SXSW Pitch: festival chooses best start-ups in 9 categories

South by Southwest announced, on Sunday night (10), the winners of the 2024 SXSW Pitch , which awards the best start-ups in nine categories. The atmosphere was relaxed and celebratory in Austin, Texas, where the festival, considered the largest innovation and technology event in the world, is being held.

The competition, which is in its 16th edition, functions as a showcase for start-ups from different sectors, around the world. Throughout the weekend, the 45 finalists were able to present their work to a panel of specialized judges. In addition to the trophy, the prize includes US$4,000 for the winner of each category.

In this edition, all the winners are from the United States. Check out which start-ups were awarded, by category:

Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Voice:

NAVA AI (Austin, TX)

Business and smart data:

Swif.ai (Santa Clara, CA)

Entertainment, media and content

OpusClip (Redwood City, CA)

Augmented Reality and Web 3

Applix (Austin, TX)

Food, Nutrition and Health

SingleTimeMicroneedles (Storrs, CT) – STMPatch

Future of Work

folio.works (Oakland, CA)

Innovative Technologies of the World

Cephable (Boston, MA)

Smart Cities, Transport and Sustainability

Lotus (San Jose, CA)

Student start-ups

Paradigm Robotics (Austin, TX)

South by Southwest, better known as SXSW, takes place annually in March, in Austin, in the United States and is considered one of the biggest technology, music, innovation and culture events in the world, also bringing attractions from different countries.

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Source: CNN Brasil

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