At South by Southwest Interactive for the past six years, innovative tech startups have clamored to get into the SXSW Accelerator to showcase their company before a tech-savvy audience. This year, the deadline to apply to participate in the SXSW Accelerator is Nov. 7th. But don’t procrastinate. This is a highly selective accelerator that only […]
Five Austin Companies Make the SXSW Interactive Accelerator Finalist List
January 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Today South by Southwest Interactive announced the finalists for its 2014 Accelerator competition, the sixth annual event. SXSW officials selected 48 finalists in six categories, including five Austin startups. And three other Austin startups were named as alternates. In the enterprise and big data category, the Austin finalists are EvoSure and Shelfbucks. In the entertainment […]
Deadline to Apply for SXSW Accelerator is Nov. 8th
November 3, 2013 by 1 Comment
Every year, tech startups look forward to the highly selective South by Southwest Accelerator competition at the Startup Village. The 2014 SXSW Accelerator marks the sixth year for the competition. The organizers are expecting more than 500 startups to apply for the 48 slots available. The deadline to apply is Friday, Nov. 8th. “This event […]
It Takes a Startup Village and Chris Valentine Created One for SXSW
March 11, 2013 by 1 Comment
BY SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News Chris Valentine seems to be everywhere at once in SXSW Startup Village, watching, analyzing, conferencing, counting. One minute he’s in the Hilton’s Grand Ballroom gauging the crowd and seemingly an instant later he’s transported to the Austin Chamber offices (which actually can only be reached by an […]
TrueAbility Selected as a SXSW Interactive Accelerator Finalist
January 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
San Antonio-based TrueAbility made the finalist list for the SXSW Accelerator in March. TrueAbility, one of the TechStar Cloud companies based at Geekdom, is the only startup from Central Texas to make the list. A few Austin companies made the alternates list including Clay.io and Spot On Sciences. TrueAbility will compete in the Innovative Web […]
SXSW Accelerator Winners Announced
March 13, 2012 by 4 Comments
BY SUSAN LAHEY Special Contributor to Silicon Hills News After two days of intense preparation and pitching, with contestants wandering the Hilton halls muttering to themselves while looking at note cards, the SXSW Accelerator competition wound up Tuesday evening. Six Austin companies were invited to compete, but in the end, none prevailed. Winners included the […]
Six Austin Startups to Compete at SXSW Accelerator
January 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
South by Southwest Interactive announced today the 48 companies that will participate in its SXSW Accelerator program this year. SXSW received applications from more than 670 companies and selected 48 companies to present in the fourth-annual SXSW Accelerator, sponsored by Microsoft BizSpark. The SXSW Accelerator competition takes place on Monday, March 12 and Tuesday, March […]
Round-up of recent tech news in Silicon Hills
November 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Are you wonder struck over the amount of money, deals and companies flowing into the Austin area? It’s exciting times in the Silicon Hills, the high-tech region of Austin and San Antonio. Not only is Austin, which is known for its start-up culture and high-technology ventures, taking off like a shotgun blast, but San Antonio’s […]
