Bryan Chambers
VP of Accelerator and Investment Fund at Capital Factory, leading its accelerator and investment activity across Austin, Dallas, and Houston; previously founded the Blackstone LaunchPad and UT Dallas Seed Fund at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Bryan Chambers built out Capital Factory's Dallas-Fort Worth presence, joining around 2018 as an advisor, mentor, and fund investor before being promoted to Vice President of Accelerator and Investment Fund in January 2019, sourcing deal flow and evaluating investments across Capital Factory's Austin, Dallas, and Houston operations. In Dallas's first year he helped bring 18 companies into the accelerator and led 10 local investments, including ShearShare and Fixd Repair. Before Capital Factory, he was an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at Dallas (from 2016), where he founded the Blackstone LaunchPad and the UT Dallas Seed Fund, which raised $350K and backed four companies that went on to raise $5.5 million in venture funding, earning him the Tech Titans Investment Catalyst Award in 2018. He was also President of Chambers Ventures and a founding team member of Fixd Repair.
Overview
- Role
- VP, Accelerator and Investment Fund
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- Prior experience
- UT Dallas Blackstone LaunchPad; UT Dallas Seed Fund; Chambers Ventures; Fixd Repair
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Frequently asked
- Who is Bryan Chambers?
- Bryan Chambers built out Capital Factory's Dallas-Fort Worth presence, joining around 2018 as an advisor, mentor, and fund investor before being promoted to Vice President of Accelerator and Investment Fund in January 2019, sourcing deal flow and evaluating investments across Capital Factory's Austin, Dallas, and Houston operations. In Dallas's first year he helped bring 18 companies into the accelerator and led 10 local investments, including ShearShare and Fixd Repair. Before Capital Factory, he was an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at Dallas (from 2016), where he founded the Blackstone LaunchPad and the UT Dallas Seed Fund, which raised $350K and backed four companies that went on to raise $5.5 million in venture funding, earning him the Tech Titans Investment Catalyst Award in 2018. He was also President of Chambers Ventures and a founding team member of Fixd Repair.
- What is Bryan Chambers's role?
- Bryan Chambers is VP, Accelerator and Investment Fund, based in Dallas, TX.
- Where did Bryan Chambers work before?
- Bryan Chambers's prior roles include UT Dallas Blackstone LaunchPad; UT Dallas Seed Fund; Chambers Ventures; Fixd Repair.
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Bryan Chambers was promoted to Vice President of Accelerator and Investment Fund at Capital Factory, effective January 8, 2019, becoming its senior leader in Dallas
Dallas Innovates: Q+A: Bryan Chambers on Becoming Capital Factory's Senior Leader in DallasVerified2019-01-22 - 2
In Capital Factory's first year of Dallas accelerator activity (2018), 18 companies (including Counterfind, Blockparty, NeuroRehab VR, Fetch, Roomored) went through the program and 10 Dallas-area companies (including ShearShare, Fixd Repair, Hypergiant) received investment, under Bryan Chambers' leadership
Dallas Innovates: Q+A: Bryan Chambers on Becoming Capital Factory's Senior Leader in DallasVerified2019-01-22 - 3
Bryan Chambers, Director of the Blackstone LaunchPad and the UT Dallas Seed Fund and an instructor of two entrepreneurship courses in the Naveen Jindal School of Management, won the Tech Titans Investment Catalyst Award on August 9, 2018 for establishing the UT Dallas Seed Fund, which in its first year (launched January 2017) raised 350 thousand dollars, evaluated 83 university-affiliated startups, and backed four companies that went on to raise a combined 5.5 million dollars in venture funding
UT Dallas News Center: LaunchPad Director Wins Tech Titans Award for Seed Fund EffortsVerified2018-09-17 - 4
Bryan Chambers is listed as a Capital Factory mentor, described as a business development and investment professional experienced in portfolio management and venture capital transactions
Capital Factory: Bryan Chambers (Mentor Profile)Reported2026-08-11