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The fourth annual SXSW Accelerator will take March 12-14 at the 2012 SXSW Festival in Austin Texas. A live audience, as well as a panel of expert judges will be discovering advancements in social media, mobile applications, web entertainment, and more. The best part? Product demonstrations by the most ambitious talents in the world with the most creative new ideas to change it. We will catch a glimpse of the industry's future, with a guided tour by our emcees and judges.

This competition will be unlike any other. On March 12, forty-eight companies battle for your taste-making, trend-setting attention, leading to a fireworks display of innovation. Connections will be made and careers launched. On Tuesday March 13, the top eighteen companies will be invited back, and at the end of the day winners of SXSW Accelerator will be announced. The Music Accelerator follows on Wednesday, March 14th with a full day of programming in which eight music technology startups companies will pitch their products or services.

Attend

The March 13-14 portion of SXSW Accelerator is open to Interactive, Gold, and Platinum badgeholders. The March 15 portion of SXSW Accelerator is open to Music and Platinum badgeholders.

2012 Finalists

For a complete listing of the 2012 SXSW Accelerator finalists please click here.

FAQ

For a listing of the Frequently Asked Questions about the SXSW Accelerator event please click here

10 Reasons

For the top ten reasons on why you should enter your company in the SXSW Accelerator event click here.

And for more information on other key SXSW Accelerator related topics please browse the links below:

• Judges and Emcees
• Accelerator Event Schedule
• Advisory Board
• Sponsors
• 2011 Accelerator Recap
• Music Accelerator
• LAUNCHedu

For any press inquiries regarding SXSW Accelerator please contact interpress@sxsw.com

As always, we welcome questions, comments, and suggestions sent to Chris Valentine at chris@sxsw.com