“How can you change consumer behavior?” is a question that often stumps startups as they try to explain ways to attract the ideal customer for their paradigm-shifting products. Fortunately for many of the 18 companies pitching in the final round at the seventh annual SXSW Accelerator presented by Oracle, the answers were both persuasive and feasible.
Congratulations to this year's six Grand Prize winners, who were announced at the SXSW Accelerator Awards ceremony after the competition:
Enterprise and Smart Data Technologies
presented by Rackspace
- Partpic | Atlanta, GA
Entertainment and Content Technologies
presented by Technology Industry Group
- Zype | New York, NY
Digital Health and Life Sciences Technologies
presented by Shell Ventures
- Tinnitracks | Hamburg, Germany
Innovative World Technologies
presented by IBM
- SLANTRANGE | San Diego, CA
Social Technologies
presented by Dyn
- RealSavvy | Austin, TX
Wearable Technologies
- Tinitell | Stockholm, Sweden
Best Bootstrap Company
- SIX INC | Tokyo, Japan
Most Innovative Company
- BioBots.io | Philadelphia, PA
One-Minute Pitch
- ShotTracker | Overland Park, KS
Overall, companies are propelling a wide range of industries forward by creating devices and apps that use “Big Data” to solve real problems faster and smarter for a more discerning customer.
Need a replacement part but not sure of the name or part number? Partpic (Enterprise and Smart Data) provides a simple way to find and order parts by scrubbing their database of images to find exactly what you’re looking for.
Monitoring your active child has never been easier using a one-button wristphone created by Tinitell(Wearable) that includes a GPS-tracker to give parents piece of mind when their children are out of sight.
Finally, for farmers who are frustrated by undetected problems that can cost thousands of dollars in lost revenue, SLANTRANGE (Innovative World) offers a system that collects actionable data that produces a more efficient, clean farming experience.
Hats off to the Grand Prize winners for a job well done. And, congratulations to all participants, finalists, judges, emcees, organizers, and audience members for two exciting days at SXSW Accelerator.
Source: SXSW | Contributed by Tamara Bell
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