SEAL 2026 Decision Day

Instead of a traditional “demo day,” SEAL culminates in Decision Day where, based on individual research and expert feedback, teams from UT Austin determine whether their venture can survive the real world and make a go or no-go decision. Our summer 2026 cohort will be presenting their startup findings to experts and investors to make their final decisions on July 30th in Rowling Hall. Come join the excitement and witness real-world challenges entreprenreneurs must face to succeed! About SEAL: This startup accelerator program at UT Austin drives the top startups from across campus to confront the next market-defined go or no-go decision. SEAL matches each team with industry-specific mentors and leads discussions with experienced entrepreneurs and technical experts to get the real-world insights on the most common early stage Go / No-Go decisions. Now in its 18th year, alumni have raised over $200M in investment and generated over $500M in value. Notable alumni include Favor (acquired by HEB), M87 (acquired by XCOM), Lynx Labs (acquired by Occipital), Accordion Health (acquired by Evolent Health), Disco Learning Media (acquired by ProBility Media), Ordoro, Rabbet, Apptronik, EQO, Flo Recruit and Elite Sweets.