Dear Friends,

If you’re part of a startup (or have a friend, neighbor or colleague who is involved in one) there’s one more month left to enter SXSW Pitch 2025. The final deadline for this prestigious competition is 11:59pm PT on Sunday, November 3.

If you want to know more about what happens at Pitch, or just need a little inspiration to get your application over the finish line, book yourself some time to listen to these two panels from SXSW 2024:

• SXSW Pitch Winners Showcase: This session featured short presentations from eight of the winners of the 2024 competition. Moderated by James Feagin of Black Bottom Ventures and Neela Mollgaard, the Executive Director of the Office Small Business & Innovation for the state of Minnesota, the SXSW Pitch Winners Showcase gives listeners a glimpse of the kind of talented founders from around the world who come together in Austin each March.
• SXSW Pitch Alum Winners Update. Get a little more perspective on the journeys of winners from SXSW Pitch 2023 by checking out this audio recording. Speakers on this session include Volha Paulovich of PentoPix (London, UK), Elias Stahl of HILOS (Portland, OR) and Ellington West of Sonavi Labs (Baltimore, MD). The SXSW Pitch Alum Winners Update panel was moderated by Nicola Corzine, who serves as CEO & Executive Director of the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center in San Francisco.

In addition to Pitch, founders and funders will flock to the Startup track at SXSW 2025. Scheduled Friday, March 7 through Sunday, March 10, this programming includes more than 25 sessions that cover all aspects of creating a new business, from ideation and investment to monetization and exit strategies. And mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 22, when we announce most of the content for the 2025 SXSW Conference.

Speaking of outstanding entrepreneurial talent, SXSW serves as the co-presenter of Austin A-List, which honors Central Texas' most outstanding startups, emerging businesses and VCs. Winners for the 2024 competition will be announced on Thursday, October 24 at the Long Center.

Be part of all the learning, networking, discovery, brainstorming, and professional development that is SXSW 2025 by purchasing your badge now. Special discounts are still available for groups as well as students and early career discounts.

You got your passion, you got your pride,

Hugh Forrest
Co-President / Chief Programming Officer
@Hugh Forrest