Deadline Soon! Get Your Application in to HATCH to Pitch Your #Startup at SXSW

HATCH is a pitch competition at the SXSW 2012 Startup Village for startups with revolutionary ideas. Fifteen finalists will be selected to present their business plans to a panel of corporate, angel, and venture investor judges in front of a well-connected SXSW audience on March 11th, 2012 in Austin, TX. The event, presented by Houston Technology Center, is geared toward tech startups with an interesting or disruptive product and strong growth potential.

HATCH is looking for companies in the following categories:

· Cloud tech and services
· Mobile and connected devices
· Web tech
· Collaborative tech
· Big data
· Virtual tech
· Media and entertainment
· Health and healthcare IT

There is no fee to apply to HATCH at this time.

Learn more about this exciting program at www.hatchpitch.com. Spread the word to your network. If you know of someone who may be a candidate, please encourage them to apply online at www.hatchpitch.com. You can also follow along on twitter: @HATCHPITCH.

Please contact Kim Evans at kevans@houstontech.org if you have additional questions.