The annual SXSW Innovation Awards recognize the most exciting tech developments in the connected world.
Innovators and creators from around the world are invited to enter their eligible projects to vie for top honors in this unique, long-running South By Southwest® competition. Finalists will be selected to demonstrate their projects for SXSW attendees and the Innovation Awards Finalist Judges at the SXSW Innovation Awards Finalist Showcase.
Past winners include MasSpec Pen by the Eberlin Lab at The University of Texas at Austin, Maestro: Empowering VR Storytelling Through Social Collaboration by Penrose Studios, Swarm AI by Unanimous AI, HBO’s SXSWestworld by Giant Spoon, Aira – Visual Interpreter for the Blind by Aira, and Butterfly iQ by Butterfly Network.
Meet finalists at the SXSW Innovation Awards Finalist Showcase on Saturday, March 12th and then celebrate the winners during the Innovation Awards Ceremony sponsored by Skillshare on Monday, March 14th. The 2022 Ceremony will be emceed by one of Austin’s most well-known entrepreneurial advocates and previous SXSW speaker, Ingrid Vanderveldt, with a pre-event Super Networking meetup hosted by Marc Nathan.
SXSW Innovation Awards Sponsored by Skillshare
Skillshare is the largest online learning platform where millions come together to take the next step in their creative journey. With thousands of classes from influential creative leaders on topics from design, animation, and entrepreneurship to film, music, and production, Skillshare’s mission is to make the creative life possible for everyone around the world. Learn more at skillshare.com.