TexasConvergent
Build real products in one semester.
Join a team. Pick a problem. Ship it.
A product-building organization at UT Austin, working at the intersection of technology, business, and design.
- Active members
- 200+
- Majors represented
- 25+
- Years running
- 10
The Mission
Founded in 2016 to give UT students a place to build and ship real products together.
Convergent started in 2016 and is now about 200 people across more than 25 majors. Alumni have gone on to engineering, product, design, venture, and finance.
Every team ships a product to real users by the end of the semester.
Our Programs
Two programs
run every semester.
One semester each. Open to all majors.
Selected Work
Past work
Every Build Team and Forge pod finishes the semester with a product that has been deployed and demoed to users. Open any row to see the details.
Build Teams
4 projects
Health Tech
Phizzy turns at-home physical therapy exercises into games so kids actually finish them. Therapists follow progress through videos the kids send in, with a parent's approval.
Fashion Tech
FITD is a digital closet web extension that lets users save clothing from any online store and build outfits out of pieces they wish to buy.
Fitness & AI
ALIGN checks your lifting form with computer vision. It's built for beginners who don't have a trainer watching and can't tell when their form has slipped.
Health Tech
Sensible screens for diabetic neuropathy early, while it can still be treated and before it leads to amputation.
Forge
4 projects
Productivity
Xebec makes lightweight displays that clip onto a laptop, so a multi-monitor setup travels with you.
FinTech
Jump Finance works with universities and governments in West Africa on monthly tuition installment plans, so students can pay across a term instead of in one lump sum.
Real Estate AI
Homekynd turns a photo of a room into a 3D model you can furnish. Buyers and agents drop in furniture from real brands to see how the space would look.
Health Tech
Longhorn Life Sciences pairs a purpose-built medical device with a mobile app to monitor patients and collect their readings.
The Intersection
Technology, business,
and design.
Every team has all three from day one.
Technology
Web and mobile development, AI/ML, data modeling, infrastructure. You write code that other people depend on.
- React & Next.js
- Mobile Dev
- AI / ML
- Data Modeling
- APIs
Business
Scoping, market research, prioritization, and the pitch. You decide what gets built and defend why.
- Market Research
- Product Strategy
- Roadmapping
- Pitching
- User Interviews
Design
Interface, interaction, and brand. You turn a vague problem into something a person can actually use.
- UX Research
- UI Design
- Prototyping
- Design Systems
- Branding
Where our alumni go
What starts at Convergent
doesn't stay here.
Recruitment
Build something real
Applications open at the start of each semester. No experience required for Build Teams. Just show up curious.