How you spend your time this weekend may just catapult EVERYTHING for you. It takes just over 30 minutes to complete the 2025 SXSW Startup Pitch application.
Approximately 60 startups selected as Finalists to pitch on stage.
Finalists receive; • TWO complimentary SXSW badges ($1000+ value) • global marketing exposure • access to investors • product validation • opportunity to “perfect your pitch” • intensive one-on-one coaching by some of the top startup coaches
@SXSW Pitch Finalists are also invited to an exclusive "Meet the Finalists" networking event.
2025 @SXSW Startup Pitch DEADLINE - apply by Sunday, September 8th to get the reduced "early bird" entry fee, $100 USD
Success stories out of SXSW Pitch :
• Siri (acquired by Apple for $200 million) • TubeMogul (acquired for $540 million by Adobe) • 3D housing printer ICON (named by TIME Magazine as one of their most innovative companies) • Action Face (acquired for $3.5 billion by Infinite Reality)
ALL SXSW Pitch Finalists receive :
• TWO complimentary badges to SXSW ($1000+ value) • opportunity to “perfect your pitch” • intensive one-on-one coaching • global marketing exposure • access to investors • product validation
+ SXSW Pitch Finalists are also invited to a special "Meet the Finalists" IRL networking event