{"id":3643,"date":"2018-06-25T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2018\/06\/25\/apply-to-the-2019-sxsw-pitch-competition\/"},"modified":"2018-06-25T15:00:45","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T15:00:45","slug":"apply-to-the-2019-sxsw-pitch-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2018\/06\/25\/apply-to-the-2019-sxsw-pitch-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply to the 2019 SXSW Pitch Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sxsw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/SXSW-Accelerator-Pitch-Event-MarieKetring-640x360.png\" alt=\"Photo by Marie Ketring\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41901\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now in its eleventh year, <a href=\"\/apply-to-participate\/sxsw-pitch\/\"><strong>SXSW Pitch<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 formerly SXSW Accelerator \u2013 showcases the future of emerging and innovative technology. Now accepting applications \u2013 startups have the opportunity to connect and compete in front of a live audience, panel of expert judges, venture capitalists, and high-profile media at SXSW 2019 from March 9-10.<\/p>\n<p>From its inaugural year of 23 participants to a total of 453 through 2018, SXSW Pitch is proud to be the catalyst of many dreams and successes. Out of the total participants, 71% received funding and 16% were acquired leading to a grand <strong>total in funding of $5.43 billion for SXSW Pitch alumni.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Send your startup company to the next level and <strong>apply for the 2019 SXSW Pitch<\/strong> before the <strong>November 8, 2018 deadline<\/strong>. 50 companies from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sxsw.com\/apply-to-participate\/sxsw-pitch\/#2019-categories\">10 different categories<\/a> will be selected as finalists and invited to present in March as we highlight the technology market\u2019s most impressive, new innovations. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sxsw.com\/apply-to-participate\/sxsw-pitch\/#entry\">SXSW Pitch criteria<\/a> to see if your company is eligible to apply.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, explore the SXSW Pitch <a href=\"\/apply-to-participate\/sxsw-pitch\/\">page<\/a>. Stay tuned to SXSW News and follow us on Twitter for more tips and announcements throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/apply-to-participate\/sxsw-pitch\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small><em>SXSW Accelerator: Enterprise and Smart Data Technologies Session \u2013 Christina Chase, Mohanjit Jolly, Kay Koplovitz, Pend T Ong \u2013 Photo by Marie Ketring<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sxsw.com\/interactive\/2018\/apply-to-the-2019-sxsw-pitch-competition\/\">Apply to the 2019 SXSW Pitch Competition<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sxsw.com\">SXSW<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Source: SxSW Interactive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now in its eleventh year, SXSW Pitch \u2013 formerly SXSW Accelerator \u2013 showcases the future of emerging and innovative technology. 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