SXSW Pitch
Usually opens in July and August and September and October
Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
No significant cash prize. Selection provides a showcase stage in front of investors and press at SXSW in Austin.
SXSW
private · regional
Deadline: annual_call — Applications typically open in the summer and close in the autumn ahead of the March SXSW festival
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Stage: seed, series_a
Historically limited to companies that have raised under roughly US$5m and are not yet widely covered
Source. https://www.sxsw.com/awards/sxsw-pitch/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked