DENVER, Jan. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bext360, a company that develops technologies to streamline critical supply chains in emerging economies, announced that it has been selected as a finalist in the Blockchain category for the 11th annual SXSW Pitch (formerly SXSW Accelerator).
SXSW Pitch is the marquee event of South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference & Festivals (March 8-17, 2019) Entrepreneurship & Startup Track, where leading startups from around the world showcase some of the most impressive technology innovations to a panel of hand-picked judges and a live audience. Out of the more than 800 companies that applied to present at SXSW Pitch 2019, Bext360 was selected among the 50 finalists spanning 10 separate categories.
The two-day event will be held the first weekend of SXSW Conference & Festivals, Saturday, March 9 and Sunday, March 10, on the fourth floor of the Downtown Hilton Austin, Salon D/E. The event will then culminate with the 2019 SXSW Pitch Awards Ceremony on Sunday evening, March 10, where winning startups from each category and a Best in Show winner will be announced and honored.
SXSW Pitch will feature finalists across the following 10 categories: Artificial Intelligence, Augmented & Virtual Reality, Blockchain, Enterprise & Smart Data, Entertainment & Content, Health & Wearables, Hyper-Connected Communities, Social & Culture, Sports & Performance Data, and Transportation & Delivery. Bext360 will present among four other companies in the blockchain category on March 10, 2018.
“We’re thrilled to have been selected to present at SXSW,” said Daniel Jones. “This recognition highlights how innovative our technology solution is and all of the traction that we’ve made in the last year. Blockchain technology has the potential to completely change the way we do business, and we’re proud to be leading the forefront on how it can be used to dramatically improve the global supply chains of some of the world’s most valued commodities.”
"For more than a decade, we’ve had the pleasure of watching the leading startups of today and tomorrow successfully capture the attention of investors, partners and prospective customers – giving innovative CEOs the added boost and confidence they sometimes need to exceed the goals they've set for themselves and their teams,” said SXSW Pitch Event Producer Chris Valentine. “Of the 453 companies we’ve seen deliver their pitches on stage, 71 percent have gone on to secure funding, and 16 percent were acquired through 2018. We’re both proud and excited about where our past finalists have gone and where this year’s group is sure to go.”
For more information about SXSW Pitch and to view the complete list of finalists, visit: https://www.sxsw.com/pitch
About Bext360
Launched in 2017, Bext360 is a company that develops technologies to streamline critical supply chains in emerging economies, provide a traceable fingerprint for commodities from producer to consumer and enable organizations to track sustainability and CSR policies. Named as one of Gartner’s 2018 Cool Vendors and Forbes’ 25 Most Innovative AgTech Startups in 2018, the Bext360 platform revolutionizes supply chains with IoT, blockchain, machine vision and artificial intelligence, while bringing buyers, consumers, and farming communities together to improve product quality, the consumer experience, and the livelihoods of the communities that produce our goods. For more, please visit www.bext360.com.
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