SXSW Pitch 2027 – Early Bird Applications

Amount

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Deadline

Sep 13, 2026

Can you get this?

✓Product or service launched after Jan 1, 2024

✓Founders must retain some ownership

✓Under $10 million raised in total funding

✓Must be legally registered and compliant

✓Product must fit a SXSW Pitch category

What it takes

Pay the non-refundable $225 application fee at time of entry.

If selected as a finalist, present to a panel of industry experts, investors, and media professionals at the event in Austin.

Worth knowing

Applicants not selected as finalists will receive a coupon code for early-bird SXSW registration, but the page advises not to purchase a badge before hearing back, as registrations cannot be refunded.

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