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SXSW Eco Announces 2016 Startup Showcase Finalists and SessionsAUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SXSW Eco®, the conference celebrating the power of design, technology and business to drive global change, has announced the finalists for the 2016 Startup Showcase and select Startup Showcase programming sessions. SXSW Eco takes place on October 10-12, 2016 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX. The Startup Showcase, now in its fifth year, is a pitch competition spotlighting innovative early stage companies in the areas of: Energy, Food + Agriculture, Internet of Things + Software, Social Impact, Reuse + Recycling and Water. Forty-six finalists, eight per category, were selected from around the world to present at the conference. The Finalists will pitch in front of a live audience and panel of judges from top VC firms and corporations, ranging from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, National Science Foundation to Target. In the past four years, participating companies have gone on to raise over $70M, acquire global brands as clients, and develop other significant business relationships. The 2015 class of Startup Showcase Finalists has already raised over $12M in funding since last October. Full list of the 2016 Startup Showcase Finalists: Energy Food + Agriculture Internet of Things + Software Social Impact Reuse + Recycling Water To see more about each company and descriptions of the projects, please visit sxsweco.com/startup-showcase. Startup Central also announced the addition of new sessions featuring leading investors, representatives from top accelerators, proven entrepreneurs and policy makers: Beyond VC: Finding the Right Fundraising Model Friends or Foes: How Startups + Regulators Navigate Innovation Open Innovation: Disrupting Climate Change Will Agtech Help Scale Up Sustainable Food + Farming? The Street of the Future The full schedule for Startup Central can be viewed here: schedule.sxsweco.com/. About SXSW Eco SXSW Eco 2016 is sponsored by Austin Energy, Austin Recycling Economic Development Program, Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), Bloomberg BNA, Cool Effect, Southwest Airlines, The Austin Chronicle and Timshel. Press Credentials: If you are a member of the press and interested in attending, media registration for SXSW Eco 2016 is now open through September 23, 2016. Please visit http://sxsweco.com/about/press for more information. Contact: Brett Cannon
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