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{{Institution|Image=REDLabs.png|Caption=RED Labs is the Logo|Name=RED Labs|Type=University of Accelerator|City=Houston's coworking space, startup accelerator, and technology entrepreneurship program|URL=http://redlabs. They work with UH-affiliated founders (faculty, students, and recent alumni uh.edu/|Cohort Size=18|Percent Funded= 0%|Percent Acquired= 0%|Percent IPO= 0%|Number of the past 6 months) to turn their technology startup ideas into high growth ventures by providing free co-working space, access to mentors and resources in the startup community, and customized startup curriculum. They are non-profit and take no equity.Directors=1|Experienced Directors=1|Date Founded=2013}}During the summer, Part of the accelerator accepts up to ten companies and runs them through a full[[Start-time, three-month intensive program with curriculum, mentorship, and more.Since 2013, 46 founders have launched 17 companies at RED Labs.Up Guide (Issue Brief)]] Series

=Summmer Accelerator=About==Housed in the Texas Medical Center's new 100<onlyinclude>RED Labs is a Houston-based,000 square foot Innovation Institute (TMCx), the summer non-profit university accelerator is an intensivefounded in 2013. It advertises a wide array of services, 3 month program operated in collaboration with Rice University's startup acceleratorincluding funding, OwlSpark. The summer accelerator (Class 4) begins on May 23rdaccess to experts, 2016 office space and concludes with mentorship. RED Labs has one director who has indirect entrepreneurship experience in the Bayou Startup Showcasesector.During Of the summer accelerator, RED Labs works with founders full time to launch and grow their 18 startups. which have enrolled in the RED Labs offers co-working space at TMCx and access to mentors from Houston's technology startup ecosystemprogram, none have received venture capital funding. Founders are required to attend sessions on topics such as funding, legal considerations, building a team, and other material that No company which has participated in the RED Labs program has developed for early-stage founders. They also bring been acquired or exited in successful entrepreneurs to recount their experiences and helpful lessons learnedan IPO.</onlyinclude>

=Pre=Contact Information=={| class="wikitable"|-Accelerator and Intro to Technology Entrepreneurship=The University of Houston offers credit for working with RED Labs Summer Accelerator as well as taking courses during U of H’s spring semester|Website|http://redlabs. This includes an Introduction to Technology Entrepreneurship that involves workshops, guest speakers and case studies focused on helping students understand how to identify problems, create solutions and then build products and companies from thatuh.edu/U of H also offers a Pre|-Accelerator where during the Spring semester|Address|4750 Calhoun Rd, the course helps potential founders develop initial drafts of a business modelHouston, productTX 77004|-market fit, and get started on customer validation.|Email|Upon Request|}

=Alumni Companies=Portfolio=={| class="wikitable"! style="text-align:left;"| Name! VC?! Acquired?! IPO?|}

==Directors=={| class="wikitable sortable" ! style="bordertext-align: 1px solid darkgrayleft; bgcolor: #f9f9f9"|'''Name''' || '''Type of Company''' || '''Cohort''' || ! Bio! Class

|Datafuel || Software Training || Class 3 || Greg Wright |RED Labs, Co-producer and Executive Mentor, Qukku, Co-founder and CTO |Guestographer D1|} ==Services Provided=={| Event Photography || Class 3 |class="wikitable"| Funding

|Lumen Motors || Electric Car Design || Class 3 || Experts

|Teomics || BioScience Lab technology || Class 3 || Office Space

|Victory Crate || Board Game || Class 3 || Mentoring

=Management= *Hesam Penahi, Managing Director*Kelly McCormick, Assistant Managing Director*Interns[[Category:**Travis Arnold**Laura MahaneyEcosystem]]