Entry Deadline Is Friday, November 8
Visit the Accelerator website at sxsw.com/interactive/
Take advantage of the opportunity to showcase your emerging technology product or service in front of industry leaders by participating in the 2014 SXSW Accelerator. This event takes place on March 8th and 9th as a part of the SXSW Interactive Festival, during which you can improve your product launch, attract venture capitalists, polish your elevator pitch, receive media exposure, build brand awareness, network, socialize and experience all that SXSW Interactive has to offer. The deadline to register is Friday, November 8, less than a few months away, so visit http://sxsw.com/
Launch date eligibility requirements:
a. A company’s product / service must have launched no earlier than March 15, 2013.
b. A company’s product / service must not be launched after June 15, 2014.
c. Companies will be allowed to submit only one product / services to the SXSW Accelerator event.
d. Companies who submit more than one product / services will not be eligible to participate in the SXSW Accelerator pitch event.
e. Founders of the applying startup must retain some portion of ownership in the company to be eligible to participate.
f. Company must not have raised over five million in funds from combined funding sources.
g. Product or service must fall within one of the SXSW Accelerator pitch event categories.
Applicants must be within one of the six categories:
Enterprise and Big Data Technologies
The Enterprise and Big Data Technologies category encompasses applications and technologies that facilitate comprehension and application of information. These startups seek to improve productivity and management of data, analytics, text, documents, and engagement for business and individual use.
Entertainment and Content Technologies
The Entertainment and Content Technologies category highlights applications and technologies for news and publishing, gaming, music, film, television, video, streaming and digital storytelling, as well as new and hybrid forms of entertainment and news media. These are reinventing the ways in which we learn, relax and enjoy our time. This category also contains technologies that focus on other cultural sectors such as sports, travel, mapping, publishing and food as they pertain to entertainment.
Health Technologies
The Health Technologies category involves patient-centric health applications and technologies that connect patients, families, physicians, pharmacists, care providers (hospitals, clinics) and benefit providers. These services enable people to share timely, relevant health data and drive better outcomes at affordable and sustainable cost levels.
Social Technologies
The Social Technologies category includes applications and technologies that enable personal connections. With this category we’re looking for new and interesting uses, cases, products and services that push the boundaries of how we find, follow and share our lives with others. If your business or service has a strong social component but is primarily focused on Entertainment, Health or Wearable Technologies, then you should enter that category instead.
Wearable Technologies
The Wearable Technologies category focuses on technology worn on, in, or around the body. As this major technology cycle advances we are seeking all types of wearable products that advance human performance and wellness, as well as those involved in apparel, accessories, fashion and lifestyle.
Innovative World Technologies
Any creative and innovative technology that does not fit in another category is encouraged to apply here. We are currently seeing lots of innovation in real-time search, augmented reality, the World Wide Web, sensor, security, space, robotics, artificial intelligence, the Semantic Web, recommendations technologies and personalization technologies. If your business / service / application applies to one of these fields (or something not on this list that is even more ground-breaking), then this is your category.
