SXSW Accelerator pitch event presented by 24/7 Intouch is a platform to allow early stage technology startups to pitch their product and/or services to industry technology experts, high profiled media personnel, and Venture Capitalists / Angel Investors. Eight companies within the Innovative World Technologies category will dazzle a live audience, panel of three judges and co-emcees with their ideas, innovations, product and/or service on Saturday, March 12. Three of those eight companies will be asked to return on day two, Sunday, March 13, to present to a new group of co-emcees and judges. A grand prize winner for each category will be selected at the end of day two as part of the evening SXSW Accelerator Awards Ceremony.
Innovative World Technologies is any creative and innovative technology that does not fit in another category is encouraged to apply here. We are currently seeing lots of innovation in the Internet of T...
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SXSW Accelerator pitch event presented by 24/7 Intouch is a platform to allow early stage technology startups to pitch their product and/or services to industry technology experts, high profiled media personnel, and Venture Capitalists / Angel Investors. Eight companies within the Innovative World Technologies category will dazzle a live audience, panel of three judges and co-emcees with their ideas, innovations, product and/or service on Saturday, March 12. Three of those eight companies will be asked to return on day two, Sunday, March 13, to present to a new group of co-emcees and judges. A grand prize winner for each category will be selected at the end of day two as part of the evening SXSW Accelerator Awards Ceremony.
Innovative World Technologies is any creative and innovative technology that does not fit in another category is encouraged to apply here. We are currently seeing lots of innovation in the Internet of Things, privacy, and transportation such as autonomous vehicles, energy, space, natural resources, agriculture, and robotics. If your business / service / application applies to one of these fields (or something not on this list that is even more ground-breaking), then this is your category.
Emcees
Roger Hamilton- Entrepreneurs Institute
Mia Saini- Oars + Alps
Judges
Greg Fettes-24-7 Intouch
Mood Rowghani-Kleiner Perkins
Phil Toronto- Vayner/RSE
Round#1 Innovative World Technologies Finalists
AKA
akastudy.com
Santa Monica, CA
AKA is developing an AI engine MUSE and its AI robot Musio. The company’s mission is to help the communication between all Things (IoT) including human beings.
Dropel Fabrics
dropelfabrics.com
New York, NY
Dropel Fabrics is a creator of hydrophobic natural textiles. We’ve infused cotton fibers with a patented nanotechnology process to invent water, stain, and odor repellent fabrics. We’re fostering a new generation of sustainable, innovative textiles that integrate into everyday clothing.
Engie
engieapp.com
Tel Aviv, Israel
Engie is a car repair marketplace disrupting the automotive repair & maintenance industry. Engie offers a full solution to the driver - from malfunction diagnostics to real time bids from mechanics, all through a smartphone app.
EpiBiome
epibiome.com
San Francisco, CA
EpiBiome is a venture-backed precision microbiome engineering company focused on addressing the threat of bacteria to human health and agriculture without the use of conventional antibiotics.
Round #2 Innovative World Technologies Finalists will pitch at 12:30pm in Salon A
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