ■ Offers business incubation, commercialization assistance, professional consulting, and entrepreneurship education ■ Offers affordable membership and lease terms to entrepreneurs Additional Information: The IIEC, located at the University of Texas at Brownsville, is in the business of assisting entrepreneurs in developing and expanding their businesses. The IIEC serves as a real life entrepreneurial laboratory for the University and the Rio Grande Valley community where entrepreneurs inside and outside the University can collaborate to take advantage of opportunities and create value. The IIEC has helped launch over 90 companies, with a success rate of 70% and a estimated creation of 650 jobs.

International Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (IIEC)

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Location: McAllen Founded: 2004 Website: www.mcallenart.com or www.facebook.com/Creative.Incubator Specialization: Artists and Arts Organizations

Services & Facilities: ■ Affordable private office spaces with 24/7 access and Wi-Fi, classroom and theatre spaces, and an art gallery ■ An Idea Center featuring a business office, board room, and business management courses including business basics for entrepreneurs, financial reporting, marketing, and legal issues ■ 13 low cost studios, managerial advice, as well as legal and technical support to qualified artisans with qualified projects Additional Information: The McAllen Chamber of Commerce’s Creative Incubator (McA2) provides support and a home for local artists throughout the Rio Grande Valley. The McA2 moved into a new facility in 2012: a two story incubator that has been transformed from a library to a popular artist haven. The space is modern, spacious, well main-tained, and conveniently located in the heart of McAllen’s Art District, where a monthly Art Walk takes place.

McAllen Chamber of Commerce’s Creative Incubator (McA2)

Location: Houston Founded: 2007 Website: http://kitchenincubator.com/ Specialization: Food and Beverage Industry Services & Facilities:

■ Fully-equipped commercial kitchens in downtown Houston facility ■ Comprehensive advisory and business development services; Food Business Boot Camp ■ Assistance with certification processes, forms, and contacts ■ Mentoring, networking, and promotional events Additional Information: Kitchen Incubator (KI) is run by a mother-daughter team and is the only organization in Texas fully devoted to full time incubation of craft food businesses. Its goal is to increase entrepreneurial success in the culinary industry along with access to facilities and equipment in a co-working environment conducive to collabo-ration, networking, and mentorship. KI has helped launch dozens of concepts in

Kitchen Incubator, LLC

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Location: Midland Founded: 2002 Website: www.midlandhcc.com Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ Furnished office space equipped with business and receptionist services ■ Access to a computer lab and two conference rooms ■ Specialized business counseling and guidance Additional Information: The Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MHCC) Business Incubator is one of the few non-profit in-house incubator programs in Texas and the only one in the West Texas area. It provides early stage businesses a support net where they can be nurtured and grow, supporting entrepreneurs of all nationalities as well as non-members of the MHCC. In 2004, the MHCC Business Incubator received a $20,000 technology grant from AT&T and U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Since 2002, a total of 26 entrepreneurs have gone through the MHCC’s business incubation program.

Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MHCC) Business Incubator

Location: Dallas Founded: 2009 Website: www.mountainviewcollege.edu/business/econdev/Pages/businessincubator.aspx Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ Offers individual offices, meeting/conference space, a computer lab, training classrooms, 24/7 security access and video surveillance, state-of-the-art high speed Internet and telephone facilities, and ample nearby parking ■ Rents 200-400 sq. ft. offices at $250-$450/month ■ Access to Credit Courses and Continuation Education Training Additional Information: The Mountain View College (MVC) Business Incubator Program (BIP) provides service and support to new and developing businesses within the southern sector of Dallas County. As the only Dallas County Community College District business incubator south of the Trinity River, and overseen by the MVC’s Economic and Workforce Development Department, the MVC BIP’s goal is to assist small business entrepreneurs in becoming healthy contributors to the economy and employment base of the community.

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Location: Frisco Founded: 2003 Website: www.ntec-inc.org Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ 50,000 sq. ft. high-tech development center with furnished offices, cubicles, lab seats, and conference rooms with state-of-the-art business services, 24/7 secured key access, video surveillance, and ample parking ■ Amenities include a receptionist, seminar room, lunch room, coffee/tea service bars, and a fitness center ■ Access to business, academic, legal, marketing, and financial partners and advisors ■ Hosts/co-hosts CEO roundtables, professional development and executive education series, investment forums, business plan competitions, and an annual MedVentures venture capital conference Additional Information: The North Texas Enterprise Center for Technology (NTEC) is a non-profit that specializes in assisting startups in emerging technologies and provides a comprehensive suite of facilities and services to acceler-ate companies’ market entry and attract investment capital. The NTEC has built a reputation as a leading medical technology accelerator in the Southwest. Since 2010, the NTEC is also actively supporting "cleantech" ventures. To date, the NTEC has supported several dozen early-stage technology based businesses.

North Texas Enterprise Center for Technology (NTEC)

Location: Dallas Founded: 2006 Website: www.ntxrcic.org Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ Mentoring, coaching, and introductions to capital, research and academic resources as well as business connections ■ Programs including the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF), C-executive breakfast seminars, quarterly pitch days, and Tech Success, an annual technology showcase for all types of stakeholders ■ Sponsors/partners with area incubators; partners with area universities and their Technology Transfer offices ■ Dallas facility offers conference rooms, class rooms that seat up to 40, and open offices for day use ■ Satellite facility in Sulphur Springs offers similar facilities, plus long-term entrepreneurial leasing space Additional Information: The North Texas (NT) Regional Center for Innovation & Commercialization (RCIC) serves the entrepreneurial community in a 63-county region, creating opportunities for raising capital through the State’s TETF and from its Investor Network. The NT RCIC specializes in technology-based startups and functions as a one-stop shop, working with and connecting entrepreneurs, investors, universities, government, and business.

North Texas Regional Center for Innovation & Commercialization

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Location: Dallas Founded: 2010 Website: www.pipelineatbiocenter.com Specialization: Biotech – Biomedical

Services & Facilities: ■ Laboratory and office space for biomedical startup client companies at favorable market rates, including access to common laboratory equipment and UT Southwestern Medical Center’s scientific core laboratories and services ■ Facility support includes Wi-Fi, high-speed data, housekeeping, shared conference rooms, access to copy services, and security ■ Client fees include support for business plan generation, licensing agreements, and pursuit of financing Additional Information: Pipeline at BioCenter is a biomedical business incubator providing full-service facilities for startup companies to accelerate business growth. Pipeline’s goal is to develop successful companies within the South-western Medical District, a 387-acre world-class research and clinical complex in Dallas, and to help make the North Texas region a major biomedical industrial location. Pipeline is located within the first of what will eventually be a commercial campus of four BioCenter buildings set within the Southwestern Medical District.

Pipeline at BioCenter

Location: Austin Founded: December 2012 or early 2013 Website: www.pecanstreet.org/projects/lab Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ Commercialization, research, and education services ■ Access to Pecan Street data at UT’s Texas Advanced Computing Center ■ Will provide the opportunity for original utility-focused research, commercialization, and testing for entrepreneurs, startups, and UT Austin faculty/students ■ Contributor financial support will fund scholarships and stipends for UT Austin students to conduct lab research Additional Information: Named after one of Texas’ most iconic champions of technology and economic develop-ment, the $1.5 million Pike Powers Commercialization Lab (PPCL) will promote research, commercialization, and educational opportunities for UT Austin students, faculty, and startups from UT’s Austin Technology Incubator (ATI). The PPCL is part of Pecan Street Inc., a non-profit headquartered at UT Austin and public-private initiative to make Central Texas an energy technology hub. As the nation’s first non-profit smart grid research lab, the PPCL will serve as an elite industry-caliber facility where Pecan Street and UT Austin students and researchers can collaborate with the private sector on cutting-edge applied research in consumer-focused smart grid, wireless, IT, clean energy, and healthcare applications.

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Location: Edinburg Founded: 2008 Website: http://portal.utpa.edu/utpa_main/daa_home/cose_home/rrmc_home Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ Training and implementation of advanced manufacturing tools such as Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Quality Systems and Logistics Management; programs are customized to the needs of the customer and run in cooperation with the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center ■ Development of customized innovation processes to quickly take ideas from inception to commercialization ■ Rapid prototype development and technical issues analysis Additional Information: The Rapid Response Manufacturing Center (RRMC) is associated with the North American Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education Initiative and the University of Texas - Pan American (UTPA). It supports the manufacturing industry in general with a focus on small and medium size enterprises and assists entrepre-neurs in the formation of new enterprises. The RRMC’s goal is to help establish Rio South Texas as a major North American manufacturing hub by providing advance manufacturing technologies, processes and tools, and a skilled labor force to rapidly commercialize new products/processes and drive world class operational excellence and sus-tained growth.

Rapid Response Manufacturing Center (RRMC) at UTPA

Locations: San Marcos, Austin, Dallas, and El Paso Founded: 2011 Website: www.txstate.edu/rampcorp/ Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ Women entrepreneurs receive training from a team of investors, executives, inventors and entrepreneurs on how to launch or accelerate scalable ventures ■ An intensive self-paced 30-week program teaches 16 knowledge and skill ramps that form a foundation from which to launch scalable ventures: each ramp includes a seminar by local experts, a workshop, research, reference material and worksheets, online training, and questions and answers with national experts ■ Incubation services include very low-cost IP assistance, introductions to Texas university technology transfer of-fices, market research assistance, matchmaking to research assistance, priority access to incubation space or virtual office support, and consolidated networking opportunities. Additional Information: RampCorp is a incubation and education program to assist current and future women entre-preneurs launch new ventures, offered through Texas State University–San Marcos’ Office of Commercialization and Industry Relations. RampCorp offers services in several Texas locations, working in conjunction with local universi-ties, incubators, and other entities.

RampCorp at Texas State University

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Location: Paris Founded: 2010 Website: www.r3bi.org Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ 10,000 sq. ft. including 6,500 sq. ft. of office and meeting space and 3,500 sq. ft. of flexible space ■ Offers a state-of-the-art conference center with Wi-Fi ■ Classroom and one-on-one mentoring, counseling, and consulting sessions Additional Information: The Red River Regional Business Incubator’s (R3bi) mission is to improve the economic viability of new and emerging businesses by providing the support, guidance, expertise, and resources to bring entre-preneurial vision from inception to sustainable business. The R3bi recruits, trains and nurtures entrepreneurial talent to encourage the growth of sustainable businesses. R3bi is an NBIA member

Red River Regional Business Incubator (R3bi)

Location: Bryan/College Station Founded: 2007 Website: www.rvic.org Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ Pre-incubation guidance, business advisory and coaching services, and team development services ■ Investment networking and support, including Aggie Angel Network, Texas Emerging Technology Fund, SBIR/STTR, and other venture funding sources ■ Real estate services including three leasable facilities: Fibertown, a technology campus with tier IV-designed data center and disaster recovery office space; Texas A&M Institute for Preclinical Studies, a large animal GLP setting with business incubation wet/dry labs space; and Research Valley International Gateway, a “soft landing” executive suite within the Texas A&M University Research Park

Additional Information: Research Valley Innovation Center (RVIC) is an operating unit (service program) of The Research Valley Partnership, an economic development organization that further promotes RVIC member clients in a region known as the “Innovation Capital of Texas.” RVIC is a science and technology incubator/accelerator that maintains strong relations with the Texas A&M enterprise to network entrepreneurs and helps move research discov-eries and technology innovations from campus to the global marketplace. Additionally, RVIC helps businesses im-prove their competitiveness through international incubation alliances in Europe and Pacific Asia with other world region alliances currently under development.

Research Valley Innovation Center (RVIC)

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Location: Houston Founded: 2000 Website: www.alliance.rice.edu Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ Rice Alliance Technology Venture Forum programs and Rice Alliance Digest Newsletter ■ Rice University Business Plan Competition, the world’s largest and richest, provides the opportunity for promising entrepreneurs to obtain funding, mentoring, and advice Additional Information: The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship (Rice Alliance) is Rice Univer-sity’s nationally-recognized initiative devoted to the support of technology commercialization, entrepreneurship edu-cation, and the launch of technology companies. It was formed as a strategic alliance of three schools: the George R. Brown School of Engineering, the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, and the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Busi-ness, in collaboration with the Vice Provost and the Office of Research. Its mission is to support the creation of tech-nology-based companies and the commercialization of new technologies in the Houston community and the South-west. Since its inception, the Rice Alliance has assisted in the launch of more than 311 startups which have raised more than $1.3 billion dollars in early-stage capital.

Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship

Location: San Antonio Founded: 2007 Website: http://business.utsa.edu/cite/cite_rrincubator.aspx Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ Industry Partnership Program with UTSA researchers, core facilities, specialized equipment, and labs ■ Access to UTSA IP and joint commercialization efforts ■ Strategic business plans from UTSA’s Management of Technology and MBA students ■ Mentoring and training programs; Entrepreneur Boot Camp; office and lab space; market research assistance; and advice about/access to private and government funding resources Additional Information: The Roadrunner Incubator, located at UT at San Antonio’s (UTSA)’s Center for Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship (CITE), is an incubator for early-stage UTSA student companies from the 100K competition and the entrepreneurship program. The incubator hosts and nurtures new UTSA technology ventures while connecting them to the broader San Antonio Entrepreneurial Ecosystem.

Roadrunner Incubator at UTSA

DIRECTORY OF TEXAS BUSINESS INCUBATORS

Location: Silsbee Founded: 2007 Website: www.silsbeeedc.com/silsbee-edc-incubator.htm Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ Shared office space and equipment, including computers and Internet services ■ Access to business consultants with accounting, business plan preparation, and legal backgrounds ■ Network connections for business expansion, retention, and financing ■ Mentoring and support from the local SBA and network connections for business expansion, retention, and financ-ing Additional Information: The Silsbee Economic Development Corporation Incubator is the first business incubator in Hardin County. Examples of incubator success stories include supporting the expansion efforts of the Christian Women Job Corps and a Farmers Insurance agent. Both businesses benefited from access to business consultants and mentoring offered through the Silsbee Economic Development Corporation Incubator.

Silsbee Economic Development Corporation Incubator

Location: San Antonio Founded: 2011 Website: http://texasenergy.utsa.edu/research/san-antonio-clean-energy-incubator Specialization: Energy-Related Technology

Services & Facilities: ■ Business planning and mentoring, support in conducting business and research ■ Access to lab and office facilities; capital sources including investors and government; and business development opportunities ■ Extensive networking with private and public partners and business leaders Additional Information: The San Antonio Clean Energy Incubator (SACEI) is part of UTSA’s Texas Sustainable En-ergy Research Institute (TSERI) and is working in partnership with the Texas State Energy Conservation Office, UTSA's Institute for Economic Development, the San Antonio Clean Tech Forum, the Mission Verde Alliance, and UT’s Austin Technology Incubator. SACEI's mission is to develop new companies and foster new business activity related to clean technology in San Antonio in ways that can be expanded to Texas, the nation, and the world in order to promote socio-economic prosperity.

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Location: Richardson Founded: 1997 Website: www.startechev.com Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ 27,000 sq. ft facility with flexible and affordable office space, including full business services ■ Active networking with company executives, entrepreneurs, university and private researchers, government offi-cials, and investors including venture capitalists ■ STARTech manages two mature seed funds totaling $36 million Additional Information: STARTech Early Ventures (STARTech EV) was founded as a business incubator focused on developing technology-based startup and entrepreneurial activity in the Telecom Corridor© in Richardson. Through its two seed funds, it has over a dozen portfolio companies. STARTech EV creates or invests in seed and early-stage technology-based companies with a current focus on energy, water, environment, and the supporting infra-structure business.

STARTech Early Ventures

Location: San Marcos Founded: 2010 Website: www.txstate.edu/ocir/STAR-Park.html Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ 20,000 sq. ft. building including wet labs, instrumentation lab, office space, and a conference room ■ Mentoring and access to capital equipment Additional Information: The Texas State University (Texas State)-San Marcos STAR (Science, Technology, and Advanced Research) Park is a 38 acre site which will host Texas State’s first building, STAR One, dedicated to the university’s research and commercialization efforts. Scheduled to officially open in November 2012, STAR One will serve as a technology accelerator for startup and early-stage businesses and provide tenants access to secure wet labs, clean space, conference room, and office space. STAR is particularly focused on the development of spin-offs from research conducted and IP generated by Texas State faculty, and spin-ins from companies outside the state that want to strategically work with the university. STAR’s Incubator Program is designed to foster new commercial ven-tures spun-off from applied research at Texas State.

STAR Park at Texas State University

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Location: San Antonio Founded: 1999 Website: www.startech1.org Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ Extensive coaching, one-on-one mentoring, structured training, and access to capital ■ Access to the South Texas Angel Network (STAN), a private investor forum managed by the Startech Foundation ■ Access to IP resources and assistance through local institutions including UTSA, Southwest Research Institution, and Texas Biomedical Research Foundation Additional Information: Startech Foundation is a non-profit supported by contributions from the City of San Anto-nio, UTSA, Bexar County, the State of Texas, and private organizations. It also serves as the South Texas RCIC for the Texas Emerging Technology Fund and is a startup portal to the fund. Startech Foundation is focused on assisting technology startups in areas of specialization including life sciences, biotech & bioengineering, IT, and energy. Since 2003, Startech Foundation has assisted over 1,200 technology startups and its portfolio companies have raised over $256 million.

Startech Foundation

Location: Austin Founded: 2009 Website: http://sxsw.com/interactive/startupvillage/accelerator Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ Industry connections ■ Annual showcase designed to connect companies with web-based innovations to industry experts, early adapters, and representatives from the Venture Capital community Additional Information: The SXSW Interactive Accelerator takes place during the annual SXSW Interactive Confer-ence and is open to technology startups with products or services in the following categories: Innovative Web; Social Technologies; Entertainment and Gaming; Mobile Technologies; and News and Information technologies. The annual showcase provides an outlet for entrepreneurs to present their cutting edge services and products to SXSW attendees, industry experts, and representatives from the venture capitalist community.

SXSW Interactive Accelerator

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Location: Austin Founded: 2009 Website: http://sxsw.com/music/startupvillage/accelerator Specialization: Music-Related Technology

Services & Facilities: ■ Industry connections ■ Annual showcase designed to connect companies with music-related technology innovations to industry experts, early adapters, and representatives from the Venture Capital community Additional Information: The SXSW Music Accelerator takes place during the annual SXSW Interactive Conference, right after the SXSW Interactive Accelerator - which it used to be part of. It is open to technology startups with mu-sic-related technology products or services. The showcase provides an outlet for an outlet for entrepreneurs to present their cutting edge services and products to SXSW attendees, industry experts, and representatives from the venture capitalist community.

SXSW Music Accelerator

Location: Fort Worth Founded: 1998 Website: www.techfortworth.org Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ TECH Nest: A year-round program open to all technology entrepreneurs, TECH Fort Worth clients, and guests of-fering monthly luncheon workshops and monthly networking events ■ Acceleration Program: Assists early stage companies with attaining community visibility, creating a business infra-structure, developing a management team, recruiting external advisors, accessing funding, and obtaining lease space of one of TECH Fort Worth’s facilities ■ Incubation Workshop: An intensive 12-week program designed for very early stage startups to create feasible busi-ness plans around unique/proprietary technologies with a high potential for success in the marketplace ■ Offers leases for office space at the Guinn School Gymnasium and web lab space in the Accelerator Lab at the Uni-versity of North Texas Health Science Center ■ Cowtown Angels: A TECH Fort Worth program that connects high-performance, technology-based startups with accredited investors in North Texas.

Additional Information: TECH Fort Worth is a public-private non-profit partnership of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, the City of Fort Worth, and the North Texas business community. Its goals are serve as a business incubator helping technology-focused entrepreneurs bring innovative technologies to market, create and strengthen an entrepreneur-friendly environment, and produce successful companies.

TECH Fort Worth

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Location: Dallas Founded: 2009 Website: www.techwildcatters.com Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ Access to more than 60 mentors who have “been there, done that” ■ $20,000-$25,000 in seed funding; up to $10,000 in free and discounted services; and $250,000 convertible note in-strument (to be filled by interested investors) ■ Global Accelerator Exchange with international airfare ■ A 12-week boot camp every spring that 10-15 companies are invited to participate in

Additional Information: Tech Wildcatters is a mentor-driven technology startup accelerator led by entrepreneurs that primarily work with B2B web, mobile, software, gaming, and devices companies. As part of its three month ac-celerator program, selected companies get up to $25,000 in seed funding, intensive top-notch mentoring, the opportu-nity to pitch to angel investors, venture capitalists, and corporate development teams at the end of program “Pitch Day,” and during a Silicon Valley roadshow.

Tech Wildcatters

Location: Austin Founded: 2008 Website: www.techranchaustin.com Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ 11,000 sq. ft. of office space and common areas, including rental space ■ Technical training classes and signature development programs, including an 8-week boot camp called Venture Forth, designed to take companies from idea to revenue ■ Mentorship from successful entrepreneurs ■ Connections to the entrepreneurial ecosystem

Additional Information: Tech Ranch Austin is a technology incubator that provides pre-seed and seed stage tech startups with the instruction, training, and guidance needed to drive business success. The Tech Ranch Austin com-munity is made up of entrepreneurs, advisors, investors, and subject matter experts that find and offer solutions in a collaborative, co-working environment that supports an entrepreneurial ecosystem. More than 300 companies have been impacted by the organization’s services, including: Rally.org, TuffWerx, AnalyzIt, SpringCreek, and Maestro Games.

Tech Ranch Austin

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Location: Austin Founded: 2005 Website: http://techbaaustin.com Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ 5,000 sq. ft. of prime office space with full support ■ Pre-Acceleration Program: On-site and remote training on “Doing Business in the U.S.,” development of a business plan to enter the U.S. market, and networking/expo event at the end of the program (TechBA Expo) ■ Acceleration Program: Companies move to Austin to develop marketing support and sales in their specific niches; as they develop traction, the program emphasizes management and personnel growth, and access to capital ■ Via a partnership with the University of Texas’ IC2 Institute-Global Commercialization Group, TechBA provides a team of seasoned U.S. business people to mentor and coach Mexican entrepreneurs ■ Network of preferred service providers to help companies in every aspect such as company formation, immigration, moving into Austin, web design, and legal advice. Additional Information: Technology Business Accelerator (TechBA) is a program financed by the Mexican Ministry of Economy and operated by the U.S. Mexico Foundation for Science (FUMEC). TechBA Austin is a program imple-mented in a partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. The program has trained almost 200 companies and at any given moment works with 30 companies, of which 10 reside in Austin and the other 20 operate remotely.

Technology Business Accelerator (TechBA) Austin

Location: Katy Founded: 2010 Website: www.tiwh.org Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ Virtual incubation with 2013 plans to offer inexpensive office space leases to client companies ■ Mentoring, business, and financial planning assistance and referrals to financing, marketing support, legal and ac-counting organizations ■ Funding Forums, generally on a quarterly basis, to expose clients and other early stage ventures to the venture in-vestment community and angel networks across Texas Additional Information: Technology Incubator West Houston (TIWH) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) business incubator focused on early stage companies in the Web/IT, Energy, Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, and Healthcare indus-tries and serving greater West Houston and Katy area/the Energy Corridor. TIWH has an experienced advisory board, access to networks of investors, industry experts, and deep community resources. Its experienced entrepreneurs and business development approach can help entrepreneurs successfully launch and provide sustainable growth in early stage companies, as well as in established companies that desire to grow further and rapidly.

Technology Incubator West Houston (TIWH)

BUSINESS INCUBATORS

Location: Houston Founded: 2003 Website: www.techstudios.net Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ 2,500 sq. ft. studio in Houston with servers and in-house development platforms; a post-production studio in Mexico D.F., Mexico with VFX equipment; and a design studio in Rio de Janerio, Brazil with design software and applica-tions. ■ Offers business and marketing plan development and management team members on a lease basis ■ Provides business incubation services in Texas, Mexico, Brazil, and Germany. Additional Information: TechStudios is a Houston, Texas-based business incubator that gets directly involved in all three aspects: IT, Business, and Marketing. The company’s incubation initiative mission is to support the creation of technology-supported companies and the commercialization of new technologies, with an emphasis on web services and online business models. Business incubations under development include Clean Tech software, Hospitality Ser-vices - Designer Solutions, Phone IP, Digital Signage, and Supply Chain Competitor - Special Purpose Entity.

TechStudios, LLC

Location: Georgetown Founded: 2007 Website: www.texaslifesciences.com Specialization: Biotech – Life Science

Services & Facilities: ■ New 15,000 sq. ft. Class I commercial building with a common usage, fully equipped wet lab, nanotechnology clean room, and a planned dual-use teaching laboratory ■ Infrastructure is in place for reception, conference, security, banking, and legal support services ■ TLCC is a Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute (THBI) member organization, providing access to THBI and BIO industry association services and support Additional Information: The Texas Life-Sciences Collaboration Center (TLCC) is a non-profit organization that seeks post-incubation medical and biotech companies making the transition from R&D to commercialization. South-western University is one of the founding members of the TLCC, along with the City of Georgetown and the George-town Chamber of Commerce.

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Location: Tyler Founded: 1989 Website: www.tjc.edu/info/20004/continuing_education/358/business_incubator Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ 26,000 sq. ft. of office space with equipped common facilities, a warehouse, storage cages, two loading docks, and a ramp ■ General and financial counseling as well as access to technical training at the co-located Tyler Junior College ■ Small Business Development Center and SCORE housed in same building Additional Information: The Tyler Area Business Incubator (TABI) is a creative consortium, which includes the Tyler Junior College, City of Tyler and Tyler Economic Development Council, and is located at the Tyler Junior Col-lege’s West Campus. TABI’s mission is to create a central location where local startup and fledging businesses can be nurtured and grow into successful entrepreneurs. Currently, the incubator houses 13 client businesses. Two of the incubator’s graduated clients have received the “Outstanding Graduate” award, a world wide competition in the incu-bation industry. Self-sustained since 1999, TABI considers itself a model program, receiving out of town visitors coming to study the Tyler approach when planning their own incubator programs. TABI is an NBIA member.

Tyler Area Business Incubator (TABI)

Location: San Antonio Founded: 2009 Website: www.t3dc.org Specialization: Biotech – Life & Physical Sciences

Services & Facilities: ■ 4,000 sq. ft. facility that includes both wet and dry lab space, a conference room, offices, and cubicles ■ Access to strategic business planning and venture development assistance ■ Access to business services such as marketing research, business accounting, legal, and personnel recruitment Additional Information: The Texas Technology Development Center (T3DC) manages the McDermott Pre-Seed Fund, providing up to $100,000 in startup capital to support San Antonio-based startups. T3DC seeks out and pro-vides startup support to new bioscience and technology ventures. The T3DC accelerator offers entrepreneurs an envi-ronment to fast-track their venture to market.

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Location: Houston Founded: 2009 Website: www.uh.edu/af/universityservices/erp/ Specialization: Energy-Related Technology

Services & Facilities: ■ UH resources including: The Texas Diesel Testing and Research Center; Petroleum Engineering Program; Energy Device Fabrication Lab; National Wind Energy Center; Engineering Machine Shop; world-class UH faculty; and UH education programs and students ■ UH ERP Research and Conference Center Additional Information: The University of Houston (UH) Energy Research Park (ERP), located on a former Schlum-berger Wells Service property, combines education, research, and the commercialization of energy-related programs and technology through the development of industry partnerships. The ERP seeks to promote economic development through the incubation of energy-related companies and technologies. It is also the home of several cutting edge en-ergy research programs including: super and semiconducting technologies; diesel, CNG and catalysis research and testing; hydrocarbon (oil and gas) and geosciences research and education; and wind and solar energy research.

The University of Houston (UH) Energy Research Park (ERP)

Location: Denton Founded: 2009 Website: http://discoverypark.unt.edu/incubator Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ 5,200 sq. ft. incubator with furnished office facilities, business services, and shared common areas ■ Access to advanced science and technology research laboratories and UNT’s Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship, Center for Economic Development, and Research and Communications Design Group ■ Provides business plan development, strategic planning, research and development, product development, interna-tional business assistance, a mentorship network program, and financing and funding resources Additional Information: The University of North Texas (UNT) Discovery Park Business Incubator is designed to accelerate the successful development of entrepreneurial companies that are seeking to commercialize technologies or work in partnership with UNT to turn scientific innovations into businesses.

University of North Texas (UNT) Discovery Park Incubator

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Location: San Antonio Founded: 2010 Website: http://research.utsa.edu/commercialization/nvi.php Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ Industry Partnership Program with UTSA researchers, core facilities, specialized equipment, and two wet labs ■ Access to UTSA IP and joint commercialization efforts ■ Strategic business plans from UTSA Management of Technology and MBA students ■ Provides office space with business services; a conference room; library access; business consulting; and advice about/access to private and government funding resources Additional Information: The UTSA New Venture Incubator (NVI), located at UTSA’s Center for Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship (CITE), is focused on supporting the translation of research into products and services from target companies that are licensing/commercializing UTSA IP, collaborating with UTSA researchers, or area UTSA student/faculty startups operating in San Antonio. Successful ventures graduate from the NVI into the broader technology-based regional business ecosystem.

UTSA New Venture Incubator (NVI)

Location: Richardson Founded: 2011 Website: N/A Specialization: High Tech – Multiple Industries

Services & Facilities: ■ 12,600 sq. ft. including 18 offices, 4 wet rooms, 3 dry labs, 40 cubicles, 3 large conference rooms, and a central fa-cility that houses an autoclave, oven, glass washer, minus 80 degree C freezer, and RO/DI water supply ■ Mentoring program by seasoned entrepreneurs that includes strategic, marketing and financing planning; educa-tional programs through the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UT Dallas Additional Information: The Venture Development Center (VDC) at UT Dallas (UTD), housed within the UTD Re-search and Operations Center, is a dedicated space for spinoff companies that are affiliated with the University. The VDC provides a vital link between UTD faculty labs and the marketplace by converting the ideas and technologies developed by students and faculty into novel products and services that have a positive impact on society. VDC com-panies’ operating areas include computer science, nanotechnology, wireless telecommunications, biomedical engineer-ing, material science, medical devices, therapeutics, medical diagnostics, instrumentation, and software.

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Location: Amarillo Founded: 2001 Website: www.incubationworks.com Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ 31,000 sq. ft. facility with easy dock-high delivery access; state-of-the-art production facilities; and office facilities with reasonable lease rates - initial lease rates are offered at approximately 75% of market rate ■ Offers consultation, coaching, and co-working services; connects clients to programs, funding opportunities, and entrepreneurial resources Additional Information: The West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) Enterprise Center is a multi-use business incubator with a focus on cultivating a diverse mix of entrepreneurs, including those in the food, clean tech, manufac-turing, and distribution industries. The mission of the WTAMU Enterprise Center is to apply the principles of business incubation as a catalyst for innovation and entrepreneurial development in order to foster economic growth for Ama-rillo and the Texas Panhandle region. In 2011, Enterprise Center clients produced over $64 million in annual revenue, supported 389 primary jobs, and invested over $1.9 million in new capital.

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Location: College Station Founded: 2013 Website: www.facebook.com/StartupAggielandatResearchPark Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ Offers guidance, free office space, and free web hosting to assist student entrepreneurs ■ Mentoring provided by Texas A&M faculty/researchers and alumni, experienced entrepreneurs and business leaders ■ The Brazos Valley Small Business Development Center, the local Chamber of Commerce, and the TEEX Product Development Center work with its students ■ Students can participate in what is officially called a “business accelerator” where they learn multiple disciplines, including expertise in finance, marketing, and engineering Additional Information: Startup Aggieland, located at Texas A&M Research Park II, is a student-run business accel-erator that helps all students of any area of study at Texas A&M with their entrepreneurial endeavors. Its grand open-ing was in January 2013, following a “soft opening” in 2012. The accelerator already has launched 16 student-founded startups.

Startup Aggieland

Location: Houston Founded: 2013 Website: www.owlspark.com Specialization: Multiple Industries – Service-Based Focus

Services & Facilities: ■ OwlSpark will feature a 90-day summer accelerator experience for 10 teams at Rice University ■ Initial seed investments, co-working space, a living stipend, and relevant industry mentorship over the three months will be provided to give OwlSpark portfolio companies all the resources they will need to succeed ■ After the initial three months, OwlSpark will provide its companies access to co-working space for an additional 270 days to help them grow revenue ■ Up to $17,000 of startup capital will be provided per startup company in exchange for 5% equity Additional Information: Scheduled to launch in May 2013, OwlSpark is an accelerator program created by Rice Uni-versity students to ignite entrepreneurship at Rice University by providing Rice-affiliated startup teams with the re-sources, funding, and space required to launch companies and commercialize technologies. Applications for Owl-Spark are being accepted and reviewed.

OwlSpark: The Rice University Startup Accelerator

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