The eighth annual SXSW Accelerator startup competition 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 63% 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 apply for SXSW Accelerator before the Friday, November 6, 2015 deadline.

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.

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About SXSW:
Started in 1987, South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set of film, interactive, and music festivals and conferences that take place early each year in mid-March in Austin, Texas. SXSW’s original goal was to create an event that would act as a tool for creative people and the companies they work with to develop their careers, to bring together people from a wide area to meet and share ideas. That continues to be the goal today whether it is music, film or interactive technologies.

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