The 25th annual SXSW Innovation Awards Ceremony is where it all comes together.

This long-standing tradition celebrates some of the most exciting innovations at SXSW. The ceremony and receptions provide for a full evening of fun, food, drinks and networking.

Prior to the Innovation Awards Ceremony, explore the work of the top finalist projects in each of the 11 categories “hands-on” at the Innovation Awards Showcase on Saturday, March 9 at Griffin Hall in the JW Marriott.

Then join us on the evening of Monday, March 11 as we announce the winners in each category at the Innovation Awards Ceremony hosted by three-time Grammy nominee SaulPaul.

This ceremony will also recognize the 2024 SXSW Hall of Fame inductee, Margrethe Vestager, as well as the five SXSW Community Service Award winners for 2024.

Reception starts at 6 pm with light food and drink. Awards ceremony begins promptly at 6:30 pm.

Categories and finalists for the 2024 SXSW Innovation Awards are as follows:

Artificial Intelligence Category

Captions: AI Powered Creative Studio
New York, NY

CESAR + Lenovo: AI Powered Sign Language Translator
Recife, Brazil

Truveta - AI Enabled Health Research
Bellevue, WA

SKOUT® Real-Time AI for Polyp Detection
Cambridge, MA

Cephable: Control Tech on Your Terms
Wilmington, MA

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Audio Experience Category

“When You Can’t Say It, Play It”
Seattle, WA

Maelstrom
Shanghai, China

Synaptics Resonate™
San Jose, CA

SPOKE: Music & Voice-Led Therapy Audio App
London, UK

GAUDIO Just Voice
Seoul, South Korea

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Climate Change Category

Carbon Smart Wood™
Baltimore, MD

TOM FORD Plastic Innovation Accelerator
New York, NY

ECM PCB Stator Tech's PrintStator Motor CAD
Neddham Heights, MA

WindWings: Decarbonizing Ocean Shipping
Wayzata, MN

Agrilose®: Sustainable Pulp for Apparel
Santa Monica, CA

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Community Empowerment Category

No Limbits Adaptive Wheelchair Pants
Richmond, VA

Aya Contigo App
Toronto, ON

World Creativity Project
Berlin, Germany

KultureCity: Inclusion for All
Birmingham, AL

Dot Pad
Seoul, South Korea

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Interface Design Category

Kicks as Currency: A Tradeblock Story
Austin, TX

A-dapt Vision Emotion AI
London, England

Bakstage - Ultimate Customer Experience for Gen-Z
Livingston, NJ

Lune: Your Music Companion
Littleton, CO

Project Humanity
Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Health & Biotech Category

Wearable Neurostimulation for Withdrawal
Dallas, TX

Autism - Early Diagnosis Breakthrough!
Atlanta, GA

SandboxAQ’s AQBioSim Division
Palo Alto, CA

FDA Breakthrough Skin Cancer Device
Miami, FL

VISIE Intraoperative 3D Computer Vision
Austin, TX

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Product Design Category

Unstandardized Desk
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Boomerang Water at ACC
Midland, NC

Cognixion® Personal AI Conversational Co-Pilot in Augmented Reality
Santa Barbara, CA

Miroka Prototype: A Robot With Character
Paris, France

MilkMate: Transforming Workplace Breast Pumping
New York, NY

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Social Media Category

Lens Protocol - The Social Layer of Web3
London, England

Brand Safety Secured with Viral Nation
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Scrolling Therapy
Global Effort through Dentsu Creative

Overplay: Make Any Video Into a Game
New York, NY

MeWe
Los Angeles, CA

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Student Innovation Category

FireBot
Austin, TX

Detecting AI Voice Cloning
Berkeley, CA

AV-24 World's Fastest Autonomous Racecar
Indianapolis, IN

The SmartScope
Hanover, NH

Illuminate
Cambridge, MA

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Urban Design Category

STEEL+SPARK
Phoenix, AZ

Building with OurCarbon
San Francisco, CA

The Voltpost EV Charging Platform
San Francisco, CA & New York, NY

Zoox Driverless Robotaxi on Public Roads
Foster City, CA

Outdoor Music for Everyone Anywhere
Portland, OR

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WTF (What the Future) Category

AIZOME ULTRA™
Munich, Germany

Blackdot: A New Way to Tattoo™
Austin, TX

The Living Knitwork Pavilion
Cambridge, MA

Sanctuary AI's Carbon™ and Phoenix™
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

UbiGro Cover
Los Alamos, NM