Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW is best known for its conferences and festivals that celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries. South By Southwest dedicates itself to helping creative people achieve their goals. SXSW is a destination for global professionals, the event features sessions, showcases, screenings, exhibitions, and a variety of networking opportunities. SXSW proves that the most unexpected discoveries happen when diverse topics and people come together.
IMMERSION PROGRAM at SXSW 2022
ENRICH in the USA was pleased to organize its annual Soft Landing Summit during SXSW 2022 on Sunday, March 13, 2022, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm (local time) at the EU@SXSW House, Native Hostel, Bar & Cafe. Program at: https://www.EUinaustin.org
This live event introduced a selection of 11 Global "Scalin-Up" Entrepreneurs to a portion of our ENRICH in the USA Soft Landing Hubs i.e. US research university incubators and ecosystems (in Austin, TX, but form in Berkeley, CA, Fairfax, Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), including the Austin, Silicon Valley and east coast investment community (e.g. business angel networks, early-stage VCs, corporate investors, equity accelerators, but also regional fund managers offering funding and other foreign direct investment incentives); on the top of top/reputed entrepreneurial ecosystems and industry experts.
All the selected tech entrepreneurs participating received the following:
- Follow-up meeting requests from the judges
- Direct Applications to the ENRICH in the USA soft-landing programs to our different soft-landing sites at top research universities around the USA (12 months minimum) - with no interview; with a special offer from the Austin Soft Landing Hub.
- Special Free Access to Enterprise Europe Network transatlantic support services.
Agenda:
4:00 pm - Introductions and Presentations of organizers and partners, including on US-EU Collaboration on Research, Innovation, Trade, and Funding - 2022 status and future
5:00 pm - The startup/scale-up presentations start with a 15 min presentation from tech startup ecosystem experts and active local and west coast investors followed by up to 11 startups/scale-ups presenting/pitching - startups/scale-ups from Europe EU associated countries. Format: 4 min of presentation + 2 min of Q/A + 1 min transition (also for rating). Two tracks of 50 min each covering Tech For City, Tech For Health and Tech For Good and Entertainment themes.
7:00 pm - Announcement of Awards
More information on related activities and events:
Friday, March 4, 9:00 am-11:30 am PST: “US Market Access and Capital Access” online Info Day and Training Program - Plus access to a library of pre-recorded classes.
Saturday, March 12, 4:00-6:00 pm: “Invest and Innovate” kick-off party at the EU@SXSW House introduced by ENRICH in the USA and Venture Atlas Labs.
This year our winners were:
Cerebriu, Denmark
Teton.ai, Denmark
greehill, Hungary
The help of our judges with US investors and ENRICH soft landing hubs and ecosystems partners is invaluable.
ENRICH in the USA was delighted to organize its Funding Summit at SXSW 2021 on Friday, Mar. 3rd, 2021.
This virtual event showcased a selection of 24 Global startups representing 11 European and Associated Countries who pitched in three categories: TechforHealth/TechforGood; and TechforCity/TechforBiz and TechforEntertainment (Music, Cinema, Media, XR, and Gaming included).
These startups were introduced to 24+ top US investors (early-stage VCs, business angels, and equity accelerators - from the Silicon Valley in the majority) and ENRICH in the USA soft landing hubs and ecosystems experts.
The winners (first places) in each category received US$500. The top three companies in each category also received access to transatlantic support and soft-landing services including direct applications to the ENRICH in the USA joint programs at leading universities.
These universities include:
George Mason University (VA);
Temple University (PA);
Cal Poly University (CA);
Purdue University (IN).
This year our winners were:
Circulr, Spain (TechforEntertainment)
mjn-neuro, Spain (TechforHealth/Tech for Good)
HOPU, Spain (TechforCity/TechforBiz)
The help of our judges with US investors and ENRICH soft landing hubs and ecosystems partners is invaluable.
Startups participating:
Full Immersion Program at SXSW 2021 (in detail) here
Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW is best known for its conferences and festivals that celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries. South By Southwest dedicates itself to helping creative people achieve their goals. SXSW is a destination for global professionals, the event features sessions, showcases, screenings, exhibitions, and a variety of networking opportunities. SXSW proves that the most unexpected discoveries happen when diverse topics and people come together.