Accelerator Advisory Board Member
Austin, Tx, Us
The eighth annual SXSW Accelerator startup competition presented by 24/7 Intouch will take place in Startup Village® on Saturday, March 12 and Sunday, March 13. A live audience as well as a panel of expert judges will discover advancements in various sectors of emerging technology.Since its inception in 2009, we’ve seen 305 companies compete and a whopping 65% of those companies went on to receive combined funding in excess of $2.6 billion (does not include undisclosed grants or angel/seed funding) and 13% have since been acquired by the likes of Google, British Telecom, Huffington Post, Apple, Live Nation, OpenTable, Constant Contact, and Harmon.How does the competition unfold? On Saturday, March 12, 2016 a total of 48 Interactive technology companies will captivate a live audience, a panel of three judges and co-emcees in Round One with their ideas, innovations, products and/or services. These 48 companies are selected by the SXSW Screening Committee from the hundreds of startups from across the United States and around the world who applied for SXSW Accelerator by the November 8 deadline. We are no longer accepting applications.On Sunday, March 13, 2016 the field of 48 will be narrowed down to the top 18 companies – and these 18 startups will return to present to a new set of co-emcees and judges. At the end of the day on Sunday, these judges will select the grand prize winners for each category. These winners will go on to be honored at the SXSW Accelerator Awards, which occurs at the Hilton that evening.Be among the first to see the most innovative product demonstrations by the most ambitious talents in the world. Catch a glimpse of the industry's future at SXSW Accelerator 2016.