Texas Entrepreneurship Exchange for Energy (TEX-E)
TEX-E is a first-of-a-kind collaboration among The University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, Rice University, and Prairie View A&M University—powered by Greentown Labs and MIT’s Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship—to create a powerful student-driven entrepreneurship ecosystem in Texas.
Apply to be a TEX-E Fellow
Want to dive headfirst into energy innovation and serve as an ambassador with your university? We’re inviting students to apply to become a TEX-E Fellow!
Benefits include:
- A unique and unparalleled opportunity to connect with leaders in the energy innovation ecosystem
- Access to a pool of discretionary funding for events and travel, to be administered by Greentown, the Martin Trust Center, and your home university
- Special invitations to events and networking opportunities in fall 2023 and spring 2024
Applicants must be graduate or undergraduate students at a participating TEX-E school—Prairie View A&M University, Rice University, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, the University of Texas at Austin, or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology—who are graduating no earlier than 2024.
The TEX-E Prize
The TEX-E Prize is a multi-round startup competition for Texas students who are developing innovative technologies and business models to advance the energy transition and address climate change. Winners will receive a total of $50,000 in cash prizes to advance their ventures.
Join the TEX-E Community
We are seeking students to join the TEX-E Community! By signing up, you will gain access to:
- Networking events
- Career opportunities and job postings
- Cross-learning with MIT
- Career fairs
- On-campus events
- Pitch competitions
- And more!
Sign up to stay connected! Have questions? Reach out to Lara Cottingham, Greentown’s VP of Strategy, Policy, and Climate Impact
Why TEX-E?
Houston has long been known as the energy capital of the world. However, to lead the world’s energy transition, the city must continue to attract and retain talent by creating a strong, vibrant innovation ecosystem to support the next generation of entrepreneurs and companies. The core elements necessary to build this ecosystem are already in place. Texas universities attract a rich and enormous pool of talent, and they have deep and long-standing connections to the energy industry that must ultimately bring new innovations to scale.
Over the past 15 years, Boston—home to Greentown’s first incubator—has emerged as a leader in innovation-driven energy entrepreneurship. Institutions including the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, the driving force of MIT’s entrepreneurial education curriculum, and Greentown Labs, North America’s largest climate tech incubator, have a proven track record of launching and scaling climatetech startups, despite the unique challenges of the space.
Participating Schools
