TechLaunch 2026

TechLaunch 2026 is an intensive capacity-building programme in science-and-technology entrepreneurship, promoted by UT Austin Portugal. It targets researchers, doctoral students, teachers, and early-stage teams based in Portugal, offering a structured development path in customer discovery and market validation with connections to UT Austin's ecosystem. The programme is inspired by the NSF I-Corps model and focuses on validating value propositions, engaging with potential customers and stakeholders, and applying practical, impact-oriented approaches.

Structured training in entrepreneurship, opportunities for market validation, exposure to the UT Austin ecosystem, and support for project development.

Open to researchers, doctoral students, teachers and early-stage teams based in Portugal.

Submit an application by the stated deadline through the programme's call page on the UT Austin Portugal site.