TEX-E Bootcamp
Build the Skills, Network, and Confidence to Launch the Next Generation of Energy Innovation
October 2–4, 2026 | Houston, Texas
Hosted at Greentown Labs Houston
Applications Opening Soon
TEX-E Bootcamp
Learn Entrepreneurship from MIT. Connect with Texas Energy Leaders. Build Something That Matters.
The TEX-E Bootcamp is an immersive three-day experience designed for students who want to make an impact in energy and climate technology.
Led by instructors from MIT’s Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, the Bootcamp brings together ambitious students from across Texas to learn how innovative ideas become real companies, products, and solutions.
Whether you’re interested in startups, commercialization, venture capital, engineering, policy, research, or corporate innovation, you’ll leave with practical tools, valuable connections, and a clearer path forward.
Why Attend?
Learn from MIT Entrepreneurship Experts
Receive hands-on instruction from leaders at MIT’s Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, including Bill Aulet, author of Disciplined Entrepreneurship.
Build Your Network
Meet students, founders, investors, and industry leaders from across Texas’s energy ecosystem.
Gain Real-World Experience
Work in teams to tackle real challenges and develop solutions using proven entrepreneurial frameworks.
Explore Career Opportunities
Connect with organizations, startups, and innovation leaders shaping the future of energy technology.
Join the TEX-E Community
Become part of a statewide network of innovators, entrepreneurs, and future leaders.
What You’ll Do
Over three days, you’ll learn how to:
- Identify meaningful problems worth solving
- Evaluate market opportunities
- Develop and test business concepts
- Build commercialization strategies
- Communicate ideas through effective pitching
- Collaborate across disciplines and industries
The Bootcamp emphasizes action, teamwork, and practical application, not lectures.
Who Should Apply?
We welcome undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students from all backgrounds, including:
- Engineering
- Business
- Science
- Policy
- Law
- Sustainability
- Energy
- Entrepreneurship
No startup experience is required.
If you’re curious about building the future of energy and climate technology, this program is for you.
What Students Receive
✔ Three days of entrepreneurship training from MIT instructors
✔ Access to founders, investors, and industry leaders
✔ Networking with top students from universities across Texas
✔ Meals and program materials
✔ Membership in the growing TEX-E community
About TEX-E
TEX-E is a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing the next generation of energy and climate innovators through fellowships, internships, mentorship, entrepreneurship education, and statewide programming.
Applications Opening Soon
Space is limited.
Join students from across Texas and MIT for a unique weekend focused on entrepreneurship, innovation, and the future of energy and climate technology.