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How Chambers Can Facilitate Deeper Risk Capital Pools

TCCE 2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

JUNE 2025

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Texas is an Innovation Powerhouse

$6,000,000,000/yr

in Research Expenditures

>11,000 Utility Patents Granted Each Year

>800,000 Tech Workers in Texas Workforce

Pipeline of Innovation

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The Texas Economy is Booming!

The #1 Business Climate in the U.S.

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Texas Ranks #17 in Per Capita Venture Funding

A Reflection of the Lack of Early-Stage Investment Infrastructure in Texas

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Identifying the Gap

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Initial Evaluation

Product Ideation

IP Protection

Tech Maturation & Validation

Raise Funds

Company

Building

Product/Market Teams Assess Technologies

Professional Industrial Designers and Engineers Develop Product Concepts

IP Counsel and Commercialization Teams Secure Product-Informed Patents

Technology & Product Development to Reduce Technical Risk and Enable Investment Pull

Raise Funds

Based on De-Risked Technologies and Market Pull

Growth Companies with Experienced Leadership Establish Market Presence

Reduced Risk: MARKET

Reduced Risk: PRODUCT

Reduced Risk:

IP

Reduced Risk:

TECHNOLOGY

Reduced Risk:

FINANCIAL

Reduced Risk: COMMERCIAL

Technology Readiness Level (TRL) & Transfer Commercialization

From Innovation to Investment

Diligence and Develop Technology

Launch Company