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The Murphy Center
The Murphy Center is a collaborative environment facilitating new business ventures and strengthening the prospects of early-stage companies in the North Texas region. We're developing a number of programs and partnerships across DFW and the region with entrepreneurs, venture funds and service providers to accelerate the success of the ecosystem.
About Us
We support all university students, enabling them to communicate, collaborate and build thriving startups easily through a single platform. The Murphy Center adds value to the student experience and can help connect their ideas, creativity and talents to industry opportunities.
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Innovate UNT (iUNT) Entrepreneurship Competition
The Innovate UNT Pitch Competition (iUNT) is a campus-wide, student business competition
open to all undergraduate and graduate students from the University of North Texas.
The competition focuses on development of a compelling student business and offers
$35,000 of cash and in-kind prizes.
Student Startups Shine at Innovate UNT Pitch Competition
UNT’s entrepreneurial spirit was on full display at the 2025 Innovate UNT Pitch Competition,
held at the G. Brint Ryan College of Business on April 18. With a total of $35,000
in cash and in-kind prizes on the line, five student-led startup teams competed for
the top prize in front of a panel of industry professionals, investors, and innovation
leaders.
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Dallas Innovates
Dallas Innovates is an online news platform covering what's new + next in Dallas -
Fort Worth innovation.
NTX INNO
Since September 2019, NTX Inno has been covering, connecting and catalyzing the region’s ecosystem.
Angel Investor Academy
The purpose of the AIA is to help new angels discover the basics of becoming a successful investor.
BBA in Entrepreneurship
The Entrepreneurship faculty at UNT consists of highly qualified, full-time educators whose premier reputations are based on innovative teaching, outstanding research, and quality service to the profession and community.
NSF I-Corps™ Hub: Southwest
The NSF I-Corps™ Hub: Southwest fosters entrepreneurial thinking in academic research to create a thriving innovation ecosystem throughout the region. Southwest I-Corps offers programs to engage your team in the customer discovery process, establish product-market fit, validate your business model, and improve your odds for commercial success.
Mentors & Faculty
KEVIN STEVENS
PARTNER, ENERGIZE VENTURES
LATONYA SMITH
GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY EIS HEAD, CHUBB
PEGGY JIMENEZ
CLINICAL PROFESSOR OF ACCOUNTING, UNT
LARRY LAVINE
CEO, TURTLE CREEK RESTAURANT GROUP
Need mentoring? Join us on StartupTree, and check us out on social media.
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Contact Us
Leadership
Jon McCarry, Executive Director
Marcus Wolfe, Academic Director
Staff
Shelby Boyer, Marketing Coordinator
Terrysa Nguyen, Admin
Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
1155 Union Circle #311160
Denton, Texas 76203
murphycenter@unt.edu