Summary
SXSW V2V was an annual technology entrepreneurship conference, spun off from the South by Southwest conference, held from 2013 to 2015. It featured a startup competition, panel discussions, and mentoring workshops for entrepreneurs. Hosted in Las Vegas, it was the first SXSW event to take place outside of Austin, Texas. It began as an evolution of the startup competition that is held as part of the SXSW Interactive festival each spring.[1]
| SXSW V2V | |
|---|---|
 SXSW V2V 2013 Logo | |
| Dates | July 13–16, 2014 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location(s) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Years active | 10 |
| Inaugurated | 2013 |
| Most recent | 2015 |
| Organized by | SXSW Inc. |
| Website | sxswv2v.com |
The after-hours schedule for the event included comedy, film, and music offerings.[2]
About edit
The company said variously that V2V stands for "Vision to Venture", "Visionaries to Vegas", and “Voice to Voice", describing the focus of the conference on finding, financing, and developing new businesses.[3] The conference started with the recognition that the three large spring festivals that SXSW, Inc. holds in Austin were straining the hotel capacity of that city.[4]
V2Venture Competition edit
One of the main events was the V2Venture startup competition, where startup companies competed under five categories.[5] Participating companies represented the fields of Culture and Education Technology, Education Technology, Health Technology, Innovative World Technologies, and Mobile and Tablet Technology.[6]
Finalists edit
Trackster, the world's first studio network for the re-amping of guitar recordings, was a finalist in the "Culture and Entertainment Technology" category in 2013.[7]
3DLT, a company that serves as a repository of 3D printing designs, was a finalist in the "Innovative World Technology" category in 2013,[8] as was Cl3ver, a real time 3D engine to share interactive scenes on any online device.[9]
Notable speakers edit
Speakers at the inaugural event included Zappos founder and CEO Tony Hsieh.[10]
References edit
- ^ Gallaga, Omar L. (2012-10-23). "SXSW Interactive expanding next year with Las Vegas startup conference". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
- ^ "Two nights of music, special film screening and more at V2V". Film-News.co.uk Newsdesk. July 14, 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ Gallaga, Omar L. (October 23, 2012). "South by Southwest Interactive expanding to Las Vegas with 'V2V' conference". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ Carroll, Laura (August 8, 2013). "Potential seen in Las Vegas' inaugural SXSW event". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Stephens Media LLC. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ "LISNR Honored for SXSW V2V's V2Venture Competition". PRWeb. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ "Finalists". SXSW Inc. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ "Trackster Selected as Finalist in 2013 SXSW V2Venture Competition". DMN Newswire. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- ^ Brownfield, Andy (Jul 19, 2013). "Cintrifuse-backed startup to compete at South by Southwest V2V". Cincinnati Business Courier. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ SXSW Finalists, SXSW V2V August 2013
- ^ "The City As Startup". Forbes. Retrieved 2015-11-16.