Next Monday is the Accelerator event at SXSWi, where 20 companies will get a chance to pitch in front of a panel of influential people (and attendees). Among the finalists are a few companies (40%) from Central Texas.
We should mention that Microsoft BizSpark is the title sponsor for this event, and AustinStartup is a network partner for BizSpark. In short, the program provides for free Microsoft development software for startups.
- MotionNotes, Houston.
- Spawn Labs, Austin.
- Cubeless, Southlake.
- Hourville, Austin.
- OtherInBox, Austin.
- Piryx, Austin.
- RingLight, Austin.
- YouData, Houston.
[...] was the first ever SXSW Accelerator, and the roster was packed with 40% Texas companies, which I thought was pretty cool. I didn’t know that the rotating panel of judges was scoring [...]