SXSW Pitch is a platform that allows early-stage technology startups to pitch their product and/or services to industry technology experts, high-profile media personnel, and venture capitalists/angel investors.

Entertainment, Media, Sports & Content Technologies, and applications that are re-inventing the experience of leisure, information, sports, and entertainment. These technologies may include gaming, music, film, television, video, arts, news and publishing, e-sports, sports analytics, streaming, podcasting and audio content, social media, user-generated content platforms, digital storytelling, and more.

The Entertainment, Media, Sports & Content Technology category winner will be announced at the SXSW Pitch Awards Ceremony on Sunday, March 9, at 6:30 pm in Salon H on the 6th floor of the Hilton Austin Hotel.

Also, attendees can make face-to-face connections with all 70+ SXSW Pitch finalists for 2025 at the special “Meet the Finalists” event on Monday, March 10, at 10:30 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. at Griffin Hall on the 2nd floor of the JW Marriott.

FINALISTS

X HAND (Human & Digital)
Brooklyn, NY

HAND (Human & Digital) is a business intelligence platform with an interoperable, ISO-level standard registry at its core.

Human Native AI
London, England

Human Native AI is an AI data platform that fairly benefits both rights holders and AI developers.

NeuralGarage
Bangalore, India

NeuralGarage is a Generative AI startup creating proprietary technology in the audio-visual domain for the Entertainment, Media, and Content Industries.

Vobble
Bengaluru, India

Vobble is revolutionizing kids' audio entertainment with an AI-powered pocket player. It offers immersive podcasts, music, interactive games, and a unique AI-driven audio story creation tool. Kids listen, learn, and create, sparking imagination in a generation lost to screens.

Zibra AI
Kyiv, Ukraine

Zibra AI is a Ukrainian deep tech company that builds AI-powered solutions for VFX and 3D creation for gaming, TV, filming, and more.

ALTERNATES

EVEN
Brooklyn, NY

EVEN empowers creators—from emerging artists to global superstars—to sell music, merchandise, and experiences directly to superfans before a wide release.
Showcase
Scranton, PA

Showcase is a fan-first platform redefining music discovery by focusing on what truly matters—connecting fans and emerging artists through the universal language of sound.

Wonder.Space
Los Angeles, CA

Wonder.Space is the first AI-powered creative network where creators collaborate to produce instant movies.