Yesterday we revealed a great opportunity for startups at SXSW, a chance to pitch Albert Wenger of well known VC firm Union Square Ventures. These ‘elevator pitches’ would take place in actual elevators, with each startup having until they reached the top floor to finish.
The first twenty startups that got in touch were contacted and Albert recorded the pitches at various locations in Austin, uploading each one right away. In the end fifteen startups pitched, and you can listen to them all here.
Starting off at The Four Seasons
There were pitches from Wahwah.fm, Meet Gatsby and Appetition.
Wahwah.fm at Four Seasons Hotel Austin by albertwenger
Meet Gatsby at Four Seasons Hotel Austin by albertwenger
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Appitition at Four Seasons Hotel Austin by albertwenger
Moving on to the Radisson
We hear from New York Rock Exchange, EventBacker, MeepMe and Bee.tv.
New York Rock Exchange at Radisson Hotel & Suites Austin-Town Lake by albertwenger
EventBacker at Radisson Hotel & Suites Austin-Town Lake by albertwenger
Meep me at Radisson Hotel & Suites Austin-Town Lake by albertwenger
Bee.tv at Radisson Hotel & Suites Austin-Town Lake by albertwenger
At The Hampton Inn
Pitches from Cartomapic and Leetto.
Cartomapic at Hampton inn by albertwenger
Leetto at Hampton Inn (Downtown) by albertwenger
At the Marriott
With Agora, Balloon and InvestorDOJO.
Agora at Courtyard by Marriott Austin Downtown (Convention Center) by albertwenger
Balloon at Marriott Courtyard by albertwenger
Investor dojo at Courtyard by Marriott Austin Downtown (Convention Center) by albertwenger
On to the Hilton:
The final set of pitches came from Seevl, Planzai, Dealery and Soundtrackr.
Seevl at Hilton Austin Hotel by albertwenger
Planzai backup at Hilton Austin Hotel by albertwenger
Dealery backup at Hilton Austin Hotel by albertwenger
Soundtrckr at Hilton Austin Hotel by albertwenger
If you didn’t get to meet Albert Wenger in person, you can still pitch your startup. Just install SoundCloud’s iPhone or Android app (both free), record your elevator pitch (taking no more than the time the elevator takes to get to the top floor), check-in at your current location using the Foursquare integration and add a photo to prove that you really were in an elevator. You then need to mark your recording as ‘private’ and share it with the following email address from the app: [email protected].
Selected pitches will be published on The Next Web and listened to by the team at Union Square Ventures. You’ll be informed if yours gets chosen.
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